Zinc Foliar Application Mitigates Cadmium-Induced Growth Inhibition and Enhances Wheat Growth, Chlorophyll Contents, and Yield

• Lisheng Qian,
• Khadim Dawar,
• Israr Ullah,
• Muhammad Irfan,
• Zhiheng Zhang,
• Ishaq Ahmad Mian,
• Bushra Khan,
• Nida Gul,
• Shah Fahad,
• Abdullah Jalal,
• Subhan Danish,
• Rana Khalid Iqbal,
• Abdullah A. Alarfaj

Affiliations

Lisheng Qian

College of Life and Health Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China

Khadim Dawar

Department of Soil and Environmental Science, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan

Israr Ullah

Department of Soil and Environmental Science, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan

Muhammad Irfan

Department of Soil and Environmental Science, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan

Zhiheng Zhang

College of Food Science, Anhui Science and Technology University, Fengyang, China

Ishaq Ahmad Mian

Department of Soil and Environmental Science, The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan

Bushra Khan

Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan

Nida Gul

Department of Environmental Science, The University of Swabi, Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Shah Fahad

Department of Agronomy, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Abdullah Jalal

Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan

Subhan Danish

Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan

Rana Khalid Iqbal

Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Abdullah A. Alarfaj

Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia