[USCC] Vermicompost microbiology cont.

[Allison L H Jack]

>>Hi Paul,
>
>You make an excellent point! This is something that not many people have 
>looked into. Another factor is storage of the compost. If it turns out 
>that vermicompost is most suppressive at a certain stage of decomposition, 
>longer storage times and/or conditions could easily change the microbial 
>community and the final effectiveness of the compost. I have one big batch 
>frozen and use little amounts to reduce this variability for my 
>experiments, but it is a major issue when looking at applying research 
>findings to actual practice.
>
>Thanks,
>Allison
>
>
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>>Dear Boris and Allison,
>>
>>Thanks for the very interesting discussion on the list.
>>
>>Maybe the use of the vermicompost (plant, temperature and humidity, soil or
>>greenhouse) should also be consider because the expression of the 
>>molecules and
>>microbes contained in the compost might express differently.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Paul
>>
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>Allison L H Jack
>Graduate Student
>Department of Plant Pathology
>Cornell University
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Allison L H Jack
Graduate Student
Department of Plant Pathology
Cornell University
335 Plant Science
Ithaca, NY 14850
607.273.5762
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"...Advancing a productive and sustainable agriculture"
from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences mission statement