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Importance and Different Sources of Boron for Crops and Soil Health


Raj Singh Choudhary, Sunita Jhajhra, Naresh Kumar Yadav, Pushpendra Kumar Yadav
Pages: 127-138
ISBN: 978-93-5834-841-5


Latest Trends in Agriculture Sciences (Volume -4)

Latest Trends in Agriculture Sciences
(Volume - 4)

Abstract

Boron is an essential plant micronutrient taken up via roots in the form of boric acid. It has very important role in plant metabolism which involves stabilization of molecules with cis-diol groups. This element is involved in the cell wall and membrane structure and functioning; therefore, it participates in numerous ion, metabolite and hormone transport reactions (Jokanovic, 2020; Patil et al., 2009). Boron application at different rates in different crop plants have shown the positive influence on yield and other agronomic parameters reflecting the significance of boron in enhancing the yield (Nazir et al., 2016). Hussain et al. (2012) conducted a study with an aim to evaluate the role of boron (B) application at different growth stages in improving the growth and yield of rice and reported that soil application of boron (1.5 kg/hm2) was better in improving the number of tillers (4.15.33/m2), number of grains/panicle (126.33), 1000-grain weight (20.63 g) and grain yield (4.33 t/hm2). Thapa et al. (2015) carried out a study to determine the growth, yield and quality of broccoli on the aspects of minor mineral (boron and molybdenum) nutrition and study revealed that application of borax (18 kg/ha) resulted in maximum plant height (39.22 cm), sprout weight (53.91 gm) and head yield (119.02 q/ha).

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