Title of Thesis

Understanding Mechanisms Responsible For Root-induced Nitrogen Mineralization In Some Leguminous And Non-leguminous Crops

Author(s)

Ms. Shagufta Gill

Abstract
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2.1 Root architecture
2.2 Rhizosphere and rhizodeposition
2.3 Rhizospheric bacterial diversity
2.4 Microbial biomass in soil
2.5 Microbial functions pertinent to N nutrition of plants
2.6 Root induced nitrogen mineralization vis-à-vis priming effect

3.1 Root architecture/proliferation in different crop types
3.2 Rhizodeposition
3.3 Root-induced changes in potential nitrification and nitrate reductase activity of the rhizospheric soil of wheat and chickpea
3.4 Root-induced changes in some biological and biochemical characteristics of soil sown to wheat and chickpea
3.5 Plant growth characteristics of wheat/chickpea and rhizospheric microbial functions as affected by rate of N application
3.6 Mixed cropping effects on growth of wheat and chickpea
3.7 Root-induced mineralization and availability to plants of N in soil planted to Sesbania and maize - effect of applied N
3.8 Root-induced mineralization and availability to plants of N in soil planted to Sesbania and maize following build up in soil of potentially mineralizable 15N
3.9 Organic amendment accelerates nitrification in soil - an indirect evidence that plant growth affects rhizospheric microbial functions
3.10 Analytical methods

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4.1. Results
4.2. Discussion

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