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THE possible existence of populations within a single species adapted to different soil conditions has long been realized and they have been termed ‘edaphic ecotypes’1. However, few cases of their occurrence have been described, and very few of these are in relation to soil conditions normally encountered2, most being in relation to special soil conditions such as in soils of serpentine origin or contaminated by heavy metals3,4. This is surprising in view of the fact that a major difference between many closely related species is often that of soil preference.
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BRADSHAW, A., SNAYDON, R. Population Differentiation within Plant Species in Response to Soil Factors. Nature 183, 129–130 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/183129b0
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