Rhizobia form nitrogen-fixing nodules on leguminous plants and convert atmospheric
nitrogen to plant-utilizable ammonia resulting into increased plant growth and crop yield …

Environmental pollution problems and increased demand for green technologies in
production are forcing farmers to introduce agricultural practices with a lower impact on the …

Bacteria-inducing legume nodules are known as rhizobia and belong to the class
Alphaproteobacteria and Betaproteobacteria. They promote the growth and nutrition of their …

A total of eighty one (81) rhizobial isolates were recovered from root nodules of cowpea
(Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) and groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) grown in soils collected …

Ethiopian soils greatly vary in their morphological, physico-chemical and mineralogical
properties due to the wide variations in soil forming factors and the associated processes …

Pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan [L.] Mill sp.), is the second most important kharif pulse crop
grown in India after chickpea. In India, it is predominantly grown in rainfed conditions. It is …

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are also known to colonize in the soil
rhizosphere and prevent the development of other soil borne pathogens residing in the root …

In current scenario, with increasing world population there is a strong demand to enhance
crop productivity to feed the population. Characterization of indigenous rhizobia is very …

A sizeable component of human diets consists of underutilised legumes. These legumes fix
atmospheric nitrogen, giving smaller growers an economic advantage. Utilising the legumes …

Nitrogen is one of the important constituents of the plants. It is fixed in legume plants from the
atmosphere by the association of beneficial gram negative soil bacteria named rhizobia …