This month, the last installment in our series on Dr. James White’s work focuses on boron and nutrient cycling.
This month, our series continues with the third installment, as we focus on the core component of Dr. James White’s work: The Rhizophagy Cycle
Maximum commodity crop yields call for both micro and macronutrients to be available when and where a plant requires them. As one of eight essential micronutrients, boron is critical to reaching corn and soybean crop yield potential.
When people think of India’s economy, many think of its exploding service and technology sectors. Yet for decades, agriculture has played a major role in India’s socioeconomic growth.
Increasing global demand for dietary and industrial uses of corn is putting new pressures on corn growers to maximize their yields.
Boron uptake is closely related to the boron concentration of the soil and the rate of water transpiration by rice plants. This means that rice plants can be particularly susceptible to boron toxicity.
Prized by the paper industry, eucalyptus grows quickly in its native Australia. When enterprising growers transplanted the crop to Portugal, however, they quickly learned it suffered from boron deficiency in its new environment.