Biodiversity, Biochemical Profiling, and Pharmaco-Commercial Applications of Withania somnifera: A Review

H Gaurav, D Yadav, A Maurya, H Yadav, R Yadav… - Molecules, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Withania somnifera L. Dunal (Ashwagandha), a key medicinal plant native to India, is used
globally to manage various ailments. This review focuses on the traditional uses, botany …

Formulation of Zinc oxide/Gum acacia nanocomposite as a novel slow-release fertilizer for enhancing Zn uptake and growth performance of Spinacia oleracea L

A Sharma, S Kumar, R Singh - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Zinc (Zn) deficiency has caused nutritional disorders in 17% of the world's population; thus,
producing Zn-enriched plants as a dietary source is necessary. Recently, nanofertilizers …

Agronomic Biofortification of Unconventional Food Plants with Zinc

AS Costa, MHA Mendes, DC de Souza… - ACS …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Zinc (Zn) biofortification in food plants presents a good strategy to address inadequate Zn
intake by humans, a major health concern. Unconventional food plants (UFPs), known for …

Effects of copper foliar fertilization on growth, gas exchange and chlorophyll a fluorescence in green dwarf coconut seedlings

ARA Moraes, SR Araújo, ML Silva Junior… - Journal of Plant …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
Copper (Cu) is a micronutrient involved in the formation of several metalloproteins, which
play critical roles in plant metabolism. Due to its natural presence in soils, fertilization with …

[PDF][PDF] Agronomic zinc biofortification of potato (Solanum tuberosum) through soil and foliar zinc sulphate application in Rajasthan

BL Nagar, J Singh, DL Yadav, HP VERMA… - Indian J Agric …, 2024‏ - epubs.icar.org.in
An experiment was conducted during winter (rabi) seasons of 2020–21 and 2021–22 at
Agricultural Research Station, Kota, Rajasthan to assess agronomical biofortification of …

Relationship between soil fertility and pasture composition on milk quality in Simmental-Fleckvieh production systems in the Peruvian Amazon

D Ruiz-Llontop, SM Portocarrero-Villegas… - Archives of Agronomy …, 2024‏ - Taylor & Francis
This study aims to identify the relationship between soil fertility and pasture composition on
milk quality in ten Simmental-Fleckvieh cattle production systems across four provinces in …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of phosphorus and zinc on fodder yield and quality of leguminous fodder: Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum L.)

R Kumar, N Maity, S Sharma, S Fayaz… - Int. J. Environ. Clim …, 2023‏ - academia.edu
The contribution of the livestock sector to the Indian Economy is 4.11% of its total GDP and it
is nearly 25.6% for total agricultural GDP. Small and marginal farmers are mainly attached to …

[HTML][HTML] MsNRAMP2 Enhances Tolerance to Iron Excess Stress in Nicotiana tabacum and MsMYB Binds to Its Promoter

RT Li, YJ Yang, WJ Liu, WW Liang, M Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Iron (Fe) is a trace metal element necessary for plant growth, but excess iron is harmful to
plants. Natural resistance-associated macrophage proteins (NRAMPs) are important for …

Growth and yield of fodder cowpea as influenced by nutrient management in sandy loams of Onattukara in Kerala

AG Martin, A Jayapal, SP Pillai, V Mini… - Journal of Krishi …, 2024‏ - indianjournals.com
An experiment was conducted to examine the effect of nutrient management on growth and
yield of fodder cowpea in sandy loams of Onattukara. The experiment was laid out in RBD …

Increasing production of crops with bioavailable micronutrients: a solution to reduce global malnutrition

F Nadeem, A Rehman, SA Petropoulos - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Malnutrition refers to diets that do not contain the proper amounts of nutrients, while hidden
hunger refers to micronutrient deficiencies and affects almost one third of world population …