Nitrogen fixation by tropical agricultural legumes, NIFTAL, University of Hawaii/USAID : annual report 1985

This review presents, in both summary and detailed forms, NifTAL"s 1985 accomplishments in the areas of: (1) outreach, i.e., NifTAL"s contributions to the International Network of Legume Inoculation Trials (which services 34 countries), the Zamare Project in Zambia, the Indo/US Science and Technology Initiative, and germplasm resource conservation, inoculant production, and antisera development; (2) information dissemination; (3) training for professionals; and (4) research. Accomplishments in the latter area are outlined in summaries of results of: nine ongoing experiments; research to improve legume symbiosis in infertile soils; and work in Thailand on the economic evaluation of biological nitrogen fixation. Abstracts of 12 papers published in 1985 are also included. Appendices include a 7-page bibliography of NifTAL publications (1975-85).