Cereal Research Communications
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Volume 45: Issue 1
Combined zinc and nitrogen fertilization in different bread wheat genotypes grown under mediterranean conditions
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F. Gomez-Coronado University of Extremadura. Avda. Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Elvas, Portugal

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M.J. Poblaciones University of Extremadura. Avda. Adolfo Suárez s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain

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A.S. Almeida Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Elvas, Portugal

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I. Cakmak Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey

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154–165
Online Publication Date:
Mar 2017
Publication Date:
01 Mar 2017
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/0806.44.2016.046
Keywords:
zinc deficiency; urea; agronomic biofortification; genetic biofortification; zinc fertilizers
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The combined application of nitrogen (N) and zinc (Zn) appears to be a promising agronomic strategy for the biofortification with Zn. To evaluate such efficiency, a field experiment was conducted in south-eastern Portugal under Zn-deficient soil. Four advanced breeding lines and two commercial varieties of bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) were fertilized with five treatments: i) control, ii) two foliar Zn applications, iii) one foliar Zn+N application, iv) soil and two foliar Zn applications, and v) soil and one foliar Zn+N application. Grain Zn content varied greatly across treatments and INIAV-1 and the commercial varieties were the most interesting cultivars in all the treatments. Grain Zn concentrations higher than the target level of 38 mg Zn kg−1 were obtained only when two foliar Zn applications were applied, alone or in combination with soil Zn applications, and grain Zn bioavailability also was more adequate (phytate:Zn ratios similar to 15). Soil Zn application resulted in grain yield increases between 7–10%, which virtually offset the extra application cost. The combined soil and two foliar treatment could be a good option for biofortifying bread wheat under Zn-deficient soils.

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