Soil applied boron (B) improves growth, yield and fiber quality traits of cotton grown on calcareous saline soil.

Boron (B) is required during all growth stages of cotton crop, especially during boll formation. However, Typic Haplocambid soils of cotton growing belt in Pakistan are B-deficient, which results in low yield and economic returns. Foliar application of B improves cotton productivity; however, inform...

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Main Authors: Atique-Ur-Rehman, Rafi Qamar, Abid Hussain, Hassan Sardar, Naeem Sarwar, Hafiz Muhammad Rashad Javeed, Amir Maqbool, Mubshar Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231805