Table 6.
Effect of agronomic biofortification of Zn on different quality traits of wheat
| Application method | Application rate | Quality parameters | Value in control | % change in quality over control | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foliar application | 0.5% ZnSO4.H20 | Protein | 9.7% | 14.4 | Zeidan et al. (2010) |
| Soil + Foliar application | 5 kg Zn ha−1 + 1% ZnSO4 | Glutenin | 2.0% | 29.5 | Khattak et al. (2015) |
| Soil + Foliar application | 7.5 kg Zn ha−1 + two foliar sprays of Zincsol | Polymeric: gliadin ratio | 0.75 | 18.7 | Peck et al. (2008) |
| Foliar application | 2 g ZnSO4·7H2O L−1 | Hectolitre weight | 84.7 kg 100 L−1 | 1.53 | Esfandiari et al. (2016) |
| Seed priming | 0.5 molar Zn | Phytate | − 9.7 | Rehman et al. (2018) | |
| Seed coating | 1.25 g Zn kg−1 seed | − 8.24 | |||
| Soil application | 10 kg Zn ha−1 | − 11.6 | |||
| Foliar application | 0.025 molar Zn | − 12.9 | |||
| Foliar application | 0.3% ZnSO4·7H2O | Phytate | 7.08% | − 6.2 | Li et al. (2018) |