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Bulletin of Botanical Research ›› 2026, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (1): 38-50.doi: 10.7525/j.issn.1673-5102.2026.01.004

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Bibliometric Analysis of Research Progress on Sesbania

Wenhao BO1,2, Qianqian WU3, Mengzhen LÜ1,2, Haizhen WANG1,2()   

  1. 1.Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment,Hangzhou 310058
    2.Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science,Zhejiang University,Hangzhou 310058
    3.Agricultural and Rural Development Center of Yueqing,Yueqing 325600
  • Received:2025-09-08 Online:2026-01-20 Published:2026-01-20
  • Contact: Haizhen WANG E-mail:wanghz@zju.edu.cn

Abstract:

To systematically understand the current research status of Sesbania in China and abroad, this paper utilized bibliometric tools such as Citespace, VOSviewer, and HistCite to systematically analyze the relevant papers from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI) search platform(1958—2024) and the Web of Science Core Collection database(1928—2024). Results indicated: (1)Global annual publication output on Sesbania research has shown an increasing trend, with Chinese contributions significantly increasing from 2016 to 2024. Both Chinese and English studies concentrated on the fields related to agricultural science, with key journals including Soil and Fertilizer Sciences in ChinaWeed Technology and Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, etc. Cui Yuanchen and Holsters M were the top contributors in Chinese and English publications, respectively. (2)The co-occurrence network of Sesbania keywords were mainly classified into five categories: symbiotic nitrogen fixation, agricultural green manure, livestock feeding, biological control, and sesbania gum. (3)Recent studies have increasingly focused on gene-level mechanisms in symbiotic nitrogen fixation, expanding the host range of rhizobia for nitrogen fixation of non-legumes has become one of the research hotspots. In saline-alkali soil remediation applications, microbial-mediated strategies to enhance salt tolerance for Sesbania have gained attention. Although there are more research papers published abroad in livestock feeding and biological control, China has achieved significant advancements in genetic transformation technologies for forage crops like Sesbania, with establishing corresponding gene-editing systems. Recent advances in sesbania gum research primarily focused on improving the modification processes to enhance its performance and application scope.

Key words: Sesbania, nitrogen fixation, green manure, sesbania gum, bibliometric analysis

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