From plant surface to plant metabolism: The uncertain fate of foliar-applied nutrients

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 4, Issue JUL, 2013, Pages

  Fernández, Victoria ^a   Brown, Patrick H ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoplast; Cuticle; Foliar fertilizers; Foliar sprays; Foliar uptake; Leaf; Nutrient mobility; Plant surfaces

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900818092     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00289     Document Type: Review

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