The chemistry of boron and its speciation in plants

Plant and Soil

Volumn 193, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 1-13

  Power, Philip P ^a   Woods, William G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030843908     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5580-9_1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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