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peer-reviewed research article

‘Nif’ and ‘hup’ genes

authors

Raymond C. Valentine, Plant Growth Laboratory and Agronomy and Range Science

publication information

California Agriculture 36(8):10-10. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v036n08p10a. August 1982.

Summary

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All crops need nitrogen for growth. Nitrogen fixation—the enzymatic conversion of atmospheric nitrogen gas into a form available to the plant—is a trait that only some bacteria have evolved.

author affiliations

Raymond C. Valentine, Professor, Plant Growth Laboratory and Agronomy and Range Science, U.C., Davis.