Boron: Possible Role in Plant Metabolism
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1971
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Boron, plant metabolism
Divisions
Science,CHEMISTRY
Publication Title
Science
Volume
172
Issue
3988
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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