Endophytic nitrogen fixation - a possible 'hidden' source of nitrogen for lodgepole pine trees growing at unreclaimed gravel mining sites.
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DOI: 10.1093/femsec/fiz172
Abstract: Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) trees have been thriving on unreclaimed gravel mining sites in British Columbia, Canada with tissue nitrogen-content and growth-rate unaffected by extremely low soil nitrogen-levels. This indicates that pine trees… read more here.
Keywords: nitrogen; pine trees; endophytic nitrogen; gravel mining ... See more keywords
Isolation and identification of endophytic diazotrophs from lodgepole pine trees growing at unreclaimed gravel mining pits in central interior British Columbia, Canada
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DOI: 10.1139/cjfr-2018-0347
Abstract: Unreclaimed gravel mining pits located in the central interior of British Columbia have very limited soil nitrogen (N) levels due to gravelly textured soils with weak profile development, no organi... read more here.
Keywords: mining pits; interior british; british columbia; central interior ... See more keywords