A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Foliar Feeding of Micronutrients on Productivity and Revenue Generation of Forage Crops

Iqbal, Muhammad Aamir; Abdul, H.; Muzammil, H.S.; Imtiaz, H.; Tanveer, Asif; Saira, I.; Ali, Anser

doi:10.1590/s0100-83582019370100046

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“…As well as, the F2 did not significantly differ from F3 (iron only). This result agrees with the results of many researchers (Iqbal et al, 2019;Xia et al, 2019). For the nozzle type effect, the table ( 6) illustrated that the nozzle type has a significant effect on the plant height.…”

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The Role of Sprayer`s Characteristics and Foliar Spraying for Improving the Maize Growth and Yield

Alheidary¹,

S²,

abdullah³

2020

Basrah J. Agric. Sci.

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: The field experiment was performed during the autumn growing season 2019 in Al Khyoot village of the Qurna town which is located at 75 km northern Basrah city centre. For improving the maize growth and yield, the effect of foliar spraying with iron and zinc and the most important technological characteristics of the knapsack sprayer such as nozzle types was studied. Three nozzle types were investigated as standard Flat fan nozzle, Hollow cone nozzle, and Tip nozzle (as reference nozzle in this study). Three foliar concentrations (0, Zn30 + Fe100 and Fe100+ Zn30) as well as a 16- litre capacity of the knapsack sprayer were used for fertilizer spraying experiments. All field experiments were carried out using the complete randomized block design (RCBD) with three replications. The results of the statistical analysis showed that there was a significant effect of the nozzle type and foliar spraying on the plant growth and yield characteristics as plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf area, number of grains, and yields (152.39 cm, 1.88 cm, 13.98, 4559 cm2, 376.51 and 5.51 Mg ha-1 respectively). Also, these characteristics showed an increase percentage as following (2.79%, 2.25%, 0.60%, 3.11%, 3.70%, and 1.73% respectively) when the hollow cone nozzle was used compared to the reference nozzle. In addition, an interaction between the studied factors also appeared a significant difference in the grain number and yield characteristics.

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confidence: 94%

The Role of Sprayer`s Characteristics and Foliar Spraying for Improving the Maize Growth and Yield

Alheidary¹,

S²,

abdullah³

2020

Basrah J. Agric. Sci.

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“…These parameters are significantly affected by Cu content in the forage crops. A meta‐analysis of 139 studies across the globe showed that CPC (1.9–11.0%) was improved by foliar or soil application of Cu 121 . Kaur et al 63 .…”

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Agronomic biofortification of forage crops with zinc and copper for enhancing nutritive potential: a systematic review

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Many developing countries are facing a silent increase in deficiency of micronutrients in forage crops that results in decreased levels of essential nutrients in animals. Micronutrients are essential not only for basic metabolic processes of forage crops but also for sustaining animal health. Forage productivity and quality are severely affected by soil micronutrients deficiencies, especially zinc and copper. This review summarizes the literature highlighting the significance of different methodologies used to increase the biomass and quality of forage so as to enhance the micronutrient content of the forage crops through biofortification. Biofortification is a promising and sustainable agriculture‐based strategy to reduce micronutrient deficiency in crops. The experiments and trials conducted at different locations of the world showed that copper and zinc concentrations in animal fodders can be enhanced through the process of foliar application. Additionally, agronomic biofortification showed more promising results, and thus is an outstanding, fast, and cost‐effective technique for the immediate enrichment of forage in order to overcome malnutrition in animals. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.

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“…Weeds having exceptionally higher lignin content caused a sharp decline in feed intake leading to serious malnutrition in dairy Changing Climate and Advances on Weeds Utilization as Forage: Provisions, Nutritional Quality… DOI: http://dx.doi.org /10.5772/intechopen.91386 animals. Similarly, significantly less palatability of weeds reduce their intake, which led to animal's weight loss along with sharp decline in milk production [52][53][54].…”

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Changing Climate and Advances on Weeds Utilization as Forage: Provisions, Nutritional Quality and Implications

Iqbal¹,

Ali²,

Sabagh³

et al. 2020

Invasive Species - Introduction Pathways, Economic Impact, and Possible Management Options

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Under changing climate, growth and prevalence of many invasive and indigenous weeds are expected to boost up owing to their greater genetic diversity, competitive superiority and better plant architecture. Atmospheric CO 2 enrichment and elevating global temperature are causing weeds invasion to new localities making prevalent weed management strategies ineffective. Weed utilization as forage for ruminants provided that their nutritional profile is available and can be a biologically feasible and economically viable approach compared to existing management system of eliminating them from agro-ecological systems. Different weeds like Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense), canary grass (Phalaris minor), nut sedge (Cyperus rotundus), yellow duck (Rumex crispus), drooping brome (Bromus tectorum), burr clover (Medicago polymorpha), button weed (Diodia scandens), and purslane (Portulaca oleracea) had acceptable nutritional profile with organic matter (89.0-91.3%), protein (7.1-19.5%) and fats (2.1-3.7%). Those were also rich in micro-nutrients (calcium, magnesium and zinc), while anti-nutritional factors (saponins, tannins, phytates and oxalates) were in safer limits for dairy animals. Lack of nutritional profiling and presence of anti-nutritional factors decreased feed intake and led to malnutrition, while higher concentration of tannins caused digestibility depression in small ruminants. There is need to conduct further studies for nutritional profiling of local weed species and development of techniques for reducing their anti-nutritional factors.

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A Meta-Analysis of the Impact of Foliar Feeding of Micronutrients on Productivity and Revenue Generation of Forage Crops

Cited by 14 publications

References 9 publications

The Role of Sprayer`s Characteristics and Foliar Spraying for Improving the Maize Growth and Yield

The Role of Sprayer`s Characteristics and Foliar Spraying for Improving the Maize Growth and Yield

Agronomic biofortification of forage crops with zinc and copper for enhancing nutritive potential: a systematic review

Changing Climate and Advances on Weeds Utilization as Forage: Provisions, Nutritional Quality and Implications

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