[compost_tea] Hyphal diameter vs active fungal biomass

From: eltjo2003 (eltjo@nbnet.nb.ca)
Date: Sun Feb 02 2003 - 21:17:44 EST


To end up with a compost tea that has excellent disease surpressive
qualities, is it more important to have a high active fungal biomass
and a 2.5um hyphal diameter or lower numbers but a hyphal diameter of
3um?. The tea would be used for controlling mold and fungal diseases
on potatoes.

What is a realistic goal of Active Fungal Biomass with a diamter of
3um?

According to the SFI reports soil drenches require teas with a total
Fungal to Bacteria Biomass of 5 - 10. I have not seen too many
reports with ratios >1. How beneficial is it to use such a tea (soil
drench) prior to or during transplanting spruce and fur trees.

Eltjo van Cingel
New Brunswick
Canada




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