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. 1982 Nov;70(5):1564–1567. doi: 10.1104/pp.70.5.1564

Screening and Selection of Maize to Enhance Associative Bacterial Nitrogen Fixation 1

Stephen W Ela 1, Mary Ann Anderson 1, Winston J Brill 1
PMCID: PMC1065926  PMID: 16662718

Abstract

The ability of maize (corn, Zea mays L.) to support bacterial nitrogen fixation in or on maize roots has been increased, through screening and selection. Isotopic N fixed from 15N2 was found on the roots. The nitrogen-fixing association was found in germplasm from tropical maize, but this activity can be transferred to maize currently used in midwestern United States agriculture.

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