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Factors influencing Copper Tolerance in Becium homblei

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THE copper tolerant plant species Becium homblei translocates excess copper absorbed during the growing season to the leafy shoots, where it is stored in the cell walls, and the leaves are regularly burnt off in bush fires during the dry season. This has been suggested as an important factor in the evolution of this species1.

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HOWARD-WILLIAMS, C. Factors influencing Copper Tolerance in Becium homblei. Nature 237, 171 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/237171a0

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