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Effect of soil management and Trichoderma asperellum on severity of passionfruit wilt disease by Thuranira, M.D, Wasilwa, L.A, Matiru, V.N

“…Passionfruit is the third most important export fruit crop in Kenya after mango and avocado. Passionfruit wilt disease (PWD) is a major constraint because of…”
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Potential use of rhizobial bacteria as promoters of plant growth for increased yield in landraces of African cereal crops by Viviene, N. Matiru, Felix, D. Dakora

“…Rhizobia form root nodules that fix nitrogen (N sub(2)) in symbiotic legumes. Extending the ability of these bacteria to fix N sub(2) in non-legumes such as…”
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rhizosphere signal molecule lumichrome alters seedling development in both legumes and cereals by Matiru, Viviene N., Dakora, Felix D.

“…• The stimulatory role of lumichrome, a rhizosphere metabolite, was assessed on the growth of legume and cereal seedlings. • At a very low nanomolar…”
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Xylem transport and shoot accumulation of lumichrome, a newly recognized rhizobial signal, alters root respiration, stomatal conductance, leaf transpiration and photosynthetic rates in legumes and cereals by Matiru, V. N., Dakora, F. D.

“…• Root respiration, stomatal conductance, leaf transpiration and photosynthetic rates were measured in phytotron and field-grown plants following the…”
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