TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - BIOTECHNOLOGY - Preferred Method: Producing a carbonized organic material suitable for isolation of fire-climax microbes comprises heating an organic material containing spores of the fire-climax microbes under conditions such that carbonization progresses to the extent just prior to extinction of the spores of the fire-climax microbes. The heating is conducted under conditions about 1BTU away from the conditions that would have resulted in extinction of the spores of the fire-climax microbes. The heating is conducted at about 600degreesC for about 10 to 15 minutes. The organic material is a plant material or an oceanic waste material. The method further comprises recovering the spores of the fire-climax microbes from the produced carbonized material. Producing fire-climax microbes from a carbonized organic material comprises inoculating a growth medium with a carbonized organic material containing spores of the fire-climax microbes; and incubating the growth medium to allow the spores to begin vegetative growth, thereby producing the fire-climax microbes. The carbonized organic material is a carbonized plant material. The carbonized plant material is charcoal. The charcoal is mesquite charcoal or almond charcoal. The carbonized organic material is carbonized oceanic organic waste. The carbonized organic material is produced by heating the organic material at about 600degreesC for at least 10 minutes. The method further comprises separating the fire-climax microbes from the growth medium and isolating individual strains from the fire-climax microbes produced in the growth medium. Isolating fire-climax microbes from a soil sample comprises:(1) admixing the soil sample with water to obtain a liquid suspension;(2) boiling the liquid suspension;(3) inoculating a growth medium with an aliquot of the boiled suspension; and(4) maintaining the growth medium to permit vegetative growth of the fire-climax microbes within the medium.The method further comprises separating the fire-climax microbes from the growth medium. The method further comprises isolating individual strains from the fire-climax microbes produced in the growth medium. Identifying a fire-climax microbe capable of enhancing plant growth comprises:(1) inoculating a growth medium with a carbonized organic material containing spores of fire-climax microbes;(2) incubating the growth medium to allow the spores to begin vegetative growth, thereby producing the fire-climax microbes;(3) isolating individual strains from the fire-climax microbes produced in step (2);(4) determining the ability of the individual strains to enhance plant growth; and(5) identifying a fire-climax microbe strain that enhances plant growth.The carbonized organic material is a carbonized plant material. The carbonized plant material is charcoal. The charcoal is mesquite charcoal or almond charcoal. The carbonized organic material is carbonized oceanic waste. The carbonized organic material is produced by heating the organic material at about 600degreesC for at least 10 minutes. The method comprises:(1) admixing a soil sample containing spores of fire-climax microbes with water to obtain a liquid suspension;(2) boiling the liquid suspension;(3) inoculating a growth medium with an aliquot of the boiled suspension;(4) incubating the growth medium to allow the spores to begin vegetative growth, thereby producing the fire-climax microbes;(5) isolating individual strains from the fire-climax microbes produced in step (4);(6) determining the ability of the individual strains to enhance plant growth; and(7) identifying a fire-climax microbe strain that enhances plant growth.Stimulating plant growth and productivity comprises growing cultivars of the plant in a plant cultivation medium supplemented with at least one fire- climax microbe, where the fire-climax microbe is an aerobic bacteria and produces spores that survive at a temperature of about 600degreesC. The plant cultivation medium is also supplemented with a carbonized plant material. Increasing the nutrient or phytochemical content of a product of a plant comprises growing cultivars of the plant in a plant cultivation medium supplemented with at least one fire-climax microbe, where the fire-climax microbe is an aerobic bacteria and produces spores that survive at a temperature of about 600degreesC. The plant cultivation medium is also supplemented with charcoal. The nutrient or phytochemical is a flavonoid or isoflavonoid. The nutrient or phytochemical is a vitamin. The vitamin is vitamin B (alpha-tocopherol or gamma-tocopherol). The amount of alpha-tocopherol in the product of the plant is increased by at least 1.3-fold in comparison to a plant product grown in the absence of supplementation with the fire-climax microbe. The amount of gamma-tocopherol is increased by at least 1.3-fold in comparison to a plant product grown in the absence of supplementation with the fire-climax microbe. The plant is an olive plant or an almond plant. Relocating plant growth-stimulating fire-climax microbes present in a first soil to a second soil comprises obtaining charcoal from plants grown in the first soil, and applying the charcoal to the second soil. The method comprises obtaining charcoal from plants grown in the first soil where the charcoal contains spores of the fire-climax microbes, inoculating a growth medium with the charcoal to initiate germination and vegetative growth of the spores to produce the fire-climax microbes, and applying the fire-climax microbes produced to the second soil. first soil to a second soil, comprising obtaining charcoal from plants grown in the first soil where the charcoal contains spores of the fire-climax microbes, inoculating a growth medium with the charcoal to initiate germination and vegetative growth of the spores to produce the fire-climax microbes, identifying from the fire-climax microbes a strain that promotes plant growth characteristic of the first soil, and applying the identified strain to the second soil. The method comprises boiling a liquid suspension of the first soil, inoculating a growth medium with an aliquot of the boiled liquid suspension to initiate germination and vegetative growth of spores of the fire-climax microbes therein to produce the fire-climax microbes, and applying the fire-climax microbes produced to the second soil. The method comprises boiling a liquid suspension of the first soil, inoculating a growth medium with an aliquot of the boiled liquid suspension to initiate germination and vegetative growth of spores of the fire-climax microbes to produce the fire-climax microbes, identifying from the fire-climax microbes a strain that promotes plant growth characteristic of the first soil, and applying the identified strain to the second soil. Improving the plant growth-promoting properties of a soil comprises applying carbonized plant material to the soil. The charcoal is selected for containing at least one fire-climax microbe. Improving or restoring soil quality in a non-agricultural land comprises applying to the soil, a composition containing at least one fire-climax microbe. The composition is charcoal. The non-agricultural land is an aesthetic wildland, an urban green belt or a golf course. Preferred Composition: The composition comprises fire-climax microbes that are aerobic bacteria and produce spores that survive at a temperature of about 600degreesC. The fire-climax microbes are isolated from a carbonized organic material and/or soil. The fire-climax microbes are prepared by the methods of the invention. The fire-climax microbes are Bacillus sensulato. The fire-climax microbes comprise HAB7 or AC9. Preferred Microbe: The isolated fire-climax microbe that are aerobic bacteria and produce spores that survive at a temperature of about 600degreesC. The fire-climax microbe is isolated from charcoal and/or soil. The isolated fire-climax microbe is designated as HAB7 or AC9. Preferred Product: The nutritionally-enhanced plant product is almond. ACTIVITY - Immunostimulant. No biological data given.    MECHANISM OF ACTION - Gene therapy.    EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.