20 June 2011
A nano technologist said Sunday by using nano-organic iron chelated fertilizer production of agro products will increase by at least 20 percent and this fertilizer creates five times as much value-added compared to other fertilizers.
"This fertilizer is a new technology which was produced for the first time in the world in Iran in 2006 as complementary plant nutrition with applications in the agro and environmental sectors," added Mohammad Hassan Nazaran, who was speaking to reporters, Mehr News Agency reported.
He recalled that the fertilizer increases resistance of plants against environmental strain.
"The efficiency for producing plants increases by 12 times by using this fertilizer while the quantity and quality of agro products will also increase," he noted.
Nazaran, who is the managing director of Sodour Ahrar-e Sharq Company, emphasized that greenhouse gases constitute 81 percent of CO2.
"The greatest environmental damage is inflicted by greenhouse gases. This damage can be reduced by enhancing photosynthesis in plants," he noted.
He said each kilogram of nano-organic chelated fertilizer is worth $20 for exports and about $17 for domestic use.
Nazaran emphasized that using the fertilizer creates an economic leap forward and also removes concerns about air pollution, Fars News Agency reported.
"By using the nano-organic fertilizer, which has currently reached mass production in the country, from now on bread will be supplied to the market with excellent quality and without wastage. This fertilizer is a compound made of organic materials needed by plants such as copper, zinc, manganese and especially iron," he noted.
He recalled that in 2009 a contract worth one million dollars was signed with Tehran Municipality for using the fertilizer in Tehran's green areas in order to curb air pollution and ensure better growth of green areas.
He said a contract worth $10 million is on the verge of being inked with Australia.
"Every year, some $100 billion is spent on reducing carbon dioxide in the air and this fertilizer can be effective to this end," he noted.
Nazaran underlined that if the fertilizer is used in the capital's green areas, air pollution would be reduced by 50 percent.
He recalled that vice president for technology and Ministry of Industries and Mines have supported the technology to produce the fertilizer, but Agricultural Jihad Ministry has not paid any attention to it.
He said the fertilizer is presented in the forms of powder and also granule.
A nano technologist said Sunday by using nano-organic iron chelated fertilizer production of agro products will increase by at least 20 percent and this fertilizer creates five times as much value-added compared to other fertilizers.
"This fertilizer is a new technology which was produced for the first time in the world in Iran in 2006 as complementary plant nutrition with applications in the agro and environmental sectors," added Mohammad Hassan Nazaran, who was speaking to reporters, Mehr News Agency reported.
He recalled that the fertilizer increases resistance of plants against environmental strain.
"The efficiency for producing plants increases by 12 times by using this fertilizer while the quantity and quality of agro products will also increase," he noted.
Nazaran, who is the managing director of Sodour Ahrar-e Sharq Company, emphasized that greenhouse gases constitute 81 percent of CO2.
"The greatest environmental damage is inflicted by greenhouse gases. This damage can be reduced by enhancing photosynthesis in plants," he noted.
He said each kilogram of nano-organic chelated fertilizer is worth $20 for exports and about $17 for domestic use.
Nazaran emphasized that using the fertilizer creates an economic leap forward and also removes concerns about air pollution, Fars News Agency reported.
"By using the nano-organic fertilizer, which has currently reached mass production in the country, from now on bread will be supplied to the market with excellent quality and without wastage. This fertilizer is a compound made of organic materials needed by plants such as copper, zinc, manganese and especially iron," he noted.
He recalled that in 2009 a contract worth one million dollars was signed with Tehran Municipality for using the fertilizer in Tehran's green areas in order to curb air pollution and ensure better growth of green areas.
He said a contract worth $10 million is on the verge of being inked with Australia.
"Every year, some $100 billion is spent on reducing carbon dioxide in the air and this fertilizer can be effective to this end," he noted.
Nazaran underlined that if the fertilizer is used in the capital's green areas, air pollution would be reduced by 50 percent.
He recalled that vice president for technology and Ministry of Industries and Mines have supported the technology to produce the fertilizer, but Agricultural Jihad Ministry has not paid any attention to it.
He said the fertilizer is presented in the forms of powder and also granule.
© Iran Daily 2011
