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Peat Substrate: Compaction Masks Root Hypoxia in Scheduled Indoor Irrigation

Post actualizado el día September 27, 2026 by DeiviSanzPlay

The in the, not of the volume of water applied.

The undocumented behavior in commercial substrates with subcritical with permanent basal anaerobiosis.

In Ficus lyrata production on blond peat in a 25 cm container, applying at 7. 8 blocking the IRT1 transporter. Fertilizing with EDDHA chelate corrects the symptom but masks the accumulation of bicarbonates that raises the substrate EC to toxic levels for fine roots.

The myth of the saucer with pebbles for ambient humidity produces a hygrometric differential of only 3-4% measured at 15 cm from the foliage. The variable that triggers leaf necrosis in tropical plants is air velocity above 0. 5 m/s over the leaf surface, not absolute relative humidity.

To correct calendar-based irrigation, introduce a conductivity probe with digital reading. The threshold value in substrate is 1. 2 mS/cm. Once that value is exceeded without active growth, the only correct action is washing with distilled water until obtaining 0. 4 mS/cm in the leachate.