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Who needs nematodes?
http://www.soilfoodweb.com/gallery/1.html
Example of a species of beneficial nematode that feeds on bacteria and not
plant roots. Bacteria are high in protein that in turn is
high in nitrogen. When nematodes like this eat bacteria they digest the
protein and convert it to nitrogen which is excreted as a body
waste product back into the soil in a form that becomes available to
plants. This function of nutrient recycling is how the soil foodweb
can help turf stay green or help produce food crops with less need for
chemical fertilizers, hence less chance of pollution.
(Just a nice illustration of how the worldwide web is empowering better
thinking.)
John Lozier
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