A new arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal species of the genus Acaulospora (Glomeromycota) was frequently recovered from both undisturbed and cultivated agro-ecosystems of sub-Saharan West Africa, namely in Benin. It abundantly reproduced spores in trap cultures using Sorghum bicolor, Dioscorea ca...
Oehl, F.
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Palenzuela, J.
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Sánchez Castro, I.
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Hountondji, F.C.C.
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Tchabi, A.
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Lawouin, L.
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Barea, J-M.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Silva, G.A. da
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[Acaulospora minuta, a new arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species from subSaharan savannas of West Africa]
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Acaulospora minuta, a new arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal species from subSaharan savannas of West Africa
Tuber yields of yam (Dioscorea spp.), a main staple food in West Africa, are steadily declining per unit area, an incidence for which decreasing soil fertility due to increasing land pressure is largely blamed. Recent studies demonstrated the association of a plethora of arbuscular mycorrhizal fu...
Tchabi, A.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Hountondji, F.C.C.
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Lawouin, L.
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Wiemken, A.
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Oehl, F.
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[Efficacy of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for promoting white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) growth in West Africa]
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Efficacy of indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi for promoting white yam (Dioscorea rotundata) growth in West Africa
A new arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus was isolated from the Southern Guinea savanna in Benin, which represents a tree-rich savanna in the transi-tion between the tropical atlantic rainforests and grass-rich savannas in sub-Saharan West Africa. The fungus was propagated in bait cultures and monospor...
Oehl, F.
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Tchabi, A.
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Silva, G.A.
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Sánchez Castro, I.
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Palenzuela, J.
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Monte Junior, I.P. do
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Lawouin, L.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Hountondji, F.C.C.
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[Acaulospora spinosissima, a new arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus from the Southern Guinea Savanna in Benin]
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Acaulospora spinosissima, a new arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus from the Southern Guinea Savanna in Benin
The ability of soybean to symbiotically fix Nitrogen (N) was found to be substantially reduced (p≤0.05), after inoculation with root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita). Galling, which is a commonly used indicator of root-knot crop damage, may provide less accurate information about reductions ...
Coyne, D.L.
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Oyekanmi, E.
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[Symbiotic nitrogen fixation of two soybean genotypes as affected by rootknot nematodes and microsymbionts]
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Symbiotic nitrogen fixation of two soybean genotypes as affected by rootknot nematodes and microsymbionts
The rapid decline of soil fertility of cultivated lands in the sub-Saharan savannas of West Africa is considered to be the main cause of the increasingly severeconstraints of food production. The soils in this tropical area are highly fragile, and crop yields are limited bycharacteristically low ...
Tchabi, A.
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Coyne, D.L.
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Hountondji, F.C.C.
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Lawouin, L.
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Wiemken, A.
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Oehl, F.
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[Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in subSaharan Savannahs of Benin, West Africa, as affected by agricultural land use intensity and ecological zone]
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in subSaharan Savannahs of Benin, West Africa, as affected by agricultural land use intensity and ecological zone
The use of commercial inoculants containing non-indigenous arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) is an emerging technology towards improving crop production in Africa. The present study aims at evaluating the influence of two strains of commercial arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) products, based o...