Abstract
Zinc (Zn) malnutrition can be alleviated by increasing the dietary Zn intake through Zn biofortification of edible crops. Agronomic and genetic biofortification has been suggested as better option to increase the dietary Zn. In this study, we show considerable genetic variability for seed Zn concentration in six leading finger millet genotypes. External application of Zn resulted in improved Zn concentration in different plant parts; in particular there was significant increase in seed Zn concentration in all genotypes. Though genotypes GPU28 and INDAF5 showed differences in root and shoot Zn at vegetative stage but at reproductive stage there was no significant difference. Apart from that, Zn application increased the seed iron (Fe) concentration with no or minimal effect on copper (Cu) concentration.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
External application of Zn improved Zn concentration in different plant parts of finger millet.
- Taxon
- finger millet
Eleusine coracanat0 - Organ / stage
- different plant partse0
- Treatment
- External application of Zne0
- Outcome
- Zn concentration in different plant partse0
- Direction
- improvede0
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Verbatim
t0“in finger millet [Eleusine coracana(L.) Gaertn.]”
e0“External application of Zn resulted in improved Zn concentration in different plant parts”
Claim · model-written summary
External application of Zn significantly increased seed Zn concentration in all genotypes of finger millet.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Material
- all genotypese1
- Organ / stage
- seede1
- Treatment
- External application of Zne0
- Outcome
- seed Zn concentratione1
- Direction
- increasee1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“in finger millet [Eleusine coracana(L.) Gaertn.]”
e0“External application of Zn resulted in improved Zn concentration in different plant parts”
e1“in particular there was significant increase in seed Zn concentration in all genotypes”
Claim · model-written summary
Six leading finger millet genotypes show considerable genetic variability for seed Zn concentration.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanae2
- Material
- six leading finger millet genotypese2
- Outcome
- genetic variability for seed Zn concentratione2
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e2“we show considerable genetic variability for seed Zn concentration in six leading finger millet genotypes”
Claim · model-written summary
Zn application increased seed iron (Fe) concentration in finger millet.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Treatment
- Zn applicatione3
- Outcome
- seed iron (Fe) concentratione3
- Direction
- increasede3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“in finger millet [Eleusine coracana(L.) Gaertn.]”
e3“Zn application increased the seed iron (Fe) concentration with no or minimal effect on copper (Cu) concentration”
Claim · model-written summary
Zn application had no or minimal effect on copper (Cu) concentration in finger millet.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Treatment
- Zn applicatione3
- Outcome
- copper (Cu) concentratione3
- Direction
- no or minimal effecte3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“in finger millet [Eleusine coracana(L.) Gaertn.]”
e3“Zn application increased the seed iron (Fe) concentration with no or minimal effect on copper (Cu) concentration”
Claim · model-written summary
Genotypes GPU28 and INDAF5 differed in root and shoot Zn at the vegetative stage.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Material
- GPU28 and INDAF5e4
- Organ / stage
- vegetative stagee4
- Outcome
- root and shoot Zne4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“in finger millet [Eleusine coracana(L.) Gaertn.]”
e4“Though genotypes GPU28 and INDAF5 showed differences in root and shoot Zn at vegetative stage but at reproductive stage there was no significant difference”
Claim · model-written summary
Genotypes GPU28 and INDAF5 did not differ significantly in root and shoot Zn at the reproductive stage.
- Taxon
- finger milletEleusine coracanat0
- Material
- GPU28 and INDAF5e4
- Organ / stage
- reproductive stagee4
- Outcome
- root and shoot Zne4
- Qualifier
- no significant differencee4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“in finger millet [Eleusine coracana(L.) Gaertn.]”
e4“Though genotypes GPU28 and INDAF5 showed differences in root and shoot Zn at vegetative stage but at reproductive stage there was no significant difference”
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