Contrasting growth responses to aluminium addition among populations of the aluminium accumulator Melastoma malabathricum

• Main Authors: Mahmud, Khairil, Burslem, David F. R. P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88256/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/88256/; https://academic.oup.com/aobpla/article/12/5/plaa049/5904248
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Aluminium (Al) hyper-accumulation is a common trait expressed by tropical woody plants growing on acidic soils. Studies on Al accumulators have suggested that Al addition may enhance plant growth rates, but the functional significance of this trait and the mechanistic basis of the growth response ar...