Molecular Microbial Ecology of the Soil - Results from an FAO/IAEA Co-ordinated Research Programme, 1992-1996 (Hardcover, Partly reprinted from PLANT AND SOIL, 1999)

Grain legume crops, e.g. common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), and soyabeans (Glycine max L.) are amongst the main sources of protein in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Their high protein content derive from their ability, in symbiosis with Rhizobium bacteria, to fix atmospheric nitrogen. Incorporating contributions from molecular biologists, microbiologists, plant breeders and soil scientists, this volume reports the results of an FAO/IAEA Co-ordinated Research Programme (1992-1996), whose main objective was to develop molecular biological methods to study rhizobial ecology. Use of better tracking methods will help enhance biological nitrogen fixation and thus grain legume yields, while reducing their reliance on soil- and/or fertilizer-nitrogen. This volume will be invaluable to scientists working on biological nitrogen fixation, soil microbial ecology and legume production.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, 83
Release date:	February 1999
First published:	1998
Editors:	Gudni G. Hardarson • William J. Broughton
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	168
Edition:	Partly reprinted from PLANT AND SOIL, 1999
ISBN-13:	978-0-7923-5252-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Microbiology (non-medical) > General Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > Soil science, sedimentology
LSN:	0-7923-5252-1
Barcode:	9780792352525

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