Symbiotic Root-Endophytic Soil Microbes Improve Crop Productivity and Provide Environmental Benefits

Plants should not be regarded as entities unto themselves, but as the visible part of plant-microbe complexes which are best understood as “holobiomes.” Some microorganisms when given the opportunity to inhabit plant roots become root symbionts. Such root colonization by symbiotic microbes can raise...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gary E. Harman, Norman Uphoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Scientifica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9106395