Intensive agriculture and meat-based westernized diets have brought a heavy
environmental burden to the planet. Legumes, or pulses, are members of the large …

Abstract Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp.) is indigenous to Africa, and highly valued for
its N2-fixing trait and the nutritional attributes of its grain and leaves. The species' ability to …

Bradyrhizobium is a heterogeneous bacterial genus capable of establishing symbiotic
associations with a broad range of legume hosts, including species of economic and …

Grafting is an excellent tool to investigate shoot/root interactions involved in root nodulation
by rhizobia and biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in legumes of high economic and …

The main objective of this study was to investigate the performance of faba bean landraces
originating from different regions of Greece under both organic and conventional farming …

In the N 2-fixing symbiosis, the choice of a symbiotic partner is largely influenced by the host
plant, the rhizobial symbiont, as well as soil factors. Understanding the soil environment …

Rhizobia can colonize the roots of grasses in the Brazilian semiarid region; however, studies
to isolate these bacteria for growth promotion of maize via unconventional isolation …

Mung bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek] is a legume of Asian origin with great importance
worldwide, particularly in develo** countries. It is known for its promiscuous association …

Biological nitrogen fixation by rhizobia-nodulated legumes reduces the dependence on
synthetic nitrogen fertilizers. Identification of locally adapted rhizobia may uncover …

Out of 70 bacterial strains isolated from root nodules of Lupinus albus and L. angustifolius
grown in the soils from the Maamora forest in Morocco, 56 isolates possessed the nodC …