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N2-fixing tropical non-legumes

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Part of the book series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences ((DPSS,volume 5))

Abstract

Non-leguminous plants with root nodules possessing N2 -fixing capacity are present in a large number of phylogenetically unrelated families and genera of dicotyledonous angiosperms. These plants occur in a wide variation of habitats and show a large range of morphological forms. Some of them are small prostrate herbs (e.g. Dryas spp.), others shrubs (e.g. Ceanothus spp. and Colletia spp.), while others are stout tree-like woody species (e.g. Alnus spp. and Casuarina spp.).

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Becking, J.H. (1982). N2-fixing tropical non-legumes. In: Dommergues, Y.R., Diem, H.G. (eds) Microbiology of Tropical Soils and Plant Productivity. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7529-3_4

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