https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Amelioration of salinity stress in maize seed germination and seedling growth attributes through seed priming https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35204 Wed 26 Jun 2019 16:08:05 AEST ]]> Heavy Metals in Widely Consumed Vegetables Grown in Industrial Areas of Bangladesh: a Potential Human Health Hazard https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51675 10−4) for both adults and children, indicating lifetime cancer risk due to the consumption of contaminated vegetables. The target hazard quotient (THQ) of each heavy metal was THQ < 1.0 (except Ni in few samples), indicating that consumers have no non-cancer risk when exposed to a single heavy metal. However, hazard index (HI) values of heavy metals were greater than unity in contaminated WC and AW for adults and children. Meanwhile, WC, AW, and SP samples for children emerged as potential health risks of inhabitants in the studied areas. The outcomes of the present investigation might assist the regulatory bodies concerned in setting new strategies through monitoring the quality of marketed vegetables to minimize the risks to humans.]]> Wed 13 Sep 2023 13:30:19 AEST ]]> Correction and standardization of critical limit of zinc for maize (Zea mays L.) crop: Bangladesh perspective https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38921 −1 and 0.50–1.68 mg kg⁻¹, respectively. During both periods of crop growth (January to March and April to June, 2017), the soil available zinc was negatively significantly correlated with soil pH, available P, exchangeable Ca, exchangeable Mg and positively significantly correlated with relative dry matter (DM) yield. Soil Zn also positively significantly correlated with maize tissue Zn content (r = 0.521*). However, the CL of Zn were estimated to be 0.84 mg kg⁻¹ in soils and 26.1 mg kg⁻¹ in maize tissue for maize cropping as determined by Cate and Nelson’s (1965) graphical procedure. Maize crop may respond to Zn application in soils containing Zn at/below the above level. This data may be used for predicting plant response to Zn fertilizer and development of crop Zn nutrition guide for maximum production.]]> Wed 02 Mar 2022 16:25:21 AEDT ]]> Banding of fertilizer improves phosphorus acquisition and yield of zero tillage maize by concentrating phosphorus in surface soil https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35044 Thu 21 Oct 2021 12:52:34 AEDT ]]>