Boron - a critical nutrient element for plant growth and productivity with reference to temperate fruits

Current Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 76-85

  Ganie, Mumtaz A ^a   Akhter, Farida ^a   Bhat, M A ^a   Malik, A R ^a   Junaid, Jan Mohd ^a   Shah, M Abas ^a   Bhat, Arif Hussain ^a   Bhat, Tauseef A ^a  

^a SHER E KASHMIR UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY OF JAMMU   (India)

Author keywords

Boron; Fruit quality and yield; Photosynthesis; Pollination; Respiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904015565     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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