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A number of populations of Polypodium vulgare L. and Asplenium trichomanes L. were sampled with corresponding soils in Belgium in order to get an idea of their suitability for the investigation of related calcicole and calcifuge taxa. Morphology and cytology enabled us to distinguish the subspecies and the hybrids. Analyses of the soils for pH, CaCO3, Al and H show that subspecies and hybrids have distinct soil preferences and can be characterised as calcicoles-neutro-phile/basiphiles or calcifuge-acidiphiles. Physiological implications of the ecological status of the taxa are discussed in the light of their root cation exchange capacity.
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Büscher, P., Koedam, N. (1983). Soil preference of populations of genotypes of Asplenium trichomanes L. and Polypodium vulgare L. in Belgium as related to cation exchange capacity. In: Sarić, M.R., Loughman, B.C. (eds) Genetic Aspects of Plant Nutrition. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6836-3_24
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