Agronomic biofortification of zinc in Pakistan: Status, benefits, and constraints

A Rehman, M Farooq, A Ullah, F Nadeem… - … in sustainable food …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Micronutrient malnutrition (eg, zinc) is one of the major causes of human disease burden in
the developing world. Zinc (Zn) deficiency is highly prevalent in the Pakistani population …

Zinc nutrition and human health: overview and implications

VJ Sangeetha, S Dutta, JA Moses… - EFood, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Zinc deficiency, being the fifth leading risk factor for diseases is associated with several
disorders and infections, especially diarrhea. The common strategies for sustaining zinc's …

Green finance and foreign direct investment–environmental sustainability nexuses in emerging countries: new insights from the environmental Kuznets curve

SU Qadri, X Shi, S Rahman, A Anees… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The primary objective of the present study is to identify the asymmetric relationship between
green finance, trade openness, and foreign direct investment with environmental …

Glycine betaine modulates chromium (VI)-induced morpho-physiological and biochemical responses to mitigate chromium toxicity in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) …

D Singh, CK Singh, D Singh, SK Sarkar, SK Prasad… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Chromium (Cr) accumulation in crops reduces yield. Here, we grew two chickpea cultivars,
Pusa 2085 (Cr-tolerant) and Pusa Green 112 (Cr-sensitive), in hydroponic and pot …

Improvement of nutritional quality of food crops with fertilizer: a global meta-analysis

M Ishfaq, Y Wang, J Xu, MU Hassan, H Yuan… - Agronomy for …, 2023 - Springer
Providing the world's population with sufficient and nutritious food through sustainable food
systems is a major challenge of the twenty-first century. Fertilizer use is a major driver of crop …

Pulses production in Pakistan: status, constraints and opportunities

A Ullah, TM Shah, M Farooq - International Journal of Plant Production, 2020 - Springer
Pulses are smart crops both for humans and the cropping system as they provide protein,
minerals, vitamins, and fiber for human diet and nitrogen to the soil and contribute to the …

Common bean yield and zinc use efficiency in association with diazotrophic bacteria co-inoculations

A Jalal, FS Galindo, EHM Boleta, CES Oliveira… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Enrichment of staple food with zinc (Zn) along with solubilizing bacteria is a sustainable and
practical approach to overcome Zn malnutrition in human beings by improving plant …

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Biology and Biotechnology: From Domestication to Biofortification and Biopharming

B Koul, K Sharma, V Sehgal, D Yadav, M Mishra… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.), the world's second most consumed legume crop, is cultivated
in more than 50 countries around the world. It is a boon for diabetics and is an excellent …

Microbial community and function-based synthetic bioinoculants: a perspective for sustainable agriculture

A Suman, V Govindasamy, B Ramakrishnan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Interactions among the plant microbiome and its host are dynamic, both spatially and
temporally, leading to beneficial or pathogenic relationships in the rhizosphere …

Zinc-Solubilizing Bacteria-Mediated Enzymatic and Physiological Regulations Confer Zinc Biofortification in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

S Batool, HN Asghar, MA Shehzad, S Yasin… - Journal of Soil Science …, 2021 - Springer
Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a widespread micro-nutritional disorder in humans. The present
research aimed at investigating the enzymatic and physiological roles of zinc solubilizing …