Localized application of NH4+-N plus P enhances zinc and iron accumulation in maize via modifying root traits and rhizosphere processes

Field Crops Research

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 107-116

  Ma, Qinghua ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Li, Hongbo ^a   Li, Haigang ^a   Cheng, Lingyun ^a   Zhang, Fusuo ^a   Rengel, Zed ^b   Shen, Jianbo ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Iron; Micronutrient biofortification; Phosphate; Root growth; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ACIDIFICATION; AMMONIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; IRON; MAIZE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PHOSPHATE; RHIZOSPHERE; ROOT SYSTEM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84903705441     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2014.05.017     Document Type: Article

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