Sharma, A. and Patni, B. and Shankhdhar, D. and Shankhdhar, S.C. (2012) Zinc – An Indispensable Micronutrient. Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants. pp. 1-10.
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Abstract
Availability of Zn to plant is hampered by its immobile nature and adverse soil conditions. Thus, Zn deficiency is observed even though high amount is available in soil. Root-shoot barrier, a major controller of zinc transport in plant is highly affected by changes in the anatomical structure of conducting tissue and adverse soil conditions like pH, clay content, calcium carbonate content, etc. Zn deficiency results in severe yield losses and in acute cases plant death. Zn deficiency in edible plant parts results in micronutrient malnutrition leading to stunted growth and improper sexual development in humans. To overcome this problem several strategies have been used to enrich Zn availability in edible plant parts, including nutrient management, biotechnological tools, and classical and molecular breeding approaches.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | The financial assistance received from CSIR, New Delhi, India is duly acknowledged. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Zinc deficiency,Biofortification,Zinc efficiency, Micronutrient malnutrition |
| Author Affiliation: | Department of Plant Physiology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263145 (U. S. Nagar) Uttarakhand, India. |
| Subjects: | Plant Physiology and Biochemistry > Plant Physiology |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Mr Siva Shankar |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Oct 2012 10:40 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2012 10:53 |
| Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12298-012-0139-1 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/8214 |
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