Effect of terminal water deficit stress on zinc and iron concentration in durum wheat (triticum durum L.) grain

Micronutrients deficiency has leading impact on human diets and is a serious concern for malnutrition globally. In developing countries, hidden hunger drives severe health concerns and has become an urgent economic load on the health care system. Malnutrition resulted mainly due to the deficiencies of vitamin A, zinc, iodine, folate, and iron. Mineral deficiencies, primarily Zinc (Zn) and Iron (Fe), are impacting over half of the world population. Zinc and iron are very crucial for good health, zinc is essential for a healthy immune system, whereas iron is needed for the formation of red blood cells that carry oxygen around the body (Welch and Graham ۲۰۰۴; Zou et al., ۲۰۱۹). This study aimed to evaluate Fe and Zn concentration of durum wheat grains under two irrigated and rain-fed conditions.

کلیدواژه ها:

Micronutrients deficiency ، zinc concentration ، iron concentration ، durum wheat ، water deficit stress