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Re: Beneficial microbes - composting
Injection of phosphoric acid into trees can be tough on the trees. There are naturally occurring fungi in the phloem and xylem of trees that appear to be highly helpful to the trees. These are killed off when the tree is injected with any biocide.
The mycorrhizal fungi can be killed as well, if you are not very, very careful about dose.
Australia may not have as many trees as the US, but there are still lots of trees on the continent. Are you suggesting that Australia has the man-power that each and every tree that is infected could be injected? That isn't possible in the U.S., I expect it isn't really feasible in Australia.
Maybe instead of the "nuke 'em" approach, Australia could make the outback off-limits to off-road vehicles. Except for emergency situations of course. But stop off-road-vehicles from disturbing and destroying soils and the natural systems.
Doesn't that make more sense?
Elaine Ingham
President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
www.soilfoodweb.com