Agriculture in the 21st century is facing multiple challenges, such as those related to soil
fertility, climatic fluctuations, environmental degradation, urbanization, and the increase in …

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 …

Applications of metal oxide nanoparticles in the agriculture sector are being extensively
included as the materials are considered superior. In the present work, zinc oxide …

The experimental study was contrived to characterize two zinc-solubilizing bacteria (ZSB),
namely BMRR126 and BMAR64, and their role in zinc (Zn) biofortification of rice. These …

Nutrient deficiency in food crops severely compromises human health, particularly in under
privileged communities. Globally, billions of people, particularly in developing nations, have …

Crop improvement programs are facing serious challenges to sustain food and more
importantly nutritional demand from global population, due to changing climate. Major staple …

Aims The aim of this study was to identify the best combination of plant growth promoting
bacteria (PGPB) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) for biofortification and enhancing …

Modern agriculture pays attention to improving agricultural production by producing zinc-
enriched crops through zinc-solubilizing bacteria to strengthen the bioeconomy. Zinc …

Zinc (Zn) is an indispensable element for proper plant growth. A sizeable proportion of the
inorganic Zn that is added to soil undergoes a transformation into an insoluble form. Zinc …

Increasing the iron content of plant products and iron assimilability represents a major issue
for human nutrition and health. This is also a major challenge because iron is not readily …