Biology & BiotechnologyExplainer
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Explainer: Microbiomes, soil health & ecosystems
A practical primer on how soil and environmental microbiomes drive ecosystem health, carbon cycling, and agricultural productivity. Healthy soil microbiomes contain 10,000–50,000 bacterial species per gram and can sequester 0.5–1.5 tonnes of CO₂ per hectare annually, while microbial inoculant markets are projected to reach $14B by 2028.