Lötter, DArcher, Emma RMTadross, MValentine, AJ2014-07-182014-07-182014-04Lötter, D, Archer, E.R.M., Tadross, M and Valentine, A.J. 2014. Seasonal variation in the nitrogen nutrition and carbon assimilation in wild and cultivated Aspalathus linearis (rooibos tea). Australian Journal of Botany, vol. 62(1), pp 65-730067-1924http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/BT13237.htmhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/7494Copyright: 2014 CSIRO Publishing. This is an ABSTRACT ONLY. The definitive version is published in Australian Journal of Botany, vol. 62(1), pp 65-73Rooibos tea is a unique health enhancing beverage made from a shrub-like bush which grows only in the Cederberg mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa. The area has a semi-arid climate and infertile soils which makes crop production challenging. While both wild and cultivated plants are harvested, the research suggests that the wild rooibos plants are better adapted to overcome the harsh environmental conditions. In the light of the increase in aridity projected for the Western Cape of South Africa, these results warrant further investigation into the physiological traits responsible for drought tolerance in wild rooibos plants.enRooibos teaAspalathus linearisSouthern African fynbos biomeCederberg regionClimate changeArticleLötter, D., Archer, E. R., Tadross, M., & Valentine, A. (2014). Seasonal variation in the nitrogen nutrition and carbon assimilation in wild and cultivated Aspalathus linearis (rooibos tea). http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7494Lötter, D, Emma RM Archer, M Tadross, and AJ Valentine "Seasonal variation in the nitrogen nutrition and carbon assimilation in wild and cultivated Aspalathus linearis (rooibos tea)." (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7494Lötter D, Archer ER, Tadross M, Valentine A. Seasonal variation in the nitrogen nutrition and carbon assimilation in wild and cultivated Aspalathus linearis (rooibos tea). 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7494.TY - Article AU - Lötter, D AU - Archer, Emma RM AU - Tadross, M AU - Valentine, AJ AB - Rooibos tea is a unique health enhancing beverage made from a shrub-like bush which grows only in the Cederberg mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa. The area has a semi-arid climate and infertile soils which makes crop production challenging. While both wild and cultivated plants are harvested, the research suggests that the wild rooibos plants are better adapted to overcome the harsh environmental conditions. In the light of the increase in aridity projected for the Western Cape of South Africa, these results warrant further investigation into the physiological traits responsible for drought tolerance in wild rooibos plants. DA - 2014-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Rooibos tea KW - Aspalathus linearis KW - Southern African fynbos biome KW - Cederberg region KW - Climate change LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2014 SM - 0067-1924 T1 - Seasonal variation in the nitrogen nutrition and carbon assimilation in wild and cultivated Aspalathus linearis (rooibos tea) TI - Seasonal variation in the nitrogen nutrition and carbon assimilation in wild and cultivated Aspalathus linearis (rooibos tea) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/7494 ER -