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Can nitrogen fertilizer management improve grain iron concentration of agro-biofortified crops in Zimbabwe? (2021)
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Improving iron (Fe) concentration in staple grain crops could help reduce Fe-deficiency anaemia in communities dependent on plant-based diets. Co-application of nitrogen (N) and zinc (Zn) fertilizers has been reported to improve both yield and grain... Read More about Can nitrogen fertilizer management improve grain iron concentration of agro-biofortified crops in Zimbabwe?.

A new hypothesis for the origin of Amazonian Dark Earths (2021)
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Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs) are unusually fertile soils characterised by elevated concentrations of microscopic charcoal particles, which confer their distinctive colouration. Frequent occurrences of pre-Columbian artefacts at ADE sites led to their... Read More about A new hypothesis for the origin of Amazonian Dark Earths.

Biofortification of wheat with zinc for eliminating deficiency in Pakistan: study protocol for a cluster-randomised, double-blind, controlled effectiveness study (BIZIFED2) (2020)
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© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. INTRODUCTION: Micronutrient deficiencies, commonly referred to as 'hidden hunger', affect more than two bill... Read More about Biofortification of wheat with zinc for eliminating deficiency in Pakistan: study protocol for a cluster-randomised, double-blind, controlled effectiveness study (BIZIFED2).

Micronutrient Status and Dietary Diversity of Women of Reproductive Age in Rural Pakistan (2020)
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Consuming a diverse diet is essential to ensure an adequate intake of micronutrients. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status and dietary diversity of women of reproductive age (WRA) living in a marginalized community in rural Paki... Read More about Micronutrient Status and Dietary Diversity of Women of Reproductive Age in Rural Pakistan.

Novel sources of variation in grain yield, components and mineral traits identified in wheat amphidiploids derived from thinopyrum bessarabicum (Savul. & rayss) Á. löve (poaceae) under saline soils in India (2020)
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Salt-affected soils constrain wheat production globally. A wild wheat species, Thinopyrum bessarabicum (Savul. & Rayss) Á. Löve (Poaceae), and its derivatives are tolerant of high external NaC... Read More about Novel sources of variation in grain yield, components and mineral traits identified in wheat amphidiploids derived from thinopyrum bessarabicum (Savul. & rayss) Á. löve (poaceae) under saline soils in India.

Increasing zinc concentration in maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi through agronomic biofortification: Trial protocol for a field experiment to detect small effect sizes (2020)
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The prevalence of micronutrient deficiencies including zinc (Zn) is widespread in Malawi, especially among poor and marginalized rural populations. This is due to low concentrations of Zn in most staple cereal crops and limited consumption of animal... Read More about Increasing zinc concentration in maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi through agronomic biofortification: Trial protocol for a field experiment to detect small effect sizes.

Site-Specific Factors Influence the Field Performance of a Zn-Biofortified Wheat Variety (2020)
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© Copyright © 2020 Zia, Ahmed, Bailey, Lark, Young, Lowe, Joy, Wilson, Zaman and Broadley. Background: Biofortification of wheat with zinc (Zn) through breeding and agronomy can reduce Zn deficiencies and improve human health. “High-Zn” wheat varieti... Read More about Site-Specific Factors Influence the Field Performance of a Zn-Biofortified Wheat Variety.

Spatial analysis of urine zinc (Zn) concentration for women of reproductive age and school age children in Malawi (2020)
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© 2020, The Author(s). Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient, and Zn deficiency remains a major global public health challenge. Recognised biomarkers of population Zn status include blood plasma or serum Zn concentration and proxy data such as diet... Read More about Spatial analysis of urine zinc (Zn) concentration for women of reproductive age and school age children in Malawi.

Effect of phosphorus supply on root traits of two Brassica oleracea L. genotypes (2020)
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BACKGROUND: Phosphorus (P) deficiency limits crop production worldwide. Crops differ in their ability to acquire and utilise the P available. The aim of this study was to determine root traits (root exudates, root system architecture (RSA), tissue-sp... Read More about Effect of phosphorus supply on root traits of two Brassica oleracea L. genotypes.

Minerals and potentially toxic elements in corn silage from tropical and subtropical Brazil (2020)
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Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided th... Read More about Minerals and potentially toxic elements in corn silage from tropical and subtropical Brazil.

Selenium Deficiency Is Widespread and Spatially Dependent in Ethiopia (2020)
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: Selenium (Se) is an essential element for human health and livestock productivity. Globally, human Se status is highly variable, mainly due to the influence of soil types on the Se content of crops, suggesting the need to identify areas of deficien... Read More about Selenium Deficiency Is Widespread and Spatially Dependent in Ethiopia.

Inflammation Adjustment by Two Methods Decreases the Estimated Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Malawi (2020)
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Serum zinc concentration (SZC) is used widely to assess population-level zinc status. Its concentration decreases during inflammatory responses, which can affect the interpretation of the results. This study aimed to re-estimate the prevalence of zin... Read More about Inflammation Adjustment by Two Methods Decreases the Estimated Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Malawi.

Elemental composition of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil.) under low input systems of southern Brazil (2020)
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© 2020 Elsevier B.V. Elemental composition of food can be used to determine nutritional potential as well as guiding legislation for establishing maximum acceptable limits (MAL) of metals in consumption products. This study aimed to determine the ele... Read More about Elemental composition of yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil.) under low input systems of southern Brazil.

Spatial prediction of the concentration of selenium (Se) in grain across part of Amhara Region, Ethiopia (2020)
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Grain and soil were sampled across a large part of Amhara, Ethiopia in a study motivated by prior evidence of selenium (Se) deficiency in the Region's population. The grain samples (teff, Eragrostis tef, and wheat, Triticum aestivum) were analysed fo... Read More about Spatial prediction of the concentration of selenium (Se) in grain across part of Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

Soil and foliar zinc biofortification of broccolini: effects on plant growth and mineral accumulation (2020)
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© 2020 CSIRO. Millions of people have Zn-deficient diets, so Zn-biofortified crops could prevent such deficiency. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of agronomic Zn biofortification of broccolini-a new hybrid crop variety derived from a cr... Read More about Soil and foliar zinc biofortification of broccolini: effects on plant growth and mineral accumulation.

Nitrogen effect on zinc biofortification of maize and cowpea in Zimbabwean smallholder farms (2020)
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© 2020 The Authors. Agronomy Journal published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of American Society of Agronomy Agronomic biofortification of crops with zinc (Zn) can be enhanced under increased nitrogen (N) supply. Here, the effects of N fertili... Read More about Nitrogen effect on zinc biofortification of maize and cowpea in Zimbabwean smallholder farms.

Selenium deficiency risks in sub-Saharan African food systems and their geospatial linkages (2020)
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Selenium (Se) is an essential element for human health. However, our knowledge of the prevalence of Se deficiency is less than for other micronutrients of public health concern such as iodine, iron and zinc, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). St... Read More about Selenium deficiency risks in sub-Saharan African food systems and their geospatial linkages.

Identification of wheat cultivars for low nitrogen tolerance using multivariable screening approaches (2020)
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© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). A set of th... Read More about Identification of wheat cultivars for low nitrogen tolerance using multivariable screening approaches.

Soil and foliar zinc application to biofortify broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica L.): Effects on the zinc concentration and bioavailability (2020)
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© 2020, Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences. All rights reserved. Agronomic zinc (Zn) biofortification of crops could help to alleviate dietary Zn deficiency, which is likely to affect more than one billion people worldwide. To evaluate the effici... Read More about Soil and foliar zinc application to biofortify broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica L.): Effects on the zinc concentration and bioavailability.

Novel sources of variation in grain Zinc (Zn) concentration in bread wheat germplasm derived from Watkins landraces (2020)
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A diverse panel of 245 wheat genotypes, derived from crosses between landraces from the Watkins collection representing global diversity in the early 20th century and the modern wheat cultivar Paragon, was grown at two field sites in the UK in 2015-1... Read More about Novel sources of variation in grain Zinc (Zn) concentration in bread wheat germplasm derived from Watkins landraces.