Title Biological nitrogen fixation : towards poverty alleviation through sustainable agriculture : proceedings of the 15th International Nitrogen Fixation Congress and the 12th International Conference of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation / edited by Felix D. Dakora [and others]

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Description 1 online resource Series Current plant science and biotechnology in agriculture ; 42 Current plant science and biotechnology in agriculture ; 42. Contents From the contents Preface. Dedication. Keynote Lecture -- Section 1. Towards Sustainable Agriculture. A. Crop Improvement and Sustainable Agriculture for Poverty Alleviation. B. Use of Inoculants. C. Tree Legumes and Forestry. E. Summary Presentations -- Section 2. Nodule Organogenesis and Plant Genomics. A. Host Response to Invasion. B. Nodule Physiology and Genetics. C. Plant Genomics and Transcriptomics. D. Bacterial Partner. E. Summary Presentations -- Section 3. Microbiology of Nitrogen Fixation. A. Genomics, Phylogeny, and Evolution. B. Rhizospere Associations. C. Enzymology and Genetics. D. Photosynthetic Nitrogen Fixers. E. Summary Presentations -- Author Index Summary This volume covers recent developments in both fundamental and applied research in biological nitrogen fixation. It emphasizes the application of biological nitrogen fixation for sustainable agriculture, which should lead to poverty alleviation, environmental protection, and good agricultural practices generally. The roles of, and advances in, plant breeding, plant molecular biology, nodule physiology, and symbiotic and associative interactions between plants and microbes in sustaining agricultural productivity and soil fertility are described. The evolution of symbioses and nitrogen fixation are also covered in this volume. To ensure high agricultural productivity, while protecting the environment (both soil and water resources), requires plant cultivars that also respond to beneficial microbes. The volume, therefore, describes the physiology and genomics of nitrogen-fixing bacteria together with the biochemistry and molecular genetics of the nitrogenase enzyme that actually fixes atmospheric nitrogen to a usable form. This volume, which covers the most recent data on the role of nitrogen fixation in agriculture and forestry and on the biology of both plants and nitrogen-fixing microbes, is intended to serve as a useful reference for students and researchers, both in the laboratory (academic and commercial) and in the field Analysis landbouw agriculture microbial ecology microorganisms microbiologie microbiology plantensamenstelling plant composition biochemie biochemistry levenswetenschappen life sciences genexpressieanalyse genomics Biology (General) Biologie (algemeen) Notes Print version record Subject Nitrogen -- Fixation -- Congresses Sustainable agriculture -- Congresses Poverty -- Prevention -- Congresses Nitrogen -- Fixation. Sustainable agriculture. Nitrogen Fixation sustainable agriculture (discipline) Biomédecine. Sciences de la vie. Nitrogen -- Fixation Poverty -- Prevention Sustainable agriculture Genre/Form proceedings (reports) Conference papers and proceedings Conference papers and proceedings. Actes de congrès. Form Electronic book Author Dakora, Felix D African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation. Conference (12th : 2007 : Cape Town, South Africa) ISBN 9781402082528 1402082525 9781402082511 1402082517

Other Titles 15th International Nitrogen Fixation Congress 12th International Conference of the African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation

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