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LITHOSCC Here's another linkhttp://idosi.org/jhsop/4%281%2912/4.pdf on yeast foliars.This has got my interest up and I'm going to try some yeast but any observations I might make won't be of much value because I've changed so many things recently about the way I grow.Wouldn't know which change produced results.
Totally agree....I would add that the lower fan leaves will fall off naturally when they don't have access to light or through natural senescence in flowering (varies by cultivar). In the Pacific NW though, where powdery mildew is so prevalent, I have found that if you get too dense with your leaves that air flow is restricted, it's damn near impossible to prevent PM. If that wasn't such an issue, I would love to just leave as many leaves as possible on the plants.
LITHOS & IBB
Just a couple of thoughts without having read any of the documents....
The species used for baking and creating alcohol is Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the kingdom Fungi. It works by converting Carbohydrates to Carbon dioxide & alcohols.
I can understand how that would play out in the soil and what will be interesting to learn is how these microbes would work on the surface of the leaves and branches, i.e. what is their food source would be a good question. Then you could possibly establish the time period that it would remain effective not unlike using Spinosad pesticide but that's a bacteria culture and I'm not sure what its food source is if any.
Interesting for sure......
CC
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Enzymes are made from Amino acids and they are Proteins. When an Enzyme is formed, it is made by stringing together between 100 and 1,000 Amino acids in a very specific and unique order. The chain of Amino acids then folds into a unique shape.
That shape allows the enzyme to carry out specific chemical reactions - an Enzyme acts as a very efficient catalyst for a specific chemical reaction. The Enzyme speeds that reaction up tremendously.
For example, the sugar Maltose is made from two Glucose molecules bonded together. The Enzyme Maltase is shaped in such a way that it can break the bond and free the two glucose pieces. The only thing that Maltase can do is break Maltose molecules but it can do that very rapidly and efficiently. Other types of Enzymes can put atoms and molecules together.
Breaking molecules apart and putting molecules together is what Enzymes do, and there is a specific Enzyme for each chemical reaction needed to make the cell work properly.
It seems to have worked out that way in Southern Oregon around Grants Pass...