Iron and zinc are important micronutrients for both the growth and nutrient availability of crop plants, and their absorption is tightly controlled by a metal uptake system. Zinc-regulated transporters, iron-regulated transporter-like proteins (ZIP), is considered an essential metal transporter for the acquisition of Fe and Zn in graminaceous plants. Several ZIPs have been identified in maize, ...

Preexisting micronutrient (vitamins and trace elements) deficiencies are often present in hospitalized patients. Deficiencies occur due to inadequate or inappropriate administration, increased or altered requirements, and increased losses, affecting various biochemical processes and resulting in organ dysfunction, poor wound healing, and altered immune status with deleterious sequelae. Guidelin...

Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a prevalent micronutrient insufficiency. Although the gut is a vital organ for Zn utilization, and Zn deficiency is associated with impaired intestinal permeability and a global decrease in gastrointestinal health, alterations in the gut microbial ecology of the host under conditions of Zn deficiency have yet to be studied. Using the broiler chicken (Gallus gallus) model...

Moderate levels of zinc (3.50, 1.75 or 0.875 ?mol·L ?1 Zn) copper (0.75, 0.38 0.19 Cu), in combination with a complete suite other essential nutrients, were supplied up to flower bud break only, two cultivars subirrigated, potted, pinched chrysanthemums. Market-quality plants produced sufficient leaf-zinc leaf-copper even though the delivery respective nutrient could be reduced by 75% compared ...

Zinc (Zn) is a key micronutrient affecting bio-functions of crops. Impacts foliar application three forms Zn-containing agrichemicals on the physiology rice seedlings and their uptake heavy metal(loid)s micronutrients from fully flooded paddy soils were investigated in greenhouse study. Rice 45 days after germination randomly exposed to an equivalent amount 100 mg L?1 zinc oxide nanoparticles (...

About 26% of the Indian population is deficient in calories and 28% in protein (Chand et al. 2003). The deficiency is most acute among the poor. The magnitude of micronutrient [iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn)] deficit is particularly alarming among children, women of reproductive age, and pregnant and lactating women (Sharma 2003). Current efforts to combat micronutrient malnutrition in the developing ...

Zinc is essential for the growth and development of plants, but in excessive amounts soil it can be toxic them. Its mobility depends part on organic matter content soil. The aim study was to investigate effect application increasing zinc (200, 400 600 mg Zn·kg−1 soil) together with various forms fertilizer (cattle manure, chicken manure spent mushroom substrate) yield cocksfoot uptake this meta...