Browsing Department of Agricultural Economics & Development by Subject "agronomic biofortification; leafy vegetables; iodine foliar application; field experiment"

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Iodine agronomic biofortification of cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) is effective under farmer field conditions

Joe Ojok, Peter Omara, Emmanuel Opolot, Walter Odongo, Solomon Olum, Du Laing Gijs, Xavier Gellynck, Hans De Steur, Duncan Ongeng (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019-12)

Iodine (I) is an essential micronutrient, which plays a critical role in human metabolism. However, its concentration is known to be low in most soils, making it deficient in crops. With most I agronomic biofortification ...