EDAPHIN NANO — PLUS

Micronutrient deficiency is one of the most underdiagnosed yield limiters in modern agriculture. Iron, zinc, manganese, copper, boron, and molybdenum are required in small quantities — but their absence or unavailability causes disproportionate yield losses, poor fruit quality, and increased disease susceptibility.

The core challenge is bioavailability. In alkaline soils (pH >7.0) — common across Armenia, the Arabian Peninsula, and much of the MENA region — micronutrients precipitate as insoluble hydroxides and carbonates. A farmer can apply iron sulfate or zinc sulfate and see no plant response because the elements have immediately fixed in the soil before root uptake occurs.

EDAPHIN Nano Plus addresses this through two mechanisms: the carbon dot carrier protects micronutrient ions from precipitation by forming stable coordination complexes at the particle surface. The pH 5.0 spray environment keeps all elements in solution throughout application, ensuring they remain bioavailable from spray to absorption.

All three mechanisms of EDAPHIN Nano NPK apply — UV conversion, pH-engineered cuticle penetration, and controlled NPK release — with the addition of Micronutrient Complexation and Delivery.

Micronutrient Complexation and Delivery

Iron, zinc, manganese, copper, boron, and molybdenum are loaded onto the carbon dot surface through coordination bonding with surface functional groups (–COOH, –OH, –NH₂). This complexation:

• Prevents precipitation in alkaline spray water
• Protects micronutrient ions from UV-induced degradation during application
• Enables simultaneous delivery of all six micronutrients in a single application
• Allows controlled release within plant tissue as coordination bonds are cleaved by plant root exudates and leaf chemistry

Same field trial network as EDAPHIN Nano NPK (40 farmers, 8 countries). EDAPHIN Nano Plus showed particular effectiveness in:

• Date palm cultivation in UAE and Oman — iron and zinc deficiency correction
• Greenhouse tomato and cucumber production — manganese and boron optimization
• High-pH limestone soils — iron chlorosis correction

Farmers applying EDAPHIN Nano Plus reported: correction of visible micronutrient deficiency symptoms within 2–3 application cycles, improved fruit set and quality, and reduced need for separate micronutrient correction treatments.

Same as EDAPHIN Nano NPK — dilution 1:8,000, foliar or fertigation, early morning or late afternoon application. For severe micronutrient deficiency correction, application frequency may be increased to every 10–14 days during the correction period, returning to standard frequency once deficiency symptoms resolve.