Michael Martin Meléndrez, Originator of the Soil Food Web
Dr. Michael Martin Meléndrez first used the descriptor "soil food web" in a research paper he prepared in 1976 -- long before dr. Elaine Ingham in Oregon coined the phrase to describe her own theories and insights.
First mentioned:
SOIL ECOLOGY & THE SOIL FOOD WEB
Originally written by Michael Martin Melendrez in 1974
Nature helping science restore the natural process of the soil food web.
Copyright May 1975 © Revised in 2003
Content: ".. how plants acquire nutrients in a natural Soil Food Web Cycle."
70 Jahre früher hat Francé es EDAPHON genannt.
Soil Food Web 2012
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Michael Martin Meléndrez
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In 1974 I described this relationship as the “Soil Food Web,”
I wrote my Master's Thesis on 'Soil Ecology and the Soil Food Web' in 1974
and I'm not convinced of the applicability of Bio-Char 2007
The Problem with Western Soils in Agriculture and in Urban Landscaping:
Here's a Solution 2014
On 3/28/2006 at 5:14 PM Soilsecrets at aol.com wrote:
The use of protein as a form of fertilizer is not a new concept. If you
recall from your grade school days the image of a Native American burying a fish
beneath his corn plant as a natural fertilizer.
What is really needed to make this work is a good balance of aerobic microorganisms that can devour the protein allowing the N-P & K nutrients to enter the food chain of the soil.
Some may call this the Soil Food Web, but regardless of what you call it, when the trophic levels of soil life eat protein, there is always an excess or leakage of nutrients that find there way into the plant biomass as plant available nutrients.
In short the best form of a nutritional calorie for the aerobic bacteria
(often called beneficial bacteria) of the soil is in the form of protein
and not sugar! Many organic minded people will promote the concept of using
molasses as a soil food for microbes, but the best is protein.
Michael Martin Melendrez Ph.D.
Soil Secrets New Mexico
SOIL ECOLOGY & THE SOIL FOOD WEB©
Copyright May 1975 © Revised in 2003
Originally written by Michael Martin Melendrez in 1974
Updated by Michael M. and Dr. Michael Karr, Ph.D. ARCPACS Cert. Prof. Soil Scientist
Discussion in 'Organic Lawn Care' started by muddstopper, Jan 24, 2006.
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