Agricultural Chemistry. Agricultural Chemicals
S 587.5.N5 Special Chemicals, A-Z. Nitrogen
Biological Nitrogen Fixation Research Challenges-- A Review of Research Grants Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, is a publication of the National Academy Press, available for reading and evaluation at this site. The project that is the subject of the report "...was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine." The research panel concluded that "...[the] natural process of Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) has a critical role in the achievement of environmentally benign, sustainable farming systems. Its increased use will mitigate the need for fertilizer nitrogen...."
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