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Variability in nitrogen fixation of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) intercropped with maize

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Thirty one selected bean lines were evaluated in the field for ability to support N2 fixation when intercropped with maize which received 0, 30 and 60 kg N ha−1 as ammonium sulphate. The amount of fixed N2 was estimated using the natural variation of 15N and wheat as the standard non-fixing crop. Nitrogen as low as 15 kg N ha−1 at sowing suppressed nodule weight and activity (acetylene reduction activity) but not nodule number, suggesting that the main effect of mineral N was on nodule development and function. 15N data revealed a high potential of the bean genotypes to fix N2, with the most promising ones averaging between 50–60% of seed N coming from fixation. Bean lines CNF-480, Puebla-152, Mexico-309, Negro Argel, CNF-178, Venezuela-350 and WBR22-3, WBR22-50 and WBR22-55 were ranked as good fixers.

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    S. M. Tsai, P. M. Da Silva, W. L. Cabezas & R. Bonetti

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Tsai, S.M., Da Silva, P.M., Cabezas, W.L. et al. Variability in nitrogen fixation of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) intercropped with maize. Plant Soil 152, 93–101 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00016337

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