SEFIN National Congress

Dear Colleagues,

Biological Nitrogen Fixation is the conversion of inert dinitrogen gas into ammonia, an assimilable source of nitrogen for most organisms. This biochemical reaction has a global biogeochemical impact and is critical for nitrogen input into many ecosystems. Despite being performed only by a select, albeit diverse, group of prokaryotes, nitrogen fixation is also of the utmost importance for crops. Associative and symbiotic relationships between plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria are diverse, complex, and inspiring, as amazing biological solutions are involved, including the development of new plant organs. It has long been recognized that nitrogen often limits crop productivity. Many agronomical practices have been designed to cope with nitrogen limitation, and related biotechnological products are more sophisticated than ever before, with modern synthetic biology and metabolic remodeling techniques being implemented. 

This Special Issue will consist of original research articles covering physiology, biochemistry, genetics, genomics, evolution, and applications of free-living, associative, and symbiotic nitrogen fixation, as well as how plants select, accommodate, and exchange nutrients with nitrogen-fixing microorganisms.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Plants.

Prof. Luis Manuel Rubio
Dr. Manuel González
Guest Editors

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