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Micronutrient deficiencies in African soils and the human nutritional nexus: opportunities with staple crops [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironmental Geochemistry and Health, 2020
A synthesis of available agronomic datasets and peer-reviewed scientific literature was conducted to: (1) assess the status of micronutrients in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) arable soils, (2) improve the understanding of the relations between soil quality ...
J. Kihara   +5 more
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Long-Term Impact of Boron Addition at Various Dosages to a Groundnut-Cabbage System on Crop Yield and Boron Dynamics in Typic Haplustepts

open access: yesAgriculture, 2023
The addition of boron (B) fertilizers to soils with low B content is required for augmenting crop yield. Therefore, it is imperative to have knowledge about the impact of long-term B addition at various dosages on crop yield and soil-B dynamics.
Dileep Kumar   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbiome–micronutrient interaction: The key to controlling the bioavailability of minerals and vitamins?

open access: yesBiofactors, 2022
Micronutrients, namely, vitamins and minerals, are necessary for the proper functioning of the human body, and their deficiencies can have dramatic short‐ and long‐term health consequences.
M. Barone   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How Aging and Oxidative Stress Influence the Cytopathic and Inflammatory Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Infection: The Role of Cellular Glutathione and Cysteine Metabolism

open access: yesAntioxidants, 2022
SARS-CoV-2 infection can cause a severe respiratory distress syndrome with inflammatory and thrombotic complications, the severity of which increases with patients’ age and presence of comorbidity. The reasons for an age-dependent increase in the risk of
Francesco Galli   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Scaling–up public sector childhood diarrhea management program: Lessons from Indian states of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Global Health, 2015
Diarrhea remains a leading cause of death among children under five in India. Public health sector is an important source for diarrhea treatment with oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc.
Sanjeev Kumar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of long-term fertilization on soil organic carbon dynamics and biological health of soils under Pearl millet -mustard-cowpea cropping sequence in an inceptisol of Gujarat

open access: yesEnvironment Conservation Journal, 2023
The study was undertaken by utilizing an ongoing long-term experiment on continuous cropping at Anand Agricultural University that began in 1980. From 1994 onwards, a modification was made by including Farmyard Manure (FYM) treatments for studying the ...
Bornali Borah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cobalt: An Essential Micronutrient for Plant Growth?

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Cobalt is a transition metal located in the fourth row of the periodic table and is a neighbor of iron and nickel. It has been considered an essential element for prokaryotes, human beings, and other mammals, but its essentiality for plants remains ...
Xiu Hu   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Screening of Poly-Glutamic Acid (PGA)-Producing Bacillus Species from Indian Fermented Soybean Foods and Characterization of PGA

open access: yesFermentation, 2022
This present work is aimed to screen the PGA-producing Bacillus spp. from naturally fermented soybean foods of Arunachal Pradesh in India and to characterize the poly-glutamic acid (PGA) extracted from Bacillus spp.
Priyambada Pariyar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Macronutrient balance and micronutrient amounts through growth and development

open access: yesItalian Journal of Pediatrics, 2021
Nutrition is essential for human growth, particularly in newborns and children. An optimal growth needs a correct diet, in order to ensure an adequate intake of macronutrients and micronutrients.
Giovanni Savarino   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Natural Cryoprotective and Cytoprotective Agents in Cryopreservation: A Focus on Melatonin

open access: yesMolecules, 2022
Cryoprotective and cytoprotective agents (Cytoprotective Agents) are fundamental components of the cryopreservation process. This review presents the essentials of the cryopreservation process by examining its drawbacks and the role of cytoprotective ...
Giada Marcantonini   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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