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The effect of soil properties on zinc lability and solubility in soils of Ethiopia – an isotopic dilution study
Abdul-Wahab Mossa
School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK
Dawd Gashu
Centre for Food Science and Nutrition, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Martin R. Broadley
School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK
Sarah J. Dunham
Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research,
Harpenden AL5 2JQ, UK
Steve P. McGrath
Sustainable Agriculture Sciences Department, Rothamsted Research,
Harpenden AL5 2JQ, UK
Elizabeth H. Bailey
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School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK
Scott D. Young
School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough LE12 5RD, UK
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Short summary
Zinc deficiency is a widespread nutritional problem in human populations, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Crop Zn depends in part on soil Zn. The Zn status of soils from the Amahara region, Ethiopia, was quantified by measuring pseudo-total, available, soluble and isotopically exchangeable Zn, and soil geochemical properties were assessed. Widespread phyto-available Zn deficiency was observed. The results could be used to improve agronomic interventions to tackle Zn deficiency in SSA.
Zinc deficiency is a widespread nutritional problem in human populations, especially in...