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- A healthy soil is full with micro-organisms that give natural protection to plants. They don't get ill and pesticides are not necessary. It is similar to people eating quality food. Their immune systems are strengthened and weird off most diseases. The Israeli scientists (as mentioned in the article of the link) are focusing on special brands of bacteria that can be injected into a soil. I am familiar with other of such experiments, of mixes of micro-organisms that can be sprayed over a soil and improve the health of the soil. But in general, i prefer to only provide good compost and mulch and other natural materials such as lava flour to a soil. These micro-organisms naturally multiply then without the need to artificially add any substances. More agriculture news and information in my blog http://jeresearchtopics.blogspot.com/2011/03/agriculture.html A good soil is a living community of organisms, not a dead substrate like it is seen by many farmers today. The secret is to make these organisms thrive. Each plant, each tree, has its own mix of companions of micro-organisms around its roots. The plants and trees on the one side and the micro-organisms on the other side live in a symbiotic relationship, mutually benefiting each other. These processes occur entirely naturally. Micro-organisms of many kinds are present in each good soil and multiply very fast when the right conditions are there. The secret is to give them good conditions, give them a good soil. Nature teaches us how to do this. A layer of a humus-rich topsoil is what does the trick. These micro-organisms and other living organisms in the soil such as rain worms give a lot of fertilizers too. Feed the soil organisms instead of fertilizing the plants.... then the soil will feed the plants.
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- Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Alva Agee 1912, ca 100 pages with illustrations
- The Soil (1921) Author: Sir A.D Hall; 364 pages
