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Boron has been proved an essential element for higher plants growth since 1923 (Warington 1923), but its primary physiological function in plants is yet unclear. Increasing number of experiments supported the idea that boron play an important role in plasma membrane integrity by binding membrane compounds containing cis-diol groups, or affecting activities of some enzymes related to membrane function or structure, or participating phenolics metabolism (Blevins and Lukaszewski 1998, Brown et al. 2002, Goldbach et al. 2002). Cakmak et al. (1997) reported that the major defense system of cells against toxic active oxygen was reduced in response to boron deficiency. It is possible that supplied boron might protect plasma membranes against peroxidative damage by the toxic active oxygen.
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Geng, M., Wu, L., Cao, X., Liu, W. (2007). Physiology and Metabalism of Boron in Plants. In: XU, F., et al. Advances in Plant and Animal Boron Nutrition. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5382-5_6
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