The idea of "holobionts" represents a paradigm shift in biology
These meta-organisms are made up of animals, plants, and the microbiota that live on and inside them
Source: yahoo.com
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Adapting African Crops and Investing in Heathy Soils in Response to Climate Change
The population of sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double by 2050 according to the United Nations. That poses urgent challenges in terms of food security.
Source: voa.gov
Microbial nitrogen a sustainability and food security game changer
Technology lets microbes in soil convert nitrogen from the atmosphere into a form that crops like corn and wheat can use as nutrition.
Source: nationalpost.com
Pluton Biosciences takes its carbon-fixing microbes to market with a fresh $16.6M
Pluton Biosciences is hard at work identifying beneficial microbes and putting them to work in agriculture, and just raised $16.5 million.
Source: techcrunch.com
University Research Casts Skepticism on Nitrogen-Fixing Biologicals
In a recently published summary of 61 nitrogen rate trials with and without biological nitrogen-fixing products, less than 4% resulted in yield increases with the use of the products compared to nitrogen alone. The trials were conducted by researchers at 10 land-grant universities.
Source: dtnpf.com