Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment

The 14th International Nitrogen Fixation Congress was held in Beijing, China from October 27th through November 1st, 2004. This volume constitutes the proceedings of the Congress and represents a compilation of the presentations by scientists from more th

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Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment Proceedings of the 14th international Nitrogen Fixation Congress Yi-Ping Wang Min Lin Zhe-Xian Tian Claudine Elmerich William E. Newton editors

BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATION, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture VOLUME 41

Scientific Editor R.J. Summerfield, The University of Reading, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 236, Reading RG6 2AT, Berkshire, UK Scientific Advisory Board J. Hamblin, Research Director, Export Grains Centre Ltd., WA, Australia H.-J. Jacobsen, Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany Aims and Scope The book series is intended for readers ranging from advanced students to senior research scientists and corporate directors interested in acquiring in-depth, state-of-the-art knowledge about research findings and techniques related to all aspects of agricultural biotechnology. Although the previous volumes in the series dealt with plant science and biotechnology, the aim is now to also include volumes dealing with animals science, food science and microbiology. While the subject matter will relate more particularly to agricultural applications, timely topics in basic science and biotechnology will also be explored. Some volumes will report progress in rapidly advancing disciplines through proceedings of symposia and workshops while others will detail fundamental information of an enduring nature that will be referenced repeatedly.

The titles published in this series are listed at the end of this volume.

Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment Proceedings of the 14th International Nitrogen Fixation Congress Edited by

YI-PING WANG College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China

MIN LIN Institute of Biotechnology, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China

ZHE-XIAN TIAN College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China

CLAUDINE ELMERICH Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS-UPR2355, Gif-sur-Yvette and Institute Pasteur, Paris, France and

WILLIAM E. NEWTON Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

ISBN-10 1-4020-3569-1 (HB) ISBN-10 1-4020-3570-5 (e-book) ISBN-13 978-1-4020-3569-1 (HB) ISBN-13 978-1-4020-3570-5 (e-book)

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14TH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON NITROGEN FIXATION was organized by NATIONAL LABORATORY OF PROTEIN