Plant and Soil 2003: Vol 252 Table of Contents

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Plant and Soil 252: 415-417, 2003.
Contents Volume 252 2003
Volume 252 No. 1
Maximising the use of biological nitrogen fixation in agriculture
Report of an FAO/IAEA technical expert meeting held in Rome, 13-15 March 2001
Guest editors:
G. Hardarson & W. J. Broughton
Foreword
M. Solh and J.D. Dargie
The success of BNF in soybean in Brazil
B.J.R. Alves, R.M. Boddey and S. Urquiaga
Diversity of Rhizobium-Phaseolus vulgaris symbiosis: overview and perspectives
E. Martinez-Romero
Role of biological nitrogen fixation in legume based cropping systems; a case study of
West Africa farming systems
N. Sanginga
Optimising biological N; fixation by legumes in farming systems
G. Hardarson and C. Atkins
Beans (Phaseolus spp.) — model food legumes
W.J. Broughton, G. Hernandez, M. Blair, S. Beebe, P. Gepts and J. Vanderleyden
Signals exchanged between legumes and Rhizobium: agricultural uses and perspect-
ives
W.J. Broughton, F. Zhang, X. Perret and C. Staehelin 129-137
Endophytic nitrogen fixation in sugarcane: present knowledge and future applications
R.M. Boddey, S. Urquiaga, B.J.R. Alves and V. Reis 139-149
Nitrogen fixation in rice systems: state of knowledge and future prospects
J.K. Ladha and P.M. Reddy 151-167
Endophytic colonization of plant roots by nitrogen-fixing bacteria
E.C. Cocking 169-175
How can increased use of biological N; fixation in agriculture benefit the environment?
E.S. Jensen, H. Hauggaard-Nielsen 177-186
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Seasonal changes in element contents in mangrove element retranslocation during
leaf senescene
W.-Q. Wang, M. Wang and P. Lin 187-193
Organic matter transformations and soil fertility in a treed pasture in semiarid NE Brazil
H. Tiessen, R.S.C. Menezes, |.H. Salcedo and B. Wick 195-205
Effect of heterogeneous distribution of nutrients on root growth, ABA content and
drought resistance of wheat plants
V.K. Trapeznikov, 1.1. lvanov and G.R. Kudoyarova 207-214
Mineral nutrition and growth of tropical maize as affected by soil acidity
J. Sierra, C. Noél, L. Dufour, H. Ozier-Lafontaine, C. Welcker and L. Desfontaines 215-226
Long-term availability of nutients in forest soil derived from fast- and slow-release
fertilizers
T. Aarnio, M. Raty and P.J. Martikainen 227-239
Soil physical properties associated with the invasive spotted knapweed and native
grasses are similar
T.D. Sperber, J.M. Wraith and B.E. Olson 241-249
Growth of a root system described as diffusion. Il. Numerical model and application
M. Heinen, A. Mollier and P. De Willigen 251-265
Accumulation of rare earth elements in maize plants (Zea mays L.) after application of
mixtures of rare earth elements and lanthanum
X. Xu, W. Zhu, Z. Wang and G.-J. Witkamp 267-277
The production of ectomycorrhizal mycelium in forests: Relation between forest nutri-
ent status and local mineral sources
D. Hagerberg, G. Thelin and H. Wallander 279-290
Phytoavailability of Cd and Zn in soil estimated by stable isotope exchange and chem-
ical extraction
A.S. Ayoub, B.A. McGaw, C.A. Shand and A.J. Midwood 291-300
Release of phenols from Lupinus albus L. roots exposed to Cu and their possible role
in Cu detoxification
C. Jung, V. Maeder, F. Funk, B. Frey, H. Sticher and E. Frossard 301-312
The effect of nitrogen fertilization on nitrogen use efficiency of irrigated and non-
irrigated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). Nitrogen use efficiency in tobacco
M.I. Sifola and L. Postiglione 313-323
Seedling vigour and the early growth of transplanted rice (Oryza sativa)
C. Ros, R.W. Bell and P.F. White 325-337
Soil P-status and cultivar maturity effects on pea-Rhizobium symbiosis
M. Labidi, A.B.K. Dahmane, H.B. Mansour, L. Khiari and D. Ahmad 339-348
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Resource remobilization in Quercus ilex L. resprouts
B. El Omari, X. Aranda, D. Verdaguer, G. Pascual and |. Fleck 349-357
Growth and solute composition of the salt-tolerant kallar grass [Leptochloa fusca (L.)
Kunth] as affected by nitrogen source
T. Mahmood and W.M. Kaiser 359-366
Short-term increases in relative nitrification rates due to trenching in forest floor and
mineral soil horizons of different forest types
M. Lavoie and R.L. Bradley 367-384
Phenolic acids: Possible agents of modifying N2-fixing symbiosis through rhizobial
alteration?
G. Seneviratne and H.S. Jayasinghearachchi 385-395
Fish emulsion as a food base for rhizobacteria promoting growth of radish (Raphanus
sativus L. var. sativus) in a sandy soil
K.A. El-Tarabily, A.H. Nassar, G.E. St. J. Hardy and K. Sivasithamparam 397-411
Erratum 413-414
Volume contents 415-417
Author index 419
Instructions for authors 421-427