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More than two hundred years of study has led to our present knowledge of the physical and chemical soil factors that influence plant distribution. In selecting some of the more recent developments in acidic soil-plant relationships, I have assumed a background knowledge of the subject as presented in recent reviews1,2,3. The results, derived from mainly agronomic and ecological studies, are currently applied to problems of the reclamation and management of infertile soils4, of acid sulphate soils5, of industrial spoil6, and, most recently, of habitats affected by acid precipitation7.
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Rorison, I.H. (1980). The Effects of Soil Acidity on Nutrient Availability and Plant Response. In: Hutchinson, T.C., Havas, M. (eds) Effects of Acid Precipitation on Terrestrial Ecosystems. NATO Conference Series, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3033-2_22
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