<p><strong>Your garden''s little helpers ¿ the role of microbes in growing great plants</strong></p><p>Microscopic organisms are as important to plant growth as water and light. <em>Microbe Science for Gardeners </em>highlights the essential role of microbes in plant biosystems and soil health, provides practical how-to gardening advice for enhancing plant microbiomes, and debunks common gardening myths.</p><p>This accessible guide goes beyond soil biology to examine the crucial role of microorganisms in cultivating a productive garden. Coverage includes:</p><ul><li>The vital interrelationships in microbe populations and between microbes and plants</li><li>Understanding microbes such as bacteria, yeast, mycorrhizal fungi, and protozoa, both in the rhizosphere and above ground</li><li>Scientific breakthroughs about microbes that live in the leaves and roots of plants, forming symbiotic relationships</li><li>How practices such as tilling, crop rotation, and mulching affect the microbe co