Factoring Ecological, Societal, and Economic Considerations into Inoculant Development

Terrence H Bell¹, Laura M Kaminsky², Beth K Gugino², John E Carlson³, Rondy J Malik⁴, Kevin L Hockett², Ryan V Trexler²

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¹ Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. Electronic address: thb15@psu.edu.
² Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
³ Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
⁴ Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA; Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.

PMID: 31103070
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.02.009

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Factoring Ecological, Societal, and Economic Considerations into Inoculant Development

Terrence H Bell et al. Trends Biotechnol. 2019 Jun.

. 2019 Jun;37(6):572-573.

doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.02.009.

Authors

Terrence H Bell¹, Laura M Kaminsky², Beth K Gugino², John E Carlson³, Rondy J Malik⁴, Kevin L Hockett², Ryan V Trexler²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. Electronic address: thb15@psu.edu.
² Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
³ Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.
⁴ Department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA; Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA.

PMID: 31103070
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.02.009

Abstract

There are many paths toward effective microbial inoculants for agriculture. Considering what is practical for the present day technological and farming landscape should not limit our creativity in developing innovative technologies. However, factors including production costs, practicality of implementation, and technology adoption by farmers will drive the success of new management approaches.

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The Inherent Conflicts in Developing Soil Microbial Inoculants.
Kaminsky LM, Trexler RV, Malik RJ, Hockett KL, Bell TH. Kaminsky LM, et al. Trends Biotechnol. 2019 Feb;37(2):140-151. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2018.11.011. Epub 2018 Dec 23. Trends Biotechnol. 2019. PMID: 30587413 Review.
Field-Specific Microbial Consortia Are Feasible: A Response to Kaminsky et al.
Awasthi A. Awasthi A. Trends Biotechnol. 2019 Jun;37(6):569-572. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.03.002. Trends Biotechnol. 2019. PMID: 31103069

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