Plants and rhizospheric environment: Affected by zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs). A review

L Liu, H Nian, T Lian - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, there are many critical concerns in the agricultural sector, including reduced
productivity of plants due to various environmental factors. Hence, a continuous innovation …

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 …

Development of Zinc Nanofertilizer to Enhance Crop Production in Pearl Millet (Pennisetum americanum)

JC Tarafdar, R Raliya, H Mahawar, I Rathore - Agricultural Research, 2014 - Springer
In context to environmentally benign technology, present study was made for biosynthesis of
zinc nanoparticles which were used as nanofertilizer to enhance crop production in pearl …

Biofortification of durum wheat with zinc and iron

I Cakmak, WH Pfeiffer, B McClafferty - Cereal chemistry, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Micronutrient malnutrition affects over 2 billion people in the developing world. Iron (Fe)
deficiency alone affects> 47% of all preschool aged children globally, often leading to …

Enrichment of cereal grains with zinc: agronomic or genetic biofortification?

I Cakmak - Plant and soil, 2008 - Springer
Zinc deficiency is a well-documented problem in food crops, causing decreased crop yields
and nutritional quality. Generally, the regions in the world with Zn-deficient soils are also …

Biofortifying crops with essential mineral elements

PJ White, MR Broadley - Trends in plant science, 2005 - cell.com
Humans require more than 22 mineral elements, which can all be supplied by an
appropriate diet. However, the diets of populations subsisting on cereals, or inhabiting …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal influence on zinc nutrition in crop plants–a meta-analysis

A Lehmann, SD Veresoglou, EF Leifheit… - Soil Biology and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The effects of soil Zinc (Zn) deficiency on human health and productivity of livestock and
crops are severe and thus increasing the Zn concentration in plant tissue (and/or its …

Biofortification of durum wheat with zinc through soil and foliar applications of nitrogen

UB Kutman, B Yildiz, L Ozturk, I Cakmak - Cereal Chemistry, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing zinc (Zn) concentration of cereal grains is a global challenge to alleviate Zn
deficiency‐related health problems in humans caused by low dietary Zn intake. This study …

Biofortification of wheat cultivars to combat zinc deficiency

MU Chattha, MU Hassan, I Khan, MB Chattha… - Frontiers in plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Zinc (Zn) deficiency caused by inadequate dietary intake is a global nutritional problem,
particularly in developing countries. Therefore, zinc biofortification of wheat and other cereal …

Effect of nitrogen on uptake, remobilization and partitioning of zinc and iron throughout the development of durum wheat

UB Kutman, B Yildiz, I Cakmak - Plant and Soil, 2011 - Springer
Deficiencies of zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) are global nutritional problems and caused most often
by their limited dietary intake. Increasing Zn and Fe concentrations of staple food crops such …