Vitamins and trace elements are known as micronutrients. Vitamins are organic substances not synthesized by the body, and some are cofactors for various enzymes; therefore, they are required for normal metabolism. Trace elements are metals present in very small quantities in the body. Micronutrient deficiencies are often present in critically ill surgical patients and may occur as a result of t...

Granular and liquid commercial humates, with micronutrients, and a microbial fermentation product were compared in several combinations with nematicides for their effects on cotton lint yield and root-knot nematode suppression. Fumigant nematicides effectively reduced cotton root galling caused by root-knot nematodes, and cotton lint yields increased. Organophosphates and carbamates were not ef...

Malnutrition, often accompanied by low serum levels of micronutrients, was common in HIV-infection prior to the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), and is still common in much of the world that has limited access to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Chronic diarrhea, anorexia, malabsorption, impaired nutrient storage, increased energy demands and altered metabolism were th...

Background: Micronutrient deficiencies have been associated with significantly high reproductive risks, ranging from infertility to fetal structural defects and long-term diseases. Materials and Methods: In this review we focus on the reproductive risks related to some micronutrients during the periconceptional period, a critical step in determining fetal development and health due to the poten...

BACKGROUND Multiple micronutrient deficiencies during pregnancy in Vietnam may contribute to poor fetal growth and stunting, which are major determinants of the health and development offuture generations. OBJECTIVE We assessed the effects of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation on maternal weight gain during pregnancy, infant birthweight, and height of the child at around 2 years ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of antenatal supplementation with multiple micronutrients or iron and folic acid compared with folic acid alone on birth weight, duration of gestation, and maternal haemoglobin concentration in the third trimester. DESIGN Cluster randomised double blind controlled trial. SETTING Two rural counties in north west China. PARTICIPANTS 5828 pregnant women and 46...

This investigation studies the impact of trace elements supplementation on protein anaerobic conversion into volatile fatty acids (VFAs). Two continuous reactors were operated with two model substrates, casein and gelatin, at acid (pH 5) neutral 7) conditions, addition macro micronutrients. Micronutrients increased acidification degree both proteins from 40% to 50% more than 60% only pH 7, whic...

Fertilization with macronutrients, e.g., nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), has wide-ranging well-characterized effects on terrestrial ecosystem functions. In contrast, influences of other elements, sodium (Na), calcium (Ca), potassium (K), hereafter, ‘micronutrients’, are poorly understood. To determine micronutrients, their interactions soil carbon (C) cycling, we conducted a full factorial exp...

The deficiency of micronutrients and low organic matter (OM) status soils are major hurdles in the optimum crop yield achievements. Humic substances can play an imperative role micronutrient bioavailability improved by ameliorating physicochemical soil properties. consumed as fresh food processed form. However, its susceptibility towards causes a significant reduction yield. That is why current...