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Micronutrient

Index Micronutrient

Micronutrients are essential elements required by organisms in small quantities throughout life to orchestrate a range of physiological functions to maintain health. [1]

52 relations: Bihar, Biofortification, Boron, Calcium, Chlorine, Chlorophyll, Chlorosis, Copper, Fertilizer, Folate, Foliar feeding, Glyphosate, Green Revolution, Human nutrition, Iodised salt, Iron, John Mortvedt, Kilogram, Limiting factor, List of micronutrients, Malnutrition, Manganese, Manganese deficiency (medicine), Memorandum of understanding, Microgram, Micronutrient deficiency, Mineral (nutrient), Molybdenum, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, Nutrient, Nutrition International (Organization), Organic compound, Organism, Osmosis, Photosynthesis, Plant breeding, Potassium iodate, Soil, Staple food, Tamil Nadu, Tata Chemicals, UNICEF, United States Agency for International Development, University of Toronto, Vitamin, Vitamin A, Vitamin A deficiency, World Bank, World Summit for Children, Zinc, ..., Zinc deficiency, Zinc deficiency (plant disorder). Expand index (2 more) »

Bihar

Bihar is an Indian state considered to be a part of Eastern as well as Northern India.

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Biofortification

Biofortification is the idea of breeding crops to increase their nutritional value.

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Boron

Boron is a chemical element with symbol B and atomic number 5.

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Calcium

Calcium is a chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20.

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Chlorine

Chlorine is a chemical element with symbol Cl and atomic number 17.

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Chlorophyll

Chlorophyll (also chlorophyl) is any of several related green pigments found in cyanobacteria and the chloroplasts of algae and plants.

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Chlorosis

In botany, chlorosis is a condition in which leaves produce insufficient chlorophyll.

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Copper

Copper is a chemical element with symbol Cu (from cuprum) and atomic number 29.

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Fertilizer

A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English; see spelling differences) is any material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is applied to soils or to plant tissues to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants.

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Folate

Folate, distinct forms of which are known as folic acid, folacin, and vitamin B9, is one of the B vitamins.

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Foliar feeding

Foliar feeding is a technique of feeding plants by applying liquid fertilizer directly to their leaves.

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Glyphosate

Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine) is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide and crop desiccant.

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Green Revolution

The Green Revolution, or Third Agricultural Revolution, refers to a set of research and the development of technology transfer initiatives occurring between the 1930s and the late 1960s (with prequels in the work of the agrarian geneticist Nazareno Strampelli in the 1920s and 1930s), that increased agricultural production worldwide, particularly in the developing world, beginning most markedly in the late 1960s.

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Human nutrition

Human nutrition deals with the provision of essential nutrients in food that are necessary to support human life and health.

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Iodised salt

Iodised salt (also spelled iodized salt) is table salt mixed with a minute amount of various salts of the element iodine.

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Iron

Iron is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from ferrum) and atomic number 26.

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John Mortvedt

John Jacob Mortvedt (January 25, 1932 - March 12, 2012) was an American soil scientist who worked with micronutrient fertilizer.

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Kilogram

The kilogram or kilogramme (symbol: kg) is the base unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI), and is defined as being equal to the mass of the International Prototype of the Kilogram (IPK, also known as "Le Grand K" or "Big K"), a cylinder of platinum-iridium alloy stored by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures at Saint-Cloud, France.

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Limiting factor

A limiting factor is a variable of a system that, if subject to a small change, causes a non-negligible change in an output or other measure of the system.

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List of micronutrients

The following is a list of micronutrients.

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Malnutrition

Malnutrition is a condition that results from eating a diet in which one or more nutrients are either not enough or are too much such that the diet causes health problems.

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Manganese

Manganese is a chemical element with symbol Mn and atomic number 25.

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Manganese deficiency (medicine)

Manganese deficiency in humans results in a number of medical problems.

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Memorandum of understanding

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) is a type of agreement between two (bilateral) or more (multilateral) parties.

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Microgram

In the metric system, a microgram or microgramme (μg; the recommended symbol in the United States when communicating medical information is mcg) is a unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram.

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Micronutrient deficiency

Micronutrient deficiency or dietary deficiency is not enough of one or more of the micronutrients required for optimal plant or animal health.

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Mineral (nutrient)

In the context of nutrition, a mineral is a chemical element required as an essential nutrient by organisms to perform functions necessary for life.

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Molybdenum

Molybdenum is a chemical element with symbol Mo and atomic number 42.

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National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad

The National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) is an Indian Public health, Biotechnology and Translational research center located in Hyderabad, India.

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Nutrient

A nutrient is a substance used by an organism to survive, grow, and reproduce.

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Nutrition International (Organization)

Nutrition International, formerly the Micronutrient Initiative (MI), is an international not for profit agency based in Canada that works to eliminate vitamin and mineral deficiencies in developing countries.

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Organic compound

In chemistry, an organic compound is generally any chemical compound that contains carbon.

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Organism

In biology, an organism (from Greek: ὀργανισμός, organismos) is any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life.

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Osmosis

Osmosis is the spontaneous net movement of solvent molecules through a selectively permeable membrane into a region of higher solute concentration, in the direction that tends to equalize the solute concentrations on the two sides.

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Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that can later be released to fuel the organisms' activities (energy transformation).

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Plant breeding

Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the traits of plants in order to produce desired characteristics.

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Potassium iodate

Potassium iodate (KIO3) is a chemical compound.

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Soil

Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support life.

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Staple food

A staple food, or simply a staple, is a food that is eaten routinely and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet for a given people, supplying a large fraction of energy needs and generally forming a significant proportion of the intake of other nutrients as well.

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Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (• tamiḻ nāḍu ? literally 'The Land of Tamils' or 'Tamil Country') is one of the 29 states of India.

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Tata Chemicals

Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) is an Indian global company with interests in chemicals, crop nutrition and consumer products headquartered in Mumbai, India.

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UNICEF

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is a United Nations (UN) program headquartered in New York City that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

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United States Agency for International Development

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance.

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University of Toronto

The University of Toronto (U of T, UToronto, or Toronto) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on the grounds that surround Queen's Park.

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Vitamin

A vitamin is an organic molecule (or related set of molecules) which is an essential micronutrient - that is, a substance which an organism needs in small quantities for the proper functioning of its metabolism - but cannot synthesize it (either at all, or in sufficient quantities), and therefore it must be obtained through the diet.

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Vitamin A

Vitamin A is a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds that includes retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and several provitamin A carotenoids (most notably beta-carotene).

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Vitamin A deficiency

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) or hypovitaminosis A is a lack of vitamin A in blood and tissues.

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World Bank

The World Bank (Banque mondiale) is an international financial institution that provides loans to countries of the world for capital projects.

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World Summit for Children

The United Nations World Summit for Children was held in the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on 29–30 September 1990.

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Zinc

Zinc is a chemical element with symbol Zn and atomic number 30.

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Zinc deficiency

Zinc deficiency is defined either as insufficient zinc to meet the needs of the body, or as a serum zinc level below the normal range.

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Zinc deficiency (plant disorder)

Zinc deficiency occurs when plant growth is limited because the plant cannot take up sufficient quantities of this essential micronutrient from its growing medium.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronutrient

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