ReviewFrontiers in plant science2023
Formulation of zinc foliar sprays for wheat grain biofortification: a review of current applications and future perspectives.
Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Grain zinc, iron and protein concentrations of contemporary wheat cultivars fall short of targets for human health.Nature food · 2026Pooled it
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- Systemic regulation of rhizosphere nutrient activation by polyol-chelated fertilizers: evidence and a conceptual framework.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
- Machine learning-based evaluation of seed priming and biostimulant applications in rainfed wheat.PeerJ · 2026Article
- Plant-derived vesicle-like nanoparticles in food crops: emerging insights into nutritional biofortification and biomedical applications.Plant biotechnology journal · 2025Review
- Application of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles to Mitigate Cadmium Toxicity: Mechanisms and Future Prospects.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The effects of foliar amino acid and Zn applications on agronomic traits and Zn biofortification in soybean (Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Plant nutrition challenges for a sustainable agriculture of the future.Physiologia plantarumReview
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Abstract
Agronomic biofortification of wheat grain with zinc can improve the condition of about one billion people suffering from zinc (Zn) deficiency. However, with the challenge of cultivating high-yielding wheat varieties in Zn-deficient soils and the global need to produce higher-quality food that nourishes the growing population, innovation in the strategies to deliver Zn directly to plants will come into play. Consequently, existing foliar formulations will need further refinement to maintain the high agronomic productivity required in competitive global grain markets while meeting the dietary Zn intake levels recommended for humans. A new generation of foliar fertilisers that increase the amount of Zn assimilated in wheat plants and the translocation efficiency of Zn from leaves to grains can be a promising solution. Research on the efficacy of adjuvants and emerging nano-transporters relative to conventional Zn forms applied as foliar fertilisers to wheat has expanded rapidly in recent years. This review scopes the range of evidence available in the literature regarding the biofortification of bread wheat (
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