“…Also, Sinclair and Edwards (2008) reported that cattle slurry contains an amount of Zn ranging between 11 and 18 g t -1 (wet weight). On the other hand, Nikoli and Matsi (2011) stated that farmyard manures increased soil content in micronutrients chelated forms, and many authors like Ortega-Blu and Molina-Roco (2007), Chatterjee and Mandal (1985) and Chand, Randhawa, and Bhumbla (1981) reported that Zn chelated forms were more efficient than inorganic ones. Still, an over application of farm manures may threaten the environment because of nitrate leaching (Beckwith, Cooper, Smit, & Shepherd, 1998) and heavy metals accumulation (Berenguer, Cela, Santiveri, Boixadera, & Lloveras, 2008).…”