When a nutrient registers a mere 0.5 ppm to 2.0 ppm on most soil tests, farmers might not give it much notice. But plants do because power-punching boron helps make possible a laundry list of critical ...

Boron is a critical micronutrient necessary for maintaining cell wall integrity and regulating metabolic processes in plants. Its essentiality is underscored by the remarkably narrow window between ...

What makes plants tolerant to nutrient fluctuations? An international research team led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and involving the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant ...

Boron, though required only in minimal amounts, is vital for plant development. It strengthens cell walls and supports the growth of roots and shoots. Normally, boron, in the form of boric acid, is ...

Stubby roots, brittle branches, poor fertility -- these are some of the symptoms which can occur in the case of boron deficiency in plants. Thanks to transport proteins called Nodulin26-like-intrinsic ...