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Nitrogen Fixing Capacity of Mucuna untilis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

O. L. Oke
O. L. Oke
Affiliation:
Chemistry Department, University of Ife, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Summary

The fixation of nitrogen in root nodules of Mucuna untilis was studied, and its transfer to other parts of the plant. Fixation reached a maximum of 6 mg. per day per plant, and the rate of transfer of nitrogen from the nodules increased gradually until it almost equalled the rate of fixation. Older plants seem to be more efficient fixers of nitrogen than younger ones.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 2 , Issue 1 , January 1966 , pp. 15 - 16
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1966

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