Zinc nutrition and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis effects on maize (Zea mays L.) growth and productivity

• Main Authors: Abdul Saboor, Abdul Saboor, Ali, Muhammad Arif, Hussain, Shabir, El Enshasy, Hesham A., Hussain, Sajjad, Ahmed, Niaz, Abdul Gafur, Abdul Gafur, Sayyed, R. Z., Fahad, Shah, Danish, Subhan, Datta, Rahul
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V. 2021
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94480/1/HeshamElEnshasy2021_ZincNutritionandArbuscularMycorrhizal.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/94480/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.06.096
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient required to enhance crop growth and yield. In the arid – semiarid region, Zn deficiency is expected due to alkaline calcareous soil. Contrarily, Zn toxicity is also becoming an environmental concern due to increasing anthropogenic activities (metal smelting, c...