Since the emergence of agriculture 10,000 years ago after domestication of suitable animals and plants, civilized cultures developed as it was then possible to provide food and feed in surplus allowing additional activities in contrast to societies relying on gathering and hunting. Agricultural practices since then have been continuously developing, not only cultivation practices of plants impr...

The plant microbiome in biotechnology An annotated selection of World Wide Websites relevant to the topics in microbial biotechnology Biotechnology through understanding plant– microbiome interactions This review describes plant microbiomes and then addresses whether they can be engineered to encourage beneficial organisms, and discourage undesirable ones. This Microbe Wiki page deals broadly w...