Enrichment of fertilizers with zinc: An excellent investment for humanity and crop production in India

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 281-289

  Cakmak, Ismail ^a  

^a SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cereal grains; Human nutrition; India; Zinc deficiency; Zinc fertilizers

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; UREA; ZINC;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; CALORIC INTAKE; CEREAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVAR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD INTAKE; GENOTYPE; GOVERNMENT; GRAIN YIELD; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RICE; RURAL AREA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TILLAGE; WHEAT; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

ANIMALS; CEREALS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FERTILIZERS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; INDIA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SOIL; TURKEY; ZINC;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 69749108146     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2009.05.002     Document Type: Review

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