Agronomic biofortification of food crops: An emerging opportunity for global food and nutritional security

AK Bhardwaj, S Chejara, K Malik, R Kumar… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fortification of food with mineral micronutrients and micronutrient supplementation occupied
the center stage during the two-year-long Corona Pandemic, highlighting the urgent need to …

[HTML][HTML] Nano-biofortification of different crops to immune against COVID-19: A review

H El-Ramady, N Abdalla, H Elbasiouny… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Human health and its improvement are the main target of several studies related to medical,
agricultural and industrial sciences. The human health is the primary conclusion of many …

Influence of macronutrients and micronutrients on maize hybrids for biogas production

M Grabovskyi, P Kucheruk, K Pavlichenko… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Important in the cultivation of corn for biogas production is the selection of appropriate
hybrids, macro-and micronutrient dozing and the evaluation of energy and economic …

Selenium in horticultural crops

D Wen - Scientia Horticulturae, 2021 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for human health and functions in preventing
cancer, boosting immunity, detoxifying cells. Horticultural plants require Se for people's diet …

Impact of three exogenous phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria on zinc and selenium contents and rhizosphere soil nutrients of Longjing and Huangjinya tea plants

JM Guo, SQ Zhang, JF Li - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) enhance plant phosphorus utilization through their
ability to dissolve phosphorus. To address the low utilization of nitrogen, phosphorus …

Selenium and nitrogen fertilizer management improves potato root function, photosynthesis, yield and selenium enrichment

S Li, H Chen, S Jiang, F Hu, D Xing, B Du - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The application of selenium (Se) can promote the growth of potatoes and increase the Se
content of potato tubers. Nitrogen (N) can promote nutrient absorption and potato yield …

Selenium in plants: A nexus of growth, antioxidants, and phytohormones

S Ikram, Y Li, C Lin, D Yi, W Heng, Q Li, L Tao… - Journal of Plant …, 2024 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for both human and animals. Plants serve as the
primary source of Se in the food chain. Se concentration and availability in plants is …

Effects of basal selenium fertilizer application on agronomic traits, yield, quality, and Se content of dryland maize

L Wang, F Gao, L Zhang, L Zhao, Y Deng, H Guo, L Qin… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
To explore the efficiency of selenium (Se) fertilizer application in dryland maize, we tested
five Se fertilizer application treatments: 0 g ha− 1 (Se0), 75 g ha− 1 (Se1), 150 g ha− 1 (Se2) …

Zinc and iron application in conjunction with nitrogen for agronomic biofortification of field crops–a review

A Kaur, G Singh - Crop and Pasture Science, 2022 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Maintaining food and nutritional security for the ever increasing population of the
world is a great chllenge. Zinc and iron are important micronutrients for both human health …

Maize (Zea mays L.) growth and yield production affected by the single and interactive effects of iron, zinc and manganese in the arid and semi-arid areas

N Nik-Khah, AA Mousavi Mirkalaei… - Journal of Crop Science …, 2024 - Springer
More has yet to be indicated on how micronutrients may affect maize (Zea mays L.) growth
and yield production in the calcareous soils of arid and semi-arid areas. The single and …