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ABSTRACT COMPARATIVELY little is known of the contribution of non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation to the nitrogen economy of tropical soils. In the tropical rain-forest areas it is generally
considered that the soil nitrogen supply, depleted by arable cropping, is built up again during the period of ‘bush fallow’, presumably by indigenous legumes (and perhaps certain
non-legumes) present in the regrowth. That appreciable non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation may occur in the soils of this area was shown in the experiment described here. Access through your
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and Co., London, 1950). Google Scholar Download references AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Faculty of Agriculture, University College, Ibadan, Nigeria A. W. MOORE & J. N.
ABAELU Authors * A. W. MOORE View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * J. N. ABAELU View author publications You can also search for this author
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