Aspalathus and Podalyria legumes balance acquisition of phosphorus and nitrogen for growth in nutrient poor fynbos soils
Legume species nodulate and grow successfully in the Core Cape Subregion, a Mediterranean-climate ecosystem with fynbos vegetation found on infertile soils. The physiological mechanisms enabling tolerance of low availability of phosphorus (P) are yet to be reported in Cape legume species such as Asp...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15705 |