Matt Rize
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reply to chancellor spurr
reply to chancellor spurr
Seems like we are arguing "which came first the chicken or the egg".
My bad, been a minute since college. I had to look up the differences between: symbiotic/mutualistic/synergistic/amensalism/commensalism as a refresher.
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/chem-eng/Biotech-Environ/MixCul/ecodefn.htm <--link for info
Agreed. Healthy phyllosphere microbes are part of the system. Patiently waiting for Cannabis specific data.
reply to chancellor spurr
Roots effect the pH of the rhizosphere... as much, and often more so than microbes...
Seems like we are arguing "which came first the chicken or the egg".
Symbiotic and synergistic are two different things.
My bad, been a minute since college. I had to look up the differences between: symbiotic/mutualistic/synergistic/amensalism/commensalism as a refresher.
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/chem-eng/Biotech-Environ/MixCul/ecodefn.htm <--link for info
Lastly, the rhizosphere is only one area of importance in terms of microbes and plants, the phyllosphere and the soil solution are two other areas of great importance.
Agreed. Healthy phyllosphere microbes are part of the system. Patiently waiting for Cannabis specific data.