Abstract:Nitrogenase activity in the rhizosphere of sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum Linn.), and its associated soil was measured by reduction of acetylene. Zero order kinetics and first order kinetics of acetylene reduction (C2H2---*C,H4) were used to describe the activity of N2 fixers from these soils. Arranged in descending order of nitrogen-fixing (acetylene-reducing) potential, the sites examined were highland (arable), mesic meadow, peat polygon trough, transition zone between mesic meadow and peat polygon trough… Show more
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