Agricultural microbiology is the branch of microbiology that studies plant associated microbes and their roles in plant and animal disease, soil fertility and nutrient cycling. Its central aim is understanding beneficial interactions between microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi and crops, including how microbes decompose organic matter and transform soil nutrients. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Central QuestionThe primary goal of agricultural microbiology is to comprehensively explore the interactions between beneficial microorganisms like bacteria and fungi with crops. 1 Connections
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1. Agricultural Microbiology (Wikipedia)
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The primary goal of agricultural microbiology is to comprehensively explore the interactions between beneficial microorganisms like bacteria and fungi with crops.
Selman Waksman (Wikipedia)
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Selman Abraham Waksman (22 July [O.S. 10 July] 1888, August 16, 1973) was a Russian-born American inventor, biochemist and microbiologist, whose research into the decomposition of organisms that live in soil enabled the discovery of streptomycin and several other antibiotics.
Mariangela Hungria (Wikipedia)
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Mariangela Hungria da Cunha (born 6 February 1958) is a Brazilian agronomist and microbiologist noted for pioneering work on biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) and the use of beneficial soil bacteria as microbial inoculants for tropical crops.
Ilan Chet (Wikipedia)
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Ilan Chet (Hebrew: אילן חת; born April 12, 1939) is an Israeli microbiologist and a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot.
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