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Microbiome Stimulants for Crops: Mechanisms and Applications

Microbiome Stimulants for Crops: Mechanisms and Applications

Kumar, Ajay
White, James F.

Paperback

Series: Woodhead Publishing Food Science, Technology and Nutrition

AgricultureBiologyBotany & Horticulture

PREORDER - Expected ship date January 1, 2027

ISBN10: 0443451524
ISBN13: 9780443451522
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
Published: Jan 1 2027
Pages: 494
Weight: 0.99
Language: English
Early work on the plant microbiome focused on establishing what it could do--cataloging endophytes, tracing their effects in individual crops, and testing bio-based inputs one mechanism at a time. Microbiome Stimulants for Crops: Mechanisms and Applications, Second Edition reflects how far the discipline has since matured. The underlying biology is still here, updated throughout, but the center of gravity has shifted toward what happens after discovery: how microbial knowledge is engineered into stable preparations, scaled for commercial release, and evaluated for the risks it introduces alongside its benefits.

That shift changes who the book speaks to and how. A grower needs confidence that a product performs consistently across seasons and soils. A manufacturer needs formulations that survive storage, transport, and regulatory scrutiny. A policymaker needs evidence weighed against cost and environmental tradeoffs before any of it reaches a field at scale. Rather than treating these as separate conversations, the volume folds them into a single account of the microbiome as both a natural system and an emerging industry--one where scientific insight only matters once it becomes usable, repeatable, and safe.

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