Biofortification of crops with seven mineral elements often lacking in human diets–iron, zinc, copper, calcium, magnesium, selenium and iodine

PJ White, MR Broadley - New Phytologist, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The diets of over two‐thirds of the world's population lack one or more essential mineral
elements. This can be remedied through dietary diversification, mineral supplementation …

[图书][B] The use of nutrients in crop plants

NK Fageria - 2016 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Put Theory into Practice Scarcity of natural resources, higher costs, higher demand, and
concerns about environmental pollution-under these circumstances, improving food supply …

Mycorrhizal markets, firms, and co-ops

R Noë, ET Kiers - Trends in ecology & evolution, 2018 - cell.com
The nutrient exchange mutualism between arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMFs) and their
host plants qualifies as a biological market, but several complications have hindered its …

Mycorrhizas and tropical soil fertility

IM Cardoso, TW Kuyper - Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 2006 - Elsevier
Major factors that constrain tropical soil fertility and sustainable agriculture are low nutrient
capital, moisture stress, erosion, high P fixation, high acidity with aluminium toxicity, and low …

Role of soil organic matter in maintaining sustainability of cropping systems

NK Fageria - Communications in soil science and plant analysis, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Soil organic matter (SOM) has long been recognized as an important indicator of soil
productivity. The SOM refers to the organic fraction of the soil exclusive of undecayed plant …

Grapevine trunk disease fungi: Their roles as latent pathogens and stress factors that favour disease development and symptom expression

J Hrycan, H Miranda, P Bowen, T Forge… - Phytopathologia …, 2020 - torrossa.com
Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are major biotic factors reducing yields and limiting
vineyard economic life spans. Fungi in the GTD complex cause a range of symptoms in host …

AM fungi and PGP pseudomonads increase flowering, fruit production, and vitamin content in strawberry grown at low nitrogen and phosphorus levels

E Bona, G Lingua, P Manassero, S Cantamessa… - Mycorrhiza, 2015 - Springer
There is increasing interest in the quality of crops because of the implications concerning
health, economic revenue, and food quality. Here we tested if inoculation with a mixture of …

Microbial community structure and diversity as indicators for evaluating soil quality

SK Sharma, A Ramesh, MP Sharma, OP Joshi… - Biodiversity, biofuels …, 2011 - Springer
The living soil system is of primary importance in sustainable agricultural production. Soil
quality is considered as an integrative indicator of environmental quality, food security and …

Double zero tillage and foliar phosphorus fertilization coupled with microbial inoculants enhance maize productivity and quality in a maize–wheat rotation

MN Harish, AK Choudhary, S Kumar, A Dass… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Maize is an important industrial crop where yield and quality enhancement both assume
greater importance. Clean production technologies like conservation agriculture and …

Critical aspects of potassium management in agricultural systems

I Öborn, Y Andrist‐Rangel, M Askekaard… - Soil Use and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Fertilizer and manure application rate and timing are often based on the optimal nitrogen
rate and not on potassium (K) requirements. This can lead to excess or shortage of K …