|
Showing 1 - 3 of
3 matches in All Departments
Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient which plays a critical role
in biological systems including plants, animals and human beings.
Widespread occurrence of Zn deficiency in human beings is
correlated well with the low levels of Zn intake. Cereals are
widely used as staple food crops which are generally grown on Zn
deficient soils. Hence people consuming these cereal based diets
suffer from Zn deficiency. Maize is an important cereal crop which
serves mankind by proving food, feed and fiber. However, it is
highly susceptible to Zn deficiency in soil. In the present study,
different organic sources were also employed along with synthetic
fertilizer to combat Zn deficiency in maize crop. Nevertheless, Zn
availability to growing crop is also affected by a number of soil,
plant and environmental factors. Application of Zn fertilizers to
maize crop not only enhances its production potential but also by
increase in Zn content in the maize grain would contribute to
alleviate Zn deficiency problem in human beings.
Sorghum is a highly Zn sensitive crop in the cereals. Among the
major cereal crops sorghum ranks fourth in the world after wheat,
rice and maize. Sorghum is mostly grown in Pakistan but mainly
under rain fed areas both for forage and grain purposes.Zinc is an
essential micronutrient for normal crop growth and Zn deficiency
can severely impair crop growth and decrease yields. Zn fertilizers
and synthetic chelates like Zn-EDTA can also be used that are
organic materials which upon their decomposition release certain
substances which serve as natural chelates.
|
You may like...
Southpaw
Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, …
DVD
R99
R24
Discovery Miles 240
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.