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nitrogen fixation - The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen gas to oxidized forms that can be assimilated by plants, particularly by blue-green algae and some genera of bacteria (e.g. Rhizobium spp.; Azotobacter spp.). An important source of nitrogen in unfertilized soils. [FAO]
News archive for nitrogen fixation.
Anti-GM crops group rejects farmer benefit claims - Aug 9, 2007
ABC Online,But the director of Gene Ethics, Bob Phelps, says pro-GM companies have spent 20 years trying to improve nitrogen fixation and it is unlikely to be achieved
Does heavier rain mean a bigger sink? - Aug 9, 2007
Nature.com (subscription),In 1908, the German chemist Fritz Haber developed a method of nitrogen fixation that would allow global intensification of agriculture and eventually feed
Irish wasp hammers Hawke’s Bay weevils - Aug 13, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,The weevil larvae attack clover underground, resulting in reduced nitrogen fixation and clover growth, especially in spring and early summer.
Management of drought-stressed alfalfa - Aug 10, 2007
Hutchinson Leader,Nitrogen fixation and nodule formation is reduced but more nutrients accumulate in the roots compared to the foliage. In new seedings, root growth is
Blankenship named Markey professor - Aug 9, 2007
Washington University Record,The emergence of photosynthesis and other metabolic processes, such as nitrogen fixation, had profound effects on the evolution of advanced life on Earth.
Midwest news and notes - Jul 31, 2007
Agri News,Nitrogen fixation and nodule formation is reduced, but more nutrients accumulate in the roots compared to the foliage. Summer provides a good window of
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