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From: Elaine Ingham soilfoodweb@aol.com [compost_tea] <
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Date: Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: [compost_tea] Re: Aquaponics Biology
To: compost_tea@yahoogroups.com
What magnifications? Low mags like this, and without shadowing, you won't
see the bacteria. Need to be using that iris diaphragm....... and at least
400X total magnification (40X objective lens)
>From what I can make out, there are a massive number of ciliates around
these roots, indicating low oxygen concentrations. Plants won't do well in
that condition, and disease will likely be able to win
Elaine R. Ingham
President, Soil Foodweb Inc. Soil Life Consultant
Since I travel a great deal, please consider that I may miss e-mails so if
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From: gcesinc@yahoo.com [compost_tea] <compost_tea@yahoogroups.com>
To: compost_tea <compost_tea@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Fri, Aug 21, 2015 8:58 am
Subject: [compost_tea] Re: Aquaponics Biology
Dropbox links to a couple images we took of the roots. Truly another world
under the microscope.