N2 fixation in sugarcane and population of N2-fixing endophytes in stem apoplast solution.

CONSTANCIO A ASIS JRl, KATSUKI ADACHI2 & SHOICHIRO AKA03 Supervising Science Research Specialist, Philippine Rice Research Institute, Maligaya, Science City of Mufioz, 3119 Nueva Ecija, Philippines; cajrtony@yahoo.com. 2 Senior Researcher, Department of Upland Farming Research, National Agricultural Research Center for Kyushu Okinawa Region, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki 885-0091 Japan. 3 Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Applied BioScience, Faculty of Agriculture, Miyazaki University, Miyazaki 889-2192 Japan. Research supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology (MEXT) and Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan