Exploring the role of bacterial extracellular polymeric substances for sustainable development in agriculture

I Saha, S Datta, D Biswas - Current Microbiology, 2020 - Springer
The incessant need to increase crop yields has led to the development of many chemical
fertilizers containing NPK (nitrogen–phosphorous–potassium) which can degrade soil …

Legume nodule senescence: a coordinated death mechanism between bacteria and plant cells

T Kazmierczak, L Yang, E Boncompagni… - Advances in Botanical …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the legume-rhizobia symbiosis, atmospheric dinitrogen (N 2) fixation by rhizobia takes
place in a specific root organ, called the nodule. During biological N 2 fixation, the plant …

Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Candidate Genes for Flowering Time in Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp.)

D Paudel, R Dareus, J Rosenwald… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata [L.] Walp., diploid, 2 n= 22) is a major crop used as a protein
source for human consumption as well as a quality feed for livestock. It is drought and heat …

Rhizobial bioformulations: past, present and future

NK Arora, M Verma, J Mishra - Rhizotrophs: Plant growth promotion to …, 2017 - Springer
The nitrogen fixing bacterial group known as rhizobia are very important and are used as
biological fertilizers for two main purposes; one is to fulfil the nutritional requirements of …

Mycorrhiza and PGPB modulate maize biomass, nutrient uptake and metabolic pathways in maize grown in mining-impacted soil

F Dhawi, R Datta, W Ramakrishna - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Abiotic stress factors including poor nutrient content and heavy metal contamination in soil,
can limit plant growth and productivity. The main goal of our study was to evaluate element …

[HTML][HTML] Resistance to Meloidogyne enterolobii and Meloidogyne incognita in Cultivated and Wild Cowpea

R Dareus, ACM Porto, M Bogale, P DiGennaro… - …, 2021 - journals.ashs.org
Abstract Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp] is a multipurpose crop that provides nutrients
for human and livestock diets, as well as regulates and supports ecosystem services. In …

Improving the nitrogen cycling in livestock systems through silvopastoral systems

L Sarabia, FJ Solorio, L Ramírez, A Ayala… - Nutrient dynamics for …, 2020 - Springer
Conventional livestock are monoculture systems where the major species are native
grasses or African grasses, with biomass production being limited by seasonality of rainfall …

Changes in soil organic carbon and soil aggregation due to deforestation for smallholder management in the Brazilian semi-arid region

A de Souza Medeiros, GBM Gonzaga, TS da Silva… - Geoderma …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Brazilian semi-arid region has currently approximately 33.3 million hectares occupied
by agriculture, and the inadequate land use and management practices are still …

Azospirillum sp. as a Challenge for Agriculture

AC Rodrigues, A Bonifacio, FF de Araujo… - Bacterial metabolites in …, 2015 - Springer
Several processes mediated by soil microorganisms play an important role in nutrient
cycling. One such process is biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) by representatives of various …

Beneficial microorganisms: current challenge to increase crop performance

MVB Figueiredo, A Bonifacio, AC Rodrigues… - Bioformulations: for …, 2016 - Springer
The major goal of agricultural microbiology is a comprehensive analysis of beneficial
microorganisms. Fundamental knowledge of the ecology and evolution of interactions could …