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Taxonomy and Metabolism of Rhizobium and its Genetic Relationships

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Biological Nitrogen Fixation

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As we approach the end of the twentieth century, all evidence points to an increasing worldwide food and protein deficit. This deficit will result from rapid population increases, the high cost and scarcity of energy, scarcity of arable land, and climatic changes. As to the last item, climatic changes have caused a 10% increase in the amount of world desert areas over the past 10 or so years. Atmospheric changes in ozone and carbon dioxide levels, deforestation, environment pollution, and/or cyclic atmospheric changes have all been implicated, but the reasons for this trend are not yet clear.

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