Agronomic biofortification with zinc and iron to enhance nutrient concentrations in mango
| Autor: | Archana Mahida, Y. N Tandel, D. P Patel, Manish Kumar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Environment Conservation Journal, Vol 24, Iss 4 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0972-3099 2278-5124 |
| DOI: | 10.36953/ECJ.17432548 |
| Popis: | Biofortification is a global-scale agricultural approach that can improve human nutrition. Agronomic biofortification is viewed as a quick-fix and supplemental approach. Agronomic biofortification, especially foliar application, is highly effective for zinc and iron. A field experiment on agronomic biofortification of zinc and iron micronutrients in mango cv. Kesar was carried out in 2016-2017 at the Regional Horticultural Research Station, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat). The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications containing 9 treatments. The results show that foliar application of ZnSO4 and FeSO4 (0.5% each) resulted in higher N (48.73 mg/100 g) and K (94.17 mg/100 g) in the pulp and P (0.056%) in the peel of mango. The iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) contents in pulp and peel were highest in treatment T9 (0.50% FeSO4 + 0.50% ZnSO4), which was on par with those in treatment T8 (0.50% FeSO4 + 0.25% ZnSO4). |
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