| Nitrogen Fixation: Fundamentals and Applications: Proceedings of the 10th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation, St. Petersburg, Russia, May 28- 1995 Edition Contributor(s): Tikhonovich, Igor a. (Editor), Provorov, Nikolai A. (Editor), Romanov, Vassily I. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0792337077 ISBN-13: 9780792337072 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $313.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Botany - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) |
| Dewey: 589.901 |
| LCCN: 95031286 |
| Series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture |
| Physical Information: 1.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.98 lbs) 824 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Nitrogen fixation research is presented as a rapidly developing, synergistic area of modern science, using the methods of, and accumulating data from, many fundamental branches of biology and chemistry. These include catalytic mechanisms, protein structure and function, molecular organization of genes and the regulation of their activities, biochemistry of plants and microorganisms, the signalling and surface interactions between organisms, microbial taxonomy and evolution, formal and population genetics, and ecology. The relationships between biological nitrogen fixation research and different branches of applied biology are addressed and analyzed, such as: the monitoring of genetically engineered microorganisms, selection of plant-associated microbes, plant breeding, increasing the protein content of crops, providing ecologically safe food production, and diminishing the chemical pollution of the environment. Immediate impacts and long-term prospects for nitrogen fixation research are presented: both fundamentals and applications. |
