Plant growth-promoting microbes can affect the plant microbiome, improving different properties of the plant such as yield and health. Many companies are commercializing these microbes as products called biologicals. Defining the product concept is one of the first and most important steps in making a biological product. Companies can use phenotyping and genotyping approaches to identify the microbe to make into a live bacterial product. Screening usually begins in the laboratory and often moves from high-throughput methods to more time and resource-intensive methods culminating in large scale field testing. Once the microbe is chosen, the fermentation process grows the bacteria to the necessary amounts, while the formulation process ensures a stable product in the desired form such as a liquid or powder. The products must show yield increases in the field over several seasons and conditions, but also must be easy to use and cost-effective to be adopted by farmers and other customers. Tying all these data together from the selection process to test results gives a customer a ‘reason to believe’ for the marketing and launch of a successful product.
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In recent years, an array of emerging technologies are propelling plant science in new directions and allowing for the integration of data across multiple scales. This special issue on Emerging Topics in Plant Science brings together reviews that spotlight a range of technologies that are changing how we ask questions and integrate those questions from the macromolecular to ecosystem scales.
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February 18 2021
Plant growth-promoting microbes — an industry view
Natalie W. Breakfield
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NewLeaf Symbiotics, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Correspondence: Natalie W. Breakfield (nbreakfield@newleafsym.com)
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Dayna Collett;
Dayna Collett
NewLeaf Symbiotics, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
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Michael E. Frodyma
Michael E. Frodyma
NewLeaf Symbiotics, Saint Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
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Publisher: Portland Press Ltd
Received:
November 04 2020
Revision Received:
January 07 2021
Accepted:
January 27 2021
Online ISSN: 2397-8562
Print ISSN: 2397-8554
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society and the Royal Society of Biology
2021
Emerg Top Life Sci (2021) 5 (2): 317–324.
Article history
Received:
November 04 2020
Revision Received:
January 07 2021
Accepted:
January 27 2021
Citation
Joseph M. Jez, Christopher N. Topp, Natalie W. Breakfield, Dayna Collett, Michael E. Frodyma; Plant growth-promoting microbes — an industry view. Emerg Top Life Sci 21 May 2021; 5 (2): 317–324. doi: https://doi.org/10.1042/ETLS20200313
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