Probiotics promote healthier plants. [Newspaper] (2018)
Abstract
WHEN considering probiotics, we tend to think of the helpful live gut bacteria and yeasts that are good for our digestive system.
However, probiotics are just as useful in balancing the millions of good and bad microbes in plants and soils. When the bad germs overwhelm the good ones, you can get sick. The same applies to plants and soils.
Harmful microbes are parasites that infect and steal nutrients from the plants. On the contrary, beneficial microbes not only help plants to fight pathogens, they continually break down organic materials for plant absorption and growth. Some microbes can bind heavy metals, radionuclides, and organic toxins, thus protecting the plants.
| Item Type: | Newspaper |
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| Keywords: | Probiotic, Germs, Organic toxins, Microbes |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Applied Sciences > Biology By Subject > Applied Sciences > Environmental Technology By Subject > Plantation & Agrotechnology > Crop Protection |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Applied Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mohd Fadhli Samsudin |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Dec 2020 14:26 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Dec 2020 14:26 |
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