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ArticlePlants (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Efficacy of Nano and Conventional Zinc and Silicon Fertilizers for Nutrient Use Efficiency and Yield Benefits in Maize Under Saline Field Conditions.

Abbas Shoukat, Uswah Maryam, Britta Pitann, Muhammad Mubashar Zafar, Allah Nawaz, Waseem Hassan, Mahmoud F Seleiman, Zulfiqar Ahmad Saqib, Karl H Mühling

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Article in Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Abbas ShoukatInstitute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Kiel University, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6186-3657
Uswah MaryamInstitute of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
Britta PitannInstitute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Kiel University, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5476-3244
Muhammad Mubashar ZafarDepartment of Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-5664-138X
Allah NawazInstitute of Soil Chemistry & Environmental Sciences, AARI, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-0792-5746
Waseem HassanSoil and Water Testing Laboratory for Research, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan.
Mahmoud F SeleimanDepartment of Plant Production, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-4779-9414
Zulfiqar Ahmad SaqibInstitute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0002-7718-873X
Karl H MühlingInstitute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Kiel University, Hermann-Rodewald-Str. 2, 24118 Kiel, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9922-6581

Funding

King Saud University RSPD2025R571
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increasing severity of salinity stress, exacerbated by climate change, poses significant challenges to sustainable agriculture, particularly in salt-affected regions. Soil salinity, impacting approximately 20% of irrigated lands, severely reduces crop productivity by disrupting plants' physiological and biochemical processes. This study evaluates the effectiveness of zinc (Zn) and silicon (Si) nanofertilizers in improving maize (

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maizenanofertilizersnutrient uptakesiliconsoil salinityzinc

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PMID40094549
PMCPMC11902135

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