Micronutrient deficiencies in rainfed calcareous soils of Pakistan. II. Boron nutrition of the peanut plant

Nutrition is important for human health in all stages of life - from conception to old age. Today we know much more about the molecular basis of nutrition. Most importantly, we have learnt that micronutrients, among other factors, interact with genes, and new science is increasingly providing more tools to clarify this interrelation between health and nutrition. Sufficient intake of vitamins is essential to achieve maximum health benefit. It is well established that in developing countries, millions of people still suffer from micronutrient deficiencies. However, it is far less recognized that we face micronutrient insufficiencies also in developed countries.

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Demonstrating Nutrient Cost Gradients: A Brooklyn Case Study

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research ◽

10.1024/0300-9831/a000210 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 84 (5-6) ◽

pp. 244-251 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Robert J. Karp ◽

Gary Wong ◽

Marguerite Orsi

Keyword(s):

Low Income ◽

Energy Content ◽

Food Selection ◽

The United States ◽

United States Department ◽

Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽

Caloric Density ◽

Low Income Families ◽

The Cost ◽

The Impact

Abstract. Introduction: Foods dense in micronutrients are generally more expensive than those with higher energy content. These cost-differentials may put low-income families at risk of diminished micronutrient intake. Objectives: We sought to determine differences in the cost for iron, folate, and choline in foods available for purchase in a low-income community when assessed for energy content and serving size. Methods: Sixty-nine foods listed in the menu plans provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for low-income families were considered, in 10 domains. The cost and micronutrient content for-energy and per-serving of these foods were determined for the three micronutrients. Exact Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for comparisons of energy costs; Spearman rho tests for comparisons of micronutrient content. Ninety families were interviewed in a pediatric clinic to assess the impact of food cost on food selection. Results: Significant differences between domains were shown for energy density with both cost-for-energy (p < 0.001) and cost-per-serving (p < 0.05) comparisons. All three micronutrient contents were significantly correlated with cost-for-energy (p < 0.01). Both iron and choline contents were significantly correlated with cost-per-serving (p < 0.05). Of the 90 families, 38 (42 %) worried about food costs; 40 (44 %) had chosen foods of high caloric density in response to that fear, and 29 of 40 families experiencing both worry and making such food selection. Conclusion: Adjustments to USDA meal plans using cost-for-energy analysis showed differentials for both energy and micronutrients. These differentials were reduced using cost-per-serving analysis, but were not eliminated. A substantial proportion of low-income families are vulnerable to micronutrient deficiencies.

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Biofortification: how can we exploit plant science to reduce micronutrient deficiencies?

10.3389/978-2-88919-198-7 ◽

2014 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Plant Science ◽

Micronutrient Deficiencies

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Pengaruh Edukasi Berbasis Keluarga terhadap Intensi Ibu Hamil untuk Optimalisasi Nutrisi pada 1000 Hari Pertama Kehidupan

Jurnal Keperawatan Padjadjaran ◽

10.24198/jkp.v5i2.475 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Rosani Naim ◽

Neti Juniarti ◽

Ahmad Yamin

Keyword(s):

Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽

Planned Behavior ◽

Nursing Intervention ◽

Wilcoxon Test ◽

Control Group ◽

Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽

Control Group Design ◽

Group Design ◽

Family Based ◽

Pregnant Mothers

Periode emas tumbuh kembang seorang anak dimulai sejak anak dalam kandungan hingga berusia dua tahun. Wanita hamil dan anak-anak usia dibawah 5 tahun berada pada risiko tertinggi micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs), masalah pertumbuhan, penurunan intelektual, komplikasi perinatal dan meningkatnya risiko morbiditas dan mortalitas. Oleh karena itu ibu hamil memerlukan program edukasi tentang nutrisi yang tepat untuk kesehatan ibu dan janin. Edukasi berbasis keluarga sesuai program keluarga sehat dapat meningkatkan intensi untuk mengubah perilaku kesehatan. Menurut Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), bahwa intensi untuk mengubah perilaku dipengaruhi oleh sikap, norma subjektif dan persepsi kontrol perilaku. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi pengaruh edukasi berbasis keluarga terhadap intensi ibu hamil untuk optimalisasi nutrisi pada 1000 Hari Pertama Kehidupan di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Neglasari, Kota Bandung. Desain penelitian menggunakan quasi eksperiment, pre-test and posttest with control group design. Pengambilan sampel dengan teknik total sampling seluruh ibu hamil yang terdata di Puskesmas sampai bulan November 2016 berjumlah 44 orang yang kemudian dibagi dalam kelompok intervensi dan kelompok kontrol. Kegiatan edukasi dilaksanakan melalui tiga kali pertemuan kunjungan rumah. Analisis data menggunakan Wilcoxon test dan Mann whitney test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada pengaruh yang signifikan antara edukasi berbasis keluarga terhadap intensi ibu hamil untuk optimalisasi nutrisi pada 1000 hari pertama kehidupan (p = 0.00). Program edukasi berbasis keluarga adalah efektif meningkatkan intensi ibu hamil. Dengan demikian, disarankan penerapan edukasi berbasis keluarga dalam intervensi keperawatan untuk meningkatkan kesehatan ibu dan bayi yang dikandungnya.Kata kunci: Edukasi berbasis keluarga, intensi, ibu hamil, nutrisi, 1000 hari pertama kehidupan. Effect Of Family-Based Education Towards Pregnant Mothers’ Intention to Optimize The Nutrition at 1000 First Day Of LifeAbstractChildren “Golden Period” starts since in the womb until two years after birth. Pregnant mothers and children under five (5) years old are at risk to suffer from micronutrient deficiencies (MNDs), growth problems, intellectual impairment, perinatal complications and increase of morbidity and mortality risks. Therefore pregnant mothers need an education program about proper nutrition for mothers’ and the fetus’ health.Family based education can improve intention to change health behavior. According to Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB, behaviour is influenced by attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control. Intention in order to change the behavior. The study aimed to identified the effect of family-based education towards pregnant mothers’ intention to optimize the nutrition at 1000 First Day of Life in the working area of Puskesmas Neglasari, BandungResearch design was quasi experiment, pre-test and post-test with control group design. A total of 44 pregnant mothers’ were recruited and divided into intervention and control group. Intervention were conducted three times through home visits. The data were analyzed using Wilcoxon test and Mann Whitney testThe findings showed that there was a significant effect between the family-based education towards pregnant mothers’ intention to optimize the nutrition of 1000 first days of life (p = 0.00). Thus, it is recommended to apply family based education in nursing intervention to improve of mothers and fetus health.Keywords : Family based education, intention, pregnant mothers’, nutrition, 1000 first days of life.

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EFFECT OF IRRIGATION AND GRASSING TO CHANGE SOME OF THE BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MINING OF BROWN CALCAREOUS SOILS

Agricultural Technologies ◽

10.35599/agritech/01.01.04 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 29-32

Author(s):

Ruzimurod B. Boimurodov ◽

Zebinisso Q. Bobokhonova

Keyword(s):

Folic Acid ◽

Humic Acid ◽

Humic Acids ◽

Rapid Growth ◽

Growth And Development ◽

Sharp Increase ◽

Humus Content ◽

Calcareous Soils ◽

Biological Properties ◽

Humus Accumulation

In this article is showing, that the irrigation mountain brown carbonate soils prone methods of irrigation and grassing comes the rapid growth and development of natural vegetation, which leads to intensive humus accumulation. Humus content in the upper layer is increased by 0.98% and a significantly smaller severely eroded. Increasing the amount of humus promotes accumulation mainly humic acids, that conducts to expansion of relations the content of humic acid: The content of folic acid. When grassing of soil traced sharp increase in the number associated with the related and R2 O3 humic acid.

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Iron Deficiency Chlorosis and Seed Yield in Dry Edible Beans Grown on High-pH Calcareous Soils

HortScience ◽

10.21273/hortsci.33.3.444f ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 33 (3) ◽

pp. 444f-445

Author(s):

J.W. Gonzales ◽

D.P. Coyne ◽

W.W. Stroup

Keyword(s):

Iron Deficiency ◽

Chlorophyll Content ◽

Seed Yield ◽

Calcareous Soils ◽

Yield Reduction ◽

Iron Deficiency Chlorosis ◽

Breeding Lines ◽

High Ph ◽

The Third ◽

Content Index

Iron deficiency chlorosis (FeDC) can cause significant seed yield reduction in dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) grown on high-pH calcareous soils. To determine the effects of FeDC on seed yield, and the effect of Fe-spray as a correction factor for FeDC, 22 breeding lines/cultivars were planted on high-pH (8.0), calcareous (3.2–3.5 calcium carbonate equivalent), and low-Fe (1.8–4.2 ppm DTPA) sandy clay loam Tripp soils at Mitchell and Scottsbluff in western Nebraska. A split-plot design was used with Fe treatments as main plots and breeding lines/cultivars as subplots. Three foliar sprays of Fe-EDDHA (2.4 kg·ha–1) were applied at V4, R5, and R7 dry bean growth stages, during 1996 and 1997. Leaf chlorosis was measured simultaneously by using a Minolta Chroma-meter (CIE L* a* b* color space system), a Minolta Chlorophyll-meter (chlorophyll content index), and by visual ratings (1 = normal green to 5 = severe chlorosis). In 1996 no significant Fe-spray × line interaction (P = 0.776) and Fe-spray effect (P = 0.884) on seed yield was observed. Breeding lines showed significant differences in seed yield (P = 0.0001) with WM2-96-5 being the highest-yielding line (4047 kg·ha–1). In 1997 a significant Fe spray × line interaction (P = 0.029) was observed. The cultivar Chase without Fe spray (3375 kg·ha–1), and lines WM2-96-5 (3281 kg·ha–1), WM2-96-8 (3171 kg·ha–1) with Fe spray were the highest yielding entries under those treatments. Differences in visual ratings after the third Fe spray in 1997 were significant (P = 0.004) for Fe spray × line interaction. In 1996 visual ratings were different only for breeding lines. Chlorophyll content index showed a significant Fe spray × line interaction after the second Fe spray (P = 0.022) and after the third Fe spray (P = 0.0003) in 1997.

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