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WINTER FIXATION OF NITROGEN IN SCOTCH BROOM ( CYTISUS SCOPARIUS L.)
Author(s) -
WHEELER C. T.,
PERRY D. A.,
HELGERSON O.,
GORDON J. C.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1979.tb01664.x
Subject(s) - broom , nitrogen fixation , biology , nitrogen , botany , agronomy , horticulture , chemistry , ecology , organic chemistry
S ummary The retention of green lateral branches by Scotch Broom allows nitrogen fixation to continue during mild winters. Tolerance of low soil temperatures is suggested to be a major factor contributing to the occurrence of winter nitrogen fixation.