Author(s):
1. Rida Rasheed:
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Institute of Botany, Punjab University,Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
2. Ambreen Ahmed:
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Institute of Botany, Punjab University,Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan
Abstract:
Wheat is a key source of nutritional energy around the world. More than 2 billion individuals are suffering from malnutrition due to inadequate intake of micronutrients like Zn and Fe, which affects and leads to severe physical and mental health risks. Biofortification of cereals using bio-fertilizers is emerging as an effective and eco-friendly method to treat malnutrition. In current work, zinc solubilizing bacteria were tested for their potential to enhance plant growth and quality when paired with Zn and Fe treatment and evaluated to be used as bio-fertilizers. The findings showed that under laboratory conditions, 29% increase in shoot length was observed in plants treated with Proteus microbilis (Pc3) with 200 g/ml of Zn+Fe. Zn and Fe contents of plants were measured using atomic absorption spectroscopy and 3.61 and 2.87 ppm Zn and Fe contents were noted for plants supplemented with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (DS4) and Pseudomonas sp.(FS2) with foliar application of 200µg/ml Zn+Fe , respectively, under wire house set-up. Hence, agronomic biofortification of wheat utilising micronutrients and PGPR can be suggested as a sustainable way to improve the nutritional value of crops, especially in underdeveloped nations.
Page(s):
27-27
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Abstract Book on Second International Conference on Recent Approaches in Plant Sciences (RAPS-23) 4-5 May 2023 , Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023
Keywords:
Malnutrition
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wheat
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biofortification
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Biofertilizers
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AgriculturalBiotechnology
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Green solution
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