IFFCO Nano Urea

The full form of the word IFFCO is as-Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited. It is a collective-state cooperative society. The Cooperative Societies of India fully owns the IFFCO. The Society was, however, founded on 3 November 1967. Business of manufacturing and marketing of fertilizers are the main operations where the society is wholly engaged. In New Delhi, India, IFFCO is headquartered. The Cooperative Society was started in 1947 with 57 member cooperatives. As of today, it is the biggest collaborative in the world by GDP per capita by turnover (as per World Cooperative Monitor 2021). It holds around 35000 member cooperatives that reach over 50 million Indian farmers. It holds a revenue of around Rs 27837 crore as of 2020-21. Nineteen per cent of the market share is from the Urea. From complex fertilizers (P205 terms), there is a market share of 31 per cent. 

IFFCO Nano Urea

IFFCO Nano Urea is a revolutionary nanotechnology-based agri-input which aims to provide a sufficient amount of nutrients needed by the plants. Nitrogen is an important component needed by plants for their proper growth and to be healthy. Without the provision of nitrogen, plants won’t survive long. Hence this agri-input will help in supplying nitrogen required by them. The plant nutrition requirement is fulfilled with the help of this Nano Urea, which mainly acts as a fertilizer for them. Because of its desirable particle size, which ranges between 20-50 nm, therefore, it is biologically available to plants. Sometimes it occurs with a more surface area that is usually 10000 times over 1mm urea, with more particles generally around 55000 nitrogen particles over 1mm urea. Hence the availability of Nano Urea to crops increases by more than 80 per cent, which results in higher use of nutrient efficiency to plants. In minimizing the environmental footprint, the Nano Urea plays a role by decreasing the loss of nutrients from agricultural fields. This is achieved in the form of drainage and emissions of gasses which cause environmental pollution as well as changes in the occurring climate.

The science behind Nano Urea fertilizer

Nano Urea fertilizer is available in the form of a liquid medium. It contains 4 per cent nanostructured particles of nitrogen. Since the particles of nitrogen are in terms of nanostructures, they usually have a small size ranging between 30-50nm. Unlike the conventional area, the nitrogenous particles have more surface area and a number of particles per unit area.

Once they enter the plants via phloem cells known as plasmodesmata which are 40 nm in diameter, they are transported to other plants through it. Through aquaporin, ion channels and endocytosis, they can also bind to carrier proteins.

Common Features of this Fertilizer

• Through the cell wall or through the pores of the stomata of the leaf, they can penetrate easily.
• When there is the application of herbicide, the nano urea liquid fertilizer is able to produce results that show more proper absorption of nitrogen along with other properties such as physiological growth is better, there is more production of crops, and better quality of fruits are obtained.

Benefits or advantages of IFFCO Nano urea

The use of IFFCO Nano Urea in the crop fields makes farming more easier, convenient and sustainable at the same time. Some of the benefits of using this Urea are as follows-

• It leads to the production of crops in higher proportions or amounts
• It leads to more yields of crops; hence the income of the farmers is increased
• It provides with better quality of food
• There is an automatic reduction in the usage of chemical fertilizers
• The area is usually environment friendly that doesn’t cause pollution
• Due to its storage and amount, it is convenient for the storage and transport

Conclusion

Hence, since this urea is environmentally friendly, therefore, it is of great importance in providing crops with the proper amount of nitrogen. These can be applied by mixing 2-4ml of Nano urea, that is 4 percent N, in one liter of water and then can be sprayed on the crops at their active growth stages. This can be applied to cereals, pulses, vegetables, fruits, flowers and other medicinal properties. Some of the chemicals used that are scientifically tested for their compatibility along with their application with urea could be – amino acids, WSFs, Sagarika liquid, Propiconazole, etc.