Manganese Supply Improves Bread Wheat Productivity, Economic Returns and Grain Biofortification under Conventional and No Tillage Systems
Manganese is an important essential micronutrient, and its deficiency causes latent health issues in humans. Agronomic biofortification can promisingly improve the plant nutrient concentration without changing the genetic makeup of plants. This study was designed to assess the best method of Mn appl...
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| author | Usman Zulfiqar Saddam Hussain Muhammad Ishfaq Nauman Ali Muhammad Ahmad Fahid Ihsan Mohamed S. Sheteiwy Abdur Rauf Christophe Hano Mohamed A. El-Esawi |
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| description | Manganese is an important essential micronutrient, and its deficiency causes latent health issues in humans. Agronomic biofortification can promisingly improve the plant nutrient concentration without changing the genetic makeup of plants. This study was designed to assess the best method of Mn application to enhance productivity and grain Mn contents under conventional tillage (CT) and no tillage (NT) systems. Manganese was delivered through seed coating (250-mg kg<sup>−1</sup> seed), osmopriming (0.1-<i>M</i> Mn solution), soil application (1 kg ha<sup>−1</sup>), and foliar application (0.25-<i>M</i> Mn solution). A general control with no seed Mn application was included, whereas hydropriming and water spray were used as positive control treatments for Mn seed priming and Mn foliar spray, respectively. No tillage had a higher total soil porosity (9%), soil organic carbon (16%), soil microbial biomass carbon (4%), nitrogen (2%), and soil nutrients in the CT system. Manganese nutrition through various methods significantly enhanced the yield, grain biofortification, and net benefits for CT and NT systems. Averaged across two years, the maximum improvement in grain productivity was recorded with osmopriming (28%) followed by foliar application (26%). The highest grain Mn concentration (29% over no application) was recorded with Mn foliar applications under both tillage systems. Moreover, the highest economic returns and marginal net benefits were recorded with osmopriming. To improve the wheat production, profitability, and grain Mn concentration, Mn application through priming and foliar application may be opted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-90ae5b2bd43b4508bd991c14e9d9336c2023-12-03T13:05:18ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722021-02-0111214210.3390/agriculture11020142Manganese Supply Improves Bread Wheat Productivity, Economic Returns and Grain Biofortification under Conventional and No Tillage SystemsUsman Zulfiqar0Saddam Hussain1Muhammad Ishfaq2Nauman Ali3Muhammad Ahmad4Fahid Ihsan5Mohamed S. Sheteiwy6Abdur Rauf7Christophe Hano8Mohamed A. El-Esawi9Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanAgronomic Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad 38000, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanAgronomic Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad 38000, PakistanDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, EgyptDepartment of Chemistry, University of Swabi, Anbar 23430, PakistanLaboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures (LBLGC), INRAE USC1328, Université d’Orléans, 28000 Chartres, FranceBotany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, EgyptManganese is an important essential micronutrient, and its deficiency causes latent health issues in humans. Agronomic biofortification can promisingly improve the plant nutrient concentration without changing the genetic makeup of plants. This study was designed to assess the best method of Mn application to enhance productivity and grain Mn contents under conventional tillage (CT) and no tillage (NT) systems. Manganese was delivered through seed coating (250-mg kg<sup>−1</sup> seed), osmopriming (0.1-<i>M</i> Mn solution), soil application (1 kg ha<sup>−1</sup>), and foliar application (0.25-<i>M</i> Mn solution). A general control with no seed Mn application was included, whereas hydropriming and water spray were used as positive control treatments for Mn seed priming and Mn foliar spray, respectively. No tillage had a higher total soil porosity (9%), soil organic carbon (16%), soil microbial biomass carbon (4%), nitrogen (2%), and soil nutrients in the CT system. Manganese nutrition through various methods significantly enhanced the yield, grain biofortification, and net benefits for CT and NT systems. Averaged across two years, the maximum improvement in grain productivity was recorded with osmopriming (28%) followed by foliar application (26%). The highest grain Mn concentration (29% over no application) was recorded with Mn foliar applications under both tillage systems. Moreover, the highest economic returns and marginal net benefits were recorded with osmopriming. To improve the wheat production, profitability, and grain Mn concentration, Mn application through priming and foliar application may be opted.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/2/142agronomic biofortificationconservation tillageeconomicsseed enhancementssoil healthMn use efficiency |
| spellingShingle | Usman Zulfiqar Saddam Hussain Muhammad Ishfaq Nauman Ali Muhammad Ahmad Fahid Ihsan Mohamed S. Sheteiwy Abdur Rauf Christophe Hano Mohamed A. El-Esawi Manganese Supply Improves Bread Wheat Productivity, Economic Returns and Grain Biofortification under Conventional and No Tillage Systems Agriculture agronomic biofortification conservation tillage economics seed enhancements soil health Mn use efficiency |
| title | Manganese Supply Improves Bread Wheat Productivity, Economic Returns and Grain Biofortification under Conventional and No Tillage Systems |
| title_full | Manganese Supply Improves Bread Wheat Productivity, Economic Returns and Grain Biofortification under Conventional and No Tillage Systems |
| title_fullStr | Manganese Supply Improves Bread Wheat Productivity, Economic Returns and Grain Biofortification under Conventional and No Tillage Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Manganese Supply Improves Bread Wheat Productivity, Economic Returns and Grain Biofortification under Conventional and No Tillage Systems |
| title_short | Manganese Supply Improves Bread Wheat Productivity, Economic Returns and Grain Biofortification under Conventional and No Tillage Systems |
| title_sort | manganese supply improves bread wheat productivity economic returns and grain biofortification under conventional and no tillage systems |
| topic | agronomic biofortification conservation tillage economics seed enhancements soil health Mn use efficiency |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/11/2/142 |
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