OPTIMUM RATIO OF CALCIUM AND BORON IN THE NUTRIENT SOLUTION OR IN CASTOR BEAN SHOOT FOR FRUIT YIELD AND SEED OIL CONTENT

REFERENCES

• Ali , A. H. N. and Jarvis , B. C. 1988 . Effects of auxin and boron on nucleic acid metabolism and cell division during adventitious root regeneration . New Phytology , 108 : 383 – 391 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• AOAC International . 1995 . Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC International , Arlington, VA : Association of Analytical Chemists .
   Google Scholar
• Asad , A. , Blamey , F. P. C. and Edwards , D. C. 2002 . Dry matter production and boron concentrations of vegetative and reproductive tissues of canola and sunflower plants grown in nutrient solution . Plant and Soil , 243 : 243 – 252 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Asher , C. J. , Edwards , D. G. , Andrew , C. S. and Kamprath , E. J. 1978 . “ Relevance of dilute solution culture studies to problems of low fertility tropical soils ” . In Mineral Nutrition of Legumes in Tropical and Subtropical Soils , 131 – 152 . Melbourne : CSIRO .
   Google Scholar
• Beltrão , N. E. M. , Silva , L. C. , Vasconcelos , O. L. , Azevedo , D. M. P. and Vieira , D. J. 2001 . “ Fitology ” . In The Agribusiness of the Castor Bean in Brazil , Edited by: Azevedo , D. M. P. and Lima , E. L. 37 – 61 . Brasília , , Brazil : Embrapa (in Portuguese) .
   Google Scholar
• Blevins , D. G. and Lukaszewski , K. M. 1998 . Boron in plant structure and function . Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology , 49 : 481 – 500 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cakmak , I. and Romheld , V. 1997 . Boron deficiency induced impairment of cellular functions in plants . Plant and Soil , 193 : 91 – 95 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Camacho-Cristóbal , J. J. , Rexach , J. , Herrera-Rodríguez , M. B. , Navarro-Gochicoa , M. T. and González-Fontes , A. 2011 . Boron deficiency and transcript level changes . Plant Science , 181 : 58 – 89 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chatterjee , C. , Sinha , P. , Nautiyal , N. , Agarwala , S. C. and Sharma , C. P. 1987 . Metabolic changes associated with boron-calcium interaction in maize . Soil Science and Plant Nutrition , 33 : 607 – 617 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Clark , R. B. 1984 . “ Physiological aspects of calcium, magnesium and molybdenum deficiencies in plants ” . In Soil Acidity and Liming , Edited by: Adams , F. 99 – 170 . Madison , WI : American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America .
   Google Scholar
• Eichert , T. and Goldbach , H. E. 2010 . Transpiration rate affects the mobility of foliar-applied boron in Ricinus communis L. cv. Impala . Plant and Soil , 328 : 165 – 174 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gupta , U. C. 2001 . “ Yield response to boron and factors affecting its uptake by crops ” . In Perspectives on the Micronutrient Nutrition of Crops , Edited by: Singh , K. , Mori , S. and Welch , R. M. 91 – 118 . Jodhpur , , India : Scientific Publishers .
   Google Scholar
• Jarrell , W. M. and Beverly , R. B. 1981 . The dilution effect in plant nutrition studies . Advances in Agronomy , 34 : 197 – 224 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Johnson , C. M. , Stout , P. R. , Broyer , T. C. and Carlton , A. B. 1957 . Comparative chlorine requirements of different plant species . Plant and Soil , 8 : 337 – 353 .
   Google Scholar
• Kabata-Pendias , A. and Pendias , H. 2001 . Trace Elements in Soils and Plants , Boca Raton , FL : CRC Press .
   Google Scholar
• Kanwal , S. , Rahmatullah , K. , Aziz , T. , Maqsood , M. A. and Abbas , N. 2008 . Critical ratio of calcium and boron in maize shoot for optimum growth . Journal of Plant Nutrition , 31 : 1535 – 1542 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kobayashi , M. , Matoh , T. and Azuma , T. 1996 . Two chains of rhamnogalacturonan II are cross linked by borate-diol ester bonds in higher plant cell walls . Plant Physiology , 110 : 1017 – 1020 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kochian , L. V. 1991 . “ Mechanisms of micronutrient uptake and translocation in plants ” . In Micronutrients in Agriculture , Edited by: Mortvedt , J. J. 251 – 270 . Madison , WI : Soil Science Society of America .
   Google Scholar
• Konsaeng , S. , Dell , B. and Rerkasem , B. 2010 . Boron mobility in peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) . Plant and Soil , 330 : 281 – 289 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lange , A. , Martines , A. M. , Silva , M. A. C. , Sorreano , M. C. M. , Cabral , C. P. and Malavolta , E. 2005 . Micronutrient deficiency effect on the nutritional status of the castor bean cultivar Iris . Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira , 40 : 61 – 67 . (in Portuguese)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lavres , J. Jr , Boaretto , R. M. , Silva , M. L. S. , Correia , D. , Cabral , C. P. and Malavolta , E. 2005 . Deficiencies of macronutrients on nutritional status of castor bean cultivar Iris . Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira , 40 : 145 – 151 . (in Portuguese)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Malavolta , E. , Vitti , G. C. and Oliveira , S. A. 1997 . Evaluation of Plant Nutritional Status: Principles and Applications , Piracicaba , , Brazil : Potafos. (in Portuguese) .
   Google Scholar
• Marschner , H. 1995 . Mineral Nutrition of Higher Plants , London : Academic Press .
   Google Scholar
• Matas , M. A. , González-Fontes , A. and Camacho-Cristóbal , J. J. 2009 . Effect of boron supply on nitrate concentration and its reduction in roots and leaves of tobacco plants . Biologia Plantarum , 53 : 120 – 124 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mills , H. A. and Jones , J. B. Jr . 1997 . Plant Analysis Handbook II: A Practical Sampling, Preparation, Analysis, and Interpretation Guide , Athens , GA : MicroMacro Publishing .
   Google Scholar
• Ozaki , T. , Ambe , S. , Abe , T. and Francis , A. J. 2005 . Competitive inhibition and selectivity enhancement by Ca in the uptake of inorganic elements (Be, Na, Mg, K, Ca, Sc, Mn, Co, Zn, Se, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Ce, Pm, Gd, Hf) by carrot (Daucus carota cv. U.S. harumakigosun) . Biological Trace Element Research , 103 : 69 – 82 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Power , P. P. and Woods , W. G. 1997 . The chemistry of boron and its speciation in plants . Plant and Soil , 193 : 1 – 13 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Salvador , J. O. , Moreira , A. and Muraoka , T. 1999 . Visual symptoms of micronutrient deficiency and of mineral content in guava young plant leaves . Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira , 34 : 1655 – 1662 . (in Portuguese)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Savy Filho , A. 2005 . “ Castor bean: Agricultural technology ” . Campinas , , Brazil : Emopi (in Portuguese) .
   Google Scholar
• Schaller , G. E. and Sussman , M. R. 1988 . Phosphorylation of the plasma membrane H+-ATPase of oat roots by calcium stimulated protein kinase . Planta , 173 : 509 – 518 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Severino , L. S. , Ferreira , G. B. , Moraes , C. R. A. , Gondim , T. M. S. , Freire , W. S. A. , Castro , D. A. , Cardoso , G. D. and Beltrão , D. E. M. 2006 . Growth and yield of castor bean fertilized with macronutrients and micronutrients . Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira , 41 : 563 – 568 . (in Portuguese)
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Viets , F. G. 1944 . Calcium and other polyvalent cations as accelerators of ion accumulation by excised barley roots . Plant Physiology , 19 : 69 – 79 .
   Google Scholar
• Xu , G. and Wang , R. 2011 . Sulfur and boron-magnesium-zinc compound fertilizer contribute to the reproductive growth of Jatropha curcas L . Journal of Plant Nutrition , 34 : 1843 – 1852 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yamauchi , T. , Hara , T. and Sonoda , Y. 1986 . Effects of boron deficiency and calcium supply on the calcium metabolism in tomato plant . Plant and Soil , 93 : 223 – 230 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar