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Measurement of nitrogen fixation

  • David Herridge
  • , K E Giller

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Abstract

Previous chapters have described how to access the symbiotic effectiveness of rhizobia with legume genotypes in a range of experimental systems, from growth pouches and small tubes containing single plants in a growth room, to large replicated field trials. What is important is to measure the extent of effective nodulation and the yield of biomass and/or grain by the legume. Rhizobial treatments can be evaluated without quantifying the amount of nitrogen being fixed. Measuring the amount of N fixed by single plants will not add much greater insight to that provided by nodulation and yield data.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationWorking with rhizobia
EditorsJohn Gregory Howieson, M J Dilworth
Place of PublicationCanberra, Australia
PublisherAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
Pages187-220
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9781925436181, 9781925436174
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Publication series

NameACIAR Monograph Series
Number173
ISSN (Print)1031-8194
ISSN (Electronic)1447-090X

Keywords

  • Agronomy
  • Crop and Pasture Nutrition

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