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Simultaneous Biofortification of Rice With Zinc, Iodine, Iron and Selenium Through Foliar Treatment of a Micronutrient Cocktail in Five Countries

author(s) Prom-u-thai, C. - Rashid, A. - Ram, H. - Zou, C.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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regions
  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Asia
  • World
  • Southern Asia
  • Eastern Asia
  • South America
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Americas
citation

Prom-u-thai, C; Rashid, A; Ram, H; Zou, C; Guilherme, LRG; Corguinha, APB; Guo, S; Kaur, C; Naeem, A; Yamuangmorn, S; Ashraf, MY; Sohu, VS; Zhang, Y; Martins, FAD; Jumrus, S; Tutus, Y; Yazici, MA; Cakmak, I. 2020. Simultaneous Biofortification of Rice With Zinc, Iodine, Iron and Selenium Through Foliar Treatment of a Micronutrient Cocktail in Five Countries. Frontiers in Plant Science. 11:589835

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Abstract

Widespread malnutrition of zinc (Zn), iodine (I), iron (Fe) and selenium (Se), known as hidden hunger, represents a predominant cause of several health complications in human populations where rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the major staple food. Therefore, increasing concentrations of these micronutrients in rice grain represents a sustainable solution to hidden hunger. This study aimed at enhancing concentration of Zn, I, Fe and Se in rice grains by agronomic biofortification. We evaluated effects of foliar application of Zn, I, Fe and Se on grain yield and grain concentration of these micronutrients in rice grown at 21 field sites during 2015 to 2017 in Brazil, China, India, Pakistan and Thailand. This article is an output of the HarvestPlus programme

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