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Field # Bacterial # Actinobacteria Bacterial size/shape Dilution used for fungi: Fungal Diameters / color 1 to 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1:200 for bacteria 1 2 400 500 Could stop at 5 fields for bacterial count 5 6 7 450 400 400
3 450
4 400
Dilution used for protozoa: Flag & Am Ciliates F, A, 0 Scan the slide at 1:5 dilution Nematodes B, F, P, R
1 to 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
But then: Always require more than 300 ug per gram soil for healt Must balance with fungi for the plant desired Less than 300 ug, will have trouble holding nutrients, wi
Bacteria need to be properly balanced with fungi BASED ON THE PLANT DESIRED Protozoa and nematodes conv ag weeds annuals:; vegetables productive pasture: shrubs, decid forest CILIATES SHOULD NOT BE PRESENT FOLLOWING IS FOR FLAGELLATES AND AMOEBAE no prots, no good nemas Less than 0.7 per field 1 to 1.5 per field IN SPRING 1.5 to 5 per field IN GROWING SEASON 3 or more per field through the growing season OR
conifer/old growth
10 400
11
12
13
14
15
16
0 0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0
han 300 ug per gram soil for healthy systems, unless weeds desired gi for the plant desired have trouble holding nutrients, will have poor soil structure, will have trouble protecting roots
owing season OR
NEMATODES Root-feeders present Root-feeders typically present At least 1 bacterial feeder and possibly fungal feeders present 1 - 2 bacterial feeder and possibly fungal feeders present 1 to 5 bacterial-feeders, 1 to 3 fungal-feeders; 1 predatory nematode desirable
1 drop of sample, multiply by 20 drops in a ml 2 drops, multiply by 10 drops in a ml Dilution factor 200 5
17
18
19
100
0.00 0.20
0.00 0.42
5 5
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160 = #of fields in at 18 X 18 mm coverslip 240 = # fields in a 22 X 18 mm cover slip 1 bacterium on average weighs 2 picograms Organisms per gram Micrograms per g or ml 278 #DIV/0!
139,200,000 #DIV/0!
1 fungal strand is assumed to be at least 50 um long. 2.5 um diameter I cubic cm of fungal biomass = 0.33 g per cubic cm
0 3200
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