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Alterations of soybean grain quality by different foliar fertilizers
Vesna Dragičević 1 , Bogdan Nikolić 2 , Hadi Waisi 2 , Milovan Stojiljković 3 , Mirjana Srebrić 1
1 Maize Research Institute “Zemun Polje”, Belgrade, Serbia
2 Institute for Plant Protection and Environment, Belgrade, Serbia
3 Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
Nutritive value of soybean grain could be increased with foliar fertilizers by alteration of mineral
components and antioxidants. The trial included application of different organic fertilizers:
Zlatno inje, Bioplant Flora, Algaren BZn, Zircon, as well as phytohormone preparation Epinextra,
which were applied at the beginning of flowering (second half of June of 2012) on two
soybean varieties, ZPS 015 and Nena. Application of fertilizers caused the increase of average
grain yield compared to control up to 17% in Zircon treatment, and enhancement in 1000 seed
weight, up to 5% in Zlatno inje treatment. All applied treatments slightly decreased an average
Ca, Mn and total glutathione content compared to control, while Epin-extra increased Ca, Cu and
oil content. Foliar fertilizer Bioplant Flora brought an increase of Mg, Fe and Zn content, while
Algaren BZn contributed to higher level of phenolics and P in soybean grain, as compared to
control. Analysed constituents showed greater variation in grain of ZPS 015, as compared to
Nena. Higher amount of mineral constituents found in ZPS 015, emphasised its potential as a
source of minerals in diets, while the higher contents of glutathione, phenolics and inorganic P in
grain of Nena underlined its quality as a source of antioxidants.
Acknowledgements
The projects TR-31037 of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of
Serbia
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