Soil bacteria could improve crop yields, via fungi

Re:Soil bacteria could improve crop yields, via fungi by mtalantikite on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @07:45PM (#26718776)

I recently read “The One Straw Revolution” by Masanobu Fukuoka [1] and a lot of the technique seems to be around making sure the soil is cultivated for letting mycelium and bacteria do their thing. Mycorrhizal fungi seems to play a huge role in soil carbon storage, which is disrupted in modern agricultural practices [2].

[1]https://www.nyrb.com/products/the-one-straw-revolution?varia...

[2]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycorrhizal_fungi_and_soil_c...

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Re:Soil bacteria could improve crop yields, via fungi by dylanz on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @09:39PM (#26719606)

Great book! I’ll always remember his lazy cultivation technique of creating “seed balls” consisting of various seeds and mud, and just tossing them down a hillside.

The one thing I appreciate most about Permaculture and techniques like those that Fukuoka deployed, are how the focus is on how to maximize yield and minimize effort.

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