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Nitrogen fixation process in plants to combat drought in various species of legumes
01-23-2008 · EurekAlert!The regulation of the biological fixation of nitrogen in hydric stress conditions varies with the different species of legume plants studied. This was the conclusion of Ruben Ladrera Fernández researcher from the Public University of Navarra in his PhD thesis, "Models of regulation of nitrogen fixation in response to drought: Soya and Medicago."
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