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ArticleHeliyon2022

Foliar application of biosynthesised zinc nanoparticles as a strategy for ferti-fortification by improving yield, zinc content and zinc use efficiency in amaranth.

Zakane Reshma, Kowshik Meenal

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Article in Heliyon, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Iron and Zinc Foliar Spraying AffectedPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Zakane ReshmaDepartment of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, India.
Kowshik MeenalDepartment of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deficiency in zinc is widely prevalent in developing countries. Ferti-fortification is one of the easiest and quickest options for improving the zinc content in food. Consumption of such food can provide zinc in adequate amounts to the individual. Nanotechnology is now envisioned as the future of agriculture owing to the immense advantages of nanoparticles over bulk materials. In this work, the effect of zinc nanoparticles (Nps) synthesized via biological route using moringa leaves extract was studied on seed germination, its growth parameters, zinc content and nutrient use efficiency in amaranth crop.

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AmaranthGreen synthesisMoringa leaf extractNanotechnologyNutrient use efficiencyZinc fortification

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PMID36247155
PMCPMC9562344

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