Working Document Series Open Access Legumes yield response to Rhizobium inoculation in Ethiopia: A review D.G. Gebremedhin Ethiopia has been known as the homeland and domestication centre of several crop plants. Area unsuitability, un-productiveness, diseases, and insect pests are the most legume crop yield-limiting factors. However, leguminous plants have cap… RUF-40557 2018 CC BY 4.0 28 Jul 2023
Working Document Series Open Access Optimisation of rhizobium and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi benefits for grain legume production in acid soils M. C. Rwakaikara-Silver · J.S. Tenywa · M. Uwizerwa This study was conducted to evaluate the symbiotic effectiveness of Rhizobium isolates using soybean and Phaseolus bean as host plants grown in acid soil (pH 4.5 and 5) from two southern districts of Rwanda. For this purpose, 10 and 33 iso… RUF-35120 2010 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Technology adoption by smallholder farmers: Lessons from the soyabean research/promotion program in Zimbabwe S. Mpepereki Agricultural research programs in universities in sub-Saharan Africa generate technologies few of which are adopted by the smallholder farmers. A technology that demands significant additional inputs be they financial or physical is less l… RUF-34943 2010 CC BY 4.0 14 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Effect of soil copper accumulation on proliferation and survival of rhizobia G.P. Msumali · H. Tindwa Two strains of the fast-growing bean rhizobia- PV1 and PV2 and two others of the slow-growing cowpea and soybean bradyrhizobia- CP1 and GM8 respectively, were used to test their in vitro proliferation and in vivo survival. Known amounts of… RUF-34704 2010 CC BY 4.0 10 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Response of introduced soybean varieties to inoculation with rhizobium in Sud Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo A.A. Angelani · K.D. Bamuleke · B.J. Bashagaluke · B.L. Shukuru +1 more Soybeans are a major source of protein; they contribute to combating malnutrition especially among children. They play very important roles in NRM because they contribute to biological nitrogen fixation through the inoculation with rhizobi… RUF-34121 2014 CC BY 4.0 13 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Effectiveness of Rhizobium Leguminosarum Strains Nodulating Hairy Vetch, an Introduced Forage Legume in the Sandy Soils of Zimbabwe F Mapanda · A. Tumbure · M. Wuta Results from field experiments in Zimbabwe in 2009/10 - 2010 11 showed that nodulation of hairy vetch is erratic resulting in poor performance of the crop. The need to inoculate hairy vetch was therefore assessed using three (3) Rhizobium… RUF-32034 2012 CC BY 4.0 13 May 2014
Working Document Series Open Access Diversity and Symbiotic Effectiveness of Acid Tolerant Groundnut Rhizobia inWestern Kenya Soils J.K. Ogega · J.R. Okalebo · D.A. Onyango · B.A. Were This study was carried out to find suitable strains of rhizobia for use in ground nut production under acid-aluminium soils. Thirty-six rhizobia isolates tolerant to high soil aluminium were identified.. The isolates were gram negative rod… RUF-31909 2012 CC BY 4.0 12 May 2014
