Here is a new interesting comment of Volkmar ALBERS on
The importance of mycorhiza for the drylands
He sent a first comment on my post #2418 ‘Fighting Desertification with Mycorrhizal fungi : take part (MMC / ‘ )
Author : Volkmar Albers
URL : http://BioMyc.com
Comment:
Mass production of mycorrhiza inoculum is the only way. To use soil or local soil was 40 years ago published from the FAO, it never and doesn’t work.
VA.
After thanking him for this comment, Volkmar replied :
“This is the 3rd winter I stay in the desert. 2006 in Qatar and 2007 and 2008 in the UAE. Our Ghazi Al-Karaki published an article about the Tree of Life in Bahrain in the January issue of the www.Landscape-me.com <http://www.Landscape-me.com> magazine.
Nobody was thinking about the Mycorrhiza before. The UN project in Kuwait was informed only six month ago. You can read our article online, as well as our monthly publications about mycorrhiza in the landscape magazine. The world in such arid environments are complete different. Mycorrhiza ? We working also together with ICBA, the International Center of Biosaline Agriculture, on Salinity and Mycorrhiza. Native plants (they don’t need irrigation and fertilizer systems) for nursery farms twill be most important in the future.
We are doing this for business. Please have a look at our website www.BioMyc.com <http://www.BioMyc.com> .
(German version www.Biomyc.de <http://www.Biomyc.de> )
I like to get in contact with you, because I respect your professionality.
Best regards from Dubai,
Volkmar
Conservationist
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You will find the FAO publication, written in 1967, in attachment :
Originated by: Forestry Department
PEITSA MIKOLA is at the Department of Silviculture, University of Helsinki, Finland.
This is a summary report of a research project conducted under an FAO André Mayer fellowship. The author acknowledges the generous financial support by FAO and the excellent cooperation with personnel of forest departments, research institutes and forestry schools, as well as local FAO and United Nations Development Program representatives, during a study tour through 22 countries in 6 continents.)
Afforestation of treeless areas
PEITSA MIKOLA
Importance and technique of mycorrhizal inoculation
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