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Green manure addition to soil increases grain zinc concentration in bread wheat.
PLoS One. 2014; 9(7):e101487.Plos

Abstract

Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a major problem for many people living on wheat-based diets. Here, we explored whether addition of green manure of red clover and sunflower to a calcareous soil or inoculating a non-indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) strain may increase grain Zn concentration in bread wheat. For this purpose we performed a multifactorial pot experiment, in which the effects of two green manures (red clover, sunflower), ZnSO4 application, soil γ-irradiation (elimination of naturally occurring AMF), and AMF inoculation were tested. Both green manures were labeled with 65Zn radiotracer to record the Zn recoveries in the aboveground plant biomass. Application of ZnSO4 fertilizer increased grain Zn concentration from 20 to 39 mg Zn kg-1 and sole addition of green manure of sunflower to soil raised grain Zn concentration to 31 mg Zn kg-1. Adding the two together to soil increased grain Zn concentration even further to 54 mg Zn kg-1. Mixing green manure of sunflower to soil mobilized additional 48 µg Zn (kg soil)-1 for transfer to the aboveground plant biomass, compared to the total of 132 µg Zn (kg soil)-1 taken up from plain soil when neither green manure nor ZnSO4 were applied. Green manure amendments to soil also raised the DTPA-extractable Zn in soil. Inoculating a non-indigenous AMF did not increase plant Zn uptake. The study thus showed that organic matter amendments to soil can contribute to a better utilization of naturally stocked soil micronutrients, and thereby reduce any need for major external inputs.

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Aghili F
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
Gamper HA
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
Eikenberg J
Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Radioanalytics Laboratory, Villigen, Switzerland.
Khoshgoftarmanesh AH
College of Agriculture, Department of Soil Sciences, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
Afyuni M
College of Agriculture, Department of Soil Sciences, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran.
Schulin R
Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.
Jansa J
Institute of Microbiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic.
Frossard E
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zürich, Switzerland.

MeSH

Biological TransportBiomassBreadFertilizersHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationManureMineralsMycorrhizaeNitrogenPentetic AcidSoilSolubilityTriticumZinc

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

24999738

Citation

Aghili, Forough, et al. "Green Manure Addition to Soil Increases Grain Zinc Concentration in Bread Wheat." PloS One, vol. 9, no. 7, 2014, pp. e101487.
Aghili F, Gamper HA, Eikenberg J, et al. Green manure addition to soil increases grain zinc concentration in bread wheat. PLoS One. 2014;9(7):e101487.
Aghili, F., Gamper, H. A., Eikenberg, J., Khoshgoftarmanesh, A. H., Afyuni, M., Schulin, R., Jansa, J., & Frossard, E. (2014). Green manure addition to soil increases grain zinc concentration in bread wheat. PloS One, 9(7), e101487. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101487
Aghili F, et al. Green Manure Addition to Soil Increases Grain Zinc Concentration in Bread Wheat. PLoS One. 2014;9(7):e101487. PubMed PMID: 24999738.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Green manure addition to soil increases grain zinc concentration in bread wheat. AU - Aghili,Forough, AU - Gamper,Hannes A, AU - Eikenberg,Jost, AU - Khoshgoftarmanesh,Amir H, AU - Afyuni,Majid, AU - Schulin,Rainer, AU - Jansa,Jan, AU - Frossard,Emmanuel, Y1 - 2014/07/07/ PY - 2013/11/07/received PY - 2014/06/07/accepted PY - 2014/7/8/entrez PY - 2014/7/8/pubmed PY - 2015/2/28/medline SP - e101487 EP - e101487 JF - PloS one JO - PLoS One VL - 9 IS - 7 N2 - Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a major problem for many people living on wheat-based diets. Here, we explored whether addition of green manure of red clover and sunflower to a calcareous soil or inoculating a non-indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal (AMF) strain may increase grain Zn concentration in bread wheat. For this purpose we performed a multifactorial pot experiment, in which the effects of two green manures (red clover, sunflower), ZnSO4 application, soil γ-irradiation (elimination of naturally occurring AMF), and AMF inoculation were tested. Both green manures were labeled with 65Zn radiotracer to record the Zn recoveries in the aboveground plant biomass. Application of ZnSO4 fertilizer increased grain Zn concentration from 20 to 39 mg Zn kg-1 and sole addition of green manure of sunflower to soil raised grain Zn concentration to 31 mg Zn kg-1. Adding the two together to soil increased grain Zn concentration even further to 54 mg Zn kg-1. Mixing green manure of sunflower to soil mobilized additional 48 µg Zn (kg soil)-1 for transfer to the aboveground plant biomass, compared to the total of 132 µg Zn (kg soil)-1 taken up from plain soil when neither green manure nor ZnSO4 were applied. Green manure amendments to soil also raised the DTPA-extractable Zn in soil. Inoculating a non-indigenous AMF did not increase plant Zn uptake. The study thus showed that organic matter amendments to soil can contribute to a better utilization of naturally stocked soil micronutrients, and thereby reduce any need for major external inputs. SN - 1932-6203 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/24999738/Green_manure_addition_to_soil_increases_grain_zinc_concentration_in_bread_wheat_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -