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AGRONOMY-BASEL
Volume 10, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10081155
Keywords
rice; genotypes; zinc; biofortification; P x Zn interaction; rice-wheat system
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- King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [RSP-2020/173]
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Continuous cropping of rice (Oryza sativaL.) and wheat (Triticum aestivumL.) deplete soil fertility and reduce crop productivity as well as zinc (Zn) concentrations in rice grains and straw. Low Zn concentrations in rice grains have a negative impact on human health, while low Zn concertation in rice straw creates a nutritional problem for animals. The current high yielding rice varieties and hybrids remove large quantities of Zn from the soils, lowering the residual concentrations of soil Zn for the subsequent crop (e.g., wheat). Field experiments were conducted on farmers field in Malakand with the objective to evaluate the impact of various combinations of phosphorus (0, 40, 80, and 120 kg ha(-1)) and Zn levels (0, 5, 10, and 15 kg ha(-1)) on biofortification of Zn in grains and straw of rice genotypes [fine (Bamati-385) vs. coarse (Fakhre-e-Malakand and Pukhraj)]. The results revealed that Zn biofortification in rice genotypes increased with the integrated use of both nutrients (P + Zn) when applied at higher rates (80 and 120 kg P ha(-1), and 10 and 15 kg Zn ha(-1), respectively). The biofortification of Zn in both grains and straw was higher in the coarse than fine rice genotypes (Pukhraj > Fakhre-e-Malakand > Basmati-385). It was concluded from this study that the application of higher P and Zn levels increased Zn contents in rice parts (grains and straw) under the rice-wheat system. We also concluded from this study that Zn concentrations in rice grains and straw are influenced by plant genetic factors and Zn management practices.
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