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Overview

Mariangela Hungria is affiliated with the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation in Brazil. Their research predominantly spans the Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong focus on subfields such as Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Soil Science, Molecular Biology, and Ecology.

The scientist's work is reflected through numerous publications in frequent venues, including:

  • Applied Soil Ecology
  • Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
  • Agronomy
  • Archives of Microbiology
  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY

Key research topics covered by Mariangela Hungria include:

  • Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
  • Nematode management and characterization studies
  • Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity
  • Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
  • Growth and nutrition in plants
  • Soil Management and Crop Yield
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

A selection of recent papers demonstrates the scientist's contributions to the field:

  • "Outstanding impact of Azospirillum brasilense strains Ab-V5 and Ab-V6 on the Brazilian agriculture: Lessons that farmers are receptive to adopt new microbial inoculants," 2021, Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo
  • "Effects of growth-promoting bacteria on soybean root activity, plant development, and yield," 2020, Agronomy Journal
  • "Meta-analysis reveals benefits of co-inoculation of soybean with Azospirillum brasilense and Bradyrhizobium spp. in Brazil," 2021, Applied Soil Ecology
  • "Changes in root morphological traits in soybean co-inoculated with Bradyrhizobium spp. and Azospirillum brasilense or treated with A. brasilense exudates," 2020, Biology and Fertility of Soils
  • "Trichoderma asperellum Inoculation as a Tool for Attenuating Drought Stress in Sugarcane," 2021, Frontiers in Plant Science

Mariangela Hungria has worked with several frequent co-authors, highlighting collaborative research efforts. Notable co-authors include:

  • Marco Antônio Nogueira
  • Renan Augusto Ribeiro
  • Milena Serenato Klepa
  • Artur Berbel Lírio Rondina
  • Luisa Caroline Ferraz Helene

Best Publications

  • ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AFFECTING N2 FIXATION IN GRAIN LEGUMES IN THE TROPICS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BRAZIL

    Mariangela Hungria;Milton A.T. Vargas

  • Inoculation with selected strains of Azospirillum brasilense and A. lipoferum improves yields of maize and wheat in Brazil

    Mariangela Hungria;Mariangela Hungria;Rubens J. Campo;Emanuel M. Souza;Emanuel M. Souza;Fabio O. Pedrosa;Fabio O. Pedrosa

  • Are the rates of photosynthesis stimulated by the carbon sink strength of rhizobial and arbuscular mycorrhizal symbioses

    Glaciela Kaschuk;Glaciela Kaschuk;Thomas W. Kuyper;Peter A. Leffelaar;Mariangela Hungria

  • Azospirillum: benefits that go far beyond biological nitrogen fixation.

    Josiane Fukami;Josiane Fukami;Paula Cerezini;Mariangela Hungria;Mariangela Hungria

  • Three decades of soil microbial biomass studies in Brazilian ecosystems: Lessons learned about soil quality and indications for improving sustainability

    Glaciela Kaschuk;Odair Alberton;Mariangela Hungria

  • Microbial inoculants: reviewing the past, discussing the present and previewing an outstanding future for the use of beneficial bacteria in agriculture.

    Mariana Sanches Santos;Mariana Sanches Santos;Marco Antonio Nogueira;Mariangela Hungria;Mariangela Hungria

  • Co-inoculation of soybeans and common beans with rhizobia and azospirilla: strategies to improve sustainability

    Mariangela Hungria;Marco Antonio Nogueira;Ricardo Silva Araujo

  • Nitrogen nutrition of soybean in Brazil: Contributions of biological N2 fixation and N fertilizer to grain yield

    Mariangela Hungria;Julio C Franchini;Rubens J Campo;Carla C Crispino

  • Swine and Poultry Pathogens: the Complete Genome Sequences of Two Strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and a Strain of Mycoplasma synoviae

    Ana Tereza R. Vasconcelos;Henrique B. Ferreira;Cristiano V. Bizarro;Sandro L. Bonatto

  • The complete genome sequence of Chromobacterium violaceum reveals remarkable and exploitable bacterial adaptability

    Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos;Darcy F. De Almeida;Mariangela Hungria;Claudia Teixeira Guimarães

  • Microbiological parameters as indicators of soil quality under various soil management and crop rotation systems in southern Brazil

    J.C. Franchini;C.C. Crispino;R.A. Souza;E. Torres

  • Isolation and characterization of new efficient and competitive bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) rhizobia from Brazil.

    Mariangela Hungria;Diva de S Andrade;Lígia Maria de O Chueire;Agustin Probanza

  • Polyphasic evidence supporting the reclassification of Bradyrhizobium japonicum group Ia strains as Bradyrhizobium diazoefficiens sp. nov.

    Jakeline Renata Marçon Delamuta;Jakeline Renata Marçon Delamuta;Renan Augusto Ribeiro;Renan Augusto Ribeiro;Ernesto Ormeño-Orrillo;Itamar Soares Melo

  • Low-carbon agriculture in South America to mitigate global climate change and advance food security

    João Carlos de Moraes Sá;Rattan Lal;Carlos Clemente Cerri;Klaus Lorenz

  • Soil microbial activity and crop sustainability in a long-term experiment with three soil-tillage and two crop-rotation systems

    Mariangela Hungria;Julio Cezar Franchini;Osvaldino Brandão-Junior;Glaciela Kaschuk

  • Biomassa microbiana e sua atividade em solos sob diferentes sistemas de preparo e sucessão de culturas

    E. L. Balota;A. Colozzi-Filho;D. S. Andrade;M. Hungria

  • Genome of Herbaspirillum seropedicae Strain SmR1, a Specialized Diazotrophic Endophyte of Tropical Grasses

    Fábio O. Pedrosa;Rose Adele Monteiro;Roseli Wassem;Leonardo M. Cruz

  • Evidence of horizontal transfer of symbiotic genes from a Bradyrhizobium japonicum inoculant strain to indigenous diazotrophs Sinorhizobium (Ensifer) fredii and Bradyrhizobium elkanii in a Brazilian Savannah soil.

    Fernando Gomes Barcellos;Pâmela Menna;Jesiane Stefânia da Silva Batista;Mariangela Hungria

  • Benefits of inoculation of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) crop with efficient and competitive Rhizobium tropici strains

    Mariangela Hungria;Rubens José Campo;Iêda Carvalho Mendes

  • Nitrogen Fixation: From Molecules to Crop Productivity

    Fabio O. Pedrosa;Mariangela Hungria;Geoffrey Yates;William E. Newton

  • Phytohormones and Antibiotics Produced by Bacillus subtilis and their Effects on Seed Pathogenic Fungi and on Soybean Root Development

    Fabio Fernando Araújo;Ademir Assis Henning;Mariangela Hungria

  • Tillage method and crop rotation effects on the population sizes and diversity of bradyrhizobia nodulating soybean

    Magda C. Ferreira;Diva de S. Andrade;Ligia Maria de O. Chueire;Solange M. Takemura

Frequent Co-Authors

Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos
Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos National Laboratory of Scientific Computing
Esperanza Martínez-Romero
Esperanza Martínez-Romero National Autonomous University of Mexico
Fábio O. Pedrosa
Fábio O. Pedrosa Federal University of Paraná
Graham O’Hara
Graham O’Hara Murdoch University
Ken E. Giller
Ken E. Giller Wageningen University & Research
Maria Sueli Soares Felipe
Maria Sueli Soares Felipe Universidade Católica de Brasília
John Howieson
John Howieson Murdoch University
Thomas W. Kuyper
Thomas W. Kuyper Wageningen University & Research
Johanna Döbereiner
Johanna Döbereiner Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Donald A. Phillips
Donald A. Phillips University of California, Davis

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