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

Micronutrient deficiencies or 'hidden hunger'resulting from unbalanced diets based on
starchy staple crops are prevalent among the population of sub-Saharan Africa. This review …

Drought is a major environmental event affecting crop productivity and nutritional quality,
and potentially, human nutrition. This study evaluated drought effects on performance and …

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

Nitrogen is one of the most important nutrient for plant growth and development; it is strongly
associated with a variety of abiotic stress responses. As sessile organisms, plants have …

Calcareous soils are widely spread in arid and semi-arid regions and cover almost one-third
of the world's land surface area. This chapter gives an overview of the distribution and …

Hidden hunger is emerging as a major challenge for agricultural scientists because world
population is increasing and food production is augmenting. Metals deficiencies …

The efficiency with which plants use nutrients to create biomass and/or grain is determined
by the interaction of environmental and plant intrinsic factors. The major macronutrients …

Widespread malnutrition of zinc (Zn), iodine (I), iron (Fe) and selenium (Se), known as
hidden hunger, represents a predominant cause of several health complications in human …

Plants uptake and assimilate nitrogen from the soil in the form of nitrate, ammonium ions,
and available amino acids from organic sources. Plant nitrate and ammonium transporters …