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 …

Soybean inoculation with effective rhizobial strains makes unnecessary the use of N-
fertilizers in the tropics. A frequently reported problem is the failure of the inoculant strains to …

There is a wide application of rhizobia inoculants to legume crops in Africa, irrespective of
the soil acidity, though the latter limits the effectiveness of inoculants. Two trials were …

This chapter provides a brief overview of the methodologies that have been used to quantify
N2 fixation of legumes and then focuses in more detail on the particular ones that people …

Agriculture intensification has resulted in severe soil nutrient depletion in Africa. Alternative
agricultural practices have been promoted to reduce the use of expensive mineral fertilizers …

Globally, the increase in human population continues to threaten the sustainability of
agricultural systems. Despite the fast-growing population in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and …

Los Tuxtlas is the northernmost rain forest in North America and is rich in Bradyrhizobium
with an unprecedented number of novel lineages. ITS sequence analysis of legumes in …

Acidic soils limit the production potential of crops because of low availability of basic cations
and excess of hydrogen (H+) and aluminium (Al3+) in exchangeable forms. In the western …

Legume biological nitrogen fixation is an environmentally friendly and economical means
that can reduce low resource farmer dependence on expensive chemical nitrogen (N) …

Abstract Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] is known for nitrogen fixation by rhizobia present
in the soil with which it establishes an efficient symbiosis. In Zambia, current rhizobial …