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ArticleDiscover plants2026

Common bean exhibits low zinc translocation efficiency to grain under zinc enriched field conditions in Malawi.

Annie Mtimuni Matumba, Joseph G Chimungu, R Murray Lark, Maurice Monjerezi, Lolita Wilson, Moses M Limuwa, Martin R Broadley, E Louise Ander, Elizabeth H Bailey, Patson C Nalivata

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Article in Discover plants, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Annie Mtimuni MatumbaCrop and Soil Sciences Department, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Joseph G ChimunguCrop and Soil Sciences Department, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi.ORCID 0000-0002-0330-0872
R Murray LarkSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2571-8521
Maurice MonjereziCentre for Resilient Agri-Food Systems (CRAFS), University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi.ORCID 0000-0003-1136-0653
Lolita WilsonSchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK.
Moses M LimuwaPCO, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi.ORCID 0000-0002-9693-0864
Martin R BroadleyRothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3964-7226
E Louise AnderInorganic Geochemistry, Centre for Environmental Geochemistry, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3901-1949
Elizabeth H BaileySchool of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Loughborough, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5266-3792
Patson C NalivataCrop and Soil Sciences Department, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi.ORCID 0000-0001-8429-2829

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biofortification is a sustainable approach to reduce Zn deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet the efficiency of common beans ( Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s44372-026-00596-y.

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BiofortificationPartitioning efficiencyPhaseolus vulgaris L.Zinc fertilizerZinc translocationZinc uptake

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PMID42058655
PMCPMC13121197

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