The Quest for Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Cereals: A Perspective and Prospective

Bruijn, Frans J. de

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“…It is likely that the products of some genes that are required for FeMo-co biosynthesis in vivo could be replaced by the activities of plant counterparts [10]. Several synthetic biology approaches modifying nif clusters for transfer into plants [11] [12] are described in Chapter 108 [9].…”

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“Biological Nitrogen Fixation” Book Summary

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2016

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Biological nitrogen fixation is a very valuable alternative to nitrogen fertilizer. This process will be discussed in the "Biological Nitrogen Fixation" book. A wide array of free-living and associative nitrogen fixing organisms (diazotrophs) will be covered. The most extensively studied and applied example of biological nitrogen fixation is the symbiotic interaction between nitrogen fixing "rhizobia" and legume plants. While legumes are important as major food and feed crops, cereals such as wheat, maize and rice are the primary food crops, but do not have this symbiotic nitrogen fixing interaction with rhizobia. It has thus been a "holy grail" to transfer the ability to fix nitrogen to the cereals and this topic will be also addressed in these books.

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2016

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“…can be improved upon, and associative (endophytic) nitrogen fixation clearly is of importance. However, the "holy grail" of nitrogen fixation research is the quest for nitrogen fixation in cereals, such as rice (de Bruijn 2015b). Two ways have been envisioned: (i) the transfer to and expression of the nif genes in transgenic cereal plants and (ii) the transfer of the ability to fix nitrogen symbiotically (de Bruijn 2015b).…”

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“…However, the "holy grail" of nitrogen fixation research is the quest for nitrogen fixation in cereals, such as rice (de Bruijn 2015b). Two ways have been envisioned: (i) the transfer to and expression of the nif genes in transgenic cereal plants and (ii) the transfer of the ability to fix nitrogen symbiotically (de Bruijn 2015b). Although tremendous progress has been made in the characterization of nif genes for transfer into plants (de Bruijn 2015b) and the elucidation of the Common Symbiotic Signalling Pathway (CSSP or SYM; de Bruijn 2015b; see Chap.…”

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“…Two ways have been envisioned: (i) the transfer to and expression of the nif genes in transgenic cereal plants and (ii) the transfer of the ability to fix nitrogen symbiotically (de Bruijn 2015b). Although tremendous progress has been made in the characterization of nif genes for transfer into plants (de Bruijn 2015b) and the elucidation of the Common Symbiotic Signalling Pathway (CSSP or SYM; de Bruijn 2015b; see Chap. 42) in legumes and cereals, still a considerable amount of new information will be needed to achieve either goal (de Bruijn 2015b;Chap.…”

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“…Enhancing rice production from the present 8-12 t per hectare by 2020 would require an increased application of 400 kg per hectare, doubling the amount of N fertilizer presently applied (Ladha and Reddy 2003). This obviates the need for alternative approaches, namely BNF in cereals (see de Bruijn 2015b;Chap. 42).…”

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Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) is the process of the reduction of dinitrogen from the air to ammonia carried out by a large number of species of free-living and symbiotic microbes called diazotrophs. BNF presents an inexpensive and environmentally sound, sustainable approach to crop production and constitutes one of the most important Plant Growth Promotion (PGP) scenarios. Here I will summarize various aspects of BNF, including the dinitrogen reduction catalysed reaction carried out by "nitrogenase" and the enzymes/genes involved and their regulation, the inherent "oxygen paradox", the identification of diazotrophs, sustainable agricultural uses of BNF, symbiotic plant-diazotroph interactions and endophytic diazotrophs, data from the field, and future prospects in BNF.

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The Quest for Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Cereals: A Perspective and Prospective

Cited by 14 publications

References 88 publications

“Biological Nitrogen Fixation” Book Summary

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The common symbiotic signaling pathway ( CSSP or SYM )

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