Salt Tolerance Potentials of Potassium and Calciumnanofertilizer on the Growth Patterns of Zea Mays Seeds

There is growing concern toward seeking a more affordable and environmentally friendly option, we turned to biological means due to the costly and hazardous nature of chemical fertilizers. Our research led us to explore the potential of biofertilizers, which are derived from living organisms such as bacteria, fungi, and algae. This research aims to investigate the salt tolerant potentials of potassium and calcium nanofertilizer on the growth patterns of Zea mays seeds. Spread plate method was used to determine the phosphate solubilising microorganisms.Nanoparticles were synthesized and characterised using nanotechnological techniques. Seed germination of Zea mays was done using plate method . The research results shown that bacterial strain S8 has the highest indole acetic acid production and S5 and S3 being the least. S8 is the highest in the phosphate solubilizing profile with the value 20.00 mm and in nitrogen fixing profile (++)while S5 has the lowest value in phosphate solubilizing profile 4.00 mm and in nitrogen fixing profile (-). The potassium nanoparticles is higher than calcium nanoparticles in wavelength and absorbance UV spectral and x-ray diffractogram results but the same in infrared spectral results. The germination percentage due to increase in the nanoparticles doses. Under growth conditions,the seed with lower salinity grew better than those with higher salinity. Our findings suggest that biofertlizers have the potential to revolutionize agriculture by providing a sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative to chemical fertilizers.