the Fourth International Symposium on 'Nitrogen Fixation with Non-Legumes', Rio de Janeiro, 23-28 August 1987
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by F.A. Skinner, R.M. Boddey, I. Fendrik.
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Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Dordrecht
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Springer Netherlands
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1989
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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(348 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Developments in plant and soil sciences, 35.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Session 1: Mechanisms of infection of plants by N2-fixing microorganisms --; Mechanisms of infection of plants by nitrogen fixing organisms --; Session 2: Frankia and Parasponia symbiosis --; Effective nodulation of Coriaria myrtifolia L. induced by Frankia strains from Alnus glutinosa L. (Gaertn.) --; Biology of the Parasponia-Bradyrhizobium symbiosis --; Glasshouse evaluation of the growth of Alnus rubra and Alnus glutinosa on peat and acid brown earth soils when inoculated with four sources of Frankia --; Ultrastructure of Frankia isolated from three Chilean shrubs (Rhamnaceae) --; Session 3: Azolla and cyanobacteria --; Physiology and agronomy of Azolla-Anabaena symbiosis --; Heterotrophic metabolism and diazotrophic growth of Nostoc sp. from Cycas circinalis --; Light dependent nitrogen chlorosis in a heterocy stous cyanobacterium --; Isolation and characterization of the N2-fixing symbiotic cyanobacterium Anabaena azollae --; Bacteria in the Azolla-Anabaena symbiosis --; New data on the Azolla-Anabaena symbiosis. I. Morphological and histochemical aspects --; New data on the Azolla-Anabaena symbiosis. II. Cytochemical and immunocytochemical aspects --; Session 4: Isolation and identification of plant-associated N2-fixing bacteria --; Isolation and identification of root associated diazotrophs --; Occurrence and survival of Azospirillum spp. in temperate regions --; Klebsiella sp. NIAB-1: A new diazotroph, associated with roots of kallar grass from saline sodic soils --; Session 5: Physiology of Azospirillum and other diazotrophs --; Ecophysiological aspects of growth and nitrogen fixation in Azospirillum spp. --; The phytohormonal interactions between Azospirillum and wheat --; Investigations on growth, nitrogen fixation and ammonium assimilation by a bacterium isolated from rice soil --; Session 6: Genetics of Azospirillum and other diazotrophs --; Regulation of nif genes expression in Azospirillum brasilense and Herbaspirillum seropedicae --; Homology between plasmids of Azospirillum brasilense and Azospirillum lipoferum --; Self-transmissible nif-plasmids in Enterobacter --; Identification of Bacillus azotofixans nitrogen fixation genes using heterologous nif probes --; Isolation and properties of Azospirillum lipoferum and Azospirillum brasilense surface polysaccharide mutants --; Session 7: Mechanisms of association of N2-fixing bacteria with grasses and cereals --; Plant-bacteria interactions with special emphasis on the kallar grass association --; Location of diazotrophs in the root interior with special attention to the kallar grass association --; Field inoculation of sorghum and rice with Azospirillum spp. and Herbaspirillum seropedicae --; Session 8: Mechanisms of response of cereal crops to Azospirillum inoculation --; Involvement of IAA in the interaction between Azospirillum brasilense and Panicum miliaceum roots --; Influence of inoculation with Azospirillum brasilense and Glomus fasciculatum on sorghum nutrition --; Inoculation with associative N2-fixers in Egypt --; Session 9: Quantification of plant-associated biological nitrogen fixation --; Association between N2-fixing bacteria and pearl millet plants: Responses, mechanisms and persistence --; Effect of inorganic N and organic fertilizers on nitrogen-fixing (acetylene-reducing) activity associated with wetland rice plants --; Impact of soil environmental factors on rates of N2-fixation associated with roots on intact maize and sorghum plants --; Session 10: Effects of plant genotype and environmental factors on plant-associated N2-fixation --; Natural 15N abundance as a method of estimating the contribution of biologically fixed nitrogen to N2-fixing systems: Potential for non-legumes --; Survival and colonization of inoculated bacteria in kallar grass rhizosphere and quantification of N2-fixation --; Selection of sugar cane cultivars for associated biological nitrogen fixation using 15N-labelled soil --; Occurrence of effective nitrogen-scavenging bacteria in the rhizosphere of kallar grass --; General summary and conclusions --; Titles of posters presented at the meeting.
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Parallel Title
Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation with Non-Legumes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 23-28, 1987