Uptake of boron by kiwifruit plants under various levels of shading and salinity

Journal of Plant Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1979-1989

  Sotiropoulos, Thomas E ^a   Therios, Ioannis N ^b   Dimassi, Kortessa N ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Boron absorption; Boron toxicity; Osmotic stress; Transpiration rate

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDIA DELICIOSA;

EID: 6344239030     PISSN: 01904167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/LPLA-200030091     Document Type: Article

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