Paper · 2023 · Scientific Reports

Biofortification of mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek)) with boron, zinc and iron alters its grain yield and nutrition

Salwinder Singh Dhaliwal; Vivek Sharma; Arvind Kumar Shukla; et al.

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Abstract

Abstract Mungbean [ Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek)] is considered as an extremely nutritious crop possessing a high level of micronutrients, but their low bioavailability in the crop leads to micronutrient malnutrition in humans. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the potential of nutrients viz. boron (B), zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) biofortification on productivity, nutrient concentration and uptake as well as the economics of mungbean cultivation. In the experiment, the various combinations of RDF with ZnSO 4 .7H 2 O (0.5%), FeSO 4 .7H 2 O (0.5%) and borax (0.1%) were applied to mungbean variety ML 2056. The combined foliar application of Zn, Fe and B was highly efficient in increasing the yield of grain as well as straw in mungbean exhibiting maximum values i.e. 944 kg ha −1 and 6133 kg ha −1 , respectively. Similar results for B, Zn and Fe concentration in grain (27.3 mg kg −1 , 35.7 mg kg −1 and 187.1 mg kg −1 , respectively) and straw (21.1 mg kg −1 , 18.6 mg kg −1 and 376.1 mg kg −1 , respectively) of mungbean were observed. Also, uptake of Zn and Fe by grain (31.3 g ha −1 and 164.4 g ha −1 , respectively), as well as straw (113.7 g ha −1 and 2295.0 g ha −1 , respectively), was maximum for the above treatment. Whereas, the B uptake was found to enhance significantly through the combined application of B, Zn and Fe, where the values 24.0 g ha −1 and 128.7 g ha −1 corresponded to grain and straw, respectively. Thus, combined use of ZnSO 4 .7H 2 O (0.5%) + FeSO 4 .7H 2 O (0.5%) and borax (0.1%) significantly improved the yield outcomes, the concentration of B, Zn and Fe, uptake and economic returns of mungbean cultivation to alleviate the B, Zn and Fe deficiency.

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Claims 15

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined foliar Zn, Fe and B gave the maximum grain yield of mungbean, 944 kg ha −1.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Treatment
combined foliar application of Zn, Fe and Be1
Outcome
yield of graine1
Direction
maximume3
Value
944 kg ha −1e3
Comparator
RDFe4

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

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e1

“The combined foliar application of Zn, Fe and B was highly efficient in increasing the yield of grain as well as straw”

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e3

“exhibiting maximum values i.e. 944 kg ha −1”

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e4

“various combinations of RDF with ZnSO 4 .7H 2 O (0.5%), FeSO 4 .7H 2 O (0.5%) and borax (0.1%) were applied to mungbean variety ML 2056”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined foliar Zn, Fe and B gave the maximum straw yield of mungbean, 6133 kg ha −1.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Treatment
combined foliar application of Zn, Fe and Be1
Outcome
yield of grain as well as strawe1
Direction
maximume3
Value
6133 kg ha −1e2
Comparator
RDFe4

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

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e1

“The combined foliar application of Zn, Fe and B was highly efficient in increasing the yield of grain as well as straw”

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e2

“6133 kg ha −1”

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e4

“various combinations of RDF with ZnSO 4 .7H 2 O (0.5%), FeSO 4 .7H 2 O (0.5%) and borax (0.1%) were applied to mungbean variety ML 2056”

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e3

“exhibiting maximum values i.e. 944 kg ha −1”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Grain B concentration of mungbean was 27.3 mg kg −1 under the maximum-yield treatment.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Organ / stage
graine3
Compound
Be3
Outcome
concentration in graine3
Value
27.3 mg kg −1e3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

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e3

“Similar results for B, Zn and Fe concentration in grain (27.3 mg kg −1 , 35.7 mg kg −1 and 187.1 mg kg −1 , respectively)”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Grain Zn concentration of mungbean was 35.7 mg kg −1 under the maximum-yield treatment.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Organ / stage
graine3
Compound
Zne3
Outcome
concentration in graine3
Value
35.7 mg kg −1e3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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t0

“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

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e3

“Similar results for B, Zn and Fe concentration in grain (27.3 mg kg −1 , 35.7 mg kg −1 and 187.1 mg kg −1 , respectively)”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Grain Fe concentration of mungbean was 187.1 mg kg −1 under the maximum-yield treatment.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Organ / stage
graine3
Compound
Fee3
Outcome
concentration in graine3
Value
187.1 mg kg −1e3

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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t0

“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 20–57 · show in text ↑
e3

“Similar results for B, Zn and Fe concentration in grain (27.3 mg kg −1 , 35.7 mg kg −1 and 187.1 mg kg −1 , respectively)”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Straw B concentration of mungbean was 21.1 mg kg −1 under the maximum-yield treatment.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Organ / stage
strawe4
Compound
Be4
Outcome
strawe4
Value
21.1 mg kg −1e4

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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t0

“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

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e4

“Similar results for B, Zn and Fe concentration in grain (27.3 mg kg −1 , 35.7 mg kg −1 and 187.1 mg kg −1 , respectively) and straw (21.1 mg kg −1 , 18.6 mg kg −1 and 376.1 mg kg −1 , respectively)”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Straw Zn concentration of mungbean was 18.6 mg kg −1 under the maximum-yield treatment.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Organ / stage
strawe4
Compound
Zne4
Outcome
strawe4
Value
18.6 mg kg −1e4

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 20–57 · show in text ↑
e4

“Similar results for B, Zn and Fe concentration in grain (27.3 mg kg −1 , 35.7 mg kg −1 and 187.1 mg kg −1 , respectively) and straw (21.1 mg kg −1 , 18.6 mg kg −1 and 376.1 mg kg −1 , respectively)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 838–1035 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Straw Fe concentration of mungbean was 376.1 mg kg −1 under the maximum-yield treatment.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Organ / stage
strawe4
Compound
Fee4
Outcome
strawe4
Value
376.1 mg kg −1e4

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 20–57 · show in text ↑
e4

“Similar results for B, Zn and Fe concentration in grain (27.3 mg kg −1 , 35.7 mg kg −1 and 187.1 mg kg −1 , respectively) and straw (21.1 mg kg −1 , 18.6 mg kg −1 and 376.1 mg kg −1 , respectively)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 838–1035 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Grain Zn uptake of mungbean was 31.3 g ha −1 under the maximum-yield treatment.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Organ / stage
graine5
Compound
Zne5
Outcome
uptakee5
Value
31.3 g ha −1e5

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 20–57 · show in text ↑
e5

“uptake of Zn and Fe by grain (31.3 g ha −1 and 164.4 g ha −1 , respectively), as well as straw (113.7 g ha −1 and 2295.0 g ha −1 , respectively), was maximum for the above treatment”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1069–1250 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Grain Fe uptake of mungbean was 164.4 g ha −1 under the maximum-yield treatment.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Organ / stage
graine5
Compound
Fee5
Outcome
uptakee5
Value
164.4 g ha −1e5

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 20–57 · show in text ↑
e5

“uptake of Zn and Fe by grain (31.3 g ha −1 and 164.4 g ha −1 , respectively), as well as straw (113.7 g ha −1 and 2295.0 g ha −1 , respectively), was maximum for the above treatment”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1069–1250 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Straw Zn uptake of mungbean was 113.7 g ha −1 under the maximum-yield treatment.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Organ / stage
strawe5
Compound
Zne5
Outcome
uptakee5
Value
113.7 g ha −1e5

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 20–57 · show in text ↑
e5

“uptake of Zn and Fe by grain (31.3 g ha −1 and 164.4 g ha −1 , respectively), as well as straw (113.7 g ha −1 and 2295.0 g ha −1 , respectively), was maximum for the above treatment”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1069–1250 · show in text ↑
Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Straw Fe uptake of mungbean was 2295.0 g ha −1 under the maximum-yield treatment.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Organ / stage
strawe5
Compound
Fee5
Outcome
uptakee5
Value
2295.0 g ha −1e5

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 20–57 · show in text ↑
e5

“uptake of Zn and Fe by grain (31.3 g ha −1 and 164.4 g ha −1 , respectively), as well as straw (113.7 g ha −1 and 2295.0 g ha −1 , respectively), was maximum for the above treatment”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1069–1250 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Grain B uptake of mungbean was enhanced by combined B, Zn and Fe application, to 24.0 g ha −1.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Organ / stage
graine6
Treatment
combined application of B, Zn and Fee6
Compound
Be6
Outcome
B uptakee6
Direction
enhancee6
Value
24.0 g ha −1e6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 20–57 · show in text ↑
e6

“the B uptake was found to enhance significantly through the combined application of B, Zn and Fe, where the values 24.0 g ha −1 and 128.7 g ha −1 corresponded to grain and straw, respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1261–1452 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Straw B uptake of mungbean was enhanced by combined B, Zn and Fe application, to 128.7 g ha −1.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Organ / stage
strawe6
Treatment
combined application of B, Zn and Fee6
Compound
Be6
Outcome
B uptakee6
Direction
enhancee6
Value
128.7 g ha −1e6

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 20–57 · show in text ↑
e6

“the B uptake was found to enhance significantly through the combined application of B, Zn and Fe, where the values 24.0 g ha −1 and 128.7 g ha −1 corresponded to grain and straw, respectively”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1261–1452 · show in text ↑
Associationobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined use of ZnSO4, FeSO4 and borax significantly improved the economic returns of mungbean cultivation.

Taxon
mungbeanVigna radiatat0
Treatment
combined use of ZnSO 4 .7H 2 O (0.5%) + FeSO 4 .7H 2 O (0.5%) and borax (0.1%)e7
Outcome
economic returnse4
Direction
improvede7

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Vigna radiata
Vigna radiata · TaxonIvar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Verbatim

t0

“mungbean (Vigna radiata L. (Wilczek))”

✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 20–57 · show in text ↑
e7

“combined use of ZnSO 4 .7H 2 O (0.5%) + FeSO 4 .7H 2 O (0.5%) and borax (0.1%) significantly improved the yield outcomes”

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e4

“uptake and economic returns of mungbean cultivation”

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