Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops
| dc.contributor.author | Matiru, Viviene N | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dakora, Felix D | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-03T12:34:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-04-03T12:34:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2016-01-20T11:17:19Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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 farmers. Although some inoculation attempts have resulted in nodule formation in cereal plants, there was no evidence of N2 fixation. However, because rhizobia naturally produce molecules (auxins, cytokinins, abscicic acids, lumichrome, rhiboflavin, lipo-chito-oligosaccharides and vitamins) that promote plant growth, their colonization and infection of cereal roots would be expected to increase plant development, and grain yield. We have used light, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy to show that roots of sorghum and millet landraces from Africa were easily infected by rhizobial isolates from five unrelated legume genera. With sorghum, in particular, plant growth and phosphorus (P) uptake were significantly increased by rhizobial inoculation, suggesting that field selection of suitable rhizobia/cereal combinations could increase yields and produce fodder for livestock production. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Matiru, V. N., & Dakora, F. D. (2004). Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops. <i>African Journal of Biotechnology</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27743 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Matiru, Viviene N, and Felix D Dakora "Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops." <i>African Journal of Biotechnology</i> (2004) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27743 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Matiru, V. N., & Dakora, F. D. (2004). Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops. African Journal of Biotechnology, 3(1), 1-7. | |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Matiru, Viviene N AU - Dakora, Felix D AB - 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 farmers. Although some inoculation attempts have resulted in nodule formation in cereal plants, there was no evidence of N2 fixation. However, because rhizobia naturally produce molecules (auxins, cytokinins, abscicic acids, lumichrome, rhiboflavin, lipo-chito-oligosaccharides and vitamins) that promote plant growth, their colonization and infection of cereal roots would be expected to increase plant development, and grain yield. We have used light, scanning, and transmission electron microscopy to show that roots of sorghum and millet landraces from Africa were easily infected by rhizobial isolates from five unrelated legume genera. With sorghum, in particular, plant growth and phosphorus (P) uptake were significantly increased by rhizobial inoculation, suggesting that field selection of suitable rhizobia/cereal combinations could increase yields and produce fodder for livestock production. DA - 2004 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - African Journal of Biotechnology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2004 T1 - Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops TI - Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27743 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27743 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Matiru VN, Dakora FD. Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops. African Journal of Biotechnology. 2004; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27743. | en_ZA |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher.department | Department of Biological Sciences | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.faculty | Faculty of Science | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.source | African Journal of Biotechnology | |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJB | |
| dc.subject.other | Rhizobia | |
| dc.subject.other | N2 fixation | |
| dc.subject.other | plant growth | |
| dc.subject.other | sorghum | |
| dc.subject.other | millet | |
| dc.title | Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops | |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| uct.type.filetype | Text | |
| uct.type.filetype | Image |