Nitrogen fixation in tropical cropping systems 2nd edition

Nitrogen fixation by leguminous plants is especially important when farmers are trying to minimize fertilizer use for cost or environmental reasons. This second edition of the highly successful book, contains thoroughly updated and revised material on the theory and practice of nitrogen fixation in tropical cropping systems.

Tropical environments : climates, soils and cropping systems. Nitrogen fixing organisms in the tropics. Nitrogen fixation process and its role in the tropics. Tropical crops and cropping systems : cereal crops and grasses, wetland rice, grain legumes, legumes as animal fodder, plantation crops, agroforestry. Optimizing contributions from nitrogen fixation : mixed farming systems, environmental constraints, past approaches, realising potential benefits.