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!
Fungi and bacteria actually work very similarly ..
*Both LOVE the plant and its root exudates..
*Both develop symbiotic relationships..
*They even both eat carbs and sugars.
*They both are big recyclers ..
And even though the fungi do a lot of the heavier lifting, bacteria can kinda break down long chain complex carbohydrates too.. by eating the carbon molecules here and there, breaking big long things down into smaller more munchable things, like simple sugars, and fatty and amino acids, the building blocks for life..
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)
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 foodweb101 bruh..
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 "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.. Then, Anything they eat is mineralized and bio available when they die, unless eaten by a bigger beast, of course.
And the cycle continues..
And thats 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.
The heroes behind the scenes are the bacteria and fungi, every time.
