Maize (Zea mays L.) is one of the most versatile crops and can be grown in diverse
environmental conditions and has diversified uses as human food and animal feed. Maize …

Zinc is plant micronutrient which is involved in many physiological functions its inadequate
supply will reduce crop yields. Zinc deficiency is the most wide spread micronutrient …

Foliar fertilization is widely used in agriculture and complements soil application to supply
nutrients to the plant. In order to ensure efficient foliar fertilization, it is important to …

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The article focuses on adsorption of heavy metal ions on soils and soils constituents such as
clay minerals, metal (hydr) oxides, and soil organic matter. Empirical and mechanistic model …

Publisher Summary The zinc (Zn) content of soils, according to rather extensive surveys, is
generally in the range of 10-300 ppm. Certainly Zn, because of its concentration, can be …

Heavy metals are aggresive environmental pollutants. They are easily taken up by plants
and they are strong stess factors for plant metabolism. Heavy metals influence includes also …

Plant genotypes differ in their uptake, translocation, accumulation, and use of mineral
elements. Examples of genotype differences to iron, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium …

Potassium (K+) is unique among the essential nutrients in the diversity of roles it plays in
plant metabolic processes. To perform these varied and multiple roles, K+ interacts with …

Current efforts to promote integrated soil fertility management (ISFM) for improved
productivity of staple cereal crops in sub-Saharan Africa have paid little attention to soil …