Isolation and Characterization of Rhizobium from Chickpea (Cicer arietinum)

With increased concern about the production of adequate amount of food to feed the constantly increasing human population which is going to touch a mark of 9 billion by 2050 has forced us to reinforce the importance of sustainable increase in crop productivity. One of the methods for sustainable agricultural includes the use of beneficial microorganisms for plants as they are able to promote plant growth by growing endophytically on plants, in symbiotic association with plants or as free-living cells in soil. The requirement for good agricultural practices is revitalizing the interest in biological nitrogen fixation and Rhizobialegumes symbiosis, particularly those involving economically important legume crops in terms of food and forage.

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