Year: 2014
Type: report
Abstract: vi 1 Ecological life cycle of zinc 1 2 Extent and geographic distribution of zinc deficiency 1 3 Extent of zinc deficiency in rice cultivation 2 4 Soil factors controlling zinc availability 3 4.1 Soil pH 4 4.2 Soil organic matter 5 4.3 Soil microorganisms 5 4.4 Soil chemistry interactions during drying of soils 5 4.5 Soil parameters for zinc availability 6 5 Zinc uptake by plants 6 5.1 Root traits enhancing zinc uptake at low soil zinc levels 8 5.2 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi 9 5.3 Breeding for zinc efficiency 9 6 Plant zinc allocation and re-allocation 10 7 Zinc in the edible produce 11 8 Phosphorus-zinc interactions 12 9 Zinc management options in rice-based systems 13 9.1 Soil application of zinc fertilizers 13 9.2 Foliar application of zinc 15 9.3 Seed treatments 15 9.4 Organic matter management 16 9.5 Cropping system adaptations 17 9.6 Options to reduce the phytic acid content of rice grains 17 10 Sustainability of the production system and impact on the environment 18 10.1 Role of zinc fertilizer in improving soil health and maintaining soil production capacity 18 10.2 Externalities causing threat to the environment and ecosystem functioning 18 11 Bioavailability of increased zinc content in rice and significance for human intake and health 19 11.1 Food chain approaches 19 11.2 Zinc uptake from biofortified rice 20 11.3 Contribution of zinc-biofortified rice to reduce human zinc deficiency 20 11.4 Processing 21
Authors: Andreas Duffner, Ellis Hoffland, T.J. Stomph, A. Boonstra, P.S. Bindraban
Institution: ISRIC - World Soil Information
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2553696285