The soil microbial community fulfils various functions, such as nutrient cycling and carbon
(C) sequestration, therefore contributing to maintenance of soil fertility and mitigation of …

Boron is an essential mineral that plays an important role in several biological processes.
Boron is required for growth of plants, animals, and humans. There are increasing …

This new edition provides current information on the nutritional requirements of world crops.
It presents research on the acquisition, accumulation, transport, and functions of chemical …

Boron (B) is an essential nutrient for normal growth of higher plants, and B availability in soil
and irrigation water is an important determinant of agricultural production. To date, a …

It is now more than 80 years since boron was convincingly demonstrated to be essential for
normal growth of higher plants. However, its biochemical role is not well understood at the …

Boron (B) is considered a prebiotic chemical element with a role in both the origin and
evolution of life, as well as an essential micronutrient for some bacteria, plants, fungi, and …

This review critically examines the role of boron (B) in forests in view of recent findings on B
nutrition and the continuing occurrence of B deficiency. Many perceptions about the role of B …

A spore-forming, Gram-positive-staining, motile, rod-shaped and low-boron-containing
bacterium was isolated from soil. The strain, designated BAM-582T, can tolerate 6%(w/v) …

On the eve of the 100th anniversary of Dr. Warington's discovery of boron (B) as a nutrient
essential for higher plants,“boronists” have struggled to demonstrate a role beyond its …

In the early twentieth century, boron (B) was discovered to be ubiquitously present in plant
tissue (Agulhon, 1910) and to be beneficial for the growth of corn (Zea mays L.)(Mazé …