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Plant-soil relationships in a New Caledonian serpentine flora

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Elemental concentrations were studied in two New Caledonian hyper-accumulators of nickel and in the soils supporting these plants. The nickel content of Hybanthus austrocaledonicus was directly related to the total nickel content of the soil, and this species may therefore be used for biogeochemical prospecting. Nickel was correlated well with other elements of the iron family in non-lateritic ultrabasic soils but not in laterites. Both H. austrocaledonicus and Homalium kanaliense contained adequate amounts of potassium despite very low concentrations in the supporting soils. These low nutrient levels were further aggravated by antagonism to potassium uptake caused by other soil elements. Because of the paucity of relationships between nickel in H. kanaliense and elements in the soil, it is suggested that the high nickel levels in this plant may be controlled by organic constituents in this species. re]19760504

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    J. Lee, R. R. Brooks, R. D. Reeves & C. R. Boswell

  2. Computer Unit, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

    J. Lee, R. R. Brooks, R. D. Reeves & C. R. Boswell

  3. Section de Biologie Végétale, Centre O.R.S.T.O.M., Nouméa, New Caledonia

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Lee, J., Brooks, R.R., Reeves, R.D. et al. Plant-soil relationships in a New Caledonian serpentine flora. Plant Soil 46, 675–680 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00015930

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