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Effective Microorganisms

Myth or Reality? By Millie Thornton. Effective Microorganisms. Developed by Dr. Teruo Higa , Professor of Horticulture in Okinawa, Japan in 1968

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Effective Microorganisms

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  1. Myth or Reality? By Millie Thornton Effective Microorganisms

  2. Developed by Dr. TeruoHiga, Professor of Horticulture in Okinawa, Japan in 1968 • A mixed culture of microorganisms that “work together with the beneficial in the area to which it is added, creating a synergy among microorganisms and larger forms of life” • Culture consists of 80 species of microbes • Lactic Acid Bacteria • Photosynthetic Bacteria • Yeasts • Actinomycetes • Fungi What are Effective Microorganisms?

  3. EM Bokashi • EM-1 • Plant food • Biofertilizer • Livestock odor control • Bioremediation • Pro EM-1 Daily Probiotic Cleanse Different varieties of EM

  4. EM Bokashi • Two Steps • Fermentation: Up to 3 weeks, anaerobic or partially anaerobic • Soil Fertilizer: Fermented compost is buried for 1-6 months and creates fertilizer • Small scale (kitchen wastes) • Large scale (agricultural, commercial food preparation) EM in Composting

  5. Mature compost, sawdust, paper, grass clippings, and kitchen waste were subject to thermo composting, with or without EM inoculation, followed by vermicomposting Microbial Inoculants for small scale composting of putrescible kitchen wastes

  6. Microbial Inoculants for small scale composting of putrescible kitchen wastes

  7. EM-1 • Replace the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers • Greater crop yields • Less harmful effects on humans and the environment EM as a Biofertilizer

  8. Four year cultivation study with organic farming practices • Seven different parameters • EM (spray) • EM with bokashi compost • EM with bokashicompost and cattle manure • Treatments 1-3 with sterilized EM • Water How effective are ‘Effective Microorganisms® (EM)’? Results from a field study in temperate climate

  9. Significant differences between the untreated control and the fields with EM + Bokashi No significant differences between living EM and sterilized EM How effective are ‘Effective Microorganisms® (EM)’? Results from a field study in temperate climate

  10. http://www.teraganix.com/TeraGanix-Products-s/12.htm • Mayer, Jochen, Scheid, Susanne, Widmer, Franco, Fließbach, and Oberholzer, Hans-Rudolf. “How Effective are ‘Effective Microorganisms® (EM)’? Results from a Field Study in Temperate Climate.” Applied Soil Ecology. 2010. 46: 230-39. • Nair, J. and Okamitsu, K. “Microbial Inoculants for Small Scale Composting of Putrescible Kitchen Wastes.” Waste Management. 2010. 30: 977-82. References

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