Nitrogen fixation, along with photosynthesis is the basis of all life on earth. Current
understanding suggests that no plant fixes its own nitrogen. Some plants (mainly legumes) …

Nitrogen is a building block of life. Molecular nitrogen is the relatively inert atmospheric form
of this element, and it must be fixed into more biologically accessible forms in order to be …

Publisher Summary Biological nitrogen fixation is the enzymic reduction of atmospheric
nitrogen to ammonia. Along with the scientific interest of nitrogen fixation as a fundamental …

Nitrogen is one of the most important elements in biological systems, comprising the main
building blocks of nucleic acids, enzymes and proteins among its multiple functions. In …

. Nitrogen fixation is catalysed by the enzyme nitrogenase. Advances have included
discovery of alternative nitrogenases, elucidation of more details on the mechanism of …

Access to fixed or available forms of nitrogen limits the productivity of crop plants and thus
food production. Nitrogenous fertilizer production currently represents a significant expense …

Improving the ability of plants and plant-associated organisms to fix and assimilate
atmospheric nitrogen has inspired plant biotechnologists for decades, not only to alleviate …

Nitrogen is abundant in the atmosphere but is generally the most limiting nutrient for plants.
The inability of many crop plants, such as cereals, to directly utilize freely available …

Nitrogen availability is one of the most critical factors that limits plant productivity. The largest
reservoir of nitrogen is the atmosphere, but this gaseous molecular nitrogen only becomes …

A comprehensive review of world literature [over 2500 refs.] in eight chapters:(1)
Assimilation of molecular N by leguminous plants in symbiosis with bacteria;(2) Symbiotic …