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   Research note: Relations between tree height and the associated occurrence of Panicum maximum in Sourish Mixed Bushveld

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: G.N. Smit --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa K.S.K. van Romburgh --- , Republic of South Africa

   Acacia tortilis, A. karroo and Dichrostachys cinerea subsp. africana trees were divided into nine height classes, with increments of 0.5 m. The abundance of P. maximum growing under their canopies was estimated by scoring on a scale of 0 (no...

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   Influence of leguminous and non‐leguminous woody plants on the herbaceous layer and soil under varying competition regimes in mixed Bushveld¹

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Range & Forage Science • Authors: G.N Smit --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa J.S. Swart --- Department of Agriculture, Republic of South Africa

   Five plots on sandy soil were thinned to differing tree densities. Three subhabitats were distinguished, viz. under leguminous trees, under non‐leguminous trees, and between tree canopies. Soil under both leguminous and non‐leguminous trees was richer in nutrients (% total N,...

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