Boron in Soils and Plants: Reviews, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1997
Invited review papers for Boron97, the International Symposium on ‘Boron in Soils and Plants’, held at Chiang Mai, Thailand , 7–11 September 1997
Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences Series, Vol. 77

This symposium on 'Boron in Soils and Plants' completes a quartet of reviews of the behaviour in soils and plants of four trace elements, copper, manganese, zinc and boron, selected for their importance in agriculture. The series had its genesis in a suggestion from Professor Robin Graham of the Waite Agricultural Research Institute that it would be appropriate in 1981 to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the publication in 1931 of the first definitive evidence for the essentiality of copper in plants. The previous decade had seen a resurgence of interest in copper deficiency and toxicity in agriculture and an expansion of our understanding of the behaviour of copper in soils and plants. We therefore decided to promote a review of our understanding of the behaviour of copper in soils and plants by inviting appropriate authors to prepare reviews of 14 topics for publication in a book and presentation at a Golden Jubilee International Symposium on 'Copper in Soils and Plants'. Posters of current research were also displayed and published. Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia was chosen as the venue because of its then current research on copper, the importance of copper in Western Australian agriculture, and the presence in Perth of many international nutritionists due to the fortuitous scheduling in 1981 of the 'Fourth International Symposium on Trace Element Metabolism in Man and Animals'.

Foreword. Preface. 1. The Chemistry of Boron and its Speciation in Plants; P.P. Power, W.G. Woods. 2. Techniques for Boron Determination and their Application to the Analysis of Plant and Soil Samples; R.N. Sah, P.H. Brown. 3. Reactions of Boron with Soils; S. Goldberg. 4. Absorption of Boron by Plant Roots; Hening Hu, P.H. Brown. 5. Boron in Plant Cell Walls; T. Matoh. 6. Boron Deficiency-Induced Impairments of Cellular Functions in Plants; I. Cakmak, V. Römheld. 7. Boron Mobility in Plants; P.H. Brown, B.J. Shelp. 8. Physiological Response of Plants to Low Boron; B. Dell, Longbin Huang. 9. The Occurrence and Correction of Boron Deficiency; V.M. Shorrocks. 10. Diagnosis and Prediction of Boron Deficiency for Plant Production; R. Bell. 11. Genotypic Variation in Plant Response to Low Boron and Implications for Plant Breeding; B. Rerkasem, S. Jamjod. 12. Boron Toxicity; R.O. Nable, et al. 13. Boron in Human and Animal Nutrition; F.H. Nielsen.

Boron in Soils and Plants: Reviews is the most up-to-date and comprehensive review of our knowledge of boron in soils, plants and animals. This volume coincides with a period of significant progress in boron research. It covers recent advances in the identification of the physical and chemical role of B in the cell wall, the characterisation of the genetic basis for differences in B accumulation and tolerance to B excesses and deficiencies, and the identification and characterisation of the mechanisations of phloem B transport. Each of these advances has contributed not only to our understanding of the fundamental behaviour of B in plants, but also has a direct impact on B management in agricultural systems. There are thirteen review papers written by leading international scientists. The