Microbes for Legume Improvement

Current status of the taxonomy of bacteria able to establish nitrogen-fixing legume symbiosis.- Recent advances in the active biomolecules involved in rhizobia-legume symbiosis.- Flavonoids and Nod Factors: Importance in legume-microbe interactions and legume improvement.- Role of Ethylene and Bacterial ACC-deaminase in Nodulation of Legumes.- Rhizobial Exopolysaccharides: A Novel Biopolymer for Legume- Rhizobia Symbiosis and Environmental Monitoring.- Rhizobial diversity for tropical pulses, and forage and tree legumes in Brazil.- Potential of Rhizobia as Plant-Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria.- Role of Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria in Legume Improvement.- Mycorrhizosphere Interactions to Improve a Sustainable Production of Legumes.- Legume Response to Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Inoculation in Sustainable Agriculture.- Inoculation Effects of Associative Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria on the Performance of Legumes.- Perspectives of using Endophytic Microbes for Legumes Improvement.- Legumes-Microbes Interactions under Stressed Environments.- Rhizobial Amelioration of Drought Stress in Legumes.- Metal-Legume-Microbes Interactions: Toxicity and Remediation.- Non-Symbiotic and Symbiotic Bacteria Efficiency for Legume Growth under different Stress Conditions.