Harvesting Plant and Microbial Biodiversity for Sustainably Enhanced Food Security

• Main Author: Francesca Sparvoli (auth)
• Other Authors: Charles Thomas Hash (auth), Khaled Masmoudi (auth), Laurent Laplaze (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2018
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); biofertilizer; Ecological intensification; Inoculation; Climate Change; intercropping; drought; Breeding; Salinization; Biodiversity
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The World population will reach 9 billion by 2050, with the majority of this growth occurring in developing countries. On the other hand, one in nine of the World's population suffers from chronic hunger, the vast majority of which live in developing countries. We therefore need to find new and...