Biological nitrogen fixation : research challenges : a review of research grants funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development /

Biological nitrogen fixation : research challenges : a review of research grants funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development /

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 51 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Nitrogen -- Fixation.
Biogeochemical cycles.
Biogeochemical cycles.
Nitrogen -- Fixation.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11134600
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Other authors / contributors:Hardy, Ralph W. F., 1934-
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Science and Technology for International Development.
ISBN:0309585155
9780309585156
Notes:Committee chair: Ralph W.F. Hardy.
This project was made possible with funding support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, Grant No. DPE-5545-A-00-8068-00.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-51).
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Other form:Print version: Biological nitrogen fixation. Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994
Table of Contents:
  • Biological Nitrogen Fixation
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATION
  • RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAMS
  • GENERAL RECOMMENDATION
  • 1 Global Investment and Research Needs
  • JUSTIFICATION FOR RESEARCH INVESTMENT
  • The Environment
  • Global Nitrogen Cycle
  • Groundwater Pollution
  • Transportation of Anhydrous Ammonia
  • Greenhouse Gas
  • Energy
  • Nutrition
  • Sustainability
  • Economic Benefit
  • Social Impact
  • Policy Constraints
  • RESEARCH DIRECTIONS
  • RESEARCH AREAS: SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES
  • Basic BiologyControl of Nitrogenase
  • Trees
  • Rhizosphere Ecology
  • Fuels
  • Industrial Uses
  • Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry
  • Legume Improvement
  • Survival and Competition of Nitrogen-Fixing Organisms
  • BNF Systems for Cereals
  • Cropping Systems Using Nitrogen-Fixing Plants
  • Culture Collections
  • Inoculants
  • Socioeconomics
  • 2 Review of Grants
  • REVIEW PROCEDURES
  • Site Visits
  • Mail Inquiry
  • GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
  • IMPACT OF THE RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAMS
  • Human Capital and Education
  • The Environment
  • Fuels
  • Sustainable AgriculturePlants with Increased BNF Capacity
  • Rhizobia that Improve BNF Capability
  • Cropping Systems Using BNF
  • Biological Disease Control in Legumes
  • Use of Algae and Azolla to Supply Nitrogen to Rice
  • Forestry
  • Scientific Knowledge
  • Social Benefits
  • Development
  • Benefit to the United States
  • 3 Recommendations
  • References

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