Optimizing zinc seed coating treatments for improving growth, productivity and grain biofortification of mungbean
Zinc (Zn) is a crucial micronutrient required by plants and human beings. In this study, it was hypothesized that Zn seed coating may improve the stand establishment, growth, grain Zn biofortification and seed yield of mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). The experiment consisted of four seed co...
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| description | Zinc (Zn) is a crucial micronutrient required by plants and human beings. In this study, it was hypothesized
that Zn seed coating may improve the stand establishment, growth, grain Zn biofortification and seed yield of
mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). The experiment consisted of four seed coating treatments viz. 0.50, 1.0, 1.5
and 2 g of Zn kg-1 seed; non-coated seeds being taken as control. The findings of this study disclosed that Zn seed
coating was beneficial for enhancing the seedling growth, morphological and yield parameters, grain yield and
grain Zn concentrations of mungbean. Among the Zn coating treatments, 2 g Zn kg-1 was the most superior for stand
establishment, seedling growth, morphological/yield parameters, grain yield and grain Zn biofortification. Zn seed
coating increased the seed yield of mungbean by 6.8-40.6% and grain Zn concentration by 12.0-34.4%, respectively,
than the non-coated seeds. Thus, the mungbean seeds should be coated with 2 g Zn kg-1 to achieve better stand
establishment, seedling growth, morphological and yield parameters, seed yield and grain Zn biofortification. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6aecc2e4e2eb4c7a8f1788598e2f09632022-12-21T18:23:13ZengSoil Science Society of Pakistan (SSSP)Soil & Environment2074-95462075-11412019-06-013819710210.25252/SE/19/81773Optimizing zinc seed coating treatments for improving growth, productivity and grain biofortification of mungbeanMuhammad Umar Haider0Mubshar Hussain1Muhammad Farooq2Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanAgriculture Discipline, College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, AustraliaDepartment of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural and Marine Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khoud-123, OmanZinc (Zn) is a crucial micronutrient required by plants and human beings. In this study, it was hypothesized that Zn seed coating may improve the stand establishment, growth, grain Zn biofortification and seed yield of mungbean (Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek). The experiment consisted of four seed coating treatments viz. 0.50, 1.0, 1.5 and 2 g of Zn kg-1 seed; non-coated seeds being taken as control. The findings of this study disclosed that Zn seed coating was beneficial for enhancing the seedling growth, morphological and yield parameters, grain yield and grain Zn concentrations of mungbean. Among the Zn coating treatments, 2 g Zn kg-1 was the most superior for stand establishment, seedling growth, morphological/yield parameters, grain yield and grain Zn biofortification. Zn seed coating increased the seed yield of mungbean by 6.8-40.6% and grain Zn concentration by 12.0-34.4%, respectively, than the non-coated seeds. Thus, the mungbean seeds should be coated with 2 g Zn kg-1 to achieve better stand establishment, seedling growth, morphological and yield parameters, seed yield and grain Zn biofortification.http://se.org.pk/File-Download.aspx?archivedpaperid=853Zincseed coatingmungbeanmalnutritionbiofortification |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Umar Haider Mubshar Hussain Muhammad Farooq Optimizing zinc seed coating treatments for improving growth, productivity and grain biofortification of mungbean Soil & Environment Zinc seed coating mungbean malnutrition biofortification |
| title | Optimizing zinc seed coating treatments for improving growth, productivity and grain biofortification of mungbean |
| title_full | Optimizing zinc seed coating treatments for improving growth, productivity and grain biofortification of mungbean |
| title_fullStr | Optimizing zinc seed coating treatments for improving growth, productivity and grain biofortification of mungbean |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimizing zinc seed coating treatments for improving growth, productivity and grain biofortification of mungbean |
| title_short | Optimizing zinc seed coating treatments for improving growth, productivity and grain biofortification of mungbean |
| title_sort | optimizing zinc seed coating treatments for improving growth productivity and grain biofortification of mungbean |
| topic | Zinc seed coating mungbean malnutrition biofortification |
| url | http://se.org.pk/File-Download.aspx?archivedpaperid=853 |
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