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Mohsen Janmohammadi

Mohsen Janmohammadi

Academic rank: Professor
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Education: PhD.
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Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture
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E-mail: mjanmohammadi [at] maragheh.ac.ir
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Phone: 04137276068
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Research

Title
IMPACT OF NANO-FERTILIZERS ON TUBER YIELD AND MORPHOLOGICAL TRAITS OF POTATO VAR. SPIRIT IN SEMI-ARID CONDITION
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
nano-B, nano-Ca, nano-Zn, tuber yield, yield components
Year
2025
Journal Potato Journal
DOI
Researchers Mojtaba Nouraein ، Mohsen Janmohammadi

Abstract

In recent years, the use of nano-fertilizers has gained attention for increasing agricultural productivity, especially in potato cultivation. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of nano, bio, and conventional fertilizers on tuber yield and key agronomical traits of the Spirit potato variety. The experiment was performed using a randomized complete block design with three replicates. Six nutritional treatments were tested: control, NPK, Mog biofertilizer, nano-chelated calcium (Nano-Ca), nano-chelated zinc + boron (Nano-Zn+B), and a complete nano-chelated fertilizer. An effective biplot approach (treatment × trait) was used to visualize interactions and assess relationships among treatments, traits, and their combined effects. The first and second principal components explained 92% of the total variance. Among the measured traits; tuber weight per plant, leaf number per plant, mean tuber weight, total tuber yield, number of tubers per plant, days to flowering, dry matter content, and starch content, the complete nano-chelated fertilizer showed the highest performance. Based on the ideal treatment biplot model, this fertilizer was closest to the ideal position, performing best across all traits. It proved to be the most effective treatment for maximizing tuber yield, followed by NPK, Nano-Zn+B, and Nano-Ca treatments. This study highlights the potential of nano-fertilizers as an efficient and environmentally friendly approach to improving potato yield in semi-arid regions. The results suggest that using complete nano-fertilizers can significantly enhance agricultural practices in such areas, leading to higher yields and more efficient resource use.