Cristin-prosjekt-ID: 415976
Sist endret: 28. januar 2011, 00:00

Cristin-prosjekt-ID: 415976
Sist endret: 28. januar 2011, 00:00
Prosjekt

Belgvekster og rhizobier i Søretiopia; utnyttelse av mikrosymbionten for et bærekraftig jordbruk

prosjektleder

Åsa Helena Frostegård
ved Kjemi, bioteknologi og matvitenskap ved Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet

prosjekteier / koordinerende forskningsansvarlig enhet

  • Realfag og teknologi ved Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet

Klassifisering

Vitenskapsdisipliner

Landbruksfag • Generell mikrobiologi • Molekylærbiologi

Tidsramme

Avsluttet
Start: 1. januar 2007 Slutt: 31. desember 2012

Beskrivelse Beskrivelse

Tittel

Belgvekster og rhizobier i Søretiopia; utnyttelse av mikrosymbionten for et bærekraftig jordbruk

Tittel

Legumes and rhizobia in southern Ethiopia: Evaluation, management and utilization of biodiversity of the microsymbiont for sustainable agriculture

Sammendrag

Synopsis: Ethiopia is considered to be a centre of diversity for many cultivated crop plants including several legume species. The indigenous microbial flora associated with them also shows corresponding diversity. However, despite being blessed with natural resources of great diversity, the country has not yet exploited its resources to overcome recurrent famine. While grain legumes are essential protein complements to the predominantly carbon rich staples (enset, maize, root and tubers) in southern Ethiopia, their potential to fix atmospheric nitrogen in association with rhizobia has never been studied. The latter has attracted great interest in low input agriculture to improve soil fertility and promote sustainable production. Recent findings demonstrated that Ethiopian soils harbor several unique strains of rhizobia whose nitrogen fixing efficiency is unknown. In the project proposed here, we plan to investigate unexplored biodiversity resource and develop an innovative utilization of leguminous plants and their plant growth promoting bacteria in sustainable agriculture where farmers will be introduced (using farmer?s field school approach) with new ways of increasing production. Broad-host-range inoculants will be produced for target legume crops. In the process, the capacity of the institution will be raised in research competence (facilities, MSc and PhD trainings), and ongoing graduate program strengthened.

Vitenskapelig sammendrag

Synopsis: Ethiopia is considered to be a centre of diversity for many cultivated crop plants including several legume species. The indigenous microbial flora associated with them also shows corresponding diversity. However, despite being blessed with natural resources of great diversity, the country has not yet exploited its resources to overcome recurrent famine. While grain legumes are essential protein complements to the predominantly carbon rich staples (enset, maize, root and tubers) in southern Ethiopia, their potential to fix atmospheric nitrogen in association with rhizobia has never been studied. The latter has attracted great interest in low input agriculture to improve soil fertility and promote sustainable production. Recent findings demonstrated that Ethiopian soils harbor several unique strains of rhizobia whose nitrogen fixing efficiency is unknown. In the project proposed here, we plan to investigate unexplored biodiversity resource and develop an innovative utilization of leguminous plants and their plant growth promoting bacteria in sustainable agriculture where farmers will be introduced (using farmer?s field school approach) with new ways of increasing production. Broad-host-range inoculants will be produced for target legume crops. In the process, the capacity of the institution will be raised in research competence (facilities, MSc and PhD trainings), and ongoing graduate program strengthened.

prosjektdeltakere

prosjektleder

Åsa Helena Frostegård

  • Tilknyttet:
    Prosjektleder
    ved Kjemi, bioteknologi og matvitenskap ved Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet
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Resultater Resultater

Exploration of the biodiversity of rhizobia ingenious to Ethiopian soils for utilization in sustainable agriculture.

Wolde-meskel, Endalkachew; Frostegård, Åsa. 2010, International Symposim on Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Africa. NMBUVitenskapelig foredrag

Genetic diversity and symbiotic effectiveness of rhizobia nodulating haricot beans (Paseolus vulgaris L) in southern Ethiopia.

Teklay, Fitsum Gebremariam; Wolde-meskel, Endalkachew; Frostegård, Åsa. 2010, International Symposim on Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Africa.. NMBUVitenskapelig foredrag

Multilocus sequence analyses reveal several unnamed Mesorhizobium genospecies nodulating Acacia species and Sesbania sesban trees in Southern regions of Ethiopia.

Abdi, Tulu Degefu; Woldemeskel, Endalkachew; Frostegård, Åsa. 2011, Systematic and Applied Microbiology. NMBU, HUVitenskapelig artikkel

Several unnamed Ensifer genospecies isolated from a less explored biogeographical region in east Africa, Ethiopia.

Wolde-meskel, Endalkachew; Degefu, Tulu; Frostegård, Åsa. 2010, ISME13. NMBUPoster
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