Research results in recent years, revealed that cereal grains are low in mineral element (zinc and iron) concentrations. Therefore, improving the quality of nutrition is required. Significant effects of nitrogen and sulphur nutrition on grain yield and protein concentration of wheat were reported. Nitrogen nutrition of plants appears to be a critical component for an effective bio-fortification of food crops with Zn and Fe due to several physiological and molecular mechanisms. The sulphur requirement of wheat is lower than nitrogen. However, in case of sulphur deficiency, nitrogenous compounds (asparagines, glutamine) are accumulated, S-containing amino acid (sistein, methionine) synthesis and accumulation decreased in grain. Efforts to increase the Zn concentration (and Fe) in wheat grain are root uptake, root-toshoot transport, phloem loading, remobilization of Zn from source tissues into developing seeds and seed deposition of Zn. Researches provide increasing evidences about possible effects of nitrogenous fertilization on plant nitrogen mechanisms of the above mentioned factors. Recently, it has been reported that grain concentration of Zn and Fe can be enhanced by increasing the nitrogen (N) supply and N and Zn applications have a synergistic effect on grain Zn concentration of durum wheat. Zinc needs to form ligand with S-containing amino acids in order to be carried by phloem. In this study, the importance of nitrogen and sulfur nutrition on zinc and iron accumulation in the grain of wheat has emphasized.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Review |
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Publication Date | February 28, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 |