Boron Nutrition in Fruit Crops

Abstract

Boron nutrition is critical not only for high yields but also for high quality of crops. Boron deficiency causes many anatomical, physiological, and biochemical changes, most of which represent secondary effects. Boron is an essential micronutrient element required for growth and development of plants. This group, once hardly considered at all in plant nutrition practices, is now receiving major attention from soil scientists and plant physiologists. Boron is an essential element and plays an important role in the ribonucleic acid metabolism, synthesis and stability of nuclear membranes and in the transport of assimilates, mainly sugars. Plant needs for boron can be applied as Granubor / borax pre-plant to the soil or as Solubor or foliar sprays during the growing season for increasing growth, yield and quality of fruits.