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This project investigates the mechanisms by which certain rice varieties uptake zinc from soils with low bioavailability. It focuses on the secretion of organic ligands, specifically deoxymugineic acid, and aims to quantify its role in enhancing zinc absorption to combat malnutrition and improve crop yields.
Zinc (Zn) deficiency in agricultural soils is leading worldwide to the production of stunted rice and to human malnutrition.Some rice varieties take up Zn even if it is present in soil in low bioavailable amount, but the underlying process is unknown.One mechanism proposed includes the secretion of organic ligands (i.e. deoxymugineic acid-DMA), its complexation with Zn in soil and the uptake of the complex into the plant.
Indirect evidence comes from isotopes studies but the direct proof (i.e. m…
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