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Zinc-Coated Urea for Enhanced Zinc Biofortification, Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Yield of Basmati Rice under Typic Fluvents

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dc.contributor.authorBana, Ramesh Chanden
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Ashok K.en
dc.contributor.authorBana, Ram Swaroopen
dc.contributor.authorShivay, Yashbir Singhen
dc.contributor.authorBamboriya, Shanti D.en
dc.contributor.authorThakur, Narendra P.en
dc.contributor.authorPuniya, Ramphoolen
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Meenakshien
dc.contributor.authorJakhar, Shish Ramen
dc.contributor.authorChoudhary, Raj Singhen
dc.contributor.authorBochalya, Ranjeet Singhen
dc.contributor.authorBajaya, Tejpalen
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Vipinen
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Parshotamen
dc.contributor.authorChoudhary, Anil K.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T13:48:39Zen
dc.date.available2022-08-23T13:48:39Zen
dc.date.issued2022-01en
dc.description.abstractDeficiency of Zn in human diet is an emerging health issue in many developing countries across the globe. Agronomic Zn biofortification using diverse Zn fertilization options is being advised for enhancing Zn concentration in the edible portion of rice.A field study was carried out to find out the Zn fertilization effects on biofortification of basmati rice and nutrient use efficiencies in the Himalayan foothills region. Amongst the Zn nutrition treatments, 4.0% Zn-coated urea (ZnCU) + 0.2% Zn foliar spray (FS) using ZnSO4 center dot 7H(2)O recorded the highest grain (3.46 t/ha) and straw (7.93 t/ha) yield of basmati rice. On average, the rice productivity increase due to ZnCU application was ~25.4% over Commercial Urea. Likewise, the same Zn fertilization treatment also resulted in the maximum Zn (35.93 and 81.64 mg/kg) and N (1.19 and 0.45%) concentration in grain and straw of rice, respectively. Moreover, N use efficiency (NUE) was also highest when ZnCU was applied at 4.0% (ZnSO4 center dot 7H(2)O) in comparison to soil application. From the grain quality viewpoint, Zn ferti-fortification had significant effect on elongation ratio and protein concentration of grain only and respective Zn fertilization treatment recorded highest quality parameters 1.90 and 7.44%, respectively. Therefore, ZnCU would be an important low-cost and useful strategy for enhancing yield, NUE and biofortification, and also in minimizing the Zn malnutrition related challenges in human diet in many developing economies.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su14010104en
dc.identifier.eissn2071-1050en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.other104en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/111600en
dc.identifier.volume14en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectbiofortificationen
dc.subjectprotein contenten
dc.subjectrice grain qualityen
dc.subjectrice yielden
dc.subjectzinc nutritionen
dc.titleZinc-Coated Urea for Enhanced Zinc Biofortification, Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Yield of Basmati Rice under Typic Fluventsen
dc.title.serialSustainabilityen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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