Combating iron and zinc malnutrition through mineral biofortification in maize through plant growth promoting Bacillus and Paenibacillus species.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The burgeoning population of the world is causing food insecurity not only by less food availability but also by the malnutrition of essential nutrients and vitamins. Malnutrition is mostly linked with food having micronutrients lower than the optimal concentration of that specific food commodity and becoming an emerging challenge over the globe. Microbial biofortification in agriculture ensures nutritional security through microbial nitrogen fixation, and improved phosphate and zinc solubilization, which increase the uptake of these nutrients. The present study evaluates the novel plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) to biofortify maize gain.

Methods

For this purpose, a pot and two field experiments for maize were conducted. PGPRs were applied alone and

SUBMITTER: Ahmad M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9929565 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature