Boron toxicity tolerance in crops: A viable alternative to soil amelioration

Crop Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 853-865

  Yau, Sui Kwong ^a   Ryan, John ^a,b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH IN THE DRY AREAS ICARDA   (Syrian Arab Republic)

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EID: 46849114315     PISSN: 0011183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2135/cropsci2007.10.0539     Document Type: Review

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