--- I wonder whether EM is used on certified organic farms and if
there is a waiting period prior to harvest after it's foliar
sprayed? Maybe it is mf'd in a "safer" manner than ACT?&nbs=
p; Dennis
Kemnitz
In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Titel Ryzhomer" <thegoodjob@h=
...>
wrote:
> Steve,
>
> Thanks for the clarification. If I might, there is one small
> correction. EM is actually comprised of between 7 and 15 beneficial
> microorganisms from a potential (choice) group of around 80.
>
> Regards,
> Titel
>
> --- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Steve Bridges" <stev=
e_at_t...>
> wrote:
> > From this website
> http=
://www.livingsoil.co.uk/learning/soilsustain.html
> > ~~~~EM stands for effective microorganisms and specifically
refers
> to a cocktail of beneficial bacteria that is used as a soil
> remediation and health measure in many organic farms in Japan. EM
> was discovered and developed by the Japanese horticulturalist and
> agriculturalist Dr Higa, Professor at the University of Okinawa. EM
> contains over 80 microorganisms including populations of lactic
acid
> bacteria and yeasts and smaller numbers of photosynthetic bacteria,
> actinomycetes and other types of organisms that are mutually
> compatible and can coexist in balance in liquid culture. These
> microorganisms are capable of generating minerals such as
> tocopherol, lycopene, ubiquinone, saponin, and powerful anti-
oxidant
> flavonoids, such as quercetin, quercetin-3-O-glucopyranoside, and
> quercetin-3-O-rhamnopyranoside.
> >
> > EM can be used in agriculture via a number of methods. EM is
> innoculated into the rhizosphere with the intention to regenerate
> soil, raise yields, and improve the nutrient content of foods. EM
> can be drip fed or sprayed in dilution onto crops and soil.
> Alternatively EM can be used as a means of processing organic waste
> to create a rich compost to facilitate crop growth. EM Bokashi is
> starter made from a mix of fermented organic waste, molasses and
> wheat bran. It contains large populations of EM which are dormant.
> When Bokashi is mixed with organic food waste or manure, it
> activates, and the beneficial microbes proliferate, fermenting the
> waste into nutrient and antioxidant rich compost that competitively
> excludes pathogenic bacteria and fungi. 1 litre of EM which costs
> approximately £10 can produce 204 kg of Bokashi, that can process
> 7530kg/7.5 tons of organic food waste. In other words one litre of
> EM can create 7.5 tons of organic Bokashi compost, rich in
> beneficial microbes.
> >
> > EM is reported to assert a powerful regenerative effect on soil <=
BR>
> (Higa 1994), helping to re-establish a balanced soil ecology and to
> combat oxidative corrosion in plants and humans (Deiana, Dessi, Ke,
> Liang, Higa, Gilmour, Jen, Rahman, Aruom, 2002). According to Dr
> Higa, a combination of microorganisms applied to the soil has a
much
> higher chance of establishing itself that the innoculation of a
> single strain. "If the microorganisms comprising the mixed cultur=
e
> can coexist and are physiologically compatible and mutually
> complementary, and if the initial inoculum density is sufficiently
> high, there is a high probability that these microorganisms will
> become established in the soil and will be effective as an
> associative group, whereby such positive interactions would
> continue." ~~~~
> >
> > Steve Bridges
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: ericgoodenough
> > To: compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 7:17 PM
> > Subject: [compost_tea] EM
> >
> >
> > OK, Expand Messages? Energized Manure? Exceptional Mo=
deration?
> I
> > give up. What does EM stand for?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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