附註:Committee chair: Ralph W.F. Hardy.
This project was made possible with funding support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, Grant No. DPE-5545-A-00-8068-00.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-51).
Biological Nitrogen Fixation -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN FIXATION -- RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAMS -- GENERAL RECOMMENDATION -- 1 Global Investment and Research Needs -- JUSTIFICATION FOR RESEARCH INVESTMENT -- The Environment -- Global Nitrogen Cycle -- Groundwater Pollution -- Transportation of Anhydrous Ammonia -- Greenhouse Gas -- Energy -- Nutrition -- Sustainability -- Economic Benefit -- Social Impact -- Policy Constraints -- RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- RESEARCH AREAS: SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES
Basic BiologyControl of Nitrogenase -- Trees -- Rhizosphere Ecology -- Fuels -- Industrial Uses -- Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry -- Legume Improvement -- Survival and Competition of Nitrogen-Fixing Organisms -- BNF Systems for Cereals -- Cropping Systems Using Nitrogen-Fixing Plants -- Culture Collections -- Inoculants -- Socioeconomics -- 2 Review of Grants -- REVIEW PROCEDURES -- Site Visits -- Mail Inquiry -- GENERAL OBSERVATIONS -- IMPACT OF THE RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAMS -- Human Capital and Education -- The Environment -- Fuels
Sustainable AgriculturePlants with Increased BNF Capacity -- Rhizobia that Improve BNF Capability -- Cropping Systems Using BNF -- Biological Disease Control in Legumes -- Use of Algae and Azolla to Supply Nitrogen to Rice -- Forestry -- Scientific Knowledge -- Social Benefits -- Development -- Benefit to the United States -- 3 Recommendations -- References
