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During the last decade it has become clear that bacteria-plant
interactions play an important role in agricultural science. In
particular, symbiotic nitro gen fixation, plant tumorigenesis, and
plant pathogenic bacteria have been extenSively investigated.
Therefore, several of my colleagues suggested the importance of
organizing a specialized symposium on the "Molecular genetics of
the bacteria-plant interaction." This symposium was held in
Germany, at the University of Bielefeld, in the autumn of 1982. The
International Program Advisory Board, together with the National
Organizing Committee, initially decided to concentrate on the
following three topics: 1. Rhizobium-plant interaction 2.
Agrobacterium-plant interaction 3. Plant pathogenic bacteria In
retrospect, these topics proved to be most popular: Nearly all
important groups working in this field contributed to the Bielefeld
Symposium. The papers presented are now published as the
Proceedings. It will be obvious that this book represents the most
comprehensive collection of papers describing the molecular
genetics of the bacteria-plant interaction. Scientists, as well as
students, can use this book to learn about the basic principles and
the current ideas that have recently been developed in this growing
research area. The Symposium was financed by the Bundesministerium
ftir Forschung und Technologie (Federal Ministry of Science and
Technology). I express on behalf of the Organizing committee its
sincere appreciation to this sponsor, without whom the Symposium
would not have been possible. In addition, the help of several
industrial companies is acknowledged."
Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) - the conversion of molecular
nitrogen into ammonia - is one of the most important reactions in
ecology and agriculture. It is performed exclusively by microbes
(prokaryotes) that live in symbiosis with plants. This book
summarizes the latest research on this reaction, the participating
microbes and the genetics of how their relevant genes could be
transferred into the plants. In the light of a more sustainable and
less ecologically damaging agriculture, this is becoming an
increasingly pressing issue.
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