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Agronomic Approach to Iron Biofortification in Chickpea
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: Received: 24 October 2023 / Approved: 25 October 2023 / Online: 25 October 2023 (05:16:01 CEST)
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Jahan, T.A.; Tar’an, B. Agronomic Approach to Iron Biofortification in Chickpea. Agronomy 2023, 13, 2894. Jahan, T.A.; Tar’an, B. Agronomic Approach to Iron Biofortification in Chickpea. Agronomy 2023, 13, 2894.
Abstract
Iron (Fe) deficiency specifically is the most common nutritional disorder due to insufficient absorbable Fe. Biofortification is a process of enriching the nutrient content of staple crops and is considered as a sustainable and cost-effective strategy to address micronutrient deficiency problems especially in the less developed countries. Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a staple food in many developing countries worldwide and is an excellent source of micronutrients. Biofortification of chickpea is a possible solution to address Fe deficiency problem. Chickpea biofortification experiment was conducted under field conditions to evaluate the effects of different doses of Fe fertilizer (0 kg ha-1,10 kg ha-1 and 30 kg ha-1 of Fe-EDDHA) on Fe content in seeds of 18 chickpea cultivars. The experiment was designed as a factorial combination of 18 chickpea cultivars and 3 different doses in a randomized complete block design with 4 replications at two locations in Saskatchewan in 2015 and 2016. Fe concentration in seeds across 18 different chickpea cultivars increased with Fe fertilization. Fe concentration in X05TH20-2 and CDC Frontier cultivars increased from 57 ppm to 59 ppm and 56 ppm to 58 ppm, respectively, after adding Fe fertilizer in both location in 2015 and 2016.
Keywords
biofortification; chickpea; iron deficiency; Fe-EDDHA; fertilization
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
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