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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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2015
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14355 |