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Biofortification of wheat with zinc for eliminating deficiency in Pakistan: study protocol for a cluster-randomised, double-blind, controlled effectiveness study (BIZIFED2) (2020)
Journal Article
Khan, M. J., Mahboob, U., Joy, E. J., Broadley, M. R., Ander, E. L., Fatima, S., …Young, S. D. (2020). Biofortification of wheat with zinc for eliminating deficiency in Pakistan: study protocol for a cluster-randomised, double-blind, controlled effectiveness study (BIZIFED2). BMJ Open, 10(11), Article e039231. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039231

© 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).

Do soil amendments used to improve agricultural productivity have consequences for soils contaminated with heavy metals? (2020)
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Kaninga, B., Chishala, B. H., Maseka, K. K., Sakala, G. M., Young, S. D., Lark, R. M., …Watts, M. J. (2020). Do soil amendments used to improve agricultural productivity have consequences for soils contaminated with heavy metals?. Heliyon, 6(11), Article E05502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05502

This study presents an analysis of the effects of manure and lime commonly used to improve agricultural productivity and evaluates the potential for such soil amendments to mobilise/immobilise metal fractions in soils contaminated from nearby mine ta... Read More about Do soil amendments used to improve agricultural productivity have consequences for soils contaminated with heavy metals?.

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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Botoman, L., Nalivata, P. C., Chimungu, J. G., Munthali, M. W., Bailey, E. H., Ander, E. L., …Broadley, M. R. (2020). 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. Plant Direct, 4(10), Article e00277. https://doi.org/10.1002/pld3.277

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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Broadley, M. R., Ahmed, I., Zia, M. H., Zaman, M., Wilson, L., Joy, E. J., …Bailey, E. H. (2020). Site-Specific Factors Influence the Field Performance of a Zn-Biofortified Wheat Variety. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 4, Article 135. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2020.00135

© 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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Phiri, F. P., Ander, E. L., Lark, R. M., Joy, E. J., Kalimbira, A. A., Suchdev, P. S., …Broadley, M. R. (2020). Spatial analysis of urine zinc (Zn) concentration for women of reproductive age and school age children in Malawi. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 43(1), 259-271. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-020-00700-5

© 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.

An analysis of hand pump boreholes functionality in Malawi (2020)
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Mkandawire, T., Mwathunga, E., MacDonald, A. M., Bonsor, H. C., Banda, S., Mleta, P., …Lark, R. M. (2020). An analysis of hand pump boreholes functionality in Malawi. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 118-119, Article 102897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2020.102897

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd A survey on the functionality of boreholes equipped with hand pumps was undertaken in five districts in Malawi in 2016. The survey aimed at developing a robust evidence-base of the performance of hand pump boreholes by applying a... Read More about An analysis of hand pump boreholes functionality in Malawi.

Longitudinal analysis of a long-Term conservation agriculture experiment in Malawi and lessons for future experimental design (2020)
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Lark, R. M., Ligowe, I. S., Thierfelder, C., Magwero, N., Namaona, W., Njira, K., …Nalivata, P. C. (2020). Longitudinal analysis of a long-Term conservation agriculture experiment in Malawi and lessons for future experimental design. Experimental Agriculture, 56(4), 506-527. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0014479720000125

Resilient cropping systems are required to achieve food security in the presence of climate change, and so several long-Term conservation agriculture (CA) trials have been established in southern Africa-one of them at the Chitedze Agriculture Researc... Read More about Longitudinal analysis of a long-Term conservation agriculture experiment in Malawi and lessons for future experimental design.

Eliciting experts’ tacit models for the interpretation of soil information, an example from the evaluation of potential benefits from conservation agriculture (2020)
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Chabala, L. M., Chimungu, J. G., Lark, R. M., Mtambanengwe, F., Nalivata, P. C., Phiri, E., & Sakala, G. M. (2020). Eliciting experts’ tacit models for the interpretation of soil information, an example from the evaluation of potential benefits from conservation agriculture. Geoderma, 376, Article 114545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2020.114545

© 2020 The Authors We examined a procedure to elicit the tacit models underlying expert opinions on environmental factors that affect the absolute yield benefits expected from the adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) practices in southern Africa... Read More about Eliciting experts’ tacit models for the interpretation of soil information, an example from the evaluation of potential benefits from conservation agriculture.

Spatial geochemistry influences the home range of elephants (2020)
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Sach, F., Yon, L., Henley, M. D., Bedetti, A., Buss, P., de Boer, W. F., …Watts, M. J. (2020). Spatial geochemistry influences the home range of elephants. Science of the Total Environment, 729, Article 139066. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139066

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. The unique geochemistry surrounding the Palabora Mining Company (PMC) land may act as a micronutrient hotspot, attracting elephants to the area. The PMC produces refined copper and extracts phosphates and other minerals. Understa... Read More about Spatial geochemistry influences the home range of elephants.

Nitrogen effect on zinc biofortification of maize and cowpea in Zimbabwean smallholder farms (2020)
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Manzeke, M. G., Mtambanengwe, F., Watts, M. J., Broadley, M. R., Lark, M., & Mapfumo, P. (2020). Nitrogen effect on zinc biofortification of maize and cowpea in Zimbabwean smallholder farms. Agronomy Journal, 112(3), 2256-2274. https://doi.org/10.1002/agj2.20175

© 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.