Global inputs of biological nitrogen fixation in agricultural systems

Plant and Soil

Volumn 311, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-18

  Herridge, David F ^a   Peoples, Mark B ^b   Boddey, Robert M ^c  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c EMBRAPA AGROBIOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Associative; Cyanobacteria; Dinitrogen (N2) fixation; Endophytic; Free living; Global; Legumes; Nitrogen (N); Oilseed legumes; Pulses; Rhizobia; Soybean

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CYANOBACTERIUM; DATABASE; FODDER; FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATION; FORAGE; GRAZING; LEGUME; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; RHIZOBACTERIUM; SAVANNA; SYMBIOSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ARGENTINA; BRAZIL; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CYANOBACTERIA; GLYCINE MAX; ORYZA SATIVA; RHIZOBIACEAE; SACCHARUM;

EID: 46749123169     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-008-9668-3     Document Type: Review

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