Potential use of beneficial microorganisms for soil amelioration, phytopathogen biocontrol, and sustainable crop production in smallholder agroecosystems

G Koskey, SW Mburu, R Awino, EM Njeru… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Smallholder agroecosystems play a key role in the world's food security providing more than
50% of the food produced globally. These unique agroecosystems face a myriad of …

[HTML][HTML] Revitalization of bacterial endophytes and rhizobacteria for nutrients bioavailability in degraded soils to promote crop production

SW Mburu, G Koskey, EM Njeru… - AIMS Agriculture and …, 2021 - aimspress.com
The diverse community of endophyte and rhizobacteria is a critical resource in enhancing
plant growth and resistance against abiotic and biotic stress. These microbes include …

Elite Bradyrhizobium strains boost biological nitrogen fixation and peanut yield in tropical drylands

RS Jovino, TR da Silva, RT Rodrigues… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is an important crop for the family-based systems in the
tropics, mainly in Brazil. In the Brazilian drylands, peanuts are cropped in low technological …

Insight into farming native microbiome by bioinoculant in soil-plant system

Z Wang, X Fu, EE Kuramae - Microbiological Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Applying beneficial microorganisms (BM) as bioinoculants presents a promising soil-
amendment strategy while impacting the native microbiome, which jointly alters soil-plant …

Genetic and phenotypic diversity of microsymbionts nodulating promiscuous soybeans from different agro-climatic conditions

SW Mburu, G Koskey, EM Njeru, O Ombori… - Journal of Genetic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Global food supply is highly dependent on field crop production that is currently
severely threatened by changing climate, poor soil quality, abiotic, and biotic stresses. For …

Diversity of soybean rhizobia in Northeast China and their application.

T Jiaxin, LIU Siyi, W Wenfu, Z Feng… - Yingyong Shengtai …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Biological nitrogen fixation is the main source of nitrogen in ecosystems. The diversity of soil
rhizobia and their effects on soybeans need further research. In this study, we collected …