


Hardcover
Published: April 1998
ISBN: 9780792348733
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1. Biological Nitrogen Fixation by Endophytic Diazotrophs in Non Leguminous Crops in the Tropics; J. Dobereiner, V.L.D. Baldani. Session 1: Biochemistry and Genetics of Diazotrophs. 2. Analysis of Nitrogen Fixation and Regulatory Genes in the Sugarcane Endophyte Acetobacter diazotrophicus; S. Lee, et al. 3. Functional Analysis of a Cloned NIFA Homologous Gene of Azospirillum brasilense YU62; Gui Su, et al. 4. Identification of Plant Growth Hormones Produced by Bacterial Isolates from Rice, Wheat and Kallar Grass; G. Rasul, et al. Session 2: Ecophysiological Studies for the Improvement of Plant-Microbe Interaction. 5. The Rice Endophytic Diazotroph and PGPR; W. Song, et al. 6. Response of Two Maize Cultivars to Azospirillum Inoculation and/or Farmyard Manure Amendment Using 15N-Dilution Method; T.M.M. Moharram, et al. 7. Contribution of Non-Leguminous Biofertilizers to Rice Biomass, Nitrogen Fixation and Fertilizer-N Use Efficiency under Flooded Conditions; S. Ali, et al. 8. Detection of Inoculated Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria in the Rhizosphere of Rice; S. Mehnaz, et al. Posters. 9. Salt Tolerance of Diazotroph Alaligenes faecalis and its Salt-Tolerant Association with Host Rice; S.Z. Ping, et L. 10. Interaction of Azorhizobium caulinodans with Different Rice Cultivars for Increased N2-Fixation; S.N. Khokhar, A. Qureshi. 11. Response of Wheat to an Associative Diazotroph Inoculum Under Different Rates of Nitrogen Fertilizer; A. Rashid, et al. 12. Effect of High Temperature on Nitrogen Fixation in Soybean Cultivars; M.I. Keerio, J.M. Wilson. 13. Effect of Plant Growth Regulators and Rhizobium Inoculum On N2- Fixation and Yield of Chickpea; F. Zarrin, et al. Session 3: Paranodulation and Forced Association of Diazotrophs with Non-Legumes. 14. Prospects for Facilitated Evolution of Effective N-Fixing Associations with Cereals: Comparative Performance of Azospirillum brasilense SP7-S with Various Free-Living Diazotrophs in Para-Nodulated Wheat; I.R. Kennedy, et al. 15. Transgenic Rice Plants with Parasponia Hemoglobin Gene and its Expression; Wei Guo, et al. 16. Cell Structures of Pseudonodules Formed on the Roots of Barley and Rice; Shan Xueqin, Jing Yuxiang. Posters. 17. Induction of Paranodulation by 2,4-D IAA and Tryptophan in Wheat Inoculated with Various Diazotrophs; H. Youssef, et al. 18. Optimizing Zinc and Phosphate Statuses for Enhancing Field Colonization and Contribution of the Symbiotic Association Azolla-anabaena to Rice Performance; Y.G. Yanni. 19. Enhancement of Rice Performance and Incidence of Natural Fungal and Insect Damage with Cyanobacterization, Microelements, Combined Nitrogen and Certain Pesticide; Y.G. Yanni, et al. Session 4: Molecular Biology of PlanteDiazotroph Interaction. 20. Colonisation and NIFH Expression on Rice Roots by Alcaligenes faecalis A15; H. Vermeiren, et al. 21. Responses to Azospirillum brasilense to Salinity Stress; A.K. Tripathi, B.M. Mishra. 22. Studies on the Diploid Indeterminate Nodule-Forming Plant Melilotus alba Desr., White Sweetclover; A.M. Hirsch, et al. Session 5: Molecular Probes in Taxonomy and Ecology of Diazotrophs. 23. Isolation and Identification of Diazotrophic Bacteria from Rice, Wheat and Kallar Grass; U. Hassan, et al. Session 6: Applicability and Agronomic Importance of Associative Diazotrophs. 24. Diazotrophs Associated with Non-Legumes Grown in Sandy Soils; N.A. Hegazi, et al. 25. Effect of Inoculation with Nitrogen-Fixing Klebsiella on Potato Yield; V.N. Pishchik, et al. 26. Responses of Rice Plants to the Inoculation with Azospirillum Sp. Under Field Conditions; Nguyen Thi Phuong Chi, et al. Posters. 27. BGA Technology for Rice Cultivation in Northern India; R.P. Gupta, et al. 28. Modified Combined Carbon N-Deficient Medium for Isolation, Enumeration and Biomass Production of Diazotrophs; N.A. Hegazi, et al. 29. Contribution of Integrated Symbiotic and Associative Systems of Biological Nitrogen Fixation to N-Status of Intercropped Legumes and No
Foreword | |
Preface | |
Biological nitrogen fixation by endophytic diazotrophs in non-leguminous crops in the tropics | p. 3 |
Analysis of nitrogen fixation and regulatory genes in the sugar cane endophyte Acetobacter diazotrophicus | p. 11 |
Functional analysis of a cloned nifA homologous gene of Azospirillum brasilense Yu62 | p. 21 |
Identification of plant growth hormones produced by bacterial isolates from rice, wheat and kallar grass | p. 25 |
The rice endophytic diazotroph and PGPR | p. 41 |
Effect of Azospirillum inoculation on growth and N[subscript 2] fixation of maize subjected to different levels of FYM using [superscript 15]N-dilution method | p. 49 |
Contribution of non-leguminuous biofertilizers to rice biomass, nitrogen fixation and fertilizer-N use efficiency under flooded soil conditions | p. 61 |
Detection of inoculated plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria in the rhizosphere of rice | p. 75 |
Salt tolerance of diazotroph Alaligenes faecalis and its salt-tolerant association with host rice | p. 87 |
Interaction of Azorhizobium caulinodans with different rice cultivars for increased N[subscript 2]-fixation | p. 91 |
Response of wheat to an associative diazotroph inoculum under different rates of nitrogen fertilizer | p. 95 |
Effects of high temperature on nitrogen fixation in soybean cultivars | p. 99 |
Effect of plant growth regulators and Rhizobium inoculum on N[subscript 2]-fixation and yield of chickpea | p. 103 |
Prospects for facilitated evolution of effective N[subscript 2]-fixing associations with cereals: comparative performance of Azospirillum brasilense Sp7-S with various free-living diazotrophs in para-nodulated wheat | p. 109 |
Transgenic rice plants with Parasponia haemoglobin gene and its expression | p. 125 |
Cell structure of pseudonodules formed on the roots of barley and rice | p. 133 |
Induction of paranodulation by 2,4-D, IAA and tryptophan in wheat inoculated with various diazotrophs | p. 145 |
Optimizing zinc and phosphate statuses for enhancing field colonization and contribution of the symbiotic association Azolla-Anabaena to rice performance | p. 151 |
Enhancement of rice performance and incidence of natural fungal and insect damage with cyanobacterization, microelements, combined nitrogen and certain pesticides | p. 159 |
Colonization and nifH expression on rice roots by Alcaligenes faecalis A15 | p. 167 |
Responses of Azospirillum brasilense to salinity stress | p. 179 |
Studies on the diploid indeterminate nodule-forming plant Melilotus alba Desr., white sweetclover | p. 187 |
Isolation and identification of diazotrophic bacteria from rice, wheat and kallar grass | p. 197 |
Diazotrophs associated with non-legumes grown in sandy soils | p. 209 |
Effect of inoculation with nitrogen-fixing Klebsiella on potato yield | p. 223 |
Responses of rice plants to inoculation with Azospirillum sp. under field conditions | p. 237 |
BGA technology for rice cultivation in northern India | p. 243 |
Modified combined carbon N-deficient medium for isolation, enumeration and biomass production of diazotrophs | p. 247 |
Contribution of integrated symbiotic and associative systems of biological nitrogen fixation to N-status of intercropped legumes and non-legumes in sandy soils of Egypt | p. 255 |
Some physiological studies of diazotrophic bacteria associated with maize in a temperate and a tropical soil | p. 261 |
In-vitro propagation using phytohormones produced by associative diazotrophs | p. 265 |
Effect of inoculation of Azotobacter and PSM on fertilizer economy, plant growth and yield of winter maize | p. 271 |
Accumulation of radionuclides by associative bacteria and the uptake of [superscript 134]Cs by the inoculated barley plants | p. 275 |
The influence of chosen fungicides on Azospirillum dinitrogen fixation in the soil | p. 281 |
Evaluation of biological nitrogen fixation associated with non-legumes | p. 287 |
Use of [superscript 15]N isotope dilution method to quantify nitrogen fixation in legumes and its potential use for non-legumes | p. 307 |
Competitivity and persistence of Frankia in a managed environment | p. 315 |
Symbiotic association between Frankia and actinorhizal plants | p. 327 |
Ecophysiological studies of cyanobacteria in paddy soils of Bangladesh | p. 333 |
Cyanobacterial root nodules in Tribulus terrestris L. (Zygophyllaceae) | p. 345 |
Use of Azolla as biofertilizer to enhance crop yield in a rice-wheat cropping system under mild climate | p. 353 |
List of papers presented at the Second Rice BNF Working Group meeting (13-15 October, 1996) organized by IRRI and NIBGE, held in conjunction with the 7th International Symposium on Nitrogen Fixation with Non-Legumes published in Plant and Soil, Vol. 194, Nos. 1-2, 1997 | p. 359 |
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ISBN: 9780792348733
ISBN-10: 0792348737
Series: DEVELOPMENTS IN PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 362
Published: April 1998
Publisher: Springer
Country of Publication: NL
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Weight (kg): 0.75