Hydrogen production by nitrogenase as a potential crop rotation benefit

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-121

  Golding, Amber Leigh ^b   Dong, Zhongmin ^a  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP ROTATION; ENZYMES; FOSSIL FUELS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; NITROGEN FIXATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; POTABLE WATER; REACTION INTERMEDIATES; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER RECYCLING; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ACETYLENE REDUCTION ASSAYS; BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATIONS; HOST PLANTS; HYDROGEN RELEASE; HYDROGENASES; NITROUS OXIDE; PERFORMANCE; PLANT GROWTH; ROOT NODULES; SYMBIOTICS;

SOILS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX; PISUM SATIVUM; RHIZOBIACEAE;

EID: 77952580992     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-010-0278-y     Document Type: Review

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