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Biological nitrogen fixation in soil under cereals

Sawicka, A

Biological nitrogen fixation in soil under cereals - 1987 - Printed

5 tables; 18 ref. Summary (En)

Nitrogenase activity was determined directly in the soil under oats, wheat, barley and corn using the acetylene reduction method. Nitrogen fixation rate increased with plant development reaching its peak at flowering and then declined. The highest nitrogen fixation activity was recorded in the soil under corn at flowering


English

0137-1320


Age
Azospirillum
Azotobacter
Barley
Cereals
Enzymic activity
Nitrogen fixation
Nitrogenase
Oats
Plant developmental stages
Poland
Soil
Zea mays
Wheat

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