Phosphorous requirement of indigenous N-fixing legumes and rhizobial diversity in the low P soils of the Cape floristic region, South Africa

Soils of the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) vary in phosphorous (P) availability and legume species tend to be distributed in specific edaphic habitats. Eighteen indigenous CFR legume species were grouped as high-P, low-P, Pgeneralist and unclassified plants, by associating their distribution with soil [P] in the CFR. It was hypothesized that the low-P group would be superior N2-fixers than the high-P group at low P supply.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Biological Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

2010

Author dc:creator

• Maistry, Pravin Mark

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Here, Text

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11732

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11732