G06-1621 Soybean Inoculation: Understanding the Soil and Plant Mechanisms Involved (Part one of a two-part series)

Authors

Lori J. Abendroth, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Roger Wesley Elmore, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Richard B. Ferguson, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2006

Comments

© 2006, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

Nitrogen gas (N₂) comprises nearly 80 percent of total atmospheric gases, yet most organisms are unable to use N2 as a source of nitrogen. Legumes, such as soybean, are able to capture atmospheric nitrogen and utilize it through the process of nitrogen fixation. This NebGuide is part one of a two-part series on soybean inoculation. Here, we will investigate how soybean inoculation occurs and which environmental conditions impact nitrogen fixation.