Energy cost of biological nitrogen fixation
Biological nitrogen (N2) fixation in both free-living and symbiotic organisms is an energy-requiring process dependent upon a supply of carbon and energy. In this paper the energy costs for N2 fixation and nodule respiration in symbiotic systems are compared with those of free-living N2-fixing syste...
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| Formato: | Capítulo de libro |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
1982
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/82224 |
| Sumario: | Biological nitrogen (N2) fixation in both free-living and symbiotic organisms is an energy-requiring process dependent upon a supply of carbon and energy. In this paper the energy costs for N2 fixation and nodule respiration in symbiotic systems are compared with those of free-living N2-fixing systems, with the theoretical energy requierement for N2 fixation, and with the cost of utilization of combined N. |
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