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NITROGEN METABOLISM IN LICHENS: III. NITROGEN FIXATION BY INTERNAL CEPHALODIA IN LOBARIA PULMONARIA
Author(s) -
MILLBANK J. W.,
KERSHAW K. A.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
new phytologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.742
H-Index - 244
eISSN - 1469-8137
pISSN - 0028-646X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1970.tb07611.x
Subject(s) - lichen , nitrogen , botany , nitrogen fixation , biology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Summary Cephalodia are shown to be a characteristic feature of Lobaria pulmonaria , occurring as internal aggregations of Nostoc in the medulla. Using acetylene reduction methods they have been shown to fix nitrogen actively.