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Boron in Soils and Plants

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Boron in Soils and Plants held at Chiang Mai, Thailand, 7–11 September, 1997

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. R. W. Bell

    1. School of Environmental Science, Division of Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia

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  2. B. Rerkasem

    1. Multiple Cropping Centre, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

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Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences (DPSS, volume 76)

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Table of contents (50 papers)

  1. Boron X Genotypes Interactions

    1. Chromosomal variations for boron tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum)

      • Y. Chantachume, K. W. Shepherd, J. G. Paull, A. J. Rathjen
      Pages 105-109

    2. Genetic variation in the tolerance of durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var durum) to high concentrations of boron

      • S. Jamjod, J. G. Paull, B. J. Brooks, A. J. Rathjen
      Pages 111-115

    3. Variation in boron-toxicity tolerance in a durum wheat core collection

      • Sui-kwong Yau, Miloudi M. Nachit, John Ryan
      Pages 117-120

  2. Boron Responses in Fruit Trees

    1. Effects of foliar applications of boron on citrus fruit and on foliage and soil boron concentration

      • Antonio E. Boaretto, Carlos S. Tiritan, Takashi Muraoka
      Pages 121-123

    2. Boron and fruit quality of apple

      • R. H. Dong, R. N. Noppakoonwong, X. M. Song, B. Rerkasem
      Pages 125-129

    3. Boron deficiency of avocado. 1. Effects on pollen viability and fruit set

      • Timothy E. Smith, Russell A. Stephenson, Colin J. Asher, Suzan E. Hetherington
      Pages 131-133

    4. Boron deficiency of avocado. 2. Effects on fruit size and ripening

      • Timothy E. Smith, Colin J. Asher, Russell A. Stephenson, Suzan E. Hetherington
      Pages 135-137

    5. Influence of boron spray on boron concentration, fruit set and calcium related disorders in apple (Malus domestica) cv. ‘Elstar’/M26

      • Manuela Zude, Alvin Alexander, Peter Lüdders
      Pages 139-143

  3. External Boron Requirements

    1. Boron toxicity in sunflower

      • F. P. C. Blamey, C. J. Asher, D. G. Edwards
      Pages 145-149

    2. Challenging the dogma of a narrow supply range between deficiency and toxicity of boron

      • V. J. Chapman, D. G. Edwards, F. P. C. Blamey, C. J. Asher
      Pages 151-155

    3. Water supply influences boron uptake by transplanted oilseed rape (Brassica napus cv. Eureka) grown in low boron soil

      • Longbin Huang, Ke Wang, Richard W. Bell
      Pages 157-160

    4. Effect of boron on the growth of mungbean seedlings under aluminium stress

      • Hongyan Zhang, Yonghua Yang
      Pages 161-164

  5. Boron Uptake, Distribution and Retranslocation

    1. Effect of pH and boron concentration in the nutrient solution on translocation of boron in the xylem of sunflower

      • Frank Dannel, Heidrun Pfeffer, Volker Römheld
      Pages 183-186

    2. Boron and calcium distribution in B and Ca deficient pea plants

      • E. Esteban, R. O. Carpena Ruiz, A. Gárate
      Pages 187-190

    3. Comparative study of foliar uptake and translocation of boron (10B) supplied as four different products in radish plants

      • Françoise Kerrien, André Chamel, Jean-Louis Imbert
      Pages 191-195

    4. Absorption and distribution of boron in Arabidopsis thaliana

      • Kyotaro Noguchi, Toru Fujiwara, Mitsuo Chino, Toshiro Matsunaga, Hisao Watanabe-Oda
      Pages 197-201
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About this book

The economic significance of boron (B) in agriculture, horticulture, and forestry has been beyond dispute for several decades. Even in the last two decades, the areas where B deficiency limits plant production has grown with increased reports from China, south Asia and southeast Asia. The present volume is reflective of the growing awareness of the significance of low soil B with reports from Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, north, central and southern China, India, Nepal, and the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan contained herein. Boron deficiency also continues to be a problem for crop yield and quality in areas where B deficiency has been known for some time, for example in Germany and the USA. The problem of low soil B is not limited to effects on field crop yield, with papers reporting on depressed wood yield and quality in timber trees (Lambert et al. ), and depressed fruit quality (Dong et al. ; Smith et al. : Zude et al. ) also appearing in the present volume. Globally, Shorrocks (1997)1 estimates that ?? tonnes of B fertiliser is applied annually in agriculture. The economic benefits from the use of B fertiliser have not been quantified but are clearly enormous. Paradoxically, the clear economic imperatives for using B fertiliser on low B soils are not matched by a similar clarity of understanding of the role and functions of B in plants.

Reviews

`Considering its multi-author nature, this book is well laid out and illustrated. It will certainly be attractive to those interested in this fascinating element.'
Plant Growth Regulation, 26:1 (1998)

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Environmental Science, Division of Sciences, Murdoch University, Australia

    R. W. Bell

  • Multiple Cropping Centre, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    B. Rerkasem

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Boron in Soils and Plants

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the International Symposium on Boron in Soils and Plants held at Chiang Mai, Thailand, 7–11 September, 1997

  • Editors: R. W. Bell, B. Rerkasem

  • Series Title: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5564-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4705-7Published: 31 August 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6344-9Published: 16 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-5564-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 270

  • Topics: Plant Physiology, Soil Science & Conservation

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