Charcoal in Horticulture

[7DSUSYstrings]

That E8 supersymmetry sounds a bit off topic here... or does it? Chemistry and quantum physics are so interrelated that it takes both to define a workable concept in cosmology. Has anyone actually considered what effect cosmic rays might have on plant growth and even deeper than that, what effect does cosmic rays and other cosmic intake to the biosphere have on carbon structures that could very well affect plant growth? I realize that's a long shot, but consider that our human bodies have about 2g of Potassium 40 that emits about 100 neutrinos thirty times every second. What would be the effects of carbon isotopes on plant growth? We already know that neutron bombardment can have some wild effects on the growth of living material.

[Michaelangelica]

Effect of Mycorrhizal Inoculation and Activated Charcoal on Growth and Nutrition in Peach (Prunus persica Batsch) Seedlings Treated with Peach Root-Bark Extracts

Abstract;The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) inoculation and activated charcoal on growth and nutrition in peach seedlings treated with peach root-bark extracts was studied under greenhouse conditions.


Peach root-bark extracts significantly inhibited growth in both mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal seedlings, although mycorrhizal seedlings demonstrated better growth and biomass yield.
Activated charcoal slightly alleviated the negative effects of root-bark extract treatment but reduced the benefits derived from mycorrhizal symbiosis.
The initiation of mycorrhizal symbiosis may be delayed by activated charcoal through the adsorption of signal chemicals from host plants. Generally, mycorrhizal seedlings had better P and Ca nutrition. There were no differences in mycorrhizal infection among the inoculated plants, but there was increased sporulation in root-bark extract treatments without activated charcoal. These results suggest that activated charcoal should be applied after mycorrhizal symbiosis has been established.

Science Links Japan | Effect of Mycorrhizal Inoculation and Activated Charcoal on Growth and Nutrition in Peach (Prunus persica Batsch) Seedlings Treated with Peach Root-Bark Extracts

[Michaelangelica]

Originally Posted by 7DSUSYstrings

What would be the effects of carbon isotopes on plant growth?
We already know that neutron bombardment can have some wild effects on the growth of living material.

MMmm. . . yes also carbon nano particles please while you are at it.
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I have noticed a lot of articles on charcoal and somatic embryogenesis (tissue culture!).
Unfortunately I cannot access most of them.

[7DSUSYstrings]

Michelangelo,

Hello.

It's a shame most of the data bases from universities, such as SPIRE, require funds. I think they should be public access, but it'll be a long time before that happens I imagine.

The mycorhizal stage is delicate, just like any reaction where building the perfect substrate for a complex system is involved. For instance, one needs a benzene ring before they can rotate it. Benzene is just one product of a variety of reactions, still certain root compounds will yield more.

I'm not certain whether to "blog" on my own progress or whether to take such to an email. If you want to see what I'm doing personally to design my greenhouse and produce, exactly what you are discussing, i.e. activated charcoal, and how I'm building my EPA compliant emmission scrubber system, my email is drcharboneau@live.com.

I don't mind discussing my ideas here as well, but I don't know if it's appropriate. Maybe there's a thread somewhere that would foster such...

Dr. C.

[7DSUSYstrings]

[Michaelangelica]

Originally Posted by 7DSUSYstrings

Michelangelo,

I'm not certain whether to "blog" on my own progress or whether to take such to an email. If you want to see what I'm doing personally to design my greenhouse and produce, exactly what you are discussing, i.e. activated charcoal, and how I'm building my EPA compliant emmission scrubber system, my email is drcharboneau@live.com.

I don't mind discussing my ideas here as well, but I don't know if it's appropriate. Maybe there's a thread somewhere that would foster such...

Dr. C.

Please let us all know what you are up to.
Pick a relevant thread ("Wee beasies"?) or start your own.
There are no (well, not many) "appropriate police" here.