Boron: Possible Role in Plant Metabolism

Boron: Possible Role in Plant Metabolism

Leaves of boron-deficient oil palm showed a total absence of the leucoanthocyanins usually present, well before onset of pathological symptoms. The association of boron with flavonoid synthesis is consistent with the otherwise anomalous situation that this element is essential for higher plants but...

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Main Authors: Rajaratnam, J.A., Lowry, J.B., Avadhani, P.N., Corley, R.H.V.
Format: Article
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science 1971
Subjects:
Q Science (General)
QD Chemistry
QH Natural history
S Agriculture (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/25806/
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.172.3988.1142
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Institution: Universiti Malaya
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Summary:Leaves of boron-deficient oil palm showed a total absence of the leucoanthocyanins usually present, well before onset of pathological symptoms. The association of boron with flavonoid synthesis is consistent with the otherwise anomalous situation that this element is essential for higher plants but not for animals or lower plants.

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