The Role of Boron in the Translocation of Organic Compounds in Plants.
- 1 January 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 31 (1), 11-17
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.31.1.11
Abstract
The effects of boron deficiency on the distribution of sucrose and other photosynthates in tomato plants were studied. The distribution of C14-labeled sucrose, applied through the petiole, was more rapid in boron-sufficient plants than in boron-deficient plants. Boron, added to the sucrose, increased the distribution of the sugar in plants before boron-deficiency symptoms were visible. After symptoms were visible, boron was without effect. The photosynthate was more rapidly translocated in control plants than in plants having the boron supply withheld for two to 14 days. y up and down the stem, from the point of attachment of the leaf exposed to Cl4O2, decreased logarithmically with distance in both boron-sufficient and deficient plants.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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