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Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) in Mixed-Forest Plantations

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Mixed Plantations of Eucalyptus and Leguminous Trees

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Nitrogen (N) supply is one of the key factors for the success of forest plantations and the search for strategies that allow constant N inputs with reasonable cost is desirable. The ability to fix and accumulate large amounts of N confers adaptive characteristics to the legumes that excel over other species. Here we address the biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) as an ecological strategy in mixed-forest plantations, allowing N fixation to act positively on the development of non-N2-fixing species. We include a brief description on the BNF establishment and the taxonomy and efficiency of the relevant bacteria. In Brazil, the contribution of BNF in mixed-forest plantations, mainly the ones between Eucalyptus spp. and Acacia spp., has demonstrated that their use is improving the quality of the soil organic matter and the N status of the system. The productivity of the non-N2-fixing species increases, especially in oligotrophic soils, varying from 2 to 90%. Normally, the BNF contribution is higher in mixed plantations than in monocultures and the amount of biologically fixed N makes up 50–60 kg ha−1 year−1. The studies on nitrogen-fixing tree species and mixed-species stands recently were intensified. However, large-scale use of mixed forest plantations is still challenging.

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de Faria, S.M., de Carvalho Balieiro, F., Paula, R.R., Santos, F.M., Zilli, J.E. (2020). Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) in Mixed-Forest Plantations. In: Bran Nogueira Cardoso, E., Gonçalves, J., Balieiro, F., Franco, A. (eds) Mixed Plantations of Eucalyptus and Leguminous Trees. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32365-3_6

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