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Re: [compost_tea] Re: T-22
Typically, the spores germinate a the fungus starts to grow out as hyphae in the tea. The fungus is increasing in biomass, but not truly "reproducing" as people tend to think about that process. The fungus does not go through sexual reproduction, and neither does it sporulate and thus reproduce in that fashion in the tea. Instead we get an increase in biomass of the fungus, because it grows out as the hyphae.
Thus, in the tea, the fungus goes from spores to active, living hyphae. It goes from a few micrometers to hundreds of micrometers in 24 hours. That increased biomass can now be spread out across much more area than it could have been before.
Sorry if I confused you before. The difference we are talking about can be best explained by an example. People reproduce by having babies. But we grow larger by adding weight, growing taller, just like fungi in tea growing more fungal hyphae, expanding in size, not through reproduction.
Hope this helps!
Elaine
President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
www.soilfoodweb.com
SFI Oregon, USA
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