Zinc biofortification in food crops could alleviate the zinc malnutrition in human health

S Praharaj, M Skalicky, S Maitra, P Bhadra, T Shankar… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Micronutrient malnutrition is a global health issue and needs immediate attention. Over two
billion people across the globe suffer from micronutrient malnutrition. The widespread zinc …

Zinc nutrition in rice production systems: a review

H Rehman, T Aziz, M Farooq, A Wakeel, Z Rengel - Plant and soil, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background Zinc (Zn) deficiency is one of the important abiotic factors limiting rice
productivity worldwide and also a widespread nutritional disorder affecting human health …

Zinc biofortification in rice: leveraging agriculture to moderate hidden hunger in developing countries

QU Zaman, Z Aslam, M Yaseen, MZ Ihsan… - Archives of Agronomy …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A restricted dietary range and a deficit of essential minerals such as zinc (Zn)
characterize the diets of under-nourished people. Zn deficiency is a global nutritional …

[HTML][HTML] Application of micronutrients in rice-wheat cropping system of South Asia

F Nadeem, M Farooq - Rice Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Rice-wheat cropping system (RWCS) is one of the most important cropping systems in South
Asia. However, sustainability of this system is under threat owing to several factors, of which …

Application of zinc improves the productivity and biofortification of fine grain aromatic rice grown in dry seeded and puddled transplanted production systems

M Farooq, A Ullah, A Rehman, A Nawaz, A Nadeem… - Field Crops …, 2018 - Elsevier
Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a major constraint for rice (Oryza sativa L.) production and a global
concern for human nutrition. Water scarcity and increasing labour costs are dictating the shift …

Zinc and iron nutrition status in the Philippines population and local soils

AD Palanog, MIC Calayugan… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The Philippines is one of the major rice-producing and rice-consuming countries of Asia. A
large portion of its population depends on rice for their daily caloric intake and nutritional …

Contrasting grain-Zn response of biofortification rice (Oryza sativa L.) breeding lines to foliar Zn application

RL Mabesa, SM Impa, D Grewal… - Field Crops …, 2013 - Elsevier
Enriching grain Zn concentration in rice through Zn fertilization is one approach to Zn
biofortification efforts. Experiments to understand the effectiveness of foliar Zn application at …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of different methods of Zn application on rice growth, yield and nutrients dynamics in plant and soil

AM Ghoneim - Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research …, 2016 - researchgate.net
Zinc (Zn) deficiency is widely spread in Egyptian paddy soils and has negative impact on
national rice (Oryza sativa L.) production. Field experiments were conducted at the research …

[PDF][PDF] Utilization of sewage sludge as organic fertilizer in sustainable agriculture

M Jamil, M Qasim, M Umar - Journal of Applied Science, 2006 - academia.edu
A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of addition of different levels of domestic
sewage sludge on the soil properties and yield of wheat crop. Addition of sewage sludge …

Microbial mechanism of zinc fertilizer input on rice grain yield and zinc content of polished rice

YS Xiao, B Zhou, Z Han, S Liu, C Ding, F Jia… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Zinc is an essential minor element for rice growth and human health, which can also change
the structure of the microorganisms. However, it remains unclear for the effects of zinc …