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3.5  Symbiotic nitrogen fixation

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  • 3.5.1  Acquiring atmospheric nitrogen
  • 3.5.2  A range of N2-fixing associations
  • 3.5.3  Rhizobial associations
  • 3.5.4  Linking functions with structures
  • FEATURE ESSAY 3.1  Protecting nitrogenase from oxygen
  • 3.5.5  Measuring N2 fixation
‹ 3.4.3  Functional aspects of mycorrhizas up 3.5.1  Acquiring atmospheric nitrogen ›
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  • Title Page
    • Dedication
    • Contents Page
    • Preface
    • Editing, authorship and acknowledgements
    • Part I - Perspectives on plant science
    • Part II - Processes and resources for growth
      • Chapter 1 - Light use and leaf gas exchange
      • Chapter 2 - Carbon dioxide assimilation and respiration
      • Chapter 3 - Gaining water and nutrients: root function
        • Introduction
        • 3.1  Root system architecture
        • 3.2  Extracting water and nutrients from soil
        • 3.3  Soil–root interface
        • 3.4  Mycorrhizal associations
        • 3.5  Symbiotic nitrogen fixation
          • 3.5.1  Acquiring atmospheric nitrogen
          • 3.5.2  A range of N2-fixing associations
          • 3.5.3  Rhizobial associations
          • 3.5.4  Linking functions with structures
          • FEATURE ESSAY 3.1  Protecting nitrogenase from oxygen
          • 3.5.5  Measuring N2 fixation
        • 3.6  Absorption of water and nutrients by roots
        • Further reading
      • Chapter 4 - Using water and nutrients: cell growth
      • Chapter 5 - Vascular integration and resource storage
      • Chapter 6 - Growth analysis: a quantitative approach
    • Part III - Coodination of growth and reproduction
    • Part IV - Ecophysiology in natural and managed communities

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