Agronomic approaches for improving the micronutrient density in edible portions of field crops

Field Crops Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 27-40

  Rengel, Z ^a   Batten, G D ^b   Crowley, D E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofertilizer; Cereal; Copper; Crop rotation; Fertilization; Foliar; Grain; Gypsum; Iodine; Iron; Legume; Lime; Micronutri ents; Mycorrhiza; Organic matter; Sewage sludge; Siderophore; Zinc

Indexed keywords

CROP PRODUCTION; FOOD SUPPLY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 0032992665     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4290(98)00131-2     Document Type: Article

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