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Evolution since Knoxville: Were Nitrogen-Fixing Organisms Wise to Inhabit Land Plants?

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New Horizons in Nitrogen Fixation

Part of the book series: Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture ((PSBA,volume 17))

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At Knoxville, the first author assessed some aspects of the structure and functioning of root nodules in an evolutionary context. Here we re-assess some of these aspects and add some new ideas, consistent with recently published data. Our overall aim is to define the constraints on nitrogen-fixing symbioses with angiosperms over time, beginning at the Upper Cretaceous/Tertiary boundary (the last 100Ma) and projecting into the near future.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, Scotland, UK

    J. I. Sprent, F. R. Minchin & R. Parsons

  2. AFRC Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research, WPBS, Plas Gogerddan, Aberystwyth, SY23, 3EB, Wales, UK

    F. R. Minchin

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  1. Centro de Investigación Sobre Fijación de Nitrógeno, UNAM, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

    Rafael Palacios  & Jaime Mora  & 

  2. Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

    William E. Newton

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Sprent, J.I., Minchin, F.R., Parsons, R. (1993). Evolution since Knoxville: Were Nitrogen-Fixing Organisms Wise to Inhabit Land Plants?. In: Palacios, R., Mora, J., Newton, W.E. (eds) New Horizons in Nitrogen Fixation. Current Plant Science and Biotechnology in Agriculture, vol 17. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2416-6_7

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