Agronomic Bio-fortification for ensuring Zn nutrition


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  • Bholanath Saha
  • Nirmalendu Basak
  • Sushanta Saha
  • G. C. Hazra
  • Biswapati Mandal

Abstract

Plant nutrition-based research activities are indispensable in meeting food security needs. The fact that at least 60% of the presently cultivated soils globally are deficient in Zn, makes plant nutrition-based research a major promising research area needed to meet the demand for massive increases in food production required for the growing world population. One of the high priority objectives of plant-nutrition research will be ensuring a long-term sustainable nutrient management system for crop production, and developing more efficient mineral nutrient uptake by crop plants and improving intra- and intercellular use of nutrients without detrimentally affecting the environment. More research activities are, therefore, needed aiming at improving the bioavailable levels of Zn in cereal grains.

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Author Biographies

  • Bholanath Saha
    College of Horticulture, Bihar Agricultural
    University, Noorsarai, Nalanda, Bihar 803 113;
  • Nirmalendu Basak
    Division of Soil and Crop Management, Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana 132 001;
  • Sushanta Saha
    Nadia Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Regional Research Station, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Gayeshpur, Nadia, West Bengal 741 234;

  • G. C. Hazra
    Directorate of Research, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, West Bengal 741 235

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Saha, B., Basak, N., Saha, S., Hazra, G. C., & Mandal, B. (2015). Agronomic Bio-fortification for ensuring Zn nutrition. Indian Farming, 65(2). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndFarm/article/view/51876