[HTML][HTML] The critical role of zinc in plants facing the drought stress

M Umair Hassan, M Aamer, M Umer Chattha, T Haiying… - Agriculture, 2020‏ - mdpi.com
Drought stress affects plant growth and development by altering physiological and
biochemical processes resulting in reduced crop productivity. Zinc (Zn) is an essential …

Agronomic biofortification of food crops: An emerging opportunity for global food and nutritional security

AK Bhardwaj, S Chejara, K Malik, R Kumar… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Salinity stress in wheat: effects, mechanisms and management strategies.

MF Seleiman, MT Aslam, BA Alhammad… - Phyton (0031 …, 2022‏ - researchgate.net
Salinity stress is a major threat to global food production and its intensity is continuously
increasing because of anthropogenic activities. Wheat is a staple food and a source of …

Controlled release micronutrient fertilizers for precision agriculture–A review

K Mikula, G Izydorczyk, D Skrzypczak… - Science of the Total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The rapid growth of the global population and the resulting need to ensure sufficient food
safety in highly productive agricultural practices. Intensive cultivation of plants contributes to …

Contribution of zinc solubilizing bacteria in growth promotion and zinc content of wheat

S Kamran, I Shahid, DN Baig, M Rizwan… - Frontiers in …, 2017‏ - frontiersin.org
Zinc is an imperative micronutrient required for optimum plant growth. Zinc solubilizing
bacteria are potential alternatives for zinc supplementation and convert applied inorganic …

Improving crop productivity and nitrogen use efficiency using sulfur and zinc-coated urea: A review

A Mustafa, F Athar, I Khan, MU Chattha… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Nitrogen (N) is an important macro-nutrient required for crop production and is considered
an important commodity for agricultural systems. Urea is a vital source of N that is used …

Trehalose: a key player in plant growth regulation and tolerance to abiotic stresses

MU Hassan, M Nawaz, AN Shah, A Raza… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2023‏ - Springer
Plant abiotic stresses endanger crop production and food security to a growing degree
under the present climate change scenario. This calls for effective measures to be deployed …

[HTML][HTML] Winter wheat grain quality, zinc and iron concentration affected by a combined foliar spray of zinc and iron fertilizers

E Niyigaba, A Twizerimana, I Mugenzi, WA Ngnadong… - Agronomy, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is one of the main foods globally. Nutrition problems associated
with Zinc and Iron deficiency affect more than two billion individuals. Biofortification is a …

[HTML][HTML] Zn application through seed priming improves productivity and grain nutritional quality of silage corn

M Choukri, A Abouabdillah, R Bouabid… - Saudi Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The micronutrient application in agriculture takes place through soil application, foliar
spraying or added as seed treatments. The latter method, the nutri-priming, is an appealing …

Combined effect of Bacillus fortis IAGS 223 and zinc oxide nanoparticles to alleviate cadmium phytotoxicity in Cucumis melo

AA Shah, S Aslam, M Akbar, A Ahmad, WU Khan… - Plant Physiology and …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd), prevailing in most of the agricultural lands of the world contaminates food
chain, thereby causing several health implications. It has become the main heavy metal …