01-30-2017, 02:00 AM
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Originally posted by Jimbo2017
Looks like Ohia Dieback was a thing back in the 70's - Google searches brought up a research plan from '74 - https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bi.../1/003.pdf
and an update - http://manoa.hawaii.edu/hpicesu/speci/003.pdf
and an outcome in '83 - https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/handle/10125/730
So if Dr. Friday was working from the literature, this was his starting point. Then the symptoms were different, so they investigated diseases and found a fungus. Seems straightforward to me?
Mauka Hilo-side
Yes Friday spoke of the above during that meeting in Nanawale.
I stated die back from DROUGHT. Drought is not a pathogen.
Finding the fungus seems to be a cause of this disease. I am not arguing about that. So it is Plus 1 in your experiment there and minus 1 on drought,minus 2 on carbon dioxide in the roots,and more than likely minus more on other possibilities. That is what happens when you test theories.
So why cant you test ohia ash as a possible help to the problem?
Still it would be nice to see a picture of Dr.Friday with a little dirt under his nails,a few calluses on his hands and sweat on his brow. To know a problem you have to get into the mud. Otherwise visions of couch potato prop into some of our minds.
Slow Walker