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This volume covers recent advances in nitrogen fixation research, including genetic engineering to modify nitrogen fixation, modulation of key symbiotic metabolic pathways, cloning and developmental expression, drought stress effects on nitrogen fixation, differential expression of symbiosis-related genes, use of T-DNA tagging to identify plant genes used in symbiotic nitrogen fixation, functional genomics, and cloning in defined and mobilizable regions. The topics covered extend from basic aspects to agricultural applications, ranging from bacterial genetics and metabolism to plant genetics and physiology. Nitrogen fixation, a process which supports life on this planet, has attracted the interest of researchers for the past century. Nitrogen fixation is responsible for the conversion of `inert' dinitrogen (N2) gas from the atmosphere into usable ammonia, replacing the fixed nitrogen constantly being lost to the atmosphere by the denitrification process. Worldwide agricultural productivity is determined by the availability of fixed nitrogen in all its forms, and a continually increasing human population depends upon it for survival.

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Author:   Esperanza Martínez ,  Georgina Hernández
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   1999 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.840kg
ISBN:  

9780306461378

ISBN 10:   0306461374
Pages:   305
Publication Date:   30 June 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface. Nitrogen Fixation and the Biosphere; W.E. Newton. Genetic and Metabolic Engineering of Rhizobium Etli to Modify (Enhance) Nitrogen Fixation in the Symbiosis with Phaseolus vulgaris; J. Mora. Modulation of Key Symbiotic Metabolic Pathways Through Reverse Genetics of Transgenic Legumes; G. Hernández, et al. Constitutive and Nodule-specific Over-expression of Cytosolic Glutamine Synthetase (GS1) Genes in Alfalfa; J.L. Ortega, et al. Cloning and Developmental Expression of a Nodule Enhanced Sucrose Synthase cDNA from Alfalfa; D.L. Robinson, et al. Alanine and Ammonia Release by N2-fixing Bradyrhizobium japonicum Bacteroids; J.K. Waters, et al. Is Bacteroid alpha-Ketoglutarate Dehydrogenase needed for Nitrogen Fixation? L.S. Green, D.W. Emerich. Hopanoid Lipid Content of Bradyrhizobium Bacteria is dependent on Culture Conditions; E.L. Kannenberg, et al. Phosphate Metabolism in Rhizobium: Issues, Contrasts, and Comparisons; T.R. Mcdermott. Recent Advances in the Physiology of Drought Stress Effects on Symbiotic N2 Fixation in Soybean; R. Serraj, et al. Rhizobium meliloti Lon Protease Plays an Essential Role in Alfalfa Symbiosis; M.L. Summers, T.R. Mcdermott. Flavonoid Enhancement of Sorghum Root Development; K.J. O'Callaghan, et al. Analysis of Factors Affecting Competition for Nodulation of Legumes by Rhizobium leguminosarum; M.F. Hynes, et al. Characterization of Rhizobia Associated with Dalea spp. in Natural Prairies and Revegetation Areas in Minnesota; P.H. Graham, et al. Distribution and Characteristics of Bradyrhizobium spp. Nodulating African Soybeans; R. Abaidoo, et al. What does Strain Persistence Really Mean? J.E. Thies, et al. Isolation andCharacterization of a DNA Fragment Containing Genes for Mimosine Degradation fromRhizobium sp. Strain TAL1145; D. Borthakur, M. Soedarjo. Sinorhizobium meliloti Products Increase Carbon Metabolism in Alfalfa; D.A. Phillips, et al. Ecology and Plant Growth-Promoting Activities of the Natural Association Between Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. Trifolii and Rice Roots; F.B. Dazzo, et al. Bacteriocins of Rhizobium leguminosarum: a Molecular Analysis; S. Twelker, et al. Suppression of Plant Defence in the Medicago sativa (Alfalfa)-Sinorhizobium meliloti Symbiosis; K. Niehaus, et al. Unique Aspects of Nod Gene Expression in Bradyrhizobium japonicum; J. Loh, et al. Control of Root Nodule Initiation in Medicago; A. Kondorosi, et al. Differential Expression of Symbiosis-Related Genes in Yellow Lupine; M.M. Sikorski, et al. An Isoflavone from Soybean Roots Induces Sinorhizobium fredii Strain USDA257 to Produce Pilus-Like Surface Appendages; S.G. Pueppke, et al. Rhizobium etli (Re) Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Structure: Comparison with the LPSs from Rhizobium leguminosarum (RL) and Related Rhizobium Strains; R.W. Carlson, et al. Two different Signal Peptidases and Their Possible Roles in the Biphasic Life Cycle of Bradyrhizobium japonicum; P. Müller, et al. Xylem Colonization of Sesbania rostrata by Azorhizobium caulinodans ORS 575; K.J. O'Callaghan, et al. Extracellular Calcium Flux in Root Hairs Responding to Nodulation Factors; L. Cárdenas, et al. Use of T-DNA Tagging to Identify Plant Genes Involved in Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation; L. Skøt, et al. Physical and Genetic Organisation of pNGR234a; X. Perret, et

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