Boron and water uptake in jack pine (Pinus banksiana) seedlings

Environmental and Experimental Botany

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 145-153

  Apostol, Kent G ^a   Zwiazek, Janusz J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boron toxicity; Electrolyte leakage; Needle necrosis; Root water flow; Stomatal conductance; Tissue elements

Indexed keywords

BORON; TOXICITY; WATER UPTAKE;

PARAGNETINA; PINUS BANKSIANA;

EID: 1242299687     PISSN: 00988472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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