Zinc Crops 2007 - Improving crop production and human health


An international scientific conference to review the latest knowledge and best agricultural practices in addressing zinc deficiency and its impact on global crop production and human health.

	● HUMAN NUTRITION ● SOIL AND CROP MANAGEMENT ● ZINC FERTILIZERS AND CROP NUTRITION ● PLANT PHYSIOLOGY ● GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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The uptake and translocation of zinc in graminaceous plants
Physiologia Plantarum Keynote Address: Naoko K. Nishizawa

Genetic factors associated with tolerance of zinc deficiency in rice
M. Wissuwa, Y. Wang, A.M. Ismail, M. Thomson, A. Aprile, T.J. Close and M. Broadley

Genetic enhancement of zinc content in rice grains
P. Virk, G. Barry, U. Susanto, A. Das and M.A. Inabangan

Expression analysis of metal-related genes in flag leaves of diverse rice germplasm
M.A. Grusak, N.N. Narayanan, Z.A.B. Seman and W. Yan

OsZIP4, a novel zinc transporter, regulates zinc localizations in rice
Y. Ishimaru, M. Suzuki, H. Masuda, M. Takahashi, H. Nakanishi, S. Mori and N.K. Nishizawa

The molecular basis for Zn hyperaccumulation in Thlaspi caerulescens
M.J. Milner, N.S. Pence and L.V. Kochian

Comparative genomics of Zn homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana and Thlaspi caerulescens
M.G.M. Aarts, J.A. van de Mortel, S. Talukdar, J. Wu, S. Tsiatsiani, M. van Culemborg, H. Schat and M. Koornneef

QTL mapping and the tools of molecular evolution to validate genes potentially responsible for heavy metal tolerance in Arabidopsis halleri
N. Roosens, G. Willems, X. Vekemans, E. Lacombe, P. Berthomieu, H. Frérot, N. Verbruggen and P. Saumitou-Laprade

Variation of zinc and iron content in wheat grain in Central Asia
H. Ferney Gómez-Becerra, A. Morgounov, A. Abugalieva, M. Dzhunusova, M. Yessimbekova, H. Muminjanov, Y. Zelenskiy, L. Ozturk and I. Cakmak

Mineral grain content and association among Zn and other minerals in yellow QPM and normal endosperm maize lines
P.E. de Oliveira Guimarães, R.E. Schaffert, P.E.A. Ribeiro, M.R. Sena, L.P. Costa, M.C.D. Paes, V.M.C. Alves, A.M. Coelho, M.R. Nutti, J.L.M. de Carvalho, K. Pixley, A.R. de A. Nogueira and G.B. de Souza

A preliminary study on the relationship between tolerance to zinc deficiency and cereal nematode resistance in winter wheat breeding germplasm
A. Tulek, J.M. Nicol, I. Cakmak, H. J.Braun, A. Hede, E. Sahin, A.F. Yildirim and N. Bolat

Genetic analysis of mineral accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana and Brassica rapa
M.G.M. Aarts, A. Ghandilyan, J. Wu, J. Du, H. Schat, R. Sun, M. Koornneef, H.-Q. Ling and X. Wang

Quantification of gene expression in Agrostis grass species subjected to zinc deficiency
O. Canli, I. Cakmak and H. Budak

Identification of differentially expressed Zn-related genes in Triticum dicoccoides accessions under Zn deficiency
C. Coruh, Z. Peleg, Y. Saranga, T. Fahima, I. Cakmak and H. Budak

Isolation and characterization of Lotus japonicus genes involved in iron and zinc homeostasis
C. Cvitanich, N. Sandal, D.B. Jensen, H. Busk, S. Husted, J. Stougaard and E.Ø. Jensen

Identification of zinc binding proteins of the wheat seed
O. Gökce, L. Öztürk, H. Budak, I. Cakmak and Z. Sayers

MtZIP1: a divalent metal transporter from the model legume Medicago truncatula
M.A. Grusak, B.W. Stephens and D.R. Cook

Molecular and physiological characterization of zinc regulated genes in cultivated wheat
Z. Isik, I. Cakmak and H. Budak

Identification and comparison of quantitative trait loci associated with seed zinc concentration in Lotus japonicus and Medicago truncatula
M. Klein, R. Sankaran and M.A. Grusak

Variation in zinc-deficiency tolerance in a RIL population of Arabidopsis thaliana and determination of QTLs underlying this variation
U.B. Kutman, A. Ghandilyan, H. Budak, M.G.M. Aarts and I. Cakmak

Variation of zinc and iron content in wheat grain in Tajikistan
H. Muminjanov, A. Morgounov and I. Cakmak

Grain micronutrients and zinc efficiency in wild emmer wheat under well-watered and drought conditions
Z. Peleg, Y. Saranga, T. Fahima, A. Yazici, L. Ozturk, E. Nevo and I. Cakmak

Tolerance of ten rice genotypes to zinc deficiency
A. Torun, M.B. Torun, S. Eker, M. Wissuwa and I. Cakmak

Gene action for grain zinc content in pearl millet
K.N. Rai, G. Velu, R. Bhattacharjee, V.N. Kulkarni, V. Muralidharan, T. Longvah and T.S. Raveendran

Germplasm identification and development of upland rice cultivars with high zinc contents
P.d.C.F. Neves, P.Z. Bassinello, O.P. de Morais, J.R. Fonseca, J.A. Pereira, J.L.V. de Carvalho, M.R. Nutti, C. Martínez and H. Pachon

Development of cassava cultivars with high zinc content in roots
A.F.J. Magalhães, W.M.G. Fukuda, M.E.C. Pereira, J.L.V. Carvalho and M.R. Nutti

Zinc, iron and nitrogen accumulation in alloplasmic wheat lines
P.A. Orlov, N.V. Khotlyanik and I. Cakmak

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