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2. Oligotroph - Wikipedia

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   Consumption is reduced by very slow growth rates, and by efficient use of low-availability nutrients; for example, the use of highly available ions to maintain turgor pressure, with low-availability nutrients reserved for the building of tissues. Despite these adaptations, nutrient requirement typically exceed uptake during the growing season ...

3. Plant litter - Wikipedia

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   Plant litter, which can be made up of fallen leaves, twigs, seeds, flowers, and other woody debris, makes up a large portion of above ground net primary production of all terrestrial ecosystems. Fungus plays a large role in cycling the nutrients from the plant litter back into the ecosystem.

4. These Low-Maintenance Garden and Houseplants Have Green ... - AOL

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   Butterfly Bush (Buddleja davidii) Also called summer lilac, this fast-growing shrub can grow up 6 to 12 feet tall and be equally as wide. If you want a more compact plant, there are dwarf versions ...

5. Plant nutrition - Wikipedia

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   Plant nutrition is the study of the chemical elements and compounds necessary for plant growth and reproduction, plant metabolism and their external supply. In its absence the plant is unable to complete a normal life cycle, or that the element is part of some essential plant constituent or metabolite .

6. These Low-Maintenance Ground Cover Plants Will Protect ... - AOL

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   These drought-tolerant plants make the perfect addition to rock gardens as well as hot, sunny patches of your garden. Zones: 3 to 9 Care requirements: Full sun; well-draining soil

7. Plant nutrients in soil - Wikipedia

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   Nutrients in the soil are taken up by the plant through its roots, and in particular its root hairs.To be taken up by a plant, a nutrient element must be located near the root surface; however, the supply of nutrients in contact with the root is rapidly depleted within a distance of ca. 2 mm. [14] There are three basic mechanisms whereby nutrient ions dissolved in the soil solution are brought ...