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Nitrogen Fixing Organisms
Sprent, Janet I.; Sprent, Peter (Emeritus Professor Of Statistics, University Of Dundee)
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Description for Nitrogen Fixing Organisms
Paperback. Essentially concerned with how nitrogen-fixing organisms function and why they are of practical importance, this book reflects the influence on this subject of recent developments in biochemistry, molecular biology, genetic engineering and other biotechnologies. Num Pages: 264 pages, 28 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSD; PSGD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 415.
A special meeting of the Royal Society in London in 1986 marked the centenary of the first demonstration of nitrogen fixation. Currently the subject is of great practical importance because the use of nitrogenous fertilizers has resulted in unacceptable levels of water pollution; also these fertilizers are becoming steadily less economic both in cash terms and in utilization of fossil fuels for their manufacture. The number of papers published and the frequency of national and international meetings to discuss research into nitrogen fixation have both increased steadily during the 1970s and 1980s. Specialist monographs and review papers are often too ... Read more
A special meeting of the Royal Society in London in 1986 marked the centenary of the first demonstration of nitrogen fixation. Currently the subject is of great practical importance because the use of nitrogenous fertilizers has resulted in unacceptable levels of water pollution; also these fertilizers are becoming steadily less economic both in cash terms and in utilization of fossil fuels for their manufacture. The number of papers published and the frequency of national and international meetings to discuss research into nitrogen fixation have both increased steadily during the 1970s and 1980s. Specialist monographs and review papers are often too ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Chapman and Hall United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780412346903
SKU
V9780412346903
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99-15
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