Nitrogen Fixation: Global Perspectives

by Turlough M Finan, Mark R O'Brian, David B Layzell, J K Vessey, William Newton

Overview

This book presents the proceedings of the 13th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation, held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in July 2001. It covers molecular and biochemical aspects, plant genomics, stresses and factors limiting nitrogen fixation, and applied aspects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780851995915
Publisher:	CABI
Publication date:	04/12/2002
Series:	CABI Series
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.75(h) x (d)

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From the Publisher

Though the actual reduction of nitrogen gas to ammonia seems to be well defined and understood, chemists, biochemists, physiologists, molecular biologists, and other basic and applied scientists gather every couple of years to share insights on many research questions about it that remain unresolved. The keynote address discusses biofixation and nitrogen in the biosphere and in global food production. The other 81 papers look at such areas as the chemistry and biochemistry of nitrogenase, plant genomics, signal transduction, proteins in regulation and development, stresses and factors limiting nitrogen fixation, and common themes in symbiosis and pathogenesis. Distributed in the US by Oxford University Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR