Grain legumes play a key role in smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),
in relation to food and nutrition security and income generation. Moreover, because of their …

Seasonally dry tropical forests (SDTF) are located in regions with alternating wet and dry
seasons, with dry seasons that last several months or more. By the end of the 21st century …

Background The present study aims to study the effects of biofertilizers potential of
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (AMF) and Bradyrhizobium japonicum (B. japonicum) strains …

Biological nitrogen fixation by Rhizobium-legume symbioses represents an environmentally
friendly and inexpensive alternative to the use of chemical nitrogen fertilizers in legume …

Biological dinitrogen (N 2) fixation is a natural process of significant importance in world
agriculture. The demand for accurate determinations of global inputs of biologically-fixed …

Ambient temperatures are predicted to rise in the future owing to several reasons associated
with global climate changes. These temperature increases can result in heat stress-a severe …

Plant–microorganism associations have long been studied, but their exploitation in
agriculture partially or fully replacing chemical fertilizers is still modest. In this study, we …

The second edition of this book, first published in 1991 and intended for students and
researchers, contains revised and updated material on the theory and practice of nitrogen …

The nitrogen fixing ability of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in association with
rhizobia is often characterized as poor compared to other legumes, and nitrogen fertilizers …

Although relationships among soybean (Glycine max [L.] Merr) seed yield, nitrogen (N)
uptake, biological N2 fixation (BNF), and response to N fertilization have received …