Combined application of zinc-lysine chelate and zinc-solubilizing bacteria improves yield and grain biofortification of maize (Zea mays L.)

Safdar Bashir, Abdul Basit, Rana Nadeem Abbas, Shahbaz Naeem, Saqib Bashir, Niaz Ahmed, Muhammad Saeed Ahmed, Muhammad Zahaib Ilyas, Zubair Aslam, Saqer S. Alotaibi, Ahmed M. El-Shehawi, Yunzhou Li

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254647
Published: 2021-07-13
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Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0254647,
  title = {Combined application of zinc-lysine chelate and zinc-solubilizing bacteria improves yield and grain biofortification of maize (Zea mays L.)},
  author = {Safdar Bashir and Abdul Basit and Rana Nadeem Abbas and Shahbaz Naeem and Saqib Bashir and Niaz Ahmed and Muhammad Saeed Ahmed and Muhammad Zahaib Ilyas and Zubair Aslam and Saqer S. Alotaibi and Ahmed M. El-Shehawi and Yunzhou Li},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {PLOS ONE},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0254647},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254647}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Combined application of zinc-lysine chelate and zinc-solubilizing bacteria improves yield and grain biofortification of maize (Zea mays L.)
AU  - Safdar Bashir
AU  - Abdul Basit
AU  - Rana Nadeem Abbas
AU  - Shahbaz Naeem
AU  - Saqib Bashir
AU  - Niaz Ahmed
AU  - Muhammad Saeed Ahmed
AU  - Muhammad Zahaib Ilyas
AU  - Zubair Aslam
AU  - Saqer S. Alotaibi
AU  - Ahmed M. El-Shehawi
AU  - Yunzhou Li
PY  - 2021
JO  - PLOS ONE
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0254647
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Bashir, S., Basit, A., Abbas, R. N., Naeem, S., Bashir, S., Ahmed, N., Ahmed, M. S., Ilyas, M. Z., Aslam, Z., Alotaibi, S. S., El-Shehawi, A. M., & Li, Y. (2021). Combined application of zinc-lysine chelate and zinc-solubilizing bacteria improves yield and grain biofortification of maize (Zea mays L.). PLOS ONE. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254647

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