Nitrogen fixation in tropical cropping systems /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Giller, K. E. (Ken E.) (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2001.
Edition:	2nd edition.
Subjects:	Legumes > Tropics. Nitrogen > Fixation. Nitrogen-fixing plants > Tropics. Agroforestry and Multipurpose Trees: Community, Farm and Social Forestry. Biochemistry and Physiology of Microorganisms, (New March 2000) Fertilizers and other Amendments. Field Crops, (New March 2000) Forage and Fodder Crops, (New March 2000) Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology) Horticultural Crops, (New March 2000) Plant Cropping Systems. Plant Nutrition. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. Plant Production. Soil Biology. Agroforestry. Azolla. Cover crops. Cropping systems. Crops. Fabaceae. Ferns. Fodder legumes. Green manures. Innovation adoption. Legumes. Multiple cropping. Nitrogen fixation. Nitrogen fixing bacteria. Nitrogen fixing trees. Oryza sativa. Oryza. Pasture legumes. Pastures. Plantation crops. Plantations. Plants. Rice. Shade trees. Trees. Tropics. Woody plants. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Tropical Environments : Climates, Soils and Cropping Systems
N₂-fixing Organisms in the Tropics
The Process of N₂-fixation
Assessment of the Role of N2-fixation
Cycling of Fixed N in Tropical Cropping Systems
Cereal Crops and Grasses : Free-living, Root-associated and Endophytic N₂-fixing Bacteria
Cyanobacteria and Azolla as Green Manure for Wetland Rice
Grain Legumes for Food, Fodder and Soil Fertility
Legumes as Green Manures and Cover Crops
Forage Legumes in Pastures and Leys
Plantation Crops : Understorey Legumes and Shade Trees
Agroforestry : N₂-fixing Trees in Integrated Agriculture
Environmental Constraints to N₂-fixation
Approaches to Enhancing N₂-fixation
Future Impacts of N₂-fixation in Tropical Agriculture.