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RECORD NUMBER: 8 OF 9Main Title | The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health / | |||||||||||
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Author | Montgomery, David R., | |||||||||||
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Publisher | W.W. Norton & Company, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2016 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 902661478 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 9780393244403 (hardcover); 0393244407 (hardcover) | |||||||||||
Subjects | Microbiology--Physiology ; Conservation of natural resources ; Crops ; Health promotion ; Soil microbiology ; Microbiota--physiology ; Crops, Agricultural | |||||||||||
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Edition | First edition. | |||||||||||
Collation | 309 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-290) and index. |
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Contents Notes | Dead dirt -- Thinking small -- Looking into life -- Better together -- War in the soil -- Underground allies -- Too close to home -- Inner nature -- Invisible enemies -- Feuding saviors -- Personal alchemists -- Tending the garden -- Courting ancient friends -- Cultivating health. "Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health--for people and for plants--depends on Earth's smallest creatures. [This book] tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from garden to gut"--Dust jacket flap. |