Such nitrogen fixation, as it is known, is a fundamental limit on plant growth and an essential nutrient for all life. Yet, this critically important cycle remains poorly understood.

See Letter p.105 Nitrification is a central process in the global nitrogen cycle and plays a major role in fertilizer loss in ... namely nitrogen fixation ... Sci. Technol. 12, 763 ...

Takuhei Shiozaki, Amane Fujiwara, Minoru Ijichi, Naomi Harada, Shigeto Nishino, Shinro Nishi, Toshi Nagata, Koji Hamasaki, Diazotroph community structure and the role of nitrogen fixation in the ...

Nitrogen is colorless, odorless and tasteless, but all life on earth depends on it. Without it, our bodies cannot synthesize the nucleic acids that make up our DNA, or the protein-forming amino ...

We show that estimates of nitrogen fixation are up to ... Changes in N and P inventories were simulated over an annual cycle in each box using ... the annual N 2-fixation rate of 12.6×10 9 ...

Nitrogen fixation is surprisingly high in coastal waters and may play a larger role than expected in carbon dioxide (CO 2) uptake in these waters, a new study led by Duke University scientists shows.

Scientists including researchers from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton and the University of Essex have discovered that interactions between iron supply, transported through the ...