Biofortification is an upcoming, promising, cost-effective, and sustainable technique of
delivering micronutrients to a population that has limited access to diverse diets and other …

The objective of modern seed-coating technology is to uniformly apply a wide range of
active components (ingredients) onto crop seeds at desired dosages so as to facilitate …

With the exponential growth of the global population, the agricultural sector is bound to use
ever larger quantities of fertilizers to augment the food supply, which consequently increases …

Micronutrients are essential mineral elements required for both plant and human
development. However, micronutrients are often lacking in soils, crop, and food …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) hold promise as novel fertilizer nutrients for crops.
However, their ultra-small size could hinder large-scale field application due to potential for …

Micronutrients are vital for plant growth and human health. Soil and foliar applications are
the most prevalent methods of micronutrient addition but the cost involved and difficulty in …

This study evaluated the effects of ZnO nanoparticles (NP) or Zn salt amendment on
sorghum yield, macronutrient use efficiency, and grain Zn-enrichment. Amendments were …

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 …

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 …

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 …