_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ # M.Sc. Scholar, ‡ Professor, *Corresponding author: E-mail: shikharsaurabh@gmail.com; International Journal of Plant & Soil Science 34(20): 781-788, 2022; Article no.IJPSS.88853 ISSN: 2320-7035 Evaluation of the Potential of Smart Fertilizers on Growth and Nutrient Availability of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Shikhar Verma a#* , N. S. Rana a‡ , Vivek a‡ , Mausmi Rastogi a# , Bal Veer Singh a# , Praveen Kumar Yadav b# and Sweekruta Mohapatra a# a Department of Agronomy, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut (U.P.), India. b Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology, Meerut (U.P.), India. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/IJPSS/2022/v34i2031221 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/88853 Received 24 April 2022 Accepted 28 June 2022 Published 06 July 2022 ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted at crop research centre of SVPUA&T, Meerut (U.P.) India during 2020-21. Novel nutrient sources and their modes of applications with 12 treatments consisting of Control, NPK-(150:60:40 q ha -1 ), 100 % NPK + Nano Zn spray, 100 % NPK + Bio-stimulant spray, 75 % NPK + NPK Consortia, 75 % NPK + NPK spray, 75 % NPK + NPK Consortia + Nano N spray, 75 % NPK + NPK Consortia + NPK spray, 75 % NPK + NPK Consortia + NPK spray +Bio-stimulant spray, 75 % NPK + NPK Consortia + NPK spray + Bio-stimulant spray + Nano Zn spray, 75 % NPK + NPK Consortia + Nano Zn spray, 75 % NPK + NPK Consortia + Nano N spray + Nano Zn spray were attempted on wheat variety HD 2967 in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The application of 75 % NPK + NPK Consortia + NPK spray + Bio-stimulant spray + Nano Zn spray was found at par with 100 % NPK nano Zn / Bio-stimulant and significant over recommended dose of fertilizer (RDF) with a better growth attribute and yield ie. plant population (307.8 no. m -2 ), plant height (110.6 cm), number of tillers m -1 row length (68.9), dry matter accumulation (294.0 g m -1 ) and grain yield (55.9 q ha -1 ) with a better availability of nutrients in soil. Original Research Article