In order to assess the grain-size distribution and chemical speciation of heavy metals, 34 dust samples were collected in the city of Wuhu. Heavy metals concentrations in street dust of different districts varied greatly. Zn concentration in the traffic district, for example, is more than two times that of other districts, and Cu concentration in the industrial district is more than three times...

Bio-fortification of food crops is a cost-effective and sustainable agricultural strategy to decrease malnutrition arising from micronutrients deficiencies. Accordingly, the pot experiments have been conducted to investigate the effectiveness of various foliar-applied iron (Fe) fertilizers in increasing agro-morphological traits and grain micronutrients concentrations of bread wheat plants unde...

an experiment was conducted to optimize consumption of zinc and evaluate of zinc effects on quantitative and qualitative traits of winter wheat under saline soil condition. it was done by three replications in randomized complete block design. the experiment had four treatments as control without zn, 40 kg.ha-1 zn as znso4, 80 kg.ha-1 zn as znso4 in soil and 120 kg.ha-1 zn as znso4 in soil. ele...

Forty-nine surface sediment samples from the Minho estuary sector between Tui and Caminha were analyzed for grain-size contents, Al, As, Cr, Cu, Hg, Li, Pb, Sn, and Zn concentrations. Selected heavy metal (Cu, Cr, Hg, and Zn) and metalloid (As and Sn) distributions were normalized against Al and Li with the main goal of compensating for natural grain-size variability and to separate natural fro...

The influence of B203 on the microshucture and magnetic properties of pure Mn-Zn ferrites has been investigated. A citrate gel processing route was employed to produce highly homogeneous Mn-Zn (MQ,~,Z~.,F~,,OJ ferrites undoped or doped with B203 (0-2.5wt%). The results show that B203 doping does not benefit the magnetic properties of these femtes, but promoted grain growth significantly. The in...

Foods produced on soils impacted by Pb-Zn mining activities are a potential health risk due to plant uptake of the arsenic (As) associated with such mining. A field survey was undertaken in two Pb-Zn mining-impacted paddy fields in Guangdong Province, China to assess As accumulation and translocation, as well as other factors influencing As in twelve commonly grown rice cultivars. The results s...

As a member of the heavy metal ATPase (HMA) family, OsHMA3 is a tonoplast-localized transporter for Cd in the roots of rice (Oryza sativa). Overexpression of OsHMA3 selectively reduces Cd accumulation in the grain. Further characterization in the present study revealed that overexpression of OsHMA3 also enhances the tolerance to toxic Cd. The growth of both the roots and shoots was similar in t...

A field experiment using a block design was set up from 1995-1999. Soil at this site is the well-drained Bungor Series, clayey, kaolinitic, isohyperthermic Typic Paleudults. The treatments for the first cycle are no sludge application, inorganic N (ammonium sulfate) at 140 kg N ha and sludge application rates at 150, 300, 450 and 600% of recommended fertilizer N rate of 140 kg N ha. No sludge w...

Zinc (Zn) deficiency caused by inadequate dietary intake is a global nutritional problem, particularly in developing countries. Therefore, zinc biofortification of wheat and other cereal crops is being urgently addressed and highly prioritized as a research topic. A field study was planned to evaluate the influence of zinc application on grain yield, grain zinc content, and grain phytic acid co...