Species variability in boron requirement is correlated with cell wall pectin

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 47, Issue 295, 1996, Pages 227-232

  Hu, Hening ^a   Brown, Patrick H ^a   Labavitch, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boron; Cell wall; Deficiency; Pectin; Uronic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030057932     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/47.2.227     Document Type: Article

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