Biofortification of Cereals through Foliar Application of Minerals

Hussain, Shahid; Umar, Ayta; Amir, Mamoona; Aon, Muhammad

doi:10.1002/9781119511144.ch9

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“…While foliar application required in comparatively less amount is known to enhance mineral level in the plants adequately. Droplets in the sprayer enter into the leaves via cuticle, stomata, ectodesmata and aqueous pores (Hussain et al 2020).…”

Section: Exogenous Fertilization Of Micronutrients and Its Effect On Plantsmentioning

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Role of Micronutrients in Providing Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Siddiqui

Singh

Arif

et al. 2021

Microbial Biofertilizers and Micronutrient Availability

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Minerals and organic materials present in soil are responsible for regulatory activity of cell organelles. Micronutrients such as zinc, boron, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum and chlorine are readily absorbed and found in lower concentrations in plant tissues. Micronutrients reduce ion toxicity, preserve water balance, improve mineral uptake and assimilation, modify various gas exchange traits and reduce oxidative stress in plants. Plants contain sufficient micronutrients that possess greater tolerance capacity towards abiotic stress. The response of micronutrient application to various abiotic stresses depends on the crop, growth stage and concentration of the nutrient solution. This chapter explains the significance of micronutrients in crop production and their ability against the abiotic stress in plants.

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Section: Exogenous Fertilization Of Micronutrients and Its Effect On Plantsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Role of Micronutrients in Providing Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Siddiqui

Singh

Arif

et al. 2021

Microbial Biofertilizers and Micronutrient Availability

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Nanobiofortification of Vegetables for Nutritive Values and Qualitative Traits

Sonagara

Vaghela

Parmar

et al. 2023

Sustainable Plant Nutrition in a Changing World

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Iron bio-fortification and heavy metal/(loid)s contamination in cereals: successes, issues, and challenges

Sohail

Rehman

Aziz

et al. 2022

Crop & Pasture Science

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Biofortification of micronutrients, particularly of the iron (Fe) in cereals, is a viable, attractive, and sustainable strategy to cope with malnutrition as cereals are the major staple diets, particularly in developing countries. Increased concentrations of heavy metal/(loid)s (HMs); i.e. cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), arsenic (As) etc. in agricultural soils is an increasing and serious challenge, posing severe health problems through food chain contamination. Accumulation of HMs in plants is challenging and contrasts to the development of biofortification strategies to combat micronutrient deficiencies. Agricultural biofortification strategies aim to increase plant uptake of mineral nutrients from soil and the translocation/storage of micronutrients to edible portions of cereal grains. However, it also means that any strategy to increase the uptake of Fe in plants may result in increased uptake of other toxic HMs. Therefore, the issue of HM contamination in cereals needs further understanding. This review describes the advancements in Fe biofortification strategies and the conflicting issue of HM accumulation in the grain of cereals.

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Biofortification of Cereals through Foliar Application of Minerals

Cited by 4 publications

References 120 publications

Role of Micronutrients in Providing Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Role of Micronutrients in Providing Abiotic Stress Tolerance

Nanobiofortification of Vegetables for Nutritive Values and Qualitative Traits

Iron bio-fortification and heavy metal/(loid)s contamination in cereals: successes, issues, and challenges

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