Rhizobia Contribute to Salinity Tolerance in Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).

ABSTRACT: Rhizobia are soil bacteria that induce nodule formation on leguminous plants. In the nodules, they reduce dinitrogen to ammonium that can be utilized by plants. Besides nitrogen fixation, rhizobia have other symbiotic functions in plants including phosphorus and iron mobilization and protection of the plants against various abiotic stresses including salinity. Worldwide, about 20% of cultivable and 33% of irrigation land is saline, and it is estimated that around 50% of the arable land will be saline by 2050. Salinity inhibits plant growth and development, results in senescence, and ultimately plant death. The purpose of this study was to investigate how rhizobia, isolated from Kenyan soils, relieve common beans from salinity stress. The yield loss of common bean plants, which were either

SUBMITTER: Wekesa C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9688157 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature