Physiological response of plants to low boron

Plant and Soil

Volumn 193, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 103-120

  Dell, Bernie ^a   Huang, Longbin ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0030807342     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5580-9_8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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