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Response of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Plants to Foliar Spray with Different Concentrations of Boron

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Sesame plants were sprayed with different concentrations of boron solution at 20, 30 and 40 ppm at different stages of plant growth (1, 2 and 3 months). Comparing the treated plants with untreated controls, the obtained results showed that spraying sesame plants with boron (B) solutions improves their growth and yields. Treating plants with boron solution at 20 ppm gave the highest results in growth criteria as compared with corresponding control or plants treated with higher boron solutions (30 and 40 ppm). Moisture and oil percentages were nonsignificantly changed by the different boron concentrations. The highest oil viscosity was recorded at a boron concentration of 30 ppm. Fatty acids were decreased by the effect of boron spray. A remarkable increase in the amino acid content of the plants was observed as a result of treatments with boron solutions, especially in the plants treated at 40 ppm. Spraying sesame plants with boron decreased the Fe, K, Mg and P contents, whereas the lowest concentration of boron (20 ppm) increased Ca and the highest concentration (40 ppm) increased Cl and Na.

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Hamideldin, N., Hussein, O.S. Response of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Plants to Foliar Spray with Different Concentrations of Boron. J Am Oil Chem Soc 91, 1949–1953 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11746-014-2538-7

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