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Banyal, S. K. and Banyal, A. K. (2019). Foliar Fertilization for Enhancing Yield and Fruit Quality of Apple under Rain-Fed Conditions of Mid-Himalayas. J. Kris. Vigy. 8: 137-41.
Cakmak, I. (2008). Enrichment of cereal grains with zinc: agronomic or genetic biofortifcation? Pl. Soil 302: 1-17. doi:10.1007/s11104-007-9466-3.
Chen, X. P. et al. (2017). Harvesting more grain zinc of wheat for human health. Sci. Rep. 7: doi:10.1038/s41598-017-07484-2.
Gomes, M. H. F., Machado, B. D. A., Marques, J. P. R., Otto, R., Eichert, T. and Carvalho, H. W. P. (2020). Foliar application of Zn phosphite and Zn EDTA in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill): In vivo investigations of transport, chemical speciation, and leaf surface changes. J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. 20: 2731-39. doi:10.1007/s42729-020-00338-3.
Hao, B., Ma. J., Jiang, L., Wang, X., Bai, Y., Zhou, C., Ren, S., Li, C. and Wang, Z. (2021). Effects of foliar application of micronutrients on concentration and bioavailability of zinc and iron in wheat landraces and cultivars. Sci. Rep. 11: doi:10.1038/s41598-021-02088-3.
Iqbal, S., Farooq, M., Cheema, S. A. and Afzal, I. (2017). Boron seed priming improves the seedling emergence, growth, grain yield and grain biofortification of bread wheat. Int. J. Agric. Biol. 19: 177-82.
Khan, R. U., Gurmani, A. R., Khan, M. S., Din, J. U. and Gurmani, A. H. (2011). Residual, direct and cumulative effect of boron application on wheat and rice yield under rice-wheat system. Sarhad J. Agric. 27: 2019-23.
Kohanward, P., Jalilian, J. and Perzad, A. (2012). Effect of foliar application of micronutrient on yield and yield components of sunflower under conventional and ecological cropping systems. Int. Res. J. Appl. Basic Sci. 3: 1460-69.
Manjunath, R. P., Vishnuvardhana, Anjanappa, M., Ramegowda, G. K., Anilkumar, S. and Prasad, P. S. (2018). Influence of foliar spray of micronutrient formulation on quality and shelf life of potato (Solanum tuberosum L). 6: 660-65.
Masunaga, T., Juan, D. and Fong, M. (2018). Strategies for increasing micronutrient availability in soil for plant uptake. In: Plant micronutrient use efficiency, Academic Press. PP. 195-208. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-812104-7.00013-7.
Mohsin, A. U., Ahmad, A. U. H., Farooq, M. and Ullah, S. (2014). Influence of zinc application through seed treatment and foliar spray on growth, productivity and grain quality of hybrid maize. J. Anim. Pl. Sci. 24: 1494-503.
Moinuddin, G., Jash, S., Sarkar, A. and Dasgupta, S. (2017). Response of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) to foliar application of macro and micronutrients in the Red and Lateritic Zone of West Bengal. J. Crop Weed 13: 185-88.
Mubarak, T. (2012). Micronutrient feeding needs immediate attention for sustainable agriculture. Indian Micro Fertilizer Manufacturing Association (IMMA)News 5: 4-11.
Mubarak, T. and Jehangir, I. A. (2023). Nitrogen and potassium interaction demands attention towards neglected potassium fertilization: A review with reference to rice and maize response. Indian J. Fert. 19: 652-57
Mubarak, T., Ab. Shakoor, Shahid, Shergojari, A. and Haseeb-ur-Rehman (2023). Impact of integrated farming system (IFS) on crop production and farm income under temperate hill ecology. SKUAST J. Res. 25: 141-45.
Mubarak, T., Sheikh, F. A. and Bangroo, S. A. (2015). Role of rice in tackling hidden hunger: The biofortification approach. Resh J. Agric. Sci. 6: 1-7
Priya, P., Ashoka, P., Sarojani, J., Karakkannavar. and Guruprasad, G. S. (2020). Effect of soil and foliar application of micronutrients (Zn, Fe & B) on field performance of Maize (Zea mays L.) in Northern Karnataka. J Pharma. Phytochem. SP6: 467-70.
Prom-U-Thai, C., Rashid, A., Ram, H., Zou, C., Guilherme, L. R. G., Corguinha, A. P. B., Guo, S., Kaur, C., Naeem, A., Yamuangmorn, S., Ashraf, M. A., Sohu, V. S., Zhang, Y., Martins, F. A. D., Jumrus, S., Tutus, Y., Yazici, M. A. and Cakmak, I. (2020). Simultaneous biofortification of rice with zinc, iodine, iron and selenium through foliar treatment of a micronutrient cocktail in five countries. Front. Plant Sci. 11. doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.589835.
Puniya, R., Pandey, P., Bisht, P. S., Singh, D. K. and Singh, A. P. (2019). Effect of long-term nutrient management practices on soil micronutrient concentrations and uptake under a rice–wheat cropping system. J. Agric. Sci. 157: 1-9. doi:10.1017/S0021859619000509.
Rashid, M. H. A., Islam, M. R. and Hossain, M. M. (2022). Effects of micronutrients on growth and yield of potato. J. Agric. Food Environ. 3: 70-76.
Rietra, R. P. J. J. and Heinen, M., Dimkpa, C. and Bindraban, P. S. (2015). Effects of nutrient antagonism and synergism on fertilizer use efficiency. Virtual Fertilizer Research Center. http://www.vfrc.org/getdoc/e738b7d3-8f70-4b18-b3d9-980694b5f26c/vfrc_2015-5_effects_of_nutrient_antagonism_and_syn.pdf.
Roohi, Khokhar, K. K., Kumar, V. and Pawar, K. (2021). Effect of foliar application of npk and micronutrient (Zn and Fe) on the yield and quality of sugarcane crop. Int. J. Plant Soil Sci. 33: 289-95.
Sabatino, L., Ntatsi, G., Iapichino, G., D’anna, F. and De Pasqual, C. (2019). Effect of selenium enrichment and type of application on yield, functional quality and mineral composition of curly endive grown in a hydroponic system. Agronomy 9: doi:10.3390/agronomy9040207.
Samson, et al. (2013). Species-Specific Information for Enhancing Ecosystem Services. 2013. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314106187.
Sharma, L. (2016). Effect of nutrients sprays on growth, yield and fruit quality of apple under cold desert condition of Himachal Pradesh. J. Appl. Natur. Sci. 8: 297-300.
Shukla, A. K., Behera, S. K., Pakhre, A. and Chaudhari, S. K. (2018). Micronutrients in soils, plants, animals and humans. Indian J. Fert. 14: 30-54.
Shukla, A. K., Behera, S. K., Satyanarayana, T. and Majumdar, K. (2019). Importance of micro-nutrients in Indian Agriculture. Better Crops- South Asia 201: 6-10.
Singh, K. B., Dhaliwal, S. S. and Sikka, R. (2014). Effect of Climate and Soil Texture on Distribution of Micronutrients under Continuous Rice-Wheat System. Indian J. Fert. 10: 54-56.
Singh, M. V. (2008). Micronutrient deficiencies in crops and soils in India. In: Alloway, B. J. (eds) Micronutrient deficiencies in global crop production. Springer, Dordrecht. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6860-7_4.
Soomro, Z., Baloc, P. and Gandhai, A. (2011). Comparative effects of foliar and soil applied boron on growth and fodder yield of maize. Pak. J. Agric. Eng. Vet. Sci. 27: 18-26.
Tsomu, T. and Patel, H. C. (2019). Effect of foliar spray of plant growth regulators and micronutrients on yield and physical parameters of mango cv. Mallika. Int. J. Chem. Stud. 7: 4968-73.
Anonymous (2019b). All for a good harvest: Addressing micronutrient deficiencies, IZA publication. https://www.pwc,in/assets/pdf/research-insights/2019/all-for-a-good-harvest. pp. 14 and 26.
Anonymous (2022). India Arable Land 1961-2022. https: India Arable Land 1961-2022 |Macro Trends.
Banyal, S. K. and Banyal, A. K. (2019). Foliar Fertilization for Enhancing Yield and Fruit Quality of Apple under Rain-Fed Conditions of Mid-Himalayas. J. Kris. Vigy. 8: 137-41.
Cakmak, I. (2008). Enrichment of cereal grains with zinc: agronomic or genetic biofortifcation? Pl. Soil 302: 1-17. doi:10.1007/s11104-007-9466-3.
Chen, X. P. et al. (2017). Harvesting more grain zinc of wheat for human health. Sci. Rep. 7: doi:10.1038/s41598-017-07484-2.
Gomes, M. H. F., Machado, B. D. A., Marques, J. P. R., Otto, R., Eichert, T. and Carvalho, H. W. P. (2020). Foliar application of Zn phosphite and Zn EDTA in soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill): In vivo investigations of transport, chemical speciation, and leaf surface changes. J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. 20: 2731-39. doi:10.1007/s42729-020-00338-3.
Hao, B., Ma. J., Jiang, L., Wang, X., Bai, Y., Zhou, C., Ren, S., Li, C. and Wang, Z. (2021). Effects of foliar application of micronutrients on concentration and bioavailability of zinc and iron in wheat landraces and cultivars. Sci. Rep. 11: doi:10.1038/s41598-021-02088-3.
Iqbal, S., Farooq, M., Cheema, S. A. and Afzal, I. (2017). Boron seed priming improves the seedling emergence, growth, grain yield and grain biofortification of bread wheat. Int. J. Agric. Biol. 19: 177-82.
Khan, R. U., Gurmani, A. R., Khan, M. S., Din, J. U. and Gurmani, A. H. (2011). Residual, direct and cumulative effect of boron application on wheat and rice yield under rice-wheat system. Sarhad J. Agric. 27: 2019-23.
Kohanward, P., Jalilian, J. and Perzad, A. (2012). Effect of foliar application of micronutrient on yield and yield components of sunflower under conventional and ecological cropping systems. Int. Res. J. Appl. Basic Sci. 3: 1460-69.
Manjunath, R. P., Vishnuvardhana, Anjanappa, M., Ramegowda, G. K., Anilkumar, S. and Prasad, P. S. (2018). Influence of foliar spray of micronutrient formulation on quality and shelf life of potato (Solanum tuberosum L). 6: 660-65.
Masunaga, T., Juan, D. and Fong, M. (2018). Strategies for increasing micronutrient availability in soil for plant uptake. In: Plant micronutrient use efficiency, Academic Press. PP. 195-208. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-812104-7.00013-7.
Mohsin, A. U., Ahmad, A. U. H., Farooq, M. and Ullah, S. (2014). Influence of zinc application through seed treatment and foliar spray on growth, productivity and grain quality of hybrid maize. J. Anim. Pl. Sci. 24: 1494-503.
Moinuddin, G., Jash, S., Sarkar, A. and Dasgupta, S. (2017). Response of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) to foliar application of macro and micronutrients in the Red and Lateritic Zone of West Bengal. J. Crop Weed 13: 185-88.
Mubarak, T. (2012). Micronutrient feeding needs immediate attention for sustainable agriculture. Indian Micro Fertilizer Manufacturing Association (IMMA)News 5: 4-11.
Mubarak, T. and Jehangir, I. A. (2023). Nitrogen and potassium interaction demands attention towards neglected potassium fertilization: A review with reference to rice and maize response. Indian J. Fert. 19: 652-57
Mubarak, T., Ab. Shakoor, Shahid, Shergojari, A. and Haseeb-ur-Rehman (2023). Impact of integrated farming system (IFS) on crop production and farm income under temperate hill ecology. SKUAST J. Res. 25: 141-45.
Mubarak, T., Sheikh, F. A. and Bangroo, S. A. (2015). Role of rice in tackling hidden hunger: The biofortification approach. Resh J. Agric. Sci. 6: 1-7
Priya, P., Ashoka, P., Sarojani, J., Karakkannavar. and Guruprasad, G. S. (2020). Effect of soil and foliar application of micronutrients (Zn, Fe & B) on field performance of Maize (Zea mays L.) in Northern Karnataka. J Pharma. Phytochem. SP6: 467-70.
Prom-U-Thai, C., Rashid, A., Ram, H., Zou, C., Guilherme, L. R. G., Corguinha, A. P. B., Guo, S., Kaur, C., Naeem, A., Yamuangmorn, S., Ashraf, M. A., Sohu, V. S., Zhang, Y., Martins, F. A. D., Jumrus, S., Tutus, Y., Yazici, M. A. and Cakmak, I. (2020). Simultaneous biofortification of rice with zinc, iodine, iron and selenium through foliar treatment of a micronutrient cocktail in five countries. Front. Plant Sci. 11. doi:10.3389/fpls.2020.589835.
Puniya, R., Pandey, P., Bisht, P. S., Singh, D. K. and Singh, A. P. (2019). Effect of long-term nutrient management practices on soil micronutrient concentrations and uptake under a rice–wheat cropping system. J. Agric. Sci. 157: 1-9. doi:10.1017/S0021859619000509.
Rashid, M. H. A., Islam, M. R. and Hossain, M. M. (2022). Effects of micronutrients on growth and yield of potato. J. Agric. Food Environ. 3: 70-76.
Rietra, R. P. J. J. and Heinen, M., Dimkpa, C. and Bindraban, P. S. (2015). Effects of nutrient antagonism and synergism on fertilizer use efficiency. Virtual Fertilizer Research Center. http://www.vfrc.org/getdoc/e738b7d3-8f70-4b18-b3d9-980694b5f26c/vfrc_2015-5_effects_of_nutrient_antagonism_and_syn.pdf.
Roohi, Khokhar, K. K., Kumar, V. and Pawar, K. (2021). Effect of foliar application of npk and micronutrient (Zn and Fe) on the yield and quality of sugarcane crop. Int. J. Plant Soil Sci. 33: 289-95.
Sabatino, L., Ntatsi, G., Iapichino, G., D’anna, F. and De Pasqual, C. (2019). Effect of selenium enrichment and type of application on yield, functional quality and mineral composition of curly endive grown in a hydroponic system. Agronomy 9: doi:10.3390/agronomy9040207.
Samson, et al. (2013). Species-Specific Information for Enhancing Ecosystem Services. 2013. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314106187.
Sharma, L. (2016). Effect of nutrients sprays on growth, yield and fruit quality of apple under cold desert condition of Himachal Pradesh. J. Appl. Natur. Sci. 8: 297-300.
Shukla, A. K., Behera, S. K., Pakhre, A. and Chaudhari, S. K. (2018). Micronutrients in soils, plants, animals and humans. Indian J. Fert. 14: 30-54.
Shukla, A. K., Behera, S. K., Satyanarayana, T. and Majumdar, K. (2019). Importance of micro-nutrients in Indian Agriculture. Better Crops- South Asia 201: 6-10.
Singh, K. B., Dhaliwal, S. S. and Sikka, R. (2014). Effect of Climate and Soil Texture on Distribution of Micronutrients under Continuous Rice-Wheat System. Indian J. Fert. 10: 54-56.
Singh, M. V. (2008). Micronutrient deficiencies in crops and soils in India. In: Alloway, B. J. (eds) Micronutrient deficiencies in global crop production. Springer, Dordrecht. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6860-7_4.
Soomro, Z., Baloc, P. and Gandhai, A. (2011). Comparative effects of foliar and soil applied boron on growth and fodder yield of maize. Pak. J. Agric. Eng. Vet. Sci. 27: 18-26.
Tsomu, T. and Patel, H. C. (2019). Effect of foliar spray of plant growth regulators and micronutrients on yield and physical parameters of mango cv. Mallika. Int. J. Chem. Stud. 7: 4968-73.
