A critical analysis of the causes of boron toxicity in plants

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1405-1414

  Reid, R J ^a   Hayes, J E ^a   Post, A ^a   Stangoulis, J C R ^a   Graham, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

11B NMR; Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.); Leaf necrosis; Photo oxidative stress; Photosynthesis; Respiration

Indexed keywords

BORON; PLANT; TOXICITY TEST;

ALGAE; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 9644304550     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2004.01243.x     Document Type: Article

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