[compost_tea] Re: EM

From: dkemnitz2000 <dkemnitz2000_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 20:45:13 -0000
--- 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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