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Plant Nano-nutrition: Perspectives and Challenges
The global agriculture is facing many challenges including sustainable use and conservation of natural resources, climate change, urbanization, and pollution resulting from agrochemicals (e.g., fertilizers and...
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Selenium fortification induces growth, antioxidant activity, yield and nutritional quality of lettuce in salt-affected soil using foliar and soil applications
Distribution of selenium (Se) in soils around the world is not identical and many soils are classified as Se-poor soils. Therefore, Se fortification of crops grown on these soils is crucial, where increasing S...
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Selenium and nano-selenium in plant nutrition
Selenium (Se) is a naturally occurring metalloid element which occurs nearly in all environments. Se is considered as a finite and non-renewable resource on the Earth. The common sources of Se in earth’s crus...
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Nanoparticles, Soils, Plants and Sustainable Agriculture
Humanity faces major challenges involving energy, water, food, environment, poverty, diseases, education, democracy and population. Green nanotechnology could be a solution for providing sustainable energy, cl...
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Selenium and its Role in Higher Plants
Selenium (Se) is a naturally occurring metalloid element which occurs nearly in all environments in the universe. The common sources of Se in earth crust occurs in association with sulfide minerals as metal se...
