Microbiome Stimulants for Crops

Download or read online book entitled Microbiome Stimulants for Crops written by James White and published by Woodhead Publishing. This book was released on 15 April 2021 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Get best books that you want by click Get Book Button and Read as many books as you like. Book Excerpt : Microbiome Stimulants for Crops: Mechanisms and Applications provides the latest developments in the real-world development and application of these crop management alternatives in a cost-effective, yield protecting way. The current excitement and interest in utilizing the plant microbiome as a safe crop management alternative or supplement to chemical fertilizers and other agrochemicals may allow farmers to more sustainably produce crops at reduced cost with less environmental degradation. This interest has led to growth of an industry based on applications of microbes in agriculture, with many companies developing products that involve microbes, or biostimulants that affect the plant microbiome. Limited resources detailing how microbes or biostimulants function to promote plant growth has led many companies create incorrect mechanisms of action for microbes and biostimulants, however. Highlighting the relevant scientific knowledge of the functioning of microbe inoculants and biostimulants, this book provides a single volume resource designed to address questions of research, development and application. Including insights into recent legislative efforts in the Europe and the United States Microbiome Stimulants for Crops supports the field by providing information regarding mechanisms and practical information needed to support the growing microbial inoculant and biostimulant industry, and further to focus scientific research toward areas where more investigation is needed. Provides methods for finding and testing endophytic and growth promotional microbes Explains the mechanisms of microbes and other biostimulant function in promoting plant growth Evaluates methods for treatments of plants with microbes and microbiome stimulants Identifies areas for new research