Is phenol oxidation responsible for the short-term effects of boron deficiency on plasma-membrane permeability and function in squash roots?

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 853-858

  Cara, Francisco A ^a   Sánchez, Esteban ^a   Ruiz, Juan M ^a   Romero, Luis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boron deficiency; Cucurbita pepo L.; Membrane permeability; Phenol oxidation; Roots

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA; CUCURBITA PEPO; PEPO;

EID: 0038380921     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(02)01447-X     Document Type: Article

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