Maize grain yield and grain zinc concentration response to zinc fertilization: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: Zinc deficiency in agricultural soils is a current global agroecosystems challenge. Maize exhibits elevated susceptibility to Zn deficiency and low response to zinc fertilization. As a result, there are contradicting literature reports on the crop response to zinc fertilization. This meta-analysis synthesized the current evidence on maize response to zinc fertilization from different studies and highlighted the potential innovations to improve the crop response to zinc application. Systematic literature searches were conducted on the Web of Science and Google Scholar for peer-reviewed publications. From the selected publications, data extracted were maize grain yield and maize grain zinc concentration. The meta-analysis was conducted in R statistical environment using the metafor pa

SUBMITTER: Mutambu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10192774 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature