Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation: Proceedings of the 14th North American Conference on Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation, July 25–29, 1993, University of Minnesota,...

Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation: Proceedings of the 14th North American Conference on Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation, July 25–29, 1993, University of Minnesota,...
ISBN-10
9401110883
ISBN-13
9789401110884
Category
Science
Pages
205
Language
English
Published
2012-12-06
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
Michael J. Sadowsky, P. Graham, Carroll P. Vance

Description

During the past three decades there has been a large amount of research on biological nitrogen fixation, in part stimulated by increasing world prices of nitrogen-containing fertilizers and environmental concerns. In the last several years, research on plant--microbe interactions, and symbiotic and asymbiotic nitrogen fixation has become truly interdisciplinary in nature, stimulated to some degree by the use of modern genetic techniques. These methodologies have allowed us to make detailed analyses of plant and bacterial genes involved in symbiotic processes and to follow the growth and persistence of the root-nodule bacteria and free-living nitrogen-fixing bacteria in soils. Through the efforts of a large number of researchers we now have a better understanding of the ecology of rhizobia, environmental parameters affecting the infection and nodulation process, the nature of specificity, the biochemistry of host plants and microsymbionts, and chemical signalling between symbiotic partners. This volume gives a summary of current research efforts and knowledge in the field of biological nitrogen fixation. Since the research field is diverse in nature, this book presents a collection of papers in the major research area of physiology and metabolism, genetics, evolution, taxonomy, ecology, and international programs.

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