Run Swift, Run Free by Tom Mccaughren

Run Swift, Run Free by Tom Mccaughren

Global yields of legumes have been relatively stagnant for the last five decades, despite the adoption of conventional and molecular breeding approaches. The use of plant growth-promoting (PGP) bacteria for improving agricultural production, soil and plant health has become one of the most attractive strategies for developing sustainable agriculture. Actinomycetes are bacteria that play an important role in PGP and plant protection, produce secondary metabolites of commercial interest, and their use is well documented in wheat, rice, beans, chickpeas and peas. In order to promote legumes, the general assembly of the UN recently declared 2016 the International Year of Pulses. In view of this development, this book illustrates how PGP actinomycetes can improve grain yield and soil fertility, improve control of insect pests and phytopathogens, and enhance host-plant resistance. It also addresses special topics of current interest, e.g. the role of PGP actinomycetes in the biofortification of legume seeds and bioremediation of heavy metals.

McCaughren, Tom: - Tom McCaughren has written fifteen books for children and young adults. His award winning 'Run with the Wind' series has been translated into twenty languages including German, Swedish, Japanese, Korean, French, Dutch, Danish and Latvian.

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ISBN 13	9780863271069
ISBN 10	0863271065
Titel	Run Swift, Run Free
Autor	Tom Mccaughren
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Merlin Publishing
Erscheinungsjahr	1987-10-01
Seitenanzahl	160
Preise	Winner of Bisto Book of the Decade Award: Fiction Category 1990
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