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Nitrogen fixation in wheat provided by Klebsiella pneumoniae 342.
Molecular plant-microbe interactions : MPMI - 1 Oct 2004
Iniguez A Leonardo, Dong Yuemei, Triplett Eric W
Abstract excerpt
In this report, all of the criteria necessary for the demonstration of nitrogen fixation in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), the world's most important crop, are shown upon inoculation with a nitrogen-fixing bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae 342 (Kp342). Kp342 relieved nitrogen (N) deficiency symptoms and increased total N and N concentration in the plant. Nitrogen fixation was confirmed by 15N isotope dilution in...
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