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ZINC‐TOLERANT ECOTYPES IN MELILOTUS ALBA (LEGUMINOSAE)
Author(s) -
Miller Robert M.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
american journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.218
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1537-2197
pISSN - 0002-9122
DOI - 10.1002/j.1537-2197.1982.tb13269.x
Subject(s) - melilotus , biology , ecotype , zinc , botany , greenhouse , agronomy , materials science , metallurgy
Melilotus alba (Leguminosae) populations from mine sites in southwestern Wisconsin were shown to be ecotypically adapted to high levels of zinc in the soil. In greenhouse experiments using high‐zinc soil and high levels of zinc in sand culture, seedlings from mine populations grew better and suffered less mortality than did seedlings from roadside populations.