Molecular, Metabolic and Physiological Responses to Boron Stress in Higher Plants
1. Background
2. Main Findings Considered in this Special Issue
2.1. One-Time Foliar Application and Continuous Resupply via Roots Equally Improved the Growth and Physiological Response of B-Deficient Oilseed Rape [11]
2.2. Crosstalk of Cytokinin with Ethylene and Auxin for Cell Elongation Inhibition and Boron Transport in Arabidopsis Primary Root under Boron Deficiency [12]
2.3. Salt-Pretreatment-Mediated Alleviation of Boron Toxicity in Safflower Cultivars: Growth, Boron Accumulation, Photochemical Activities, and Antioxidant Defense Response [14]
2.4. Carbon-11 Radiotracing Reveals Physiological and Metabolic Responses of Maize Grown under Different Regimes of Boron Treatment [16]
2.5. Citrus Physiological and Molecular Response to Boron Stresses [19]
2.6. Silicon Differently Affects the Apoplastic Binding of Excess Boron in Wheat and Sunflower Leaves [21]
2.7. Response of Maize (Zea mays L.) to Drought under Salinity and Boron Stress in the Atacama Desert [22]
2.8. What Can Boron Deficiency Symptoms Tell Us about Its Function and Regulation? [26]
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Reguera, M.; Camacho-Cristóbal, J.J. Molecular, Metabolic and Physiological Responses to Boron Stress in Higher Plants. Plants 2023, 12, 2136. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12112136
Reguera M, Camacho-Cristóbal JJ. Molecular, Metabolic and Physiological Responses to Boron Stress in Higher Plants. Plants. 2023; 12(11):2136. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12112136
Chicago/Turabian StyleReguera, María, and Juan José Camacho-Cristóbal. 2023. "Molecular, Metabolic and Physiological Responses to Boron Stress in Higher Plants" Plants 12, no. 11: 2136. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12112136