Elaine,
This is an excllant way to explain fungal at a
level we can all understand.
Long life-Honey in the
Heart Leon
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Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:21
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Subject: 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 SFI Australia SFI New
York SFI Europe SFI New Zealand
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