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Improving biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) by groundnuts grown in acid soils through amendment with calcitic and dolomitic limestones

R. Merckx · J.K. Ogega · J.R. Okalebo · D.K. Okello +5 more

Groundnut (Arachis hypogeal L.) is an oil crop legume capable of symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Soil acidity is a major limitation to symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Acid soils are widespread in Western Kenya and Eastern Uganda where groundnut …

RUF-34659 2010 CC BY 4.0 9 Sep 2015

Effectiveness of Bradyrhizobia and Lime on Yield of Groundnuts and Maize Under Intercrop System in Acids Soils of Western Kenya

J.K. Ogega · J.R. Okalebo · D.A. Onyango · C. Othieno +2 more

Bradyrhizobia is the rhizobia species that fixes nitrogen in the groundnut crop. Soil acidity is a constraint to effective bradyrhizobia activity. Western Kenya is characterised by acid soils and thus unconducive for bradyrhizobia activity…

RUF-31842 2012 CC BY 4.0 8 May 2014