Response of grasses to nitrogen source.

Published online
01 Jan 1974
Content type
Journal article
Journal title
Journal of Applied Ecology
DOI
10.2307/2402292

Author(s)
Wiltshire, J. H.

Publication language
English
Location
Africa South of Sahara & Zimbabwe

Abstract

Climax perennial grasses from Rhodesia showed greater preference than earlier seral species or crop cultivars for the ammonium source of nitrogen. It is suggested that succession in high altitude African grassveld is towards the calafuge habit.[32:221.17:85].

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