Soil Microorganisms and Higher Plants: The Classic Text on Living Soils, Paperback/N. a. Krasil'nikov

This book is devoted to the problem of the interaction between soil microorganisms and higher plants. The material presented includes basic information on the structure, development, variability and classification of bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi in the light of recent scientific achievements, as well as information on the importance of microorganisms in plant nutrition, the role of micro-activities in the complementary nutrition of plants, the effect of microbes on the vitamin content of plants, their importance in plant development and their influence on soil fertility. In addition, data are given on the importance of antibiotics as a means of therapy and prevention of diseases in agricultural practice. The book is designed for the use of microbiologists. plant physiologists, soil specialists, phytopathologists, mycologists, agrobilologists, and agronomists. It may also serve as a textbook for students In biological faculties of universities or agricultural and forestry institutes. About the Author: Born in 1896, Nikolai Aleksandrovich Krasil'nikov, also known as Nikolai Krasilnikov, was a Russian microbiologist and soil scientist. His works are just now being rediscovered and their contributions to soil science are just now being fully realized.