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Role of zinc in plant nutrition- a review

Zinc is plant micronutrient which is involved in many physiological functions its inadequate supply will reduce crop yields. Zinc deficiency is the most wide spread micronutrient deficiency problem, almost all crops and calcareous, sandy soils, peat soils, and soils with high phosphorus and silicon...

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Main Authors: Hafeezullah, Babar, Yusop, Mohd Khanif, Sarki, Muhammad Saleem
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Language:English
Published: SCIENCEDOMAIN International 2013
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29391/1/Role%20of%20zinc%20in%20plant%20nutrition-%20a%20review.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.293912016-07-13T02:24:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29391/ Role of zinc in plant nutrition- a review Hafeezullah, Babar Yusop, Mohd Khanif Sarki, Muhammad Saleem Zinc is plant micronutrient which is involved in many physiological functions its inadequate supply will reduce crop yields. Zinc deficiency is the most wide spread micronutrient deficiency problem, almost all crops and calcareous, sandy soils, peat soils, and soils with high phosphorus and silicon are expected to be deficient. Zinc deficiencies can affect plant by stunting its growth, decreasing number of tillers, chlorosis and smaller leaves, increasing crop maturity period, spikelet sterility and inferior quality of harvested products. Beside its role in crop production Zn plays a part in the basic roles of cellular functions in all living organisms and is involved in improving the human immune system, due to its insufficient intake, human body will suffer from hair and memory loss, skin problems and weakness in body muscles. SCIENCEDOMAIN International 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29391/1/Role%20of%20zinc%20in%20plant%20nutrition-%20a%20review.pdf Hafeezullah, Babar and Yusop, Mohd Khanif and Sarki, Muhammad Saleem (2013) Role of zinc in plant nutrition- a review. American Journal of Experimental Agriculture, 3 (2). pp. 374-391. ISSN 2231-0606 http://sciencedomain.org/abstract/1132 10.9734/AJEA/2013/2746
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description Zinc is plant micronutrient which is involved in many physiological functions its inadequate supply will reduce crop yields. Zinc deficiency is the most wide spread micronutrient deficiency problem, almost all crops and calcareous, sandy soils, peat soils, and soils with high phosphorus and silicon are expected to be deficient. Zinc deficiencies can affect plant by stunting its growth, decreasing number of tillers, chlorosis and smaller leaves, increasing crop maturity period, spikelet sterility and inferior quality of harvested products. Beside its role in crop production Zn plays a part in the basic roles of cellular functions in all living organisms and is involved in improving the human immune system, due to its insufficient intake, human body will suffer from hair and memory loss, skin problems and weakness in body muscles.
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