From: norsgerm@a...........
"Frederick Burroughs" wrote in message
news:1295esjlvns1b5b@corp.supernews.com...
................. There are whole ecologies right under our feet most people
> never dream of..................................
Amen
Kurt
> Irene Andersson wrote:
>> On Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:46:54 -0500, "Kurt"
>> wrote:
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>>>I do know of some varieties that attract and digest insects but did not
>>>know about the milk bonnet eating nematodes. żIs that beneficial?
>>>Nematodes are harmful to some farm crops, but are they just a part of
>>>'Natures balance' on the whole?
>>
>>
>> Many species of nematodes are also beneficial -those who eat fungi or
>> other nematodes- but some are harmful. The latter are the main reason
>> why you have to rotate certain crops, if you are mono-cultivating, but
>> there are other methods that scientists have been studying, like
>> mixing crops, or adding other nematodes or nematode-trapping fungi to
>> the soil.
>> Coprinus comatus (shaggy mane) is one that has been found eating the
>> Peanut Root Knot Nematode, and others too.
>> I tried to find what kind of nematodes the Conocybe was eating, but
>> found that I was wrong - sorry about that. It hasn't actually been
>> seen *eating* nematodes, just killing them.
>>
>> The interaction between fungi, bacteria, nematodes and other
>> microorganisms is very important. They make the nutrients available to
>> herbs and trees (mainly nitrogen and phosphorus), and together they
>> keep the nutrients recycled and tied to the upper part of the soil.
>>
>>
> The ecological relationship between mushrooms and nematodes is something I
> haven't given much thought. Obviously, nematodes are a factor of the
> environment to which mushrooms must adapt. If a mushroom must protect
> itself against predatory nematodes, then the mycelium might benefit from
> the production of a toxin that protects against nematodes. If a mushroom
> has evolved the capability to feed on nematodes, then the mycelium might
> produce a substance or mechanism that *attracts* prey. Is the movement of
> nematodes assisted by paths of edible mycelium threading through the
> medium? Are mycelia assisted by following the burrows of nematodes to a
> food source? There are whole ecologies right under our feet most people
> never dream of.
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