Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "N2 fixation"

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The abundance and efficacy of Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae in cultivated soils of the eastern Canadian prairie

Vessey, J Kevin; Chemining'wa, George N (Department of Plant Science and Crop Protection, 2006-02)

For optimum production, the use of commercial rhizobial inoculant on pea (Pisum sativum L.) at seeding is necessary in the absence of compatible rhizobial strains or when rhizobial soil populations are low or symbiotically ...
Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops

Matiru, Viviene N; Dakora, Felix D (Faculty of Agriculture, University of Nairobi, 2004)

Rhizobia form root nodules that fix nitrogen (N2) in symbiotic legumes. Extending the ability of these bacteria to fix N2 in non-legumes such as cereals would be a useful technology for increased crop yields among resource-poor ...