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  "pdf_url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s44264-026-00164-7.pdf",
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  "published": "2026-06-22",
  "publisher": "Springer Science+Business Media",
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  "title": "Microbial inoculants and root microbiome: a path to sustainable agroecosystem management",
  "title_text": "Microbial inoculants and root microbiome: a path to sustainable agroecosystem management",
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  "venue": "npj Sustainable Agriculture",
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