Abstract
Malnutrition is a problem in many developing economies where cereal crops are the main source of nutrition. Zinc and iron, important micronutrients, play an important role in the physiological and metabolic mechanisms of plants and humans. In this study a field experiment was conducted at the Agronomic Research Area, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad during zaid rabi season in February 2023 to check the impact of different application methods (seed priming, seed coating, soil application, and foliar application) of Zn and Fe on grain zinc and iron content and productivity in mungbean.. Results show that the plant growth parameters are significantly influenced by the concentration and application method of Zn and Fe. The highest plant height (cm), maximum number of branches and pods on plants were observed in foliar application of Zn and Fe combination treatment.. Post-harvest parameters, including biological yield, grain yield and 1000 seed weight were also positively influenced with highest biological yield (4536.27 kg ha −1 ) and grain yield (1927 kg ha −1 ) recorded under Zn foliar application. Physiological parameters such as chlorophyll content (SPAD value) and photosystem II Yield (Y(II)) were significantly improved with Zn and Fe treatment, particularly under foliar application. Biochemical analyses revealed that Zn and Fe significantly increase Zn and Fe content in grains with the highest value (36.77 and 63.44 ppm, respectively) observed under Zn foliar treatment. Overall, the foliar application was found most effective, in improving the yield and quality of mungbean. These findings highlight the efficacy of foliar application of Zn and Fe in enhancing mungbean growth, yield, and nutrient content, providing valuable insights for optimizing micronutrient management in mungbean cultivation.
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Claim · model-written summary
Zinc and iron concentration and application method significantly affected plant growth parameters.
- Taxon
- mungbean
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Vigna radiatat0 - Treatment
- concentration and application method of Zn and Fee0
- Outcome
- plant growth parameterse0
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e0“Results show that the plant growth parameters are significantly influenced by the concentration and application method of Zn and Fe.”
t0“mungbean”
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Combined foliar zinc and iron gave the highest plant height, branches and pods.
- Taxon
- mungbeanVigna radiatat0
- Treatment
- foliar application of Zn and Fe combination treatmente0
- Outcome
- plant height (cm), maximum number of branches and podse0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“The highest plant height (cm), maximum number of branches and pods on plants were observed in foliar application of Zn and Fe combination treatment.”
t0“mungbean”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar zinc gave the highest biological yield of 4536.27 kg ha −1.
- Taxon
- mungbeanVigna radiatat0
- Treatment
- Zn foliar applicatione0
- Outcome
- biological yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 4536.27 kg ha −1e0
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e0“highest biological yield (4536.27 kg ha −1 ) and grain yield (1927 kg ha −1 ) recorded under Zn foliar application.”
t0“mungbean”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar zinc gave the highest grain yield of 1927 kg ha −1.
- Taxon
- mungbeanVigna radiatat0
- Treatment
- Zn foliar applicatione0
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 1927 kg ha −1e0
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e0“highest biological yield (4536.27 kg ha −1 ) and grain yield (1927 kg ha −1 ) recorded under Zn foliar application.”
t0“mungbean”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments positively affected 1000 seed weight.
- Taxon
- mungbeanVigna radiatat0
- Outcome
- 1000 seed weighte0
- Direction
- positively influencede0
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e0“Post-harvest parameters, including biological yield, grain yield and 1000 seed weight were also positively influenced”
t0“mungbean”
Claim · model-written summary
Zinc and iron treatments significantly improved chlorophyll content and photosystem II yield, especially with foliar application.
- Taxon
- mungbeanVigna radiatat0
- Treatment
- Zn and Fe treatmente0
- Outcome
- chlorophyll content (SPAD value) and photosystem II Yield (Y(II))e0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Qualifier
- particularly under foliar applicatione0
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e0“Physiological parameters such as chlorophyll content (SPAD value) and photosystem II Yield (Y(II)) were significantly improved with Zn and Fe treatment, particularly under foliar application.”
t0“mungbean”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar zinc produced the highest grain zinc concentration, 36.77 ppm.
- Taxon
- mungbeanVigna radiatat0
- Treatment
- Zn foliar treatmente0
- Outcome
- Zn and Fe content in grainse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 36.77e0
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e0“Zn and Fe significantly increase Zn and Fe content in grains with the highest value (36.77 and 63.44 ppm, respectively) observed under Zn foliar treatment.”
t0“mungbean”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar zinc produced the highest grain iron concentration, 63.44 ppm.
- Taxon
- mungbeanVigna radiatat0
- Treatment
- Zn foliar treatmente0
- Outcome
- Fe content in grainse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 63.44 ppme0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Zn and Fe significantly increase Zn and Fe content in grains with the highest value (36.77 and 63.44 ppm, respectively) observed under Zn foliar treatment.”
t0“mungbean”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors identify foliar application as most effective for mungbean yield and quality.
- Taxon
- mungbeanVigna radiatae0
- Outcome
- foliar application was found most effective, in improving the yield and qualitye0
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e0“Overall, the foliar application was found most effective, in improving the yield and quality of mungbean.”
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