Boron toxicity and deficiency in agricultural plants

M Brdar-Jokanović - International journal of molecular sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Boron is an essential plant micronutrient taken up via the roots mostly in the form of boric
acid. Its important role in plant metabolism involves the stabilization of molecules with cis …

Genetic mechanisms of abiotic stress tolerance that translate to crop yield stability

MV Mickelbart, PM Hasegawa… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Crop yield reduction as a consequence of increasingly severe climatic events threatens
global food security. Genetic loci that ensure productivity in challenging environments exist …

Tuning of pectin methylesterification: consequences for cell wall biomechanics and development

G Levesque-Tremblay, J Pelloux, SA Braybrook… - Planta, 2015 - Springer
Main conclusion Recent publications have increased our knowledge of how pectin
composition and the degree of homogalacturonan methylesterification impact the …

Relating the mechanics of the primary plant cell wall to morphogenesis

AJ Bidhendi, A Geitmann - Journal of experimental botany, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Regulation of the mechanical properties of the cell wall is a key parameter used by plants to
control the growth behavior of individual cells and tissues. Modulation of the mechanical …

Essential and beneficial trace elements in plants, and their transport in roots: a review

R Vatansever, II Ozyigit, E Filiz - Applied biochemistry and biotechnology, 2017 - Springer
The essentiality of 14 mineral elements so far have been reported in plant nutrition. Eight of
these elements were known as micronutrients due to their lower concentrations in plants …

Insights into the mechanisms underlying boron homeostasis in plants

A Yoshinari, J Takano - Frontiers in plant science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Boron is an essential element for plants but is toxic in excess. Therefore, plants must adapt
to both limiting and excess boron conditions for normal growth. Boron transport in plants is …

Control of meristem size

M Kitagawa, D Jackson - Annual Review of Plant Biology, 2019 - annualreviews.org
A fascinating feature of plant growth and development is that plants initiate organs
continually throughout their lifespan. The ability to do this relies on specialized groups of …

Mechanistic insight on boron-mediated toxicity in plant vis-a-vis its mitigation strategies: a review

B Behera, M Kancheti, MB Raza, A Shiv… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Boron (B) is an essential micronutrient, crucial for the growth and development of crop
plants. However, the essential to a toxic range of B in the plant is exceptionally narrow, and …

Boron: more than an essential element for land plants?

GL Pereira, JA Siqueira, W Batista-Silva… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Although boron (B) is an element that has long been assumed to be an essential plant
micronutrient, this assumption has been recently questioned. Cumulative evidence has …

Boron deficiency in woody plants: various responses and tolerance mechanisms

N Wang, C Yang, Z Pan, Y Liu, S Peng - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Boron (B) is an essential microelement for higher plants, and its deficiency is widespread
around the world and constrains the productivity of both agriculture and forestry. In the last …