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Front matter
3-7
Part 1 / Keynote Address
3-7
Gene Discovery and Marker Development in Crop Legumes
I / Towards Sustainable Agriculture
11-48
Part 1 / Crop Improvement and Sustainable Agriculture for Poverty Alleviation
11-14
Nutrient Mining or Carbon Sequestration? BNF Inputs Can Make the Difference
15-17
Tripartite Symbiotic System of pea (
Pisum sativum L.
): Applications in Sustainable Agriculture
19-22
Plant Growth-Promoting Diazotrophs: Optimising their Role as Key Agents in Achieving More Efficient Nutrient Use by Field Crops
23-24
Multi-Factor Approach to Identifying Cowpea Genotypes with Superior Symbiotic Traits and Higher Yield for Africa
25-26
BNF Applications for Poverty Alleviation
27-28
Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Resource-Poor Agriculture in South Africa
29-30
Combating Food Insecurity on Sandy Soils in Zimbabwe: The Legume Dilemma
31-32
Nitrogen Fixation in Agriculture: Forage Legumes in Sweden as an Example
33-34
Biological Nitrogen Fixation with the Soybean and Common Bean Crops in the Tropics
35-36
Biodiversity in Amazonian Dark Earth: A Contribution for the Sustainability of Tropical Soils from the Microbial Symbioses
37-41
Techniques for the Quantification of Plant-Associated Biological Nitrogen Fixation
43-45
Measuring N2 Fixation in Legumes Using 15N Natural Abundance: Some Methodological Problems Associated with Choice of Reference Plants
47-48
How to Quantify Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Forage Legumes in the Field
51-70
Part 2 / Use of Inoculants
51-55
Nodular Diagnosis for Integrated Improvement of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Cropping Systems
57-58
Evaluation of Seed and Liquid Inoculation on Biological Nitrogen Fixation and Grain Yield of Soybean
59-60
Initiation, Localization, and Growth of Nodules within the Root System of Pea as Affected by Assimilate Availability
61-62
Enhanced Early Nodulation of
Medicago Truncatula
Co-Inoculated with
Sinorhizobium Medicae
and
Achromobacter Xylosoxidans
63-64
Gene Transfer in the Environment Promotes the Rapid Evolution of a Diversity of Suboptimal and Competitive Rhizobia for
Biserrula pelecinus
L.
65-66
Effect of a Genetically Modified
Rhizobium leguminosarum
Strain on Bacterial and Fungal Diversity in the Rhizosphere of
Pisum sativum
67-68
Inoculants for Sugar Cane: The Scientific Bases for the Adoption of the Technology for Biofuel Production
69-70
Detection and Enumeration of Plant Growth-Promoting Bacteria
73-86
Part 3 / Tree Legumes and Forestry
73-75
Nodulated Tree Legumes and Their Symbiotic
Bradyrhizobium
in African and South-American Tropical Rainforests
77-78
Innovative Microbial Approaches to the Management of
Acacia senegal
Trees to Improve and Sustain Gum-Arabic Production in Sub-Saharan Africa
79-80
Acacia
Species Used for Revegetation in South-Eastern Australia Require More than One Multi-Strain Rhizobial Inoculant
81-82
Management of Symbionts in Calliandra (
Calliandra calothyrsus
Meisn., Leguminosae) Based Agroforestry Systems to Improve Growth, Productivity, Quality of Fodder, and Biological N2 Fixation
83-84
Legume Trees in the Coffee Agroecosystem of Puerto Rico
85-86
Nodulation Adapted to Habitat Submergence
89-104
Part 4 / Stress Tolerance and Bioremediation
89-90
Mechanism of Quick and Reversible Inhibition of Soybean Nodule Growth and Nitrogen Fixation Activity by Nitrate and its Metabolites
91-92
Inhibition of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation by Dark Chilling in Soybean
93-94
Do Nodule Phosphatase and Phytase Link with the Phosphorus Use Efficiency for N2-Dependent Growth in
Phaseolus vulgaris ?
95-96
The Alternative Sigma Factor rpoH2 is Required for Salt Tolerance in
Sinorhizobium
sp. Strain BL3
97-98
Root-Nodule Bacteria of Arid-Zone Legumes for Use in Rehabilitation in the Shark Bay World Heritage Area
99-100
Effect of Vegetation Clearing on the Nitrogen Cycle and Water Resource Quality in South Africa
101-104
Biorhizoremediation of Heavy Metals Toxicity Using
Rhizobium
-Legume Symbioses
107-163
Part 5 / Summary Presentations
107
The Commercialisation of Small Holder Agriculture Through Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) in Soybean
109
Estimates of N2 Fixation in Cowpea Grown in Farmers’ Fields in the Upper West Region of Ghana
111
Integrating N2-Fixing Legumes, Soils, and Livelihoods in Southern Africa: A Consortium Approach
113
Distribution of Promiscuous Soyabean Rhizobia in Some Zimbabwean Soils
115-116
Ecophysiological Studies of Legumes in Botswana: Types of Bacterial Strains from Root Nodules of Cowpea (
Vigna unguiculata
L. Walp.) and an Assessment of the Symbiotic Status of Grain Legumes Using 15N Natural Abundance
117
Symbiotic N Nutrition and Yield of Cowpea Genotypes under Different Plant Densities and Cropping Systems
119-120
The Diversity of Root Nodule Bacteria Associated with
Lebeckia
Species in South Africa
121-122
Rhizobial Diversity Associated with South African Legumes
123
Diversity and Competitiveness of Rhizobia of the Legume Tree
Acacia Nilotica
in Senegal
125-126
Effects of Rock Phosphate on Indigenous Rhizobia Associated with
Sesbania sesban
127-128
Effect of Added Fertilizers on N2 Fixation and Plant Performance of Shrubby Legumes
129-130
Genetic Diversity of
Acacia seyal
Del. Rhizobial Populations Indigenous to Senegalese Soils in Relation to Salinity and pH of the Sampling Sites
131
Potential Effects of Elevated UV-B Radiation on N2-Fixing Legumes in Agricultural Systems
133-134
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Colonization and Nodulation Improve Flooding Tolerance in
Pterocarpus officinalis
jacq. Seedlings
135-136
Mycorrhizal Colonization Improves Growth and Nutrition of an Invasive Legume in a Mediterranean Ecosystem
137-138
Nutritional and Photosynthetic Performance of Invasive and Indigenous Legumes in a Mediterranean Ecosystem
139
Ecology and Phytochemical Analysis of the Medicinal Legume,
Sutherlandia frutescens
(L.)R. Br., at Two Locations
141
Improving Chickpea Inoculation in the Northern Cropping Region of Australia
143
Optimizing Chickpea Nodulation for Nitrogen Fixation and Yield in North-Western New South Wales, Australia
145
Investigating Nitrogen Fixation in the
Medicago-sinorhizobium
Symbiosis
147
Non-Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Soil, Litter, and Phyllosphere in Dry Chaco Forest of Argentina
149
Inoculation and Competitiveness of a
Bradyrhizobium
sp. Strain in Soils Containing Indigenous Rhizobia
151
Diverse Role of Diazotrophs in the Rhizosphere
153-154
Role of Nature’s Fertility Partners with Crop Protectants for Sustainable Agriculture
155
Characterization of Bradyrhizobia Isolated from Root Nodules of
Cytisus triflorus
in the Rif Occidental of Morocco
157
Diversity of Rhizobia Isolated from Nodules of Peanut (
Arachis hypogaea
L.) in Morocco
159
Diversity of Rhizobia that Nodulate
Colutea arborescens
Isolated from Different Soils of Morocco
161
Diversity of Rhizobia that Nodulate two Mediterranean Legumes,
Adenocarpus decorticans
and
Retama menosperma
163
Response of Common Bean and Fababean to Effective Nodulation in Salt- and Drought-Stressed Areas Around the Nile Delta
II / Nodule Organogenesis and Plant Genomics
167-199
Part 6 / Host Response to Invasion
167-171
Nod-Factor Perception in
Medicago truncatula
173-176
Nodulation Control in Legumes
177-180
Bacteroid Differentiation is Linked to Evolution of High Diversity of Secreted Peptides in the Host Plant
181-182
Functional Genomics of Soybean Root-Hair Infection
183-184
Regulation of Nodule Organogenesis by Auxin Transport and Flavonoids
185-187
Legume Agp-Extensins in
Rhizobium
Infection
189-190
Glycoside Hydrolases from Legumes and Rhizobia at the Symbiotic Interface
191-192
Transcript Profiling of Nodule Senescence in
Medicago truncatula
Delineates Distinct Phases and Mechanisms
193-194
Comparison of Leaf Growth of Hypernodulation Soybean Mutants, NOD1-3, NOD2-4 and NOD3-7, with their Parent CV. Williams
195-199
Actinorhizal Nodules and Gene Expression
203-214
Part 7 / Nodule Physiology and Genetics
203-204
Characterization of Glutathione S-Transferases from Legume Root Nodules
205-206
Overexpression of Flavodoxin in Alfalfa Nodules Leads to Delayed Senescence and High Starch Accumulation
207-209
Effects of the Overexpression of a Soybean Cytosolic Glutamine Synthetase Gene (
GS15
) Linked to Organ-Specific Promoters on Growth and Nitrogen Accumulation of Pea Plants
211-212
Role of PEPc Isoforms in Phosphate-Deficient Nodules
213-214
Over-Expression of the Class 1 Hemoglobin Gene Contributes to Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation
217-228
Part 8 / Plant Genomics and Transcriptomics
217-219
Structural and Comparative Genome Analysis of
Lotus japonicus
221-222
Novel Symbiotic Regulatory Genes Identified by Transcriptomics in
Medicago truncatula
223-224
Genome Synteny of Pea and Model Legumes: From Mutation through Genetic Mapping to the Genes
225-226
The
Medicago truncatula lin
Mutant: Caught by Map-Based Cloning, Characterised by Transcriptomics
227-228
Proteomic Analysis of Secreted Proteins of
Glycine max
and
Medicago spp.
231-255
Part 9 / Bacterial Partner
231-232
Proteomic and Transcriptomic Approaches to Study Global Genome Expression in
Rhizobium etli
and
Sinorhizobium meliloti
233-234
Control and Action of the Transcriptional Regulator TtsI of
Rhizobium
sp. NGR234
235
Symbiotic Roles and Transcriptional Analysis of the Type III Secretion System in
Mesorhizobium loti
237-238
Toxin-Antitoxin Modules and Symbiosis
239-240
Comparative Analysis of ArgC Protein Expression in
Rhizobium
Species
241-242
Genistein-Dependent Regulatory Circuits in
Bradyrhizobium japonicum
243-244
Rhizobium leguminosarum
Modification of Its Lipopoly-Saccharide During Symbiotic Bacteroid Development
245-246
Altered Formations of Special Eubacterial Membrane Lipids Affect Bacterial Interactions with Eukaryotic Hosts
247-248
Rhizobium leguminosarum
bv
viciae
Strain LC-31: Analysis of Novel Bacteriocin and ACC Deaminase Gene(s)
249-250
Infection of Legumes by Beta-Rhizobia
251-252
In Search of Beta-Rhizobia: Exploring the Symbionts of
Mimosa
in Brazil
253-254
Effect of Phosphoglycerate Mutase Deficiency on the Free-Living and Symbiotic Life of
Burkholderia phymatum
255
Living Large: Elucidation of the
Frankia
EAN1pec Genome Sequence Shows Gene Expansion and Metabolic Versatility
259-289
Part 10 / Summary Presentations
259
Phosphate-Dependent Gene Expression in Free-Living and Symbiotic
Sinorhizobium meliloti
261
Characterization of
Bradyrhizobium elkanii
Type III Secretion System
263
Search for Nodulation Gene Inducer for
Mesorhizobium loti
Secreted from Roots of
Lotus corniculatus
265
Identification of BetX, a Periplasmic Protein Involved in Binding and Uptake of Proline Betaine and Glycine Betaine in
Sinorhizobium meliloti
267
H2O2 is Required for Optimal Infection-Thread Formation During
Sinorhizobium meliloti
Symbiosis
269-270
Molecular Approaches for the Characterization of
Bradyrhizobium
Strains
271
Genotypic and Phenotypic Variations Among Rhizobia Nodulating Red Clover in Soils of Northern Scandinavia
273-274
NH4+ Nutrition Affects the Photosynthetic and Respiratory C Sinks in the Dual Symbiosis of a Mycorrhizal Legume
275-276
The Effect of P Nutrition on AM Colonization, Nodule Development and the N and C Metabolism of
Phaseous vulgaris
277
Effects of Al3+ Toxicity on Photosynthetic and Respiratory Responses of
Phaseolus vulgaris
under P Deficiency
279-280
Assimilate Allocation Between the Organic Acid and Amino Acid Pools in
Lupinus angustifolius
under P Stress
281
African Species Belonging to the Tribe Psoraleeae Produce Ureides, a Symbiotic Trait Characteristic of the Phaseoleae
283-284
New Look at Old Root-Nodule Bacteria: Molecular Techniques Uncover Novel Isolates
285
Characterization of a Novel Non-Rhizobial Symbiont from
Cicer arietinum
287-288
Burkholderia tuberum
Effectively Nodulates
Cyclopia
spp., but Not
Aspalathus
spp.
289
Endosymbiosis Formation Between a Nitrogen-Fixing Mix of Bacteria (
Xanthomonas sp.
+
Arthrobacter sp.
) and Wheat Root Cells
III / Microbiology of Nitrogen Fixation
293-306
Part 11 / Genomics, Phylogeny, and Evolution
293-295
Integrating
Sinorhizobium meliloti
Genomics: An Expression Library of the Genome
297-298
Full Genome Sequence of
Azotobacter vinelandii
: Preliminary Analysis
299-300
Transcriptional Profile of
Bradyrhizobium elkanii
Semia 587 in Symbiosis with Soybean (
Glycine max
L. Merrill) Analyzed by DNA Microarray
301-302
Chronos, Chairos and Co-Evolution in
Rhizobium
-Legume Symbioses
303-304
Genomics and Evolution of Bacteria: Nodulation, Nitrogen Fixation and the Rest of the Accessory Genome
305-306
Evolution of Functional Diversity in Nitrogenase Homologs
309-322
Part 12 / Rhizosphere Associations
309-311
Diversity of Nitrogen Fixing Bacterial Community Assessed by Molecular and Microbiological Techniques
313-315
Quorum Sensing in Root-Associated and Endopytic Diazotrophs
317-318
Characterization of
CHSA
, a New Gene Controlling the Chemotactic Response in
Azospirillum brasilense
SP7
319-320
Exopolysaccharide Production and Cell Aggregation in
Azospirillum brasilense
321-322
Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus
Pal5 Strain: Selection and Characterization of Mutants Deficient in Nitrogen-Fixation Ability
325-342
Part 13 / Enzymology and Genetics
325-328
The Role of Nif Proteins in Nitrogenase Maturation
329-330
NifB-Dependent “
in vitro
” Synthesis of the Iron-Molybdenum Cofactor of Nitrogenase
331-333
Azotobacter vinelandii
Nitrogenase MoFe Protein: Pre-Steady State Spectroscopic Studies of the Metal Cofactors
335-338
The Role of Iron Protein-Nucleotide Interaction and Conformational Change in Nitrogenase Catalysis
339-340
The Mechanistic Basis of
nif
Gene Activation
341-342
Architecture of σ54-Dependent Promoters: Interplay Between CRP-cAMP and PII-NTR Systems Forms a Novel Regulatory Network Between Carbon Metabolism and Nitrogen Assimilation in
Escherichia coli
345-368
Part 14 / Photosynthetic Nitrogen Fixers
345-346
Signals in the Regulation of Nitrogen Fixation and Ammonium Assimilation in the Photosynthetic Bacterium
Rhodospirillum rubrum
347-349
Defining the Roles PII and AmtB Proteins in the NH4+-Induced Post-Translational Control of Nitrogenase Activity
351-352
Metabolic Regulation of Nitrogen Fixation in
Rhodospirillum rubrum
and Evidence for an Energy-Dependent Ammonium Transport System
353-354
Membrane Sequestration of PII Proteins and Nitrogenase Regulation in
Rhodobacter capsulatus
355-356
Molybdenum Regulation of Nitrogen Fixation and Mo-Metabolism in
Rhodobacter capsulatus
357-360
Hydrogen Production by Cyanobacteria as a Potential Tool in Energy-Conversion Programmes
361-362
Regulatory Interactions Involved in Nitrogen Signalling in Cyanobacteria: Partner Swapping and Role of PipX-PII Complexes in
Synechococcus
sp. PCC 7942
363-364
Intercellular Transfer of Nitrogen in Heterocyst-Forming Cyanobacteria
365-368
Genomics and Systems Biology Analysis of
Cyanothece
sp. ATCC 51142, a Unicellular, Diazotrophic Cyanobacterium with Robust Metabolic Rhythms
371-383
Part 15 / Summary Presentations
371
Sinorhizobium Arboris
Genes Are Differentially Expressed under Salt Stress
373
Thiol-Redox Potential in Melanin Production and Nitrogen Fixation by
Sinorhizobium meliloti
375-376
Use of Chimeric Proteins to Investigate the Role of the GAF Domain of
Herbaspirillum seropedicae
NifA in the Response to Fixed Nitrogen
377-378
Molecular Characterization of Symbiotic Bacteria Associated with the Pasture Legume
Ornithopus
sp. Native to Portugal
379-380
Siderophore Genes in Gram Positive and Gram Negative Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
381
Genomics and Genetic Transformation in the Unicellular Diazotrophic Cyanobacterium
Cyanothece
sp. ATCC 51142
383
Sipa, a Novel Regulator of the Photosynthesis-Related Sensor Histidine Kinase NblS
385-392
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