USE OF NANO-FERTILIZERS FOR ENHANCING NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY AND AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTIVITY

The continuous increase in the world population requires the provision of high rates of agricultural crop production to fulfill the mass need for more food for people, and this must be done using intensive agriculture systems that depend on adding large amounts of chemical fertilizers per unit area without caring for natural resources and ecosystems, this has led to many problems, including a decrease of fertilizer use efficiency and increased production costs. Using nanofertilizers in agriculture is one of the options available to enhance agricultural production, provide enough food for the rapidly growing world population, solve environmental problems, and protect natural resources, due to the unique properties possessed by these nanotechnology fertilizers, it can improve nutrient use efficiency, reduce its loss by various pathways and the degree of impact on environmental pollution, which increases the efficiency of growth and productivity of crops. also using nano-fertilizers are cheaper than traditional chemicals.