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The information related to micronutrients in soils and plants, in Brazil, concentrates more on crop requirements based on practical observations and foliar diagnosis. Boron and zinc are the micronutrients frequently reported as deficient in many crops in Brazil (Malavolta et al, 1991).
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Fontes, R.L.F. (2002). Boron Content in Leaves and Coffee Yield from 1990 to 2000 in a Brazilian Coffee Plantation. In: Goldbach, H.E., Brown, P.H., Rerkasem, B., Thellier, M., Wimmer, M.A., Bell, R.W. (eds) Boron in Plant and Animal Nutrition. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0607-2_40
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