The effect of boron deficiency was studied in tomato plants grown hydroponically. Morphological studies showed that boron deficiency in the root system caused a cessation of root elongation, browning and thickening of root tips, the formation of branch roots close to the apex and decrease in the overall size of the root. The pyrimidine biosynthetic pathway remained intact and functional under boron limitation. The sugar nucleotide, uridine diphosphate glucose, was diminished in boron deficient medium and its level was restored to that of born sufficiency when uracil, cytosine, uridine, cytidine or orotic acid was provided.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc798226 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Dutta, Indrani |
| Contributors | Smith, Don Wiley, O'Donovan, Gerard A., White, Olivia Masih, Schafer, Rollie, Gracy, Robert W. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 98 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Dutta, Indrani, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights |
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