Zinc biofortification of maize (Zea mays L.): Status and challenges

MA Maqbool, AR Beshir - Plant breeding, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Zn deficiency is one of the leading health problems in children and women of develo**
countries. Different interventions could be used to overcome malnutrition, but biofortification …

Zinc fertilizer placement affects zinc content in maize plant

YQ Zhang, LL Pang, P Yan, DY Liu, W Zhang, R Yost… - Plant and Soil, 2013 - Springer
Background and aims Adequate zinc (Zn) in maize (Zea mays L.) is required for obtaining Zn-
enriched grain and optimum yield. This study investigated the impact of varying Zn fertilizer …

Different increases in maize and wheat grain zinc concentrations caused by soil and foliar applications of zinc in Loess Plateau, China

J Wang, H Mao, H Zhao, D Huang, Z Wang - Field crops research, 2012 - Elsevier
Zinc (Zn) is an essential mineral nutrient for plant and human growth, and dietary Zn
deficiency is a worldwide nutritional problem. Using different Zn fertilizer application …

Zinc deficiency affects physiological and anatomical characteristics in maize leaves

EM Mattiello, HA Ruiz, JCL Neves, MC Ventrella… - Journal of plant …, 2015 - Elsevier
Zinc (Zn) is an essential microelement involved in several plant physiological processes.
Therefore, it is important to identify Zn deficiencies promptly—before extensive damage …

Effects of soil zinc availability, nitrogen fertilizer rate and zinc fertilizer application method on zinc biofortification of rice

JX Guo, XM Feng, XY Hu, GL Tian, N Ling… - The Journal of …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the most important cereal crops in the world and a potentially
important source of zinc (Zn) in the diet. The improvement of Zn content of rice is a global …

Maize-rice crop** systems in Bangladesh: Status and research opportunities

MY Ali, SR Waddington, DP Hodson, J Timsina… - 2008 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Responding to demand from expanding poultry feed markets, maize area in Bangladesh
rose from only a few thousand hectares in the 1980s to more than 200,000 hectares in 2007 …

Breeding and agronomic approaches for the biofortification of zinc in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to combat zinc deficiency in millions of a population: A Bangladesh …

S Das, AK Chaki, A Hossain - Acta Agrobotanica, 2019 - agro.icm.edu.pl
Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that around 2 billion people
across the globe are suffering from “hidden hunger”, where 815 million are under …

[HTML][HTML] Contrasting patterns and drivers of soil micronutrient availability in paddy and maize fields of eastern China

Z Peng, Y Liu, Y An, Z Wang, X Li, H Gao, G Wei, S Jiao - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Micronutrient deficiencies, known as 'hidden hunger', harm the growth and development of
plants and people alike. However, less attention has been paid to soil micronutrients, the …