Iron and zinc micronutrients and soil inoculation of Trichoderma harzianum enhance wheat grain quality and yield

• DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.960948
• Publication Date: 2022-09-07T08:00:32Z
• Authors: Iftikhar Ali; Ajab Khan; Ahmad Ali; Zahid Ullah; Dong-Qin Dai; Naveed Khan; Asif Khan; Abdel Rahman Al-T...; Hassan Sher
• Keywords: Biofortification; Trichoderma harzianum

Malnutrition is mainly caused by iron and zinc micronutrient deficiencies affecting about half of the world's population across globe. Biofortification staple crops right approach to overcome malnutrition enhance nutrient contents in daily food humans. This study aimed evaluate role foliar application Trichoderma harzianum treated soil on various growth characteristics, quality, yield wheat varieties. Plants were examined absence/presence T. harzianum, micronutrients both optimal high-stress conditions. Although symbiotic association common utilized as an effective for improvement because dynamic promoting ability fungus, this was found tremendously presence feeding enhancement parameters quality wheat. The utilization positively increased including spike length, grain mass, biomass, harvest index, photosynthetic pigments. beneficial combination with stimulating plant its positive impact intensities high molecular weight glutenin subunits (HMW-GS) alleles make it interesting eco-friendly agricultural systems. Further, suggests a possible alternative way that does not merely enhances but also through proper biofortification fulfill needs food.