Heavy metals and effects on nitrogen production of Diazotrophs.

What is it about?

Researchers have studied the effects of addition of metal elements in combination with nitrogen fixing organisms as inoculants on the plants (growth) predominantly in legumes, however there is a major gap because responses and effects of these proposed micronutrients on the nitrogen fixation activity of these microbes both free living and symbiotic remains sketchy at best. Therefore, the effect of supplementation of lead and Mercury (bioaugmentation) on the nitrogen fixation potential of two (2) diazotrophs was evaluated in this study.

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