Abstract
Zinc (Zn) deficiency is the most widespread micronutrient deficiency in crop plants and humans. Low intake of Zn through diet appears to be the major reason for the widespread prevalence of Zn deficiencies in human populations. Application of Zn fertilizer in soil having low Zn increased the grain yield in wheat up to 6.4-50.1%. However, soil Zn application increased the grain yield of rice only up to 7.2-14.8%. Soil having sufficient Zn had no or little effect on grain yield with soil Zn application. The application of foliar Zn with or without propiconazole resulted in significant increases in grain Zn irrespective of soil Zn status. Application of foliar Zn along with propiconazole at earing and milk stages proved beneficial in increasing grain Zn content in both rice and wheat. Hence agronomic biofortification is possible and could be considerably economical if used along with a fungicide depending upon appearance of a disease.
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Claim · model-written summary
Zn fertilizer applied to low-Zn soil increased wheat grain yield by up to 6.4-50.1%.
- Taxon
- wheat
Triticum aestivume1 - Treatment
- Application of Zn fertilizer in soil having low Zne1
- Outcome
- grain yielde1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 6.4-50.1%e1
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Verbatim
e1“Application of Zn fertilizer in soil having low Zn increased the grain yield in wheat up to 6.4-50.1%”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil Zn application increased rice grain yield by only up to 7.2-14.8%.
- Taxon
- rice
Oryza sativae1 - Treatment
- soil Zn applicatione1
- Outcome
- grain yielde1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 7.2-14.8%e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“soil Zn application increased the grain yield of rice only up to 7.2-14.8%”
Claim · model-written summary
In soil with sufficient Zn, soil Zn application had no or little effect on grain yield.
Not reportedTaxonComparator
Verbatim
e1“Soil having sufficient Zn had no or little effect on grain yield with soil Zn application”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar Zn with or without propiconazole significantly increased grain Zn irrespective of soil Zn status.
- Treatment
- application of foliar Zn with or without propiconazolee1
- Outcome
- grain Zne1
- Direction
- increasese1
Not reportedTaxonComparator
Verbatim
e1“The application of foliar Zn with or without propiconazole resulted in significant increases in grain Zn irrespective of soil Zn status”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar Zn along with propiconazole at earing and milk stages was beneficial in increasing grain Zn content in rice.
- Taxon
- riceOryza sativae1
- Organ / stage
- earing and milk stagese1
- Treatment
- foliar Zn along with propiconazolee1
- Outcome
- grain Zn contente1
- Direction
- increasinge1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Application of foliar Zn along with propiconazole at earing and milk stages proved beneficial in increasing grain Zn content in both rice and wheat”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar Zn along with propiconazole at earing and milk stages was beneficial in increasing grain Zn content in wheat.
- Taxon
- wheatTriticum aestivume1
- Organ / stage
- earing and milk stagese1
- Treatment
- foliar Zn along with propiconazolee1
- Outcome
- grain Zn contente1
- Direction
- increasinge1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“Application of foliar Zn along with propiconazole at earing and milk stages proved beneficial in increasing grain Zn content in both rice and wheat”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that agronomic biofortification is possible and could be considerably economical if used along with a fungicide.
- Outcome
- agronomic biofortification is possible and could be considerably economicale1
- Qualifier
- if used along with a fungicidee1
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e1“agronomic biofortification is possible and could be considerably economical if used along with a fungicide”
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