There is a great demand for high-protein materials for livestock feed in Europe and
European agriculture has a deficit of about 70% high-protein materials of which 87% is met …

Nitrogen fixation is an important biological process in terrestrial ecosystems and for global
crop production. Legume nodulation and N2 fixation have been improved using nodule …

Management of nitrogen (N) inputs into agricultural systems is of increasing interest due to
the intensive use of synthetic fertilizers in modern cash crop systems, which has caused …

Background Microbial inoculants are an alternative method of increasing crop productivity
that can reduce the use of chemical fertilizers, which is one of the more controversial …

The continuity of traditional planting systems in the last few decades has encountered its
most significant challenge in the harsh changes in the global climate, leading to frustration in …

Adopting conservation tillage practices such as zero tillage can enhance soil quality,
compared with conventional tillage practices that disrupt soil structure. The benefits of …

Faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is a pulse crop of high nutritional value and high importance for
sustainable agriculture and soil protection. With the objective of identifying gene-based …

Experiments were conducted over 2 years to quantify the response of faba bean (Vicia faba
L.) to heat stress. Potted winter faba bean plants (cv. Wizard) were exposed to temperature …

Soil fertility is one of the major limiting factors for crop's productivity in Egypt and the world in
general. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) has a great importance as a non-polluting and a …

Rhizobia induce root nodules and fix atmospheric N2 for most legume species in exchange
for carbon. However, the diverse endophytic non-rhizobial bacteria in legume nodules that …