The Function of Zinc in Animal, Plant, and Human Nutrition

Abstract

Zinc is a crucial micronutrient found in food that is essential for the development of all living organisms, it plays a vital role in gene expression and various physical processes, its deficiency can lead to disease onset and reduce crop yield, restrict plant development, and lower the quality of produced goods, zinc is also used in fertilizers and the handling of metals to protect them from oxidation. Additionally, Zinc is important in enhancing the human immune system, and its deficiency can result in hair loss, memory loss, skin disorders, and muscular weakness.

The Role of Plants in Human Health

“…This process is called photosynthesis (Qahraman, 1396, p. 325). Human beings cannot receive their needed elements directly from the earth without plants; therefore always get help from plants that can fulfill their food through plants (Ozturk H. et al, 2023). We can say that the life of animate creatures, with some exceptions, are going to be stopped in a short time in the world of a lack of photosynthesis, wild animals aren't fed directly from plants but indirectly through the animal who is feeding by plants and they have lain to plants, this process to photosynthesis green cell which is common to be on the water as land, the animal ocean society is directly and indirectly protected through micro shapes or very small plant's life which are able to change material resources.…”