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Originally Posted by inkcube
from the studies i have seen there is no definitive proof that plants with the fungi grow better than those without - don't get me wrong i am not knocking it, in fact i published a paper many years ago about the benefits of fungi introduced through compost - helped fight downy/powdery mildew & blackspot in roses. many studies done with orchids have shown there is no benefit from the fungi and no harm either. also with the studies i have seen using some trees species, Quercus & Pinus, show that the fungi needs to be re-applied (as you stated) and that some plants will be resistant to being re-infected. i have seen nothing on the fungi/banana studies. i also haven't seen anything on whether it is cost effective.
i had a colleague that swore by the benefits of ecto- and endomycorrhiza but his landscape was never any better than his neighbors.
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inkcube, I don't know what to tell you...
Maybe it's time to open that study you had up again.
I've worked with it now in my business here in Ohio for at least 3-4 years, doing my own little side-by-side unbias 'trials' 1st on some seed renovation jobs in the fall one year...and the results I saw were unmistakable in the difference in the root development !
What I'm weighing now is whether it's worth it or not to go hog-wild and invest in the product for the landscape install & transplant part of my biz...the much more competitive and
risky part!
This is the most informative, up-to-date site on mycorr I've seen, that doesn't sell it (much) :
http://www.mycorrhizae.com/