More than one hundred years have passed since the development of the first microbial
inoculant for plants. Nowadays, the use of microbial inoculants in agriculture is spread …

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 …

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

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 soil environment is likely the most complex biological community. Soil organisms are
extremely diverse and contribute to a wide range of ecosystem services that are essential to …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) breeding in the tropics and subtropics of Latin
America, the Caribbean and Africa has undergone significant changes in the past two …

Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is one of the most important legumes for human
consumption. It is highly adaptable to different edaphoclimatic conditions, being an …

Greenhouse and multi-location experiments were conducted for two consecutive years to
investigate the effects of rhizobium on nodulation, biomass production and partitioning of …

Background Rhizobium tropici CIAT 899 and Rhizobium sp. PRF 81 are α-Proteobacteria
that establish nitrogen-fixing symbioses with a range of legume hosts. These strains are …

Although 'cheaters' potentially destabilize the legume–rhizobium mutualism, we lack a
comprehensive review of host–symbiont fitness correlations.• Studies measuring rhizobium …