Boron Nutrition, Toxicity, and Removal in Agriculture and Water Systems
This community investigates the physiological role of boron in crop growth and yield, the mechanisms of boron toxicity and deficiency in plants, and the engineering of membranes and adsorbents to remove boron from brackish water and seawater.
The research focuses on optimizing boron fertilization and foliar applications for major crops such as sugar beet, maize, and brassicas, while simultaneously addressing the adverse effects of boron stress and oxidative damage. A significant parallel strand involves the development of nanohybrid membranes, reverse osmosis systems, and adsorption materials to selectively separate boron from salt lake brines and desalination permeate. The work also examines the interaction between boron and other micronutrients like zinc and calcium, as well as the use of boron isotopes for tracing sources in saline environments.
Boron research accounts for 6.1% of all tracked boron literature, representing 9,409 papers within this group. The community also includes 1,218 papers related to nitrogen, 998 related to calcium, and 949 related to zinc.
The community comprises 13,658 papers, publishing most frequently in the Journal of Plant Nutrition, Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, and Biological Trace Element Research.
Recent work continues to focus on the development of advanced membrane technologies for selective boron removal from seawater and brackish water, alongside studies on the signaling and transport of boron in cotton and other crops to enhance nutrient efficiency.