By Katie Bohn
Decades of research has shown promise for using microbiome science to solve several problems facing agriculture, but these findings have not yet been translated to practical recommendations for growers, according to a team of scientists in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences.
The researchers authored a paper in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology on how scientists and growers could translate microbiome research from theory to practical applications in crop production.
In the Q&A below, a few of the authors — Carolee Bull, professor of bacterial systematics and plant pathology; Alex Vompe, postdoctoral scholar; Mozhde Hamidizade, postdoctoral scholar; and Kevin Hockett, associate professor of microbial ecology — spoke about where science stands with microbiome research in agriculture and how it could be used to benefit crop production.
Source : psu.edu