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Aug 2026
Edaphic heterogeneity shapes bacterial microbiome composition and rhizobial diversity in smallholder cowpea farms of semiarid eastern Kenya
A baseline for soil bacterial ecology in Kenyan cowpea systems is established and it is demonstrated that site-specific, microbiome-informed strategies are needed for sustainable soil fertility management and effective deployment of native rhizobial inoculants in semiarid smallholder agriculture.
A. Khater, E. Njeru, S. Githiri
· Frontiers in Soil Science · 0 citations