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Studies on the Roles of Boron in Growth and Sugar-Transport Processes of Sugarcane

Year: 1973

Type: article

Abstract: Sugarcane growth and quality responses to low boron supply were examined with immature plants propagated in sand culture over a period of 5 1/2 months. Plants receiving only traces of boron in once-distilled water experienced significant growth and quality losses without developing visual B-deficiency symptoms. Growth decline was largely confined to lateral internode expansion. Boron insufficiency lowered sucrose production in leaves and significantly altered the rates of sugar transport in bathing storage-tissue slices. Evidence of biochemical boron roles in leaves and of physical-biochemical roles in storage tissues is presented. The importance of major micronutrient restrictions within the realm of "hidden hunger" is discussed.

Source: The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico

DOI: 10.46429/jaupr.v57i1.10752

Author: Rafael Montalvo-Zapata

Institutions: University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Language: English

Topic: Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W3092028692

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Cites: 16

Cited by: 3

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