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Article: Filthy rich
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- July 16, 2009
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DAVID SIMONS
Jerusalem Post
07-16-2009
Headline: Filthy rich
Byline: DAVID SIMONS
Edition; Weekend
Section: Features
Page: 11
Thursday, July 16, 2009 -- The Syrian mesquite (yanbut hasadeh in Hebrew) is a shrub that grows all over the country, except Mount Hermon. Depending on its location and the availability of water, it can reach a height of up to four meters, although it normally appears as a dwarf shrub.
The plant is thorny - the thorns being modified stipules. The mesquite belongs to the same family as acacias and as such is a nitrogen-fixing plant.
Plants require minerals to live, and the mineral most required is nitrogen. Nitrogen is available, but plants can only absorb it in the form ...