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Title Microbiome stimulants for crops : mechanisms and applications / edited by James White, Ajay Kumar and Samir Droby
Published Duxford : Woodhead Publishing, 2021

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Contents <P>1. Microbial inoculants and other plant biostimulants (the industry and its issues) 2. Types of microbial inoculants and biostimulants in the market place -- and industry claims 3. Biostimulant humic and fulvic acids and their stimulatory effects on the plant microbiome 4. Biostimulant algae and how they function to support plant growth through microbiome stimulation 5. Mycorrhizae as inoculants and use in crop production 6. Endophytic microbes and their applications as biostimulants 7. Methodologies for delivering microbial inoculants and other biostimulants 8. Biostimulants for managing the soil microbiome to maximize benefits to crop plants 9. Regenerative agriculture and the role of microbial inoculants and other biostimulants 10. Biostimulants to increase plant nutrient supplies 11. Controlling plant diseases using microbial inoculants 12. Controlling weeds using microbial inoculants 13. Protecting plant from abiotic stresses using microbial inoculants and biostimulants 14. Microbial inoculants for remediation of soils with heavy metals 15. Microbial inoculants to increase crop productivity in saline soils 16. Use of diazotrophic microbes to establish biological nitrogen fixation in cereal crops 17. Reducing the effects of climate change through use of microbial inoculants and other biostimulants. 18. Use of microbial inoculants to improve crop quality 19. Pyramiding/stacking of microbial inoculants, fertilizers, and other biostimulants to improve fertilizer use efficiency and plant hardiness. 20. Engineering microbial inoculants for specific functions 21. Challenges in formulation and commercialization of microbial inoculants 22. Patenting protection and other strategies for microbial inoculants 23. The future of microbial inoculants and stimulants of the plant and soil microbiomes</p>
Summary 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 protective way. Sections address questions of research, development and application, with insights into recent legislative efforts in Europe and the United States. The book includes valuable information regarding mechanisms and the practical information needed to support the growing microbial inoculant and biostimulant industry, thus helping focus scientific research in new directions
Subject Agricultural microbiology.
Plant inoculation.
Microbial inoculants.
Soil inoculation.
Agricultural microbiology
Microbial inoculants
Plant inoculation
Soil inoculation
Form Electronic book
Author White, James
Kumar, Ajay, PhD.
Droby, Samir
ISBN 9780128221600
0128221607
9780128221228
0128221224