Biological N2 fixation of three Acacia senegal varieties in the drylands of Kenya using 15N natural abundance method
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A study is on-going in Kenya to identify Acacia senegal
varieties with high symbiotic biological N2 fixation capacity.
Balanites aegyptica, a non-legume species, has been included
for comparison. Variety senegal has so far shown the highest
leaf biomass (9.9 t/ha) followed by variety leiorhacis and
kavensis (5.9 and 3.1 t/ha, respectively). The nitrogen
assimulation study is still being analysed.
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