Root system architecture (RSA) plays a fundamental role in nutrient uptake, including zinc
(Zn). Wheat grains are inheritably low in Zn. As Zn is an essential nutrient for plants …

Micronutrients deficiency in soil–plant and human is well-addressed; however, little is known
about their spatial distribution, magnitude of deficiency and biological nexus. Zinc deficiency …

Foliar fertilization is an important agricultural practice. How crop plants considerably
response to small amounts of foliar-applied minerals is not fully understood. In this study, we …

Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal that can cause severe health issues if ingested.
Certain varieties of rice can accumulate high levels of the metal in edible tissues thereby …

Intensive agricultural practices lower soil fertility, particularly micronutrients which are rarely
applied to soils as chemical fertilizers. Micronutrient deficiency in soils results in inferior …

The mango cultivar Summer Bahisht (SB) Chaunsa is the most sensitive and susceptible to
dieback disease among other cultivars. Despite the environmental variables, low nutritional …

Soil contaminated with heavy metals is considered a leading environmental concern as they
are translocated to harvestable part of plant and ultimately influence animals and human …

The use of chemical fertilizers was started in Pakistan after green revolution and gradually
the use of nitrogenous and phosphatic fertilizers has been improved to a large extent …

Biofortification is a promising strategy to reduce the persisting micronutrient deficiency.
Biofortifying wheat grains has the potential to alleviate malnutrition as it is one of the major …

Background: This research was investigated to evaluate effect of applying sunflower
residues as a green manure on increasing zinc (Zn) concentration of two Iranian wheat …