Department of Science and Technology (DST)‘s Technology Development Transfer Division will be funding the collaborative project ‘Development and pilot-scale production of a novel nano fertilizer (nDAP) and a nano biopesticide (Harpin loaded Chitosan)‘ under the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Programme with a research grant of ₹5.64 crore.
Researchers of University of Hyderabad (U0H)‘s department of Plant Sciences led by Appa Rao Podile and Rahul Kumar had developed the two novel nano-agri-inputs — a biopesticide (harpin-loaded chitosan nanoparticles H-CSNPs) and smart nano diammonium phosphate (nDAP) fertilizer formulations — to improve agronomic efficiency of the plant health and crop yields, respectively.
The UoH team is collaborating with International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI)‘s Tata Narasinga Rao and Sreedhara Sudhakara Sarma to provide industry-viable phyto-nanotechnology solutions to preserve soil and plant health and also increase crop production.
