New genetic mechanisms could provide the basis for breeding plants that can better tolerate #borondeficiency and avoid yield losses: http://go.tum.de/357006

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📷G.P. Bienert

Boron deficiency: oilseed rape reacts as with infection and pest infestation

A study shows that the response of oilseed rape to persistent or short-term acute boron deficiency is similar to that to pests and infections.