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Small innovators advance microbes as alternatives to chemical crop sprays

As farmers around the globe embrace microorganisms to treat and protect crops, ag giants sort out how they will participate in the industry, coming to different conclusions.

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Waltz, E. Small innovators advance microbes as alternatives to chemical crop sprays. Nat Biotechnol 41, 162–164 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01670-6

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