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Effects of foliar applications of fertilizers containing different zinc sources on grain yield and grain nutritional quality of winter wheat and summer maize
Received:June 27, 2023  
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KeyWord:winter wheat-summer maize cropping system;different zinc sources;bioavailability of zinc and iron;foliar application;micronutrient concentration
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YAN Wei National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China  
SUN Jinbian National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China
College of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China 
 
LÜ Hongguo Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Zhaoyuan, Zhaoyuan 265400, China  
HUANG Meng National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China  
WANG Zhiwei Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of Zhaoyuan, Zhaoyuan 265400, China  
QI Shijun National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China  
CUI Zhenling College of Resources and Environment, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China  
XUE Yanfang National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China
College of Agronomy, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng 252000, China 
xyfang198692@163.com 
LIU Kaichang National Engineering Research Center of Wheat and Maize, Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Maize in Northern Yellow-Huai Rivers Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Maize Research Institute, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan 250100, China liukc1971@163.com 
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Abstract:
      The foliar spraying experiments with different fertilizers were carried out in a winter wheat-summer maize rotation system. This study explored the effects of foliar applications of fertilizers containing different zinc(Zn) sources on grain yield, grain mineral element concentrations, and bioavailability of Zn and iron(Fe) of winter wheat and summer maize. In wheat season, five foliar fertilizer treatments consisted of control(deionized water, CK1), urea solution alone(CK2), urea plus nano-Zn oxide(U+ZnO), urea plus chitosan nano-Zn(U+ZnCNP), urea plus conventional ZnSO4·7H2O(U+Zn). In maize season, a cocktail solution(including Zn in the form of ZnSO4·7H2O, Fe, Se, and urea simultaneously) was also included, recorded as U+Zn/Fe/Se. Results showed that foliar fertilizer spraying treatments had no significant effects on grain yield but had significant effects on grain micronutrient concentrations of wheat and maize. The biofortified effects of different Zn sources plus urea on wheat grain Zn concentration were increased in U+ZnCNP-1 to 40.52 mg·kg-1), while the molar ratios of phytate acid to Zn(PA/Zn) significantly decreased by 42.1%, and consequently the wheat grain Zn bioavailability(TAZ) significantly improved by 74.5% with treatment U+Zn. For maize, compared with the CK2, the grain concentrations of Zn and Se were improved by 32.3%(increased from 14.93 mg·kg-1 to 19.60 mg·kg-1) and 12.7-folds(substantially increased from 17.66 μg·kg-1 to 242.04 μg·kg-1), respectively, while the molar ratios of PA/Zn significantly decreased by 27.0%, and consequently the grain TAZ significantly improved by 36.9% with treatment U+Zn/Fe/Se. Furthermore, the molar ratios of P/Zn and P/Fe in maize shoot or straw were significantly decreased by treatment U+Zn/Fe/Se. These results suggest that foliar application of conventional ZnSO4·7H2O represented the most efficient form to improve the grain Zn concentration and Zn bioavailability of both wheat and maize, with the Zn-biofortified effects being better for wheat than maize. Foliar application of a cocktail solution(treatment of U+Zn/Fe/Se) represented an effective fertilization strategy to solve the deficiencies of trace elements in the human body or animals by improving grain concentrations of Zn and especially Se as well as bioavailability of Zn and Fe in maize grain, shoot and straw.