Boron : An Indispensable Micro-nutrient

ISBN-13: 9783659914355 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 80 str.

Urvi Gupta

Opis

Boron is one of the most essential nutrient required by plants. New exciting progress in boron research in the past few years significantly contributed to better understanding of the role of boron in plants and animals. In plants, it is mainly involved in carbohydrate metabolism and cell division. Plants are the main source of Boron for animals as food. Boron has been implicated to function in a variety of metabolic and physiological systems in humans and animals. This review study was done to explain the significant involvement of micronutrient Boron in the lifecycle of living organisms.

O autorze

Gupta, Urvi
Dr. Urvi Gupta, an enthusiastic botanist and a passionate researcher, working as an assistant professor at IITE, Gandhinagar, India. She completed doctorate with botany subject from Gujarat University. Plant physiology, Phytochemistry, Ethnobotany and medicinal plants are the area of her research interest.