StangStudFarm asked a good question, I think the answer be good to post here too:
"So, a no-till would be better suited for a fungal growth and recycling soil in a bin would be better for bacterial growth? I know, I still have some reading to do!"
Long Answer:
Well Stang!
*Both LOVE the plant and its root exudates..
*Both develop symbiotic relationships..
*They even both eat carbs and sugars.
*They both are big recyclers ..
Overall tho, yes, the bacteria prefer simple carbs, "green" foods and the fungus more "brown" foods, the complex carbs and tougher dinner items (stale bun, anyone?)
As for your question, 'Stang..
I would think the no till provides larger "stadiums" for the bacteria to survive too.
for example, if you don't sustain fungal growth by adding fungal foods I'd say bacteria could easily dominate..especially if you "scratch/work" the surface.
(Your choice of aeration can impact this lots then, rice is 1 example)
Remember darkness is one of the fungi's favorite things too, easier for them to establish in beginning then to survive up top during the end. So better to create the fungi, and work it in, cause bacteria will end up dominating the topsoil more easily.
Of course, There are two mains types of fungi we love.
There is regular mycelium easily to grow with any fungal food, then there is the special genera know as myco fungi.
Myco fungi is known to increase yields up to 35% in tomatoes, a similar crop to ours.
They tap into roots, take about 5% water/juice (root exudate, their fav) in exchange for up ~45% more nutrients and water, a killer trade off!
-they're also known to increase root mass by 7-10x according to these books, that's 1000%, amazingly.
So that's some basic foodweb101 bruv..
Fungi greatly help water and nutrient-reach and are needed for all the rocks, bones and minerals..
(Monkeys right, No one wants phosphorus locked up during flower)
They also help soil structure, and therefore help not just reach for water, but retention of it, and the inherent nutrients too.
Whereas bacteria, the porn stars of the soil food web who can have up to 500, 000 offspring in just 12 hours, are "CRUCIAL" recyclers for Co2, sulphur, and carbon, and they can even (amazingly) "employ" enzymes to do work for them (break this down for us, that chain too long, we hungry, bruh)
In fact most must eat carbon ( or sulphur) to sustain themselves (no wonder chelated cats get salt lock up, they wiped out their salt eating friends on day 1). Then, Anything they eat is mineralized and bio available when they die, unless eaten by a bigger beast, of course.
And the cycle continues..
Short Answer:
Sorta maybe, but not really, dawg..
..what it basically boils down to, is that nitrogen recycling, sulphur recycling, as well as the carbon cycle, (fresh co2, anyone?) are normally taught as chemical processes, but they are all, actually, biological. For example, a byproduct of bacteria processes is fresh CO2 and therefore can have praying leaves all the time almost, without a co2 tank)
The heroes behind the scenes are the bacteria, (their enzymes), and fungi, every time.
So both are crucial, and both could dominate a no till, its more so up to us to create the environment (soil, temps, darkness vs light, foods, etc) where they can both thrive an a balanced, harmonious way.
