Valuing increased zinc (Zn) fertiliser-use in Pakistan

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• 作者：Edward J. M. Joy ; Waqar Ahmad ; Munir H. Zia ; Diriba B. Kumssa…
• 关键词：Agronomic biofortification ; Benefit cost ratio (BCR) ; Cost ; benefit analysis ; Disability adjusted life year (DALY) ; Fertiliser subsidy ; Food security ; Triticum aestivum L ; Wheat
• 刊名：Plant and Soil
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：411
• 期：1-2
• 页码：139-150
• 全文大小：895KB
• 刊物类别：Biomedical and Life Sciences
• 刊物主题：Plant Sciences; Soil Science & Conservation; Plant Physiology; Ecology;
• 出版者：Springer International Publishing
• ISSN：1573-5036
• 卷排序：411

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Background and aimsUse of zinc (Zn) fertilisers may be cost-effective in increasing crop yields and in alleviating dietary Zn deficiency. However, Zn fertilisers are underutilised in many countries despite the widespread occurrence of Zn-deficient soils. Here, increased Zn fertiliser-use scenarios were simulated for wheat production in Punjab and Sindh Provinces, Pakistan. Inputs and outputs were valued in terms of both potential yield gains as well as health gains in the population.