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Video : Critical Transport: Bond LSC Team Finds Boron Vital For Plant Stem Cells, Corn Reproduction

Sep 01, 2014

Tiny amounts of boron play a key part in the development of ears and tassels on every cornstalk.The journal Plant Cell published research from the lab of Paula McSteen in its July 2014 edition, detailing how they identified the gene responsible for transporting boron into plant cells. Boron is a vital micronutrient that, when deficient in soils, can reduce yield, impact reproductive development and stunt plant growth.