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Management of Biological Nitrogen Fixation for the Development of More Productive and Sustainable Agricultural Systems Extended versions of papers presented at the Symposium on Biological Nitrogen Fixation for Sustainable Agriculture at the 15th Congress of Soil Science, Acapulco, Mexico, 1994

Table 1. Global allocation of arable land between different com­ modities Globally, cereal cropping dominates cultivated land Commodities' Proportion of land area use (around 50% of total area, Table I). The remain­ (%) ing arable land is used for production of oilseed, fibre, or food and cash...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Ladha, J.K. (Editor), Peoples, M.B. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1995, 1995
Edition:1st ed. 1995
Series:Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences
Subjects:
Bacteria
Sedimentology
Soil Science
Botany
Plant Physiology
Ecology 
Plant Science
Ecology
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Biological nitrogen fixation: An efficient source of nitrogen for sustainable agricultural production?
  • 2. Sustainable agriculture in the semi-arid tropics through biological nitrogen fixation in grain legumes
  • 3. Enhancing crop legume N2 fixation through selection and breeding
  • 4. Enhancing legume N2 fixation through plant and soil management
  • 5. Role of legumes in providing N for sustainable tropical pasture systems
  • 6. Management of biological N2 fixation in alley cropping systems: Estimation and contribution to N balance
  • 7. Manipulation of rhizobia microflora for improving legume productivity and soil fertility: A critical assessment
  • 8. Green manure technology: Potential, usage, and limitations. A case study for lowland rice
  • 9. Biological nitrogen fixation associated with sugar cane and rice: Contributions and prospects for improvement
  • 10. Biological N2 fixation by heterotrophic and phototrophic bacteria in association with straw
  • 11. Potential and pitfalls of trying to extend symbiotic interactions of nitrogen-fixing organisms to presently non-nodulated plants, such as rice
  • 12. New techniques for studying competition by Rhizobia and for assessing nitrogen fixation in the field
  • 13. Future benefits from biological nitrogen fixation: An ecological approach to agriculture
  • 14. Research evaluation and impact analysis of biological nitrogen fixation
  • Author index

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