Mineral biofortification of vegetables as a tool to improve human diet

CV Buturi, RP Mauro, V Fogliano, C Leonardi… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vegetables represent pillars of good nutrition since they provide important phytochemicals
such as fiber, vitamins, antioxidants, as well as minerals. Biofortification proposes a …

Iron deficiency in soybean

R Merry, AA Dobbels, W Sadok, S Naeve… - Crop …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Iron deficiency is an important soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] nutrient deficiency that is
easily identified by interveinal chlorosis of the leaves and reduced plant growth, both of …

Does biochar mitigate the adverse effects of drought on the agronomic traits and yield components of soybean?

E Gavili, AA Moosavi, AAK Haghighi - Industrial crops and products, 2019 - Elsevier
Drought and low amounts of organic matter are two main constraints when considering
agriculture in arid and semiarid regions. The two constraints and their adverse effects on …

Scopoletin 8-hydroxylase: a novel enzyme involved in coumarin biosynthesis and iron-deficiency responses in Arabidopsis

J Siwinska, K Siatkowska, A Olry… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Iron deficiency is a serious agricultural problem, particularly in alkaline soils. Secretion of
coumarins by Arabidopsis thaliana roots is induced under iron deficiency. An essential …

Improved iron use efficiency in tomato using organically coated iron oxide nanoparticles as efficient bioavailable Fe sources

T Raiesi-Ardali, L Maˈmani, M Chorom… - Chemical and Biological …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background Iron [Fe] deficiency is one of the nutritional issues of plants, especially
in calcareous soils in which iron-fertilizers are used to solve this obstacle. Due to the pivotal …

Precise monitoring of lettuce functional responses to minimal nutrient supplementation identifies aquaponic system's nutrient limitations and their time-course

E Tsoumalakou, E Mente, KA Kormas, N Katsoulas… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
In aquaponics, a closed-loop system which combines fish and crop production, essential
nutrients for plant growth are often at sub-optimal concentrations. The aim of the present …

Foliar application of humic acid with Fe supplement improved rice, soybean, and lettuce iron fortification

S Sharma, N Anand, PS Bindraban, R Pandey - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Iron (Fe) deficiency in humans, particularly in pregnant women and children, is caused by
inadequate dietary Fe intake and is a global nutritional problem. Foliar fertilization is a cost …

Foliar-sprayed manganese sulfate improves flavonoid content in grape berry skin of Cabernet Sauvignon (Vitis vinifera L.) growing on alkaline soil and wine chromatic …

H Chen, J Yang, X Deng, Y Lei, S **e, S Guo, R Ren… - Food chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Flavonoids are key determinants of grape quality and wine color. Grapevines growing in
alkaline soil are prone to manganese deficiency, which can decrease the contents of …

Evaluation of essential oil composition and antioxidant activity of yarrow as influenced by foliar application of humic substance-based products: Using multivariate …

M Zahedifar, S Najafian - Scientia Horticulturae, 2023 - Elsevier
The growth-promoting ability with the organic fertilizers especially humic substance-based
products, it has caused their use to be considered. This research aimed to investigate the …

Foliar fertilization: possible routes of iron transport from leaf surface to cell organelles

H Malhotra, R Pandey, S Sharma… - Archives of Agronomy …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Iron (Fe) plays a pivotal role in plant nutrition as well as human health. Foliar application is
being adopted as an economic, targeted and environment friendly alternative over soil …