Desert farming benefits from microbial potential in arid soils and promotes diversity and plant health.
<h4>Background</h4>To convert deserts into arable, green landscapes is a global vision, and desert farming is a strong growing area of agriculture world-wide. However, its effect on diversity of soil microbial communities, which are responsible for important ecosystem services like plant...
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Main Authors: | Martina Köberl, Henry Müller, Elshahat M Ramadan, Gabriele Berg |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/a8d744bdff084c4fbab4f012de064c23 |
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