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Characterization of selected rhizobia as potential inoculants for crop legumes in South Africa
Dissertation (MSc (Microbiology))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/93802 Characterization of selected rhizobia as potential inoculants for crop legumes in South Africa Muema, Esther K. Lindokuhle1810@gmail.com Venter, S.N. (Stephanus Nicolaas) Steenkamp, Emma Theodora Beukes, Chrizelle W. Masimula, Lindokuhle Emmanuel UCTD Legumes Rhizobia Biological nitrogen fixation Phylogenetic analysis Whole genome analysis Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-02: Zero hunger Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 SDG-15: Life on land Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-15 Dissertation (MSc (Microbiology))--University of Pretoria, 2023. Rhizobia are Gram negative bacteria that facilitate biological nitrogen fixation in association with plant hosts. These organisms have two main lifestyles, they can be either endophytic (associated with plants) or free living (non-symbiotic). There are several factors that mediate the legume-rhizobium symbiosis such as flavonoids excreted by the host legume, Nod factors produced by the rhizobia, and host immunity. These factors play a significant role in determining host specificity and whether nodulation by the rhizobia will occur. Whereas a number of legumes only interact with a few selected rhizobial species. There are legumes such as cowpea, common bean and siratro that are labelled as promiscuous hosts. These legumes can interact with diverse rhizobial species belonging to several genera and in some instances even from the two different classes, the Alpha- and Beta-proteobacteria. The objective of this study was to investigate interactions of different economically important agricultural legumes with diverse native, naturalized, or non-native rhizobia under glasshouse conditions. Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) MSc (Microbiology) Unrestricted Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences None 2023-12-19T08:57:46Z 2023-12-19T08:57:46Z 2024-04 2023 Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93802 10.25403/UPresearchdata.24772932 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Legumes Rhizobia Biological nitrogen fixation Phylogenetic analysis Whole genome analysis Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-02: Zero hunger Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 SDG-15: Life on land Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-15 Characterization of selected rhizobia as potential inoculants for crop legumes in South Africa |
| title | Characterization of selected rhizobia as potential inoculants for crop legumes in South Africa |
| title_full | Characterization of selected rhizobia as potential inoculants for crop legumes in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Characterization of selected rhizobia as potential inoculants for crop legumes in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characterization of selected rhizobia as potential inoculants for crop legumes in South Africa |
| title_short | Characterization of selected rhizobia as potential inoculants for crop legumes in South Africa |
| title_sort | characterization of selected rhizobia as potential inoculants for crop legumes in south africa |
| topic | UCTD Legumes Rhizobia Biological nitrogen fixation Phylogenetic analysis Whole genome analysis Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-02: Zero hunger Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-02 SDG-15: Life on land Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-15 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93802 |