Cereal Nitrogen Fixation


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Welcome address, Inaugural address, Cereal nitrogen fisation: problems and potentialities, Cereal nitrogen fixation research under the BNF coordinated project of the ICAR, Associative biological nitrogen fixation research at haryana agricultural university, Studies on the interactions between Azospirillum and pearl millet, response of pearl millet to inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense at varying levels of nitrogen, Rhizosphere ecology and nitrogen fixation of Azospirillum in pearl millet, Response of sorghum and Pearl Millet Genotyypes to Azospirillum and Azotobacter inoculations, Research on cereal nitrogen fixation at ICRISAT, Yield and nitrogen gains of sorghum as influenced by Azospirillum brasilense, Azotobacter inoculation: Nitrogen economy and response of sorghum CSH 1, Response of sorghum cultivars to inoculation with azospirillum, Nitrogen transformations by A. brasilense strain 12S form sorghum roots, Effect of Azotobacter chroococcooum and Azospirillum brasilense inoculations and nitrogen on yields of sorghum, Maize, Pearl Millet, and Wheat, Root-associated nitrogen fixation in finger millet, Heterotrophic nitrogen fisation as influenced by fertilizers in rice-soil systems, Effect of certain organic amendments and potassium on the bacterization of ride with Azotobacter Chroococcum, Studies on vesicular arbuscular mycorrhiza in cereals at ICRISAT Center(abstract only), The use of ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) for quality assessment of bacterial inoculants(abstract only).




Nitrogen Fixation with Non-Legumes


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Diazotrophic bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen to plant-useable form and this input of nitrogen through biological fixation is of great agronomic importance. The contributions presented in this volume relate to free-living nitrogen fixers and the diazotrophs associated with plants. Symbiotic association of Frankia with non-legumes and cyanobacterial associations are also discussed. Research topics covered in this volume include the biochemistry and genetics of diazotrophs, recent developments in improvement of plant-microbe interactions and their molecular basis, the use of molecular probes in taxonomy and ecology of diazotrophs and reports on field applications, agronomic importance and improvement in methodologies for assessing their contribution to plants. This book provides valuable information not only for researchers working in the field of biological nitrogen fixation but also for biochemistry, molecular biologists, microbiologists and agronomists.




Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment


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This volume covers all aspects of fundamental and applied nitrogen-fixation research, extending from biochemistry and chemistry through genetics, regulation and physiology to agricultural practice and environmental impact. It describes recent progress on studies of potential catalysts for nitrogen fixation; how the N2-fixing process is regulated in living cells; the use and impact of genetics and genomics on our understanding of the biological process; the wide variety of associations of nitrogen-fixing microbes with plants, including the formalized Rhizobium-legume and actinorrhizal associations as well as the less formalized associative and endophytic interactions; and the impact of nitrogen fixation in agriculture and forestry, including its effect on the environment. This volume provides an up-to-date referenced source, which can be readily accessed by all practicing and otherwise interested proponents of nitrogen fixation research, including those with related interests in the areas of plant and microbial science, genomics, plant-microbe interactions, genetics and regulation, plant growth and biocontrol, agriculture, forestry, ecology, taxonomy and evolution.




Biological Nitrogen Fixation


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Biological Nitrogen Fixation: Towards Poverty Alleviation through Sustainable Agriculture


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Poverty is a severe problem in Africa, Asia, South America and even in pockets of the developed world. Addressing poverty alleviation via the expanded use of biological nitrogen fixation in agriculture was the theme of the 15th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation. Because nitrogen-fixation research is multidisciplinary, exploiting its benefits for agriculture and environmental protection has continued to attract research by diverse groups of scientists, including chemists, biochemists, plant physiologists, evolutionary biologists, ecologists, agricultural scientists, extension agents, and inoculant producers. The 15th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation was held jointly with the 12th International Conference of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation. This joint Congress was hosted in South Africa at the Cape Town International Conv- tion Centre, 21–26 January 2007, and was attended by about 200 registered participants from 41 countries world-wide. During the Congress, some 100 oral and approximately 80 poster papers were presented. The wide range of topics covered and the theme of the Congress justifies this book’s title, Nitrogen Fixation: Applications to Poverty Alleviation.