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Healthy soils for healthy plants for healthy humans

Heribert Hirt

2020EMBO Reports110 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The microbiota of the human gut and the plant rhizome are similar in many ways and intricately connected with each other. A healthy plant therefore affects human microbiota and human health.

Topics & Concepts

Soil waterBiologyEcologyUrban Agriculture and SustainabilityAllelopathy and phytotoxic interactionsSeed and Plant Biochemistry