Mineral phosphorus (P) fertilizers support high crop yields and contribute to feeding the
teeming global population. However, complex edaphic processes cause P to be …

Soil-derived nutrients by plant roots can be limited under increasing environmental stresses
such as higher incidence and duration of heat and drought, which affect agricultural …

Zinc deficiency not only affects crop yields, but also nutritional quality and human health.
Microbial transformation of unavailable forms of soil zinc to plant available zinc is an …

Fortification of food with mineral micronutrients and micronutrient supplementation occupied
the center stage during the two-year-long Corona Pandemic, highlighting the urgent need to …

Abstract Aim Zinc (Zn) fertilization is an effective agronomic tool for Zn biofortification of
wheat for overcoming human Zn deficiency. But it still needs to be evaluated across …

In the last 10,000 years, wheat has become one of the most important cereals in the human
diet and today, it is widely consumed in many processed food products. Mostly considered a …

Microbes are ubiquitous in nature, and plant-microbe interactions are a key strategy for
colonizing diverse habitats. Fungi are producing a wide range of secondary metabolites and …

Abstract Aims Rice (Oryza sativa L.), wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and common bean
(Phaseolus vulgaris L.) are major staple food crops consumed worldwide. Zinc (Zn) …

Genetically varying, wild, traditional, or ancient food crops were nutritional-rich compounds
such as micronutrients. But, nowadays, level of micronutrients has been declined and even …

Iron and zinc deficiencies in human nutrition are widespread in develo** Asian and
African countries where cereal grains are the staple food. Effects are therefore underway to …