Localization of boron in cell walls of squash and tobacco and its association with pectin: Evidence for a structural role of boron in the cell wall

Plant Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 681-689

  Hu, Hening ^a   Brown, Patrick H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURCURBITA; CURCURBITA PEPO; EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PEPO; TABACUM;

EID: 0028121660     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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