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Re: [compost_tea] Re: outstanding questions
there is no actual scientific basis to the word "mold". It is used to denote a group of less-than-desirable fungi, but no solid science to the term, just common usage. Some plate count folks use a medium to enumerate "yeasts and molds", but that's like saying, "fungi and fungi". Yeasts are a certain type of fungus, and molds are a vague group of not-so-great-for-your-plant fungi, but which fungi are in the group and which are not has not been defined, at least as far as I know,
So, in the scientific world, we talk about fungi. The group of "mold" fungi would include mildews, blights, wilts, and rots. Some are diseasese on certain plants, not on others. So it also depends on which plant you are growing, whether you would call it a mold, or an ok fungus.
Hope this helps -
Elaine Ingham
President, Soil Foodweb Inc.
www.soilfoodweb.com
SFI Oregon, USA
SFI Australia
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