In vitro Inorganic Phosphate Solubilization Tests of Cowpea Root Nodule Bacteria from Ethiopia

Phosphate solubilization by endophytic bacteria isolated from banana trees.

Forty isolates of endophytic bacteria isolated from banana tree roots were assessed as to their capacity to solubilize phosphate in a solid culture medium supplemented with different inorganic and one organic source of phosphorus. The amount of phosphorus (P) in each liquid medium was quantified, and an indirect assessment of acid phosphatase activity was performed. All assays had a fully rando...

Diversity and Phylogeny of Root Nodule Bacteria Isolated fromTree, Shrub and Food Legumes of Ethiopia

[Root nodule bacteria on leguminous plants].

Investigations upon the Antigenic Relationships among the Root-Nodule Bacteria of the Soybean, Cowpea, and Lupine Cross-Inoculation Groups.

Although several workers have investigated the serological characteristics of the organisms in the genus Rhizobium, few have given much consideration to the possible relationships between bacteria isolated from plants of the soybean, cowpea, and lupine groups. Moreover, none of these workers has had the benefit of recent discoveries in immunology, which have made new concepts and new techniques...

Phosphate Solubilization Potential of Rhizosphere Fungi Isolated from Plants in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Phosphorus (P) is one of the major bioelements limiting agricultural production. Phosphate solubilizing fungi play a noteworthy role in increasing the bioavailability of soil phosphates for plants. The present study was aimed at isolating and characterizing phosphate solubilizing fungi from different rhizospheres using both solid and liquid Pikovskaya (PVK) medium. A total of 359 fungal isolate...