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What is liquid nano urea?
Liquid Nano Urea( LNU)
- Urea is a chemical nitrogen fertiliser, white in colour, which artificially offers nitrogen, a prime nutrient required for plants.
- LNU is basically urea in the state of a nanoparticle.
- It is sprayed directly at the leaves and gets absorbed by the plant.
- Fertilisers in nano state offer a targeted supply of nutrients to crops, as they''re absorbed through the stomata, pores located at the epidermis of leaves.
- According to IFFCO, liquid nano urea consists of four per cent overall nitrogen (w/v) uniformly dispersed in water.
- The size of a nano nitrogen particle varies from 20-50 nm. (A nanometre is equivalent to a billionth of a metre.)
Significance of LNU
- This patented product is predicted not only as an alternative to imported urea, however to also produce higher results in farms.
- Apart from decreasing the country’s subsidy bill, it is aimed toward decreasing the unbalanced and indiscriminate use of traditional urea.
- It will assist in growth of crop productivity, and decrease soil, water, and air pollution.
- The liquid nano urea produced by Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative (IFFCO) Limited is available in a half-litre bottle priced at Rs 240, and includes no burden of subsidy currently.
- By contrast, a farmer will pay around Rs 300 for a 50-kg bag of heavily subsidised urea.
- According to IFFCO, a bottle of nano urea can efficiently replace at least one bag of urea.
Efficiency of LNU
- While traditional urea has an efficiency of about 25 per cent, the efficiency of liquid nano urea can be as excessive as 85-90 per cent.
- Conventional urea fails to have the favoured effect on vegetation as it''s far regularly implemented incorrectly, and the nitrogen in it is vaporised or released as a gas.
- A lot of nitrogen is also washed away at the time of irrigation.
- Liquid nano urea has a shelf life of a year, and farmers need not be concerned about “caking” while it comes in contact with moisture.
- LNU is ready to revolutionise farming with its high efficiency and minimal environmental effect.
- LNU will also significantly bring down the cost of logistics and warehousing as well as it will be effective in increasing farmers'' income.
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