For those of you who want to know more about boron function in the plant. Boron is an essential nutrient in vascular plants; it is located mostly in the cell wall forming a borate ester cross-linked rhamnogalacturonan II dimmer, which is an essential component of the structure and function of the cell wall. Its role in maintaining the integrity of the cell wall explains the collapse of the cells and the sunken area of the fruit from its deficiency..
Mosbah Kushad University of Illinois _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
