Specificity in Legume–Rhizobium Symbioses
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 December 2022) | Viewed by 369
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sequencing; DNA extraction; phylogenetic analysis; phylogenetics; genetic diversity; molecular biology
Interests: plant–rhizobium symbiosis; systems biology; multipartite genomes; metagenomics; bacterial epigenomics
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Interests: genetic determinants involved in legume–rhizobia symbiosis; screening and development of rhizobial inoculants; study of soil microbial ecology through next-generation sequencing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The inoculation of leguminous plants with rhizobia is a well-known practice employed to increase crop yield. The establishment of symbiosis is a process with a high level of specificity that can occur during the infection process as well as the late stages of the nitrogen fixation process, in which unbalanced exchange of nutrients, due to poor nitrogen-fixing abilities of some rhizobial strains, can lead to interruption of the symbiotic relationship. Moreover, nodulation abilities are not intrinsically linked to nitrogen fixation abilities, and highly competitive strains for nodule occupancy, such as indigenous rhizobia, do not necessarily fix nitrogen efficiently. Therefore, the efficiency of legume–rhizobium symbiosis can vary enormously depending on the different partner combinations examined. The main goal of the Special Issue on “Specificity in Legume–Rhizobium Symbiosis” is to gather the latest research in the field of legume–rhizobium symbiosis, with particular attention devoted to the specificity of this symbiotic relationship and its related impact on the formulation of rhizobial inoculants.
The main topics that will be considered, among others, for the Special Issue are:
- The latest efforts in characterizing the molecular mechanisms involved in defining the specificity of legume–rhizobium symbiosis and its direct relevance to sustainable agriculture
- Isolation and characterization of new rhizobial strains for the formulation of ad hoc inoculants
- The impact of the native rhizobial population on the specificity of symbiosis and the success of rhizobial inoculants.
Prof. Dr. Francesco Pini
Dr. Camilla Fagorzi
Dr. Agnese Bellabarba
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- legume–rhizobium symbiosis
- rhizobial inoculants
- plant-growth-promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR)
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