Abstract Background Zinc (Zn) deficiency is one of the important abiotic factors limiting rice
productivity worldwide and also a widespread nutritional disorder affecting human health …

Drastic climate changes over the years have triggered environmental challenges for wild
plants and crops due to fluctuating weather patterns worldwide. This has caused different …

Zinc (Zn) is an important element of nutritional significance to humans, animals, and plants.
The impact of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) foliar spray at four different concentrations …

High temperature and water deficit are among the major limitations reducing lentil (Lens
culinaris Medik.) yield in many growing regions. In addition, increasing atmospheric vapor …

Planting rice is one of the effective ways to improve saline soils, but the underlying
mechanisms are unknown. We studied basic soil properties (including pH, salt content, total …

Intensive tillage-based production systems along with residue removal, grazing and/or
burning of crop residues/biomass and poor nutrient replenishment through inadequate …

Half of the world's population-more than 3.5 billion people-depend on rice for more than
20% of their daily energy requirements. Rice productivity is under threat for several reasons …

Water is the major environmental constraint for sustainable rice cultivation. A field
experiment was conducted during 2016 and 2017 to evaluate the effects of three irrigation …

Micronutrient deficiency in the human body, popularly known as “hidden hunger”, causes
many health problems. It presently affects> 2 billion people worldwide, especially in South …

Zinc (Zn) deficiency is widely spread in Egyptian paddy soils and has negative impact on
national rice (Oryza sativa L.) production. Field experiments were conducted at the research …