Bradyrhizobium is one of the most cosmopolitan and diverse bacterial group nodulating a
variety of host legumes in Africa, however, the diversity and distribution of bradyrhizobial …

The legume tribe Genisteae comprises 618, predominantly temperate species, showing an
amphi-Atlantic distribution that was caused by several long-distance dispersal events …

Farmers, so-called the father of land, have a tremendous responsibility to feed the world.
The demand for agricultural yield is constantly surging, and the resources that provide this …

Bradyrhizobia are common members of soil microbiomes and known as N2‐fixing symbionts
of economically important legumes. Many are also denitrifiers, which can act as sinks or …

Bradyrhizobia are abundant soil bacteria, which can form nitrogen‐fixing symbioses with
leguminous plants, including important crops such as soybean, cowpea and peanut. Many …

Abstract Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is indigenous to Africa, and highly valued for
its N2-fixing trait and the nutritional attributes of its grain and leaves. The species' ability to …

Rhizobia which are soil bacteria capable of symbiosis with legume plants in the root or stem
nodules and perform nitrogen fixation. Rhizobial genera include Agrobacterium …

The compatibility between rhizobia and legumes for nitrogen-fixing nodules and the stages
of root hair curling, formation of infection thread, and nodulation initiation have been vitally …

Africa is known for its rich legume diversity with a significant number of endemic species
originating in South Africa. Many of these legumes associate with rhizobial symbionts of the …

Emissions of the potent greenhouse gas N2O is one of the environmental problems
associated with intensive use of synthetic N fertilizers, and novel N2O mitigation strategies …