Biological nitrogen fixation /
Nitrogen is arguably the most important nutrient required by plants. However, the availability of nitrogen is limited in many soils and although the earth's atmosphere consists of 78.1% nitrogen gas (N2) plants are unable to use this form of nitrogen. To compensate, modern agriculture has been...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
Wiley Blackwell,
2015.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Nitrogen is arguably the most important nutrient required by plants. However, the availability of nitrogen is limited in many soils and although the earth's atmosphere consists of 78.1% nitrogen gas (N2) plants are unable to use this form of nitrogen. To compensate, modern agriculture has been highly reliant on industrial nitrogen fertilizers to achieve maximum crop productivity. However, a great deal of fossil fuel is required for the production and delivery of nitrogen fertilizer. Moreover carbon dioxide (CO2) which is released during fossil fuel combustion contributes to the greenhou. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 volumes) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781119053095 1119053099 1118637046 9781118637043 9781118637098 1118637097 1118637216 9781118637210 |