Effects of transpiration rate on boron uptake by roots and translocation to shoots of table beets (Beta vulgaris L.)Footnote¹

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• Presently, Assistant Professor of Fruit Crops, University of Florida, IFAS, AREC, P.O. Box 388, Leesburg FL 32749.
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• Professor of Horticulture and Soil Science.
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• Director of the Biotron and WARF senior Distinguished Research Professor of Forestry.
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