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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Distribution, Characterization and the Commercialization of Elite Rhizobia Strains in Africa.

Clabe Wekesa, Abdul A Jalloh, John O Muoma, Hezekiah Korir, Keziah M Omenge, John M Maingi, Alexandra C U Furch, Ralf Oelmüller

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Clabe WekesaMatthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany and Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Dornburger Str. 159, 07743 Jena, Germany.
Abdul A JallohInternational Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.
John O MuomaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 190, Kakamega 50100, Kenya.
Hezekiah KorirCrops, Horticulture and Soils Department, Egerton University, P.O. Box 536, Egerton 20115, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0001-5444-2662
Keziah M OmengeMatthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany and Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Dornburger Str. 159, 07743 Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4262-102X
John M MaingiDepartment of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Biotechnology, Kenyatta University, P.O. Box 43844, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.ORCID 0000-0002-9314-5115
Alexandra C U FurchMatthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany and Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Dornburger Str. 159, 07743 Jena, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9968-753X
Ralf OelmüllerMatthias Schleiden Institute of Genetics, Bioinformatics and Molecular Botany and Plant Physiology, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Dornburger Str. 159, 07743 Jena, Germany.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Grain legumes play a significant role in smallholder farming systems in Africa because of their contribution to nutrition and income security and their role in fixing nitrogen. Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF) serves a critical role in improving soil fertility for legumes. Although much research has been conducted on rhizobia in nitrogen fixation and their contribution to soil fertility, much less is known about the distribution and diversity of the bacteria strains in different areas of the world and which of the strains achieve optimal benefits for the host plants under specific soil and environmental conditions. This paper reviews the distribution, characterization, and commercialization of elite rhizobia strains in Africa.

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FabaceaeRhizobiumNitrogen FixationSoilSymbiosisSoilbiological nitrogen fixationcommercialization of elite rhizobiaelite rhizobialegumes

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PMID35743041
PMCPMC9223902

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