African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Indigenous rhizobia strains: The silver bullet for enhanced biological nitrogen fixation and soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr. ) yield under different soil conditions in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Ndusha Bintu Nabintu
  • Ndusha Bintu Nabintu
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi -Kenya, P. O. Box 29053-00100, Nairobi.
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Onwonga Richard Ndemo
  • Onwonga Richard Ndemo
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi -Kenya, P. O. Box 29053-00100, Nairobi.
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Nabahungu Leon Sharwasi
  • Nabahungu Leon Sharwasi
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), P. O. Box 30772-00100, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Mushagalusa Nachigera Gustave
  • Mushagalusa Nachigera Gustave
  • Université Evangélique en Afrique, D.R. Congo, P. O. Box 3323, Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Matendo Rehema Esther
  • Matendo Rehema Esther
  • Université Evangélique en Afrique, D.R. Congo, P. O. Box 3323, Bukavu Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Keya Shellemia Okoth
  • Keya Shellemia Okoth
  • Department of Land Resource Management and Agricultural Technology, University of Nairobi, Nairobi -Kenya, P. O. Box 29053-00100, Nairobi.
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  •  Received: 11 September 2019
  •  Accepted: 17 October 2019
  •  Published: 31 December 2019

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