Plant Soil Environ., 2025, 71(10):722-734 | DOI: 10.17221/357/2025-PSE

Synergistic impact of nano-fertilisers and seed priming on sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) yield and quality traitsOriginal Paper

Lamy Hamed ORCID...1, Eman I. R. Emara ORCID...2
1 Department of Environment and Agricultural Natural Resources, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia
2 Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Enhancing sustainability in agriculture requires innovative practices that boost crop productivity while conserving natural resources. This two-season field study (2023–2025) in sandy soils of El Sadat City, Egypt, evaluated the combined effects of nano-fertilisers and seed priming on the growth and yield of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.). Five fertilisation regimes, ranging from 100% conventional to 100% nano-formulations, were tested under both primed and unprimed seed treatments. The results demonstrated that the integration of nano-fertilisers with seed priming significantly improved sugar yield (up to 36.1 t/ha), sucrose content (20.35%), and nitrogen use efficiency (55.1 kg sugar/kg N). Post-harvest soil analysis showed improved nutrient retention, indicating enhanced environmental performance. This approach supports climate-smart agriculture by optimising nutrient input, reducing losses, and improving soil sustainability. Our findings highlight the potential of nano-agronomic inputs to contribute to global food security under conditions of climate change.

Keywords: climate-smart farming; nutrient dynamics; controlled release; sustainable cropping; soil health

Received: August 14, 2025; Revised: September 23, 2025; Accepted: September 24, 2025; Prepublished online: October 12, 2025; Published: October 21, 2025  Show citation

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Hamed L, Emara EIR. Synergistic impact of nano-fertilisers and seed priming on sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) yield and quality traits. Plant Soil Environ. 2025;71(10):722-734. doi: 10.17221/357/2025-PSE.
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