The contributions of nitrogen-fixing crop legumes to the productivity of agricultural systems

• Main Authors: M. B. Peoples, J. Brockwell, D. F. Herridge, I. J. Rochester, B. J.R. Alves, S. Urquiaga, R. M. Boddey, F. D. Dakora, S. Bhattarai, S. L. Maskey, C. Sampet, B. Rerkasem, D. F. Khan, H. Hauggaard-Nielsen, E. S. Jensen
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=69249190327&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/48826
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Data collated from around the world indicate that, for every tonne of shoot dry matter produced by crop legumes, the symbiotic relationship with rhizobia is responsible for fixing, on average on a whole plant basis (shoots and nodulated roots), the equivalent of 30-40 kg of nitrogen (N). Consequentl...