Direct transfer of newly-fixed nitrogen from free-living epiphyllous microorganisms to their host plant
- 30 June 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Oecologia
- Vol. 63 (1) , 52-56
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00379784
Abstract
Nitrogen fixed by epiphyllous microorganisms on the surfaces of Welfia georgii pinnae was transferred to the host leaf. Rates of transfer could account for 10–25% of the N content of the leaf. These data represent the first time that direct transfer of N from free-living N fixers can occur through the leaf surface.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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