The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health /
Montgomery, David R., 1961-
The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health / David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé. - First edition. - 309 pages ; 25 cm
Pacific Northwest author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
0393244407 9780393244403
2015027979
Microbiology--Physiology.
Conservation of natural resources.
Crops.
Health promotion.
Soil microbiology.
QR111 / .M66 2016
QW 4
The hidden half of nature : the microbial roots of life and health / David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé. - First edition. - 309 pages ; 25 cm
Pacific Northwest author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
0393244407 9780393244403
2015027979
Microbiology--Physiology.
Conservation of natural resources.
Crops.
Health promotion.
Soil microbiology.
QR111 / .M66 2016
QW 4