The hidden half of nature
Subtitle: the microbial roots of life and health
By: David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé
Contributors: Biklé, Anne, author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780393244403
Subjects: Health promotion; Conservation of natural resources; Crops; Soil microbiology; Microbiology; Physiology
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Dead dirt; title: Thinking small; title: Looking into life; title: Better together; title: War on the soil; title: Underground allies; title: Too close to home; title: Inner nature; title: Invisible enemies; title: Feuding saviors; title: Personal alchemists; title: Tending the garden; title: Courting ancient friends; title: Cultivating health.