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Berta G, Copetta A, Gamalero E, Bona E, Cesaro P, Scarafoni A, D’Agostino G (2013) Maize
development and grain quality are differentially affected by mycorrhizal fungi and a growth
promoting pseudomonad in the field. Mycorrhiza 24(3):161–170. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s00572-013-0523-x
Boon E, Zimmerman E, Lang BF, Hijri M, Cozzolino V, Di Meo V, Chen H (2013) Impact of
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi applications on maize production and soil phosphorus availability. PLoS One 129(3):40–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.02.006.
Castellane L, Maria A, Bueno M (2015) Characterization of exopolysaccharides produced by
rhizobia species. Rev Bras Ciênc Solo 39(6):1566–1575. https://doi.org/10.1590/01000683r
bcs20150084
Cerozi S, Fitzsimmons K (2016) The effect of pH on phosphorus availability and speciation in
an aquaponics nutrient solution. Bioresour Technol 219:778–781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
biortech.2016.08.079
Chen M, Graedel TE (2016) A half-century of global phosphorus flows, stocks, production, consumption, recycling, and environmental impacts. Glob Environ Chang 36:139–152. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.12.005
Chu Q, Wang X, Yang Y, Chen F, Zhang F, Feng G (2013) Mycorrhizal responsiveness of maize
(Zea mays L.) genotypes as related to releasing date and available P content in soil. Mycorrhiza
23(6):497–505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00572-013-0492-0
Clair SBS, Lynch JP (2010) The opening of Pandora’s Box: climate change impacts on soil fertility and crop nutrition in developing countries. Plant Soil 335:101–115. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s11104-010-0328-z
Cozzolino V, Di Meo V, Piccolo A (2013) Impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi applications on
maize production and soil phosphorus availability. J Geochem Explor 129:40–44. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.02.006
Erbas BC (2017) In the presence of climate change, the use of fertilizers and the effect of income
on agricultural emissions. Sustainability 9(11):1–17. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9111989.
Garg N, Geetanjali (2007) Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legume nodules: process and signaling. A
review. Agron Sustain Dev 27(1):59–68. https://doi.org/10.1051/agro.2006030
Gianinazzi S, Gollotte A, Binet MN, van Tuinen D, Redecker D, Wipf D (2010) Agroecology: the
key role of arbuscular mycorrhizas in ecosystem services. Mycorrhiza 20(8):519–530. https://
doi.org/10.1007/s00572-010-0333-3
Giovannetti M, Mosse B (1980) An evaluation of techniques for measuring arbuscular mycorrhiza
infection in roots. New Phytol 84:489–500
Gomes EA, Oliveira CA, Lana UGP, Noda RW, Marriel IE, De Souza FA, Lagoas S (2015)
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in the roots of maize lines contrasting for
Al tolerance grown in limed and non-limed Brazilian Oxisoil. J Microbiol Biotechnol
25(7):978–987
Jida M, Assefa F (2011) Phenotypic and plant growth promoting characteristics of Rhizobium
leguminosarum bv. viciae from lentil growing areas of Ethiopia. Afr J Biotechnol 5(24):4133–
4142. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR11.400.
Jordan-meille AL, Pellerin S (2018) Shoot and root growth of hydroponic maize (Zea mays
L.) as influenced by K deficiency. Plant Soil 304(1):157–168. https://www.jstor.org/
stable/42951816
Leghari SJ, Wahocho NA, Laghari GM, Hafeez Laghari A, Mustafa Bhabhan G, Hussain Talpur
K, Bhutto TA, Wahocho SA, Lashari AA (2016) Role of nitrogen for plant growth and development: a review. Adv Environ Biol 10(9):2019–2219
Lindstrom K, Murwira M, Willems A, Altier N (2010) The biodiversity of beneficial microbehost mutualism: the case of rhizobia. Res Microbiol 161:453–463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
resmic.2010.05.005
Liu W, Zhang Y, Jiang S, Deng Y, Christie P, Murray PJ, Zhang J (2016) Arbuscular mycorrhizal
fungi in soil and roots respond differently to phosphorus inputs in an intensively managed calcareous agricultural soil. Sci Rep 6(1):24902. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24902
E. M. Njeru et al.
Berta G, Copetta A, Gamalero E, Bona E, Cesaro P, Scarafoni A, D’Agostino G (2013) Maize
development and grain quality are differentially affected by mycorrhizal fungi and a growth
promoting pseudomonad in the field. Mycorrhiza 24(3):161–170. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s00572-013-0523-x
Boon E, Zimmerman E, Lang BF, Hijri M, Cozzolino V, Di Meo V, Chen H (2013) Impact of
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi applications on maize production and soil phosphorus availability. PLoS One 129(3):40–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.02.006.
Castellane L, Maria A, Bueno M (2015) Characterization of exopolysaccharides produced by
rhizobia species. Rev Bras Ciênc Solo 39(6):1566–1575. https://doi.org/10.1590/01000683r
bcs20150084
Cerozi S, Fitzsimmons K (2016) The effect of pH on phosphorus availability and speciation in
an aquaponics nutrient solution. Bioresour Technol 219:778–781. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
biortech.2016.08.079
Chen M, Graedel TE (2016) A half-century of global phosphorus flows, stocks, production, consumption, recycling, and environmental impacts. Glob Environ Chang 36:139–152. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.12.005
Chu Q, Wang X, Yang Y, Chen F, Zhang F, Feng G (2013) Mycorrhizal responsiveness of maize
(Zea mays L.) genotypes as related to releasing date and available P content in soil. Mycorrhiza
23(6):497–505. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00572-013-0492-0
Clair SBS, Lynch JP (2010) The opening of Pandora’s Box: climate change impacts on soil fertility and crop nutrition in developing countries. Plant Soil 335:101–115. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s11104-010-0328-z
Cozzolino V, Di Meo V, Piccolo A (2013) Impact of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi applications on
maize production and soil phosphorus availability. J Geochem Explor 129:40–44. https://doi.
org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.02.006
Erbas BC (2017) In the presence of climate change, the use of fertilizers and the effect of income
on agricultural emissions. Sustainability 9(11):1–17. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9111989.
Garg N, Geetanjali (2007) Symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legume nodules: process and signaling. A
review. Agron Sustain Dev 27(1):59–68. https://doi.org/10.1051/agro.2006030
Gianinazzi S, Gollotte A, Binet MN, van Tuinen D, Redecker D, Wipf D (2010) Agroecology: the
key role of arbuscular mycorrhizas in ecosystem services. Mycorrhiza 20(8):519–530. https://
doi.org/10.1007/s00572-010-0333-3
Giovannetti M, Mosse B (1980) An evaluation of techniques for measuring arbuscular mycorrhiza
infection in roots. New Phytol 84:489–500
Gomes EA, Oliveira CA, Lana UGP, Noda RW, Marriel IE, De Souza FA, Lagoas S (2015)
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in the roots of maize lines contrasting for
Al tolerance grown in limed and non-limed Brazilian Oxisoil. J Microbiol Biotechnol
25(7):978–987
Jida M, Assefa F (2011) Phenotypic and plant growth promoting characteristics of Rhizobium
leguminosarum bv. viciae from lentil growing areas of Ethiopia. Afr J Biotechnol 5(24):4133–
4142. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJMR11.400.
Jordan-meille AL, Pellerin S (2018) Shoot and root growth of hydroponic maize (Zea mays
L.) as influenced by K deficiency. Plant Soil 304(1):157–168. https://www.jstor.org/
stable/42951816
Leghari SJ, Wahocho NA, Laghari GM, Hafeez Laghari A, Mustafa Bhabhan G, Hussain Talpur
K, Bhutto TA, Wahocho SA, Lashari AA (2016) Role of nitrogen for plant growth and development: a review. Adv Environ Biol 10(9):2019–2219
Lindstrom K, Murwira M, Willems A, Altier N (2010) The biodiversity of beneficial microbehost mutualism: the case of rhizobia. Res Microbiol 161:453–463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
resmic.2010.05.005
Liu W, Zhang Y, Jiang S, Deng Y, Christie P, Murray PJ, Zhang J (2016) Arbuscular mycorrhizal
fungi in soil and roots respond differently to phosphorus inputs in an intensively managed calcareous agricultural soil. Sci Rep 6(1):24902. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep24902
E. M. Njeru et al.