Overview: The common bean (.Phaseolus vulgaris. L.) is the mostimportant pulse crop in Latin America, as well as in large parts ofAsia and Africa. It is particularly important due to its ability, insymbiosis with .Rhizobium. bacteria, to fix atmospheric nitrogenand due to its high nutrient value..Incorporating contributions from plant breeders, microbiologists,plant physiologists and soil scientists, this volume reports theresults of an FAO/IAEA Coordinated Research Programme (1985--1991),whose main objective was to enhance yield and biological nitrogenfixation in common bean by reducing its r
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