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New method for assessing boron status of the oil palm

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The measurement of optical density of acid hydrolysed oil palm leaves provides the basis for a quantitative determination of the cyanidin liberated. This in turn was shown to be highly related to the boron status of the palm and provides a means of assessing its requirements. re]19730715

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  1. J. A. Rajaratnam

    Present address: Chemara Research Station, Seremban, Malaysia

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  1. University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    J. A. Rajaratnam, J. B. Lowry & Law Ing Hock

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Rajaratnam, J.A., Lowry, J.B. & Hock, L.I. New method for assessing boron status of the oil palm. Plant Soil 40, 417–420 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00011526

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