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["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

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Subject: Re: [SANET-MG] trace element important for N fixing to 
occur.................... fertilizer and damage to soil microorganisms
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 07:03:55 -0800
From: William Evans <williamevans@COX.NET>
To: SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU

Molybedenum comes to mind.  Just a trace is needed, so I have read and
heard.  I believe it's needed by an enzyme involved w/ nodulation.
No moly- no nodules.  Other things are needed, to be sure, but w/o this 
key trace element, you'll  get didly....

I must give credit to Dr Rateaver for telling me this , years ago
In addition, some non legumes can fix N through some sort of symbiosis 
w/ the soil.  Alder is mentioned in the first link.

BillE

http://www.springerlink.com/content/qv1g02274w668704/fulltext.pdf

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4ADFA_enUS368US368&q=molybdenum+imp
ortance+nitrogen+fixing+nodulation&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=


-----Original Message-----
From: Sustainable Agriculture Network Discussion Group
[mailto:SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU] On Behalf Of Douglas Hinds
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 5:28 AM

References to freely available (over the Internet at no cost)
sources of information regarding the role minerals play in soil and
crop production and content would help support your interesting
thesis.