Enhancing soil Health to minimize Cadmium accumulation in agro-products: The role of microorganisms, organic amendments, and nutrients

J Xin - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Agro-products accumulate Cd from the soil and are the main source of Cd in humans. Their
use must therefore be minimized using effective strategies. Large soil beds containing low-to …

[HTML][HTML] Micronutrients and their effects on horticultural crop quality, productivity and sustainability

N Ahmed, B Zhang, Z Chachar, J Li, G Xiao, Q Wang… - Scientia …, 2024 - Elsevier
Horticultural crop quality is an important aspect of agricultural production because it directly
influences customer preference, market value, and overall sustainability. Micronutrients are …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound-assisted extraction and characteristics of maize polysaccharides from different sites

Z Song, X Xiong, G Huang - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Antitumor, antioxidant, hypoglycemic, and immunomodulatory properties are all exhibited by
maize polysaccharides. With the increasing sophistication of maize polysaccharide …

Seed Priming and Coating by Nano-Scale Zinc Oxide Particles Improved Vegetative Growth, Yield and Quality of Fodder Maize (Zea mays)

M Tondey, A Kalia, A Singh, GS Dheri, MS Taggar… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nano-fertilizers of essential plant nutrients, including micronutrients, have the potential to
improve nutrient use efficiency and productivity of field crops in deficient soils. The present …

Zinc oxide nano-fertilizer application (foliar and soil) effect on the growth, photosynthetic pigments and antioxidant system of maize cultivar

M Azam, HN Bhatti, A Khan, L Zafar, M Iqbal - Biocatalysis and Agricultural …, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional fertilizers have nutrient utilization efficiency of just 30–35 percent, 18–20
percent, and 35–40 percent for nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium respectively. For the …

Molecular regulation of zinc deficiency responses in plants

H Zeng, H Wu, F Yan, K Yi, Y Zhu - Journal of Plant Physiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for plants and animals. Because of its low availability
in arable soils worldwide, Zn deficiency is becoming a serious agricultural problem resulting …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles enhanced rice yield, quality, and zinc content of edible grain fraction synergistically

K Mi, X Yuan, Q Wang, C Dun, R Wang… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have been widely used in agriculture as a new type of
Zn fertilizer, and many studies were conducted to evaluate the effect of ZnO NPs on plant …

Iron and zinc at a cross-road: a trade-off between micronutrients and anti-nutritional factors in pearl millet flour for enhancing the bioavailability

RR Kumar, SP Singh, GK Rai, V Krishnan… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Elsevier
Worldwide, millets are regarded as a nutri-grain; however, they are the least exploited. Pearl
millet grain is abundant in health-beneficial nutrients, making it suitable as food and feed; …

Vermicompost and/or compost and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi are conducive to improving the growth of pistachio seedlings to drought stress

Z Paymaneh, M Sarcheshmehpour, H Mohammadi… - Applied Soil …, 2023 - Elsevier
Symbiosis with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) has a remarkable role in alleviating the
stress caused by adverse conditions on the growth of host plants. The effectiveness of AMF …

Effect of a new slow-release zinc fertilizer based on carbon dots on the zinc concentration, growth indices, and yield in wheat (Triticum aestivum)

M Alikhani, A Mirbolook, J Sadeghi… - Plant Physiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to introduce a new carbon dots nanocarrier (Zn-NCDs) as a slow-
release Zn fertilizer. Zn-NCDs was synthesized using a hydrothermal method and …