Nitrogen Fixation: Global Perspectives

Nitrogen Fixation: Global Perspectives

Author: T. Finan, M. R. O'Brian, D. B. Layzell, J. K. Vessey, W. Newton
ISBN: 9780851995915
Pages: 576
Format: 17 Χ 25
Binding: Hardback
Pub. Year: 2002


Readership
Plant, crop and soil science, biochemistry, microbiology

Main Description
Whilst the actual reduction of nitrogen gas (dinitrogen) to ammonia would appear to be a well defined process, many research questions concerning nitrogen fixation remain and continue to be addressed by diverse groups of scientists. This book presents the proceedings of the 13th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation, held in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, in July 2001. With very broad participation and a wide range of topics, it covers the most recent findings. In fifteen sections the main topics discussed include; bacterial genomics, plant genomics, development biology, signals in the soil, nodule metabolism and applied aspects of nitrogen fixation.

Reviews
• "The depth of detail that this book covers makes it a valuable update for someone with knowledge of the subject."
M Shepherd, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 84, 2003

Main Contents
• Chemistry and biochemistry of nitrogenase
• Bacterial genomics
• Plant genomics
• Signal transduction
• Developmental biology
• Signals in the soil
• Proteins in regulation and development
• Stresses and factors limiting nitrogen fixation
• Regulation of N2 fixation and metabolism
• Nodule metabolism
• Endophytic/associative plant-microbe interactions
• Common themes in symbiosis and pathogenesis
• Nitrification, denitrification, and the nitrogen cycle
• Novel applications in nitrogen fixation
• Applied aspects of nitrogen fixation