Discussion paper: Boron - How can the critical level be defined?

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-121

  Goldbach, Heiner E ^a   Wimmer, Monika A ^a   Findeklee, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boron; Calcium; Cell wall; Critical level; Diagnosis; Plasmalemma

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000792168     PISSN: 14368730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1522-2624(200002)163:1<115::aid-jpln115>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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