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Coya19@aol.com

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What is the problem associated with adding more water to substrate than the required amount prior to pasteurization?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

How can one he certain when it is safe to plant in a chemically pasteurized root substrate?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Water requires five times as much heat to raise its temperature as
properly moistened soil. This will result in wasted heat energy and prolonged
pasteurization time.

Answer to Question 2

By using a lettuce germination test in a closed jar containing treated root
substrate.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Gracias!


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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