Morphological, genetic diversity and symbiotic functioning of rhizobia isolates nodulating cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L. Walp) in soils of Western Kenya and their tolerance to abiotic stress
Nitrogen is the most limiting nutrient for growth of most crop plants in sub-Saharan Africa and legume crops largely depend on fixed nitrogen from indigenous nitrogen-fixing bacteria. The identification and symbiotic characterization of indigenous rhizobia is the basis for inoculants formulation for...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Cogent Food & Agriculture |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311932.2020.1853009 |