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Management of Biological Nitrogen Fixation for the Development of More Productive and Sustainable Agricultural Systems

Extended versions of papers presented at the Symposium on Biological Nitrogen Fixation for Sustainable Agriculture at the 15th Congress of Soil Science, Acapulco, Mexico, 1994

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  1. J. K. Ladha
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  2. M. B. Peoples
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Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences (DPSS, volume 65)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Biological nitrogen fixation: An efficient source of nitrogen for sustainable agricultural production?

    • M. B. Peoples, D. F. Herridge, J. K. Ladha
    Pages 3-28

  3. Sustainable agriculture in the semi-arid tropics through biological nitrogen fixation in grain legumes

    • S. P. Wani, O. P. Rupela, K. K. Lee
    Pages 29-49

  4. Enhancing crop legume N2 fixation through selection and breeding

    • D. F. Herridge, S. K. A. Danso
    Pages 51-82

  5. Enhancing legume N2 fixation through plant and soil management

    • M. B. Peoples, J. K. Ladha, D. F. Herridge
    Pages 83-101

  6. Role of legumes in providing N for sustainable tropical pasture systems

    • R. J. Thomas
    Pages 103-118

  7. Management of biological N2 fixation in alley cropping systems: Estimation and contribution to N balance

    • N. Sanginga, B. Vanlauwe, S. K. A. Danso
    Pages 119-141

  8. Manipulation of rhizobia microflora for improving legume productivity and soil fertility: A critical assessment

    • John Brockwell, Peter J. Bottomley, Janice E. Thies
    Pages 143-180

  9. Green manure technology: Potential, usage, and limitations. A case study for lowland rice

    • M. Becker, J. K. Ladha, M. Ali
    Pages 181-194

  10. Biological nitrogen fixation associated with sugar cane and rice: Contributions and prospects for improvement

    • R. M. Boddey, O. C. de Oliveira, S. Urquiaga, V. M. Reis, F. L. de Olivares, V. L. D. Baldani et al.
    Pages 195-209

  11. Biological N2 fixation by heterotrophic and phototrophic bacteria in association with straw

    • Margaret M. Roper, J. K. Ladha
    Pages 211-224

  12. Potential and pitfalls of trying to extend symbiotic interactions of nitrogen-fixing organisms to presently non-nodulated plants, such as rice

    • F. J. de Bruijn, Y. Jing, F. B. Dazzo
    Pages 225-240

  13. New techniques for studying competition by Rhizobia and for assessing nitrogen fixation in the field

    • Kate J. Wilson, Mark B. Peoples, Richard A. Jefferson
    Pages 241-253

  14. Future benefits from biological nitrogen fixation: An ecological approach to agriculture

    • K. E. Giller, G. Cadisch
    Pages 255-277

  15. Research evaluation and impact analysis of biological nitrogen fixation

    • M. C. S. Bantilan, C. Johansen
    Pages 279-286

  16. Back Matter

    Pages 287-291
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Table 1. Global allocation of arable land between different com­ modities Globally, cereal cropping dominates cultivated land Commodities' Proportion of land area use (around 50% of total area, Table I). The remain­ (%) ing arable land is used for production of oilseed, fibre, or food and cash crops. In addition, vast areas are Cereals maintained under temporary or permanent pasture for Wheat 16 forage production (2-3 fold greater than the total area Rice 10 under cultivation and permanent crop; Table 1, Fig. Maize 9 O. All cultivated crops, except for legumes (pulses All other cereals 13 and legume oilseeds) require the soil to provide rel­ Total 48 atively large amounts of nitrogen (N). It is necessary for the three most important cereals, wheat (Triticum Legumes aestivum), rice (Oryza sativa) and maize (Zea mays), Legume pulses 5 1 to take up 20 to 40 kg soil N ha- over a period of 3 Legume oilseeds 6 to 5 months to satisfy the N requirements of the seed and supporting vegetative structure for each tonne of Total II grain produced (e. g. Fig. 2; Myers, 1988). Produc­ tive pastures on the other hand may assimilate> 100 Other crops kg N ha -\ each annum, of which 50 to 90% will be Other oilseeds 6 consumed by livestock in intensively grazed systems Beverages I Tobacco 7 (Ledgardy, 1991; Thomas, 1995).

Reviews

`The book is highly recommended for advanced students of agriculture as well as for agroculturalists, agrochemists, plant breeders and also also who are interested in various aspects of conservation and improving the natural resources with special reference to problems that are close to sustainable agriculture.'
Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 18:3 (1996)

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Management of Biological Nitrogen Fixation for the Development of More Productive and Sustainable Agricultural Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Extended versions of papers presented at the Symposium on Biological Nitrogen Fixation for Sustainable Agriculture at the 15th Congress of Soil Science, Acapulco, Mexico, 1994

  • Editors: J. K. Ladha, M. B. Peoples

  • Series Title: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0053-3

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3413-2Published: 30 September 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4029-7Published: 12 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0053-3Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 291

  • Topics: Sedimentology, Bacteriology, Soil Science & Conservation, Plant Sciences, Plant Physiology, Ecology

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