TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nikolic, Miroslav
AU  - Nikolić, Nina
AU  - Kostić Kravljanac, Ljiljana
AU  - Pavlović, Jelena
AU  - Bosnić, Predrag
AU  - Stević, Nenad
AU  - Savić, Jasna
AU  - Hristov, Nikola
PY  - 2016
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/949
AB  - The deficiency of zinc (Zn) and iron (Fe) is a global issue causing not only considerable yield losses of food crops but also serious health problems. We have analysed Zn and Fe concentrations in the grains of two bread wheat cultivars along native gradient of micronutrient availability throughout Serbia. Although only 13% of the soil samples were Zn deficient and none was Fe deficient, the levels of these micronutrients in grain were rather low (median values of 21 mg kg(-1) for Zn and 36 mg kg(-1) for Fe), and even less adequate in white flour. Moreover, excessive P fertilization of calcareous soils in the major wheat growing areas strongly correlated with lower grain concentration of Zn. Our results imply that a latent Zn deficiency in wheat grain poses a high risk for grain quality relevant to human health in Serbia, where wheat bread is a staple food. k.
PB  - Elsevier, Amsterdam
T2  - Science of the Total Environment
T1  - The assessment of soil availability and wheat grain status of zinc and iron in Serbia: Implications for human nutrition
EP  - 148
SP  - 141
VL  - 553
DO  - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.102
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publisher = "Elsevier, Amsterdam",
journal = "Science of the Total Environment",
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Nikolic, M., Nikolić, N., Kostić Kravljanac, L., Pavlović, J., Bosnić, P., Stević, N., Savić, J.,& Hristov, N.. (2016). The assessment of soil availability and wheat grain status of zinc and iron in Serbia: Implications for human nutrition. in Science of the Total Environment
Elsevier, Amsterdam., 553, 141-148.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.102

Nikolic M, Nikolić N, Kostić Kravljanac L, Pavlović J, Bosnić P, Stević N, Savić J, Hristov N. The assessment of soil availability and wheat grain status of zinc and iron in Serbia: Implications for human nutrition. in Science of the Total Environment. 2016;553:141-148.
doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.102 .

Nikolic, Miroslav, Nikolić, Nina, Kostić Kravljanac, Ljiljana, Pavlović, Jelena, Bosnić, Predrag, Stević, Nenad, Savić, Jasna, Hristov, Nikola, "The assessment of soil availability and wheat grain status of zinc and iron in Serbia: Implications for human nutrition" in Science of the Total Environment, 553 (2016):141-148,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.02.102 . .

TY  - CONF
AU  - Bosnić, Predrag
AU  - Savic, Jasna
AU  - Kostić, Ljiljana
AU  - Stevic, Nenad
AU  - Pavlović, Jelena
AU  - Lazic, Marina
AU  - Marjanovic Jeromela, Ana
AU  - Hristov, Nikola
AU  - Nikolić, Nina
AU  - Nikolic, Miroslav
PY  - 2013
UR  - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2504
AB  - Zinc (Zn) is an essential microelement for plants and also an important nutritional and health factor in humans. As a consequence of low Zn availability in soils, nearly half of the world's population suffers from Zn malnutrition. Zn deficiency has serious implications for human health (e.g. impairments in physical development, immune system, brain function and learning ability) and thus for the overall economy of a country; it is most severe in nations who depend on cereals as the main staple food. A critical Zn concentration in the whole grain for humans that depend on cereal based diets is 24 mg kg-1 dry matter. Research focused on increase of Zn content in cereals (biofortification), is the strategic priority in many countries. In Serbia however, the awareness of this problem is lacking, and no systematic survey of Zn availability in soi ls and concentrations
 in cereal grains has been undertaken so far.
Our study included 156 grain samples of the two major bread wheat varieties (Simonida and NS 40S) collected at 89 localities throughout Serbia. We analyzed soil pH, available Zn and grain Zn concentration together by principle component analysis and multiple linear regression. Wheat varieties did not differ in ability to accumulate Zn in grains. Both soil pH and available Zn concentration were the nominally significant predictors for grain Zn concentration and explained about 12 and 9% of the encountered variation, respectively. Zn concentration below the critical limit (24 mg kg-1) was found in 58% of grain samples (values in the range 11-61 mg kg-1, median only 21.3  mg kg-1), while in only 14% of soil samples the available Zn was below the critical value (05 mg kg-1).
The most severe lack of Zn in grains (below 18 mg kg-1) was observed in samples from the major production regions of bread wheat (e.g. Pancevo, Vrbas and Sremska Mitrovica). The alarming results of this survey indicate that Serbia urgently needs a strategy for Zn biofortification, primarily through a breeding program to enhance Zn efficiency as a sustainable alternative to application of Zn fertilizers.
PB  - Serbian Plant Physiology Society; Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University of Belgrade; Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade
C3  - 1st International Conference on Plant Biology - Programme and Abstracts, June 4-7, 2013, Subotica, Serbia
T1  - Zn concentrations in wheat grains along the gradient of native Zn soil availability in Serbia
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_2504
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author = "Bosnić, Predrag and Savic, Jasna and Kostić, Ljiljana and Stevic, Nenad and Pavlović, Jelena and Lazic, Marina and Marjanovic Jeromela, Ana and Hristov, Nikola and Nikolić, Nina and Nikolic, Miroslav",
year = "2013",
abstract = "Zinc (Zn) is an essential microelement for plants and also an important nutritional and health factor in humans. As a consequence of low Zn availability in soils, nearly half of the world's population suffers from Zn malnutrition. Zn deficiency has serious implications for human health (e.g. impairments in physical development, immune system, brain function and learning ability) and thus for the overall economy of a country; it is most severe in nations who depend on cereals as the main staple food. A critical Zn concentration in the whole grain for humans that depend on cereal based diets is 24 mg kg-1 dry matter. Research focused on increase of Zn content in cereals (biofortification), is the strategic priority in many countries. In Serbia however, the awareness of this problem is lacking, and no systematic survey of Zn availability in soi ls and concentrations
 in cereal grains has been undertaken so far.
Our study included 156 grain samples of the two major bread wheat varieties (Simonida and NS 40S) collected at 89 localities throughout Serbia. We analyzed soil pH, available Zn and grain Zn concentration together by principle component analysis and multiple linear regression. Wheat varieties did not differ in ability to accumulate Zn in grains. Both soil pH and available Zn concentration were the nominally significant predictors for grain Zn concentration and explained about 12 and 9% of the encountered variation, respectively. Zn concentration below the critical limit (24 mg kg-1) was found in 58% of grain samples (values in the range 11-61 mg kg-1, median only 21.3  mg kg-1), while in only 14% of soil samples the available Zn was below the critical value (05 mg kg-1).
The most severe lack of Zn in grains (below 18 mg kg-1) was observed in samples from the major production regions of bread wheat (e.g. Pancevo, Vrbas and Sremska Mitrovica). The alarming results of this survey indicate that Serbia urgently needs a strategy for Zn biofortification, primarily through a breeding program to enhance Zn efficiency as a sustainable alternative to application of Zn fertilizers.",
publisher = "Serbian Plant Physiology Society; Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University of Belgrade; Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade",
journal = "1st International Conference on Plant Biology - Programme and Abstracts, June 4-7, 2013, Subotica, Serbia",
title = "Zn concentrations in wheat grains along the gradient of native Zn soil availability in Serbia",
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Bosnić, P., Savic, J., Kostić, L., Stevic, N., Pavlović, J., Lazic, M., Marjanovic Jeromela, A., Hristov, N., Nikolić, N.,& Nikolic, M.. (2013). Zn concentrations in wheat grains along the gradient of native Zn soil availability in Serbia. in 1st International Conference on Plant Biology - Programme and Abstracts, June 4-7, 2013, Subotica, Serbia
Serbian Plant Physiology Society; Institute for Biological Research “Siniša Stanković”, University of Belgrade; Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade..
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_2504

Bosnić P, Savic J, Kostić L, Stevic N, Pavlović J, Lazic M, Marjanovic Jeromela A, Hristov N, Nikolić N, Nikolic M. Zn concentrations in wheat grains along the gradient of native Zn soil availability in Serbia. in 1st International Conference on Plant Biology - Programme and Abstracts, June 4-7, 2013, Subotica, Serbia. 2013;.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_2504 .

Bosnić, Predrag, Savic, Jasna, Kostić, Ljiljana, Stevic, Nenad, Pavlović, Jelena, Lazic, Marina, Marjanovic Jeromela, Ana, Hristov, Nikola, Nikolić, Nina, Nikolic, Miroslav, "Zn concentrations in wheat grains along the gradient of native Zn soil availability in Serbia" in 1st International Conference on Plant Biology - Programme and Abstracts, June 4-7, 2013, Subotica, Serbia (2013),
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rimsi_2504 .