Re: CULT:clover and irises
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- Subject: Re: CULT:clover and irises
- From: B* S* <B*@hsc.edu>
- Date: Wed, 29 Apr 1998 07:08:14 -0600 (MDT)
Clover could enhance growth in irises if the symbiotic nitrogen-fixing
bacteria in its roots also released nitrate into the soil for pick-up by
nearby plants...but then there is also the factor of competition; the fast
growing clover might eventually swamp the slower growing irises.
Maybe the effect isn't due to the clover at all but to good growing
conditions for both kinds of plants?
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
