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The mechanism of boron tolerance for maintenance of root growth in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).
Plant, cell & environment - 1 Aug 2007
Choi Eun-Young, Kolesik Peter, McNeill Ann, Collins Helen, Zhang Qisen, Huynh Bao-Lam, Graham Robin, Stangoulis James
Abstract excerpt
Cultivar differences in root elongation under B toxic conditions were observed in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). A significant increase in the length and width of the root meristematic zone (RMZ) was observed in Sahara 3771 (B tolerant) when it was grown under excessive B concentration, compared to when grown at adequate B supply. This coincided with an increase in cell width and cell numbers in the meristematic...
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