[compost_tea] Re: What's the problem with dormant spores?

From: David Hall <dchall8_at_texas.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2003 22:06:06 -0000

If I'm spraying 300,000,000 spores, should I expect a colony of
microbes to start from each spore?

Also, are there anerobic spores and aerobic spores? Do I need to be
concerned about that?

And how long does it take for spores to wake up? Hours, weeks, a
season?

David Hall
San Antonio, TX

--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, soilfoodweb_at_a... wrote:
> Dormant spores don't stay on the leaf surface. They have to be
active in order to stay on the leaf.
>
> As part of a soil drench, spores are fine.
>
> But if you are trying to understand soil processes, including
spores as part of a PROCESS assessment, such as occurs when using
plate media, just isn't kosher.
>
> Elaine Ingham
> President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
> SFI Corvallis, OR
> SFI Port Jefferson, NY
> SFI Lismore, NSW, Australia
> SFI Hilversum, The Netherlands
> SFI Cambridge, New Zealand
> www.soilfoodweb.com


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