Rhizobia diversity and their effect on the distribution of indigenous legumes in the Cape Floristic Region

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dc.contributor.advisorChimphango, SBMen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorMuasya, AMen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDlodlo, Oscaren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-28T15:02:55Z
dc.date.available2014-12-28T15:02:55Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe Cape Floristic Region (CFR) includes a broad variety of bed rocks and soils are a mosaic of sandstone and shale substrates that give rise to a variety of soil types mainly sandstone, aeolian sands, shale, granite and limestone thereby creating heterogeneity in edaphic conditions. Species composition of plant communities in the CFR is predominantly associated with the parent rock, and the resultant overlying soil. The combination of edaphic and topographical variations, local climate gradients and frequent fires is undoubtedly important in promoting species diversity in the region. The family Fabaceae is the second largest family to Asteraceae in the CFR. It is currently comprised of about 760 species, in 37 genera belonging to 18 tribes. Most of these legumes are in symbiotic association with rhizobia that nodulate and fix nitrogen in the nutrient poor soils...It was, therefore, hypothesized that rhizobia isolates from indigenous legumes of the CFR will cluster phylogenically according to soil types and that the distribution of rhizobia limited that of their compatible host.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDlodlo, O. (2012). <i>Rhizobia diversity and their effect on the distribution of indigenous legumes in the Cape Floristic Region</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10419en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDlodlo, Oscar. <i>"Rhizobia diversity and their effect on the distribution of indigenous legumes in the Cape Floristic Region."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10419en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDlodlo, O. 2012. Rhizobia diversity and their effect on the distribution of indigenous legumes in the Cape Floristic Region. Masters’ Thesis. University of Cape Town.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Dlodlo, Oscar AB - The Cape Floristic Region (CFR) includes a broad variety of bed rocks and soils are a mosaic of sandstone and shale substrates that give rise to a variety of soil types mainly sandstone, aeolian sands, shale, granite and limestone thereby creating heterogeneity in edaphic conditions. Species composition of plant communities in the CFR is predominantly associated with the parent rock, and the resultant overlying soil. The combination of edaphic and topographical variations, local climate gradients and frequent fires is undoubtedly important in promoting species diversity in the region. The family Fabaceae is the second largest family to Asteraceae in the CFR. It is currently comprised of about 760 species, in 37 genera belonging to 18 tribes. Most of these legumes are in symbiotic association with rhizobia that nodulate and fix nitrogen in the nutrient poor soils...It was, therefore, hypothesized that rhizobia isolates from indigenous legumes of the CFR will cluster phylogenically according to soil types and that the distribution of rhizobia limited that of their compatible host. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Rhizobia diversity and their effect on the distribution of indigenous legumes in the Cape Floristic Region TI - Rhizobia diversity and their effect on the distribution of indigenous legumes in the Cape Floristic Region UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10419 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10419
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDlodlo O. Rhizobia diversity and their effect on the distribution of indigenous legumes in the Cape Floristic Region. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10419en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherBotanyen_ZA
dc.titleRhizobia diversity and their effect on the distribution of indigenous legumes in the Cape Floristic Regionen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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