NOVEL CROP NUTRITION COMPOSITION

Fuente: WIPO "tomato"
The invention particularly relates to a crop nutrition and fortification composition comprising elemental sulphur in the range of 1% to 90% by weight of the total composition; one or more of zinc in the form of water insoluble salts, complex or derivative thereof wherein the content of elemental zinc in the composition is in the range of 0.10% to 50% by weight of the total composition; elemental selenium or its salts, complexes, derivatives or mixture thereof wherein the elemental selenium content is in the range of 0.0010% to 10% by weight of the total composition; and at least one surfactant in the range of 0.1% to 40% w/w of the total composition; wherein the composition has particles in the size range of 0.1 micron to 30 microns and wherein the composition is in the form of granules or aqueous suspension. The present invention also relates to process of preparation of the crop nutrition and fortification composition. The invention further relates to a method of enhancing nutrient uptake and improving the plant health and yield by treating a plant, plant propagation material, locus or parts thereof, a seed, seedling or surrounding soil with the crop nutrition and fortification composition.