Boron Deficiency and its Associated Perturbation of Nucleotide Metabolism in Tomato Plants
Description:
The effect of boron deficiency was studied in tomato plants grown hydroponically. Morphological studies showed that boron deficiency in the root system caused a cessation of root elongation, browning and thickening of root tips, the formation of branch roots close to the apex and decrease in the overall size of the root. The pyrimidine biosynthetic pathway remained intact and functional under boron limitation. The sugar nucleotide, uridine diphosphate glucose, was diminished in boron deficient…
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Date:
August 1987
Creator:
Dutta, Indrani