The effects of oxalates produced by Salsola tragus on the phosphorus nutrition of Stipa pulchra

• Published in: Oecologia Vol. 102; no. 3; p. 265
• Main Authors: Cannon, J P, Allen, E B, Allen, M F, Dudley, L M, Jurinak, J J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 01.06.1995
• Subjects: Facilitation; Salsola tragus; Stipa pulchra; Oxalate Phosphorus

Oxalic acid is produced by some species of plants and mycorrhizal fungi and it may solubilize unavailable soil phosphorus (P) bound by cations (Ca , Al , Fe ). Field and greenhouse experiments were conducted to show whether oxalate produced by the annual Salsola tragus or added oxalic acid would sol...