Zinc deficiency is a common micronutrient problem that negatively impacts agricultural production in alkaline calcareous soils.
Is it true that zinc deficiency is a common micronutrient problem that negatively impacts agricultural production in alkaline calcareous soils?
Yes. Zinc deficiency is a well-documented agricultural challenge in alkaline and calcareous soils due to reduced micronutrient solubility and availability. Multiple studies confirm that this deficiency negatively impacts crop yields and requires targeted fertilizer management.
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The claim is specific, empirical, and directly evaluated by the retrieved literature. Multiple papers (0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10) explicitly confirm that zinc deficiency is common and poses challenges for agricultural production in alkaline and calcareous soils due to decreased nutrient availability. There are no papers refuting this well-established soil-science consensus.
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Sinha, M., Dhillon, S., Dhillon, K., & Dyanand, S. (1978). Solubility relationships of iron, manganese, copper and zinc in alkaline and calcareous soils. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1071/sr9780019
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Martínez-Ríos, O., Bravo-Vinaja, Á., San-Martín-Hernández, C., Hidalgo-Moreno, C. I., Sánchez-de-Jesús, M. A., Llampallas-Díaz, J. D., Santillan-Balderas, D. R., & García-Preciado, J. C. (2024). Zinc Deficiency in Calcareous Soils: A Bibliometric Analysis from 1989 to 2024. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14122285
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Athar, M., Fatima, S., Zahra, A., Shah, M. A., Bashir, S., Seleiman, M. F., & Ali, N. (2025). Optimizing wheat growth and zinc uptake with compost and rice husk in alkaline conditions. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06537-3
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Rahman, M., Jahiruddin, M., & Islam, M. (1970). Critical Limit of Zinc for Rice in Calcareous Soils. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3329/jard.v5i1.1456
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AK, M., J, K., JK, D., A, C., S, D., V, K., AK, M., A, D., S, S., AJ, A., MP, K., S, I., & A, H. (2026). Zinc in Soil-Plant-Human Systems: A Synthesis of Its Fate, Essential Roles, and Health Implications.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1155/sci5/2944933
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BG, H., E, B., K, G., CJ, S., RL, H., & E, J. (2026). Waste tires to fertilizer: Carbon black zinc fertilizer for maize in calcareous soils.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/jeq2.70169
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Dasgupta, R., Bhargaw, A., Hadimani, A., B., M. G., Shetty, M., & Ghosh, S. K. (2024). Zn Check: Revolutionizing Plant Nutrition with Amino Acid-based Zinc Chelation. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2287
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The claim is specific, empirical, and directly evaluated by the retrieved literature. Multiple papers (0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10) explicitly confirm that zinc deficiency is common and poses challenges for agricultural production in alkaline and calcareous soils due to decreased nutrient availability. There are no papers refuting this well-established soil-science consensus.
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