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Prospects for Developing Effective and Competitive Native Strains of Rhizobium Inoculants in Nigeria

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Inoculation is an external rhizobia source aimed at fostering viable root nodulation and hence N2 fixation. It remains a readily available solution in circumstances where specific root nodule rhizobia present in some soils are unable to nodulate cultivated legumes or may not be able to form the much-needed viable symbiotic interaction to complement the amount of N required by the legume hosts. Although inoculation activities have been in vogue in sub-Saharan Africa from the 1950s, the introduction of soya bean (Glycine max) into Nigeria initiated an array of studies on the utilization of inoculants on soya beans in the nation. The introduction of promiscuous (indiscriminate) soya bean cultivars by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, significantly further encouraged a new era to the studies. An evaluation of the present status of bacterial inoculants for the current agricultural practice in Nigeria is paramount, particularly regarding the actual status and future utilization. This chapter attempts to identify the present situation and the potential future of inoculated agriculture in Nigeria, vis-à-vis the development of effective and competitive indigenous strains.

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Gabasawa, A.I. (2020). Prospects for Developing Effective and Competitive Native Strains of Rhizobium Inoculants in Nigeria. In: Abia, A., Lanza, G. (eds) Current Microbiological Research in Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35296-7_9

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