Effects of defoliation on regrowth and carbon budgets of three semi-arid Karoo shrubs

Includes bibliographies. === Plant regrowth, nonstructural carbohydrate utilization patterns, photosynthesis and the partitioning of photosynthetic products in response to foliage removal were studied for the following karoo shrubs: Osteospermum sinuatum, a dwarf deciduous shrub with fleshy leaves,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Van der Heyden, Francois
Other Authors: Stock, WD
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14355