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LilRaverBoi · 07-28-2009, 08:39 PM

Well, I do definitely agree that there is a difference between environmental pH and body pH. Yes, we can consume things of higher/lower pH because of our ability to buffer the acid/alkaline levels. Our bodies also have metabolic/respiratory processes to alter body pH to compensate for changes (I assume plants can do this as well). For instance, if our body pH is too low, we begin to breathe more rapidly, which reduces the amount of CO2 in our blood, which raises the pH. However, there is a limit to our buffering capacity (as well as plants). If we consumed only acidic food/liquids, we would eventually lower our body pH enough to overcome our buffering capacity/respiratory ability to counteract this. If you put a fish in slightly acidic/alkaline water, it could survive...but if you put it in water with a pH of 2, it isn't gonna last long.

I guess my question is this: what is the pH range of soil that is compatible with life for banana plants?

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