Biofortification—A frontier novel approach to enrich micronutrients in field crops to encounter the nutritional security

SS Dhaliwal, V Sharma, AK Shukla, V Verma, M Kaur… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, many developing countries are facing silent epidemics of nutritional deficiencies in
human beings and animals. The lack of diversity in diet, ie, cereal-based crops deficient in …

Effects of agrochemicals on the beneficial plant rhizobacteria in agricultural systems

BN Aloo, ER Mbega, BA Makumba… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Conventional agriculture relies heavily on chemical pesticides and fertilizers to control plant
pests and diseases and improve production. Nevertheless, the intensive and prolonged use …

A few key nirK-and nosZ-denitrifier taxa play a dominant role in moisture-enhanced N2O emissions in acidic paddy soil

H Qin, D Wang, X Xing, Y Tang, X Wei, X Chen… - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Debate persists regarding the underlying factors influencing nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions
and their mechanisms of action in rice paddy soils. The aim of the present study was to …

Zinc application promotes nitrogen transformation in rice rhizosphere soil by modifying microbial communities and gene expression levels

H Lv, C Ji, L Zhang, C Jiang, H Cai - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Application of Zn fertilizers to agricultural field is a simple and effective way for farmers to
manage Zn deficient stress in soils to avoid yield lose. Although a synergistic effect of Zn on …

Zinc loading in urea-formaldehyde nanocomposites increases nitrogen and zinc micronutrient fertilization efficiencies in poor sand substrate

AS Giroto, SF do Valle, GGF Guimarães… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Agricultural output needs significant increases to feed the growing population. Fertilizers are
essential for plant production systems, with nitrogen (N) being the most limiting nutrient for …

Mitigation of yield-scaled nitrous oxide emissions and global warming potential in an oilseed rape crop through N source management

M Montoya, A Vallejo, M Corrochano-Monsalve… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Enhanced-efficiency nitrogen (N) fertilizers, such as those containing nitrification or urease
inhibitors, can mitigate the carbon (C) footprint linked to the production of bioenergy crops …

Effects of straw mulching and nitrogen application rates on crop yields, fertilizer use efficiency, and greenhouse gas emissions of summer maize

Z Li, Q Zhang, Z Li, Y Qiao, K Du, C Tian, N Zhu… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although straw mulching and nitrogen applications are extensively practiced in the
agriculture sector, large uncertainties remain about their impacts on crop yields and …

Characteristics of soil N2O emission and N2O-producing microbial communities in paddy fields under elevated CO2 concentrations

Z Wu, Y Wang, C Liu, N Yin, Z Hu, L Shen… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The effects of elevated carbon dioxide (CO 2) concentration (e [CO 2]) on nitrous oxide (N 2
O) emissions from paddy fields and the microbial processes involved in N 2 O emissions …

Nitrous oxide emissions and microbial communities during the transition to conservation agriculture using N-enhanced efficiency fertilisers in a semiarid climate

M Montoya, J Juhanson, S Hallin… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The transition year from tillage to no tillage in semiarid areas and its effects on nitrous oxide
(N 2 O) emissions and related microbial communities, as well as the potential interaction …

Maize genotypes with different zinc efficiency in response to low zinc stress and heterogeneous zinc supply

J Xu, X Wang, H Zhu, F Yu - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
All over the world, a common problem in the soil is the low content of available zinc (Zn),
which is unevenly distributed and difficult to move. However, information on the foraging …