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Teaming with microbes.

Teaming with microbes. J. Feersma Hoekstra. Who am I?. Jan Feersma Hoekstra. Agricultural invironment. L.A.S. 1979 -1983. M.A.S. 1983 -1987. H.A.S. 1987 -1991 ( Microbiologie, Plant fysiology and Chemistry) Brasil 1991-1993.

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Teaming with microbes.

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  1. Teaming with microbes. J. Feersma Hoekstra

  2. Who am I? • Jan Feersma Hoekstra. • Agricultural invironment. • L.A.S. 1979 -1983. • M.A.S. 1983 -1987. • H.A.S. 1987 -1991 ( Microbiologie, Plant fysiology and Chemistry) • Brasil 1991-1993. • Pesticide and Fertiliser bussiness 1993 – 2001. • Agriton/Agro-vital 2001 – till now.

  3. Agriton/ Agro-vital. • Founded in 1991 as a one man band. • Importing clay minerals and producing a manure treatment. • First meeting with Prof. Dr. Teruo Higa 1994. • Albert de Puijsselaar joint the company 1995. ( a 2 man band) • First production of EM in the Netherlands 1995. • Agro-vital and Agriton working together 2000.( 4 man band) • First daughter companies established, Belgium and UK. 2004 • New production location and offices 2010 ( team of 7 ) • Agriton celebrates its 25 year anniversary.

  4. Where does Agriton stands for? • Growingthesame or more withless pesticides. • Growingthesame or more withlessfertilisers. • Growingthesame or betterqualitywithless pesticides. • Growingthesame or betterqualitywothlessfertilisers

  5. How does Agriton thinks to achieve this. • Promoting nature inclusive agriculture. • Research with nature inclusive methodes. • Study natural processes in the environment. • Try to understand how nature works. • Try to manage nature instead of commanding nature. • Develop products to achieve this. • Education.

  6. What is the fundament of live? • Water. • CO2 • Sunlight.

  7. Oxidation and reduction

  8. Milk and Yoghurt Milk: 42,3 kcal Quantity 100 g Yoghurt 58,8 kcal Quantity 100 g Difference 70% where does the energie comes from?

  9. The food web.

  10. Photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that can later be released to fuel the organisms' activities (energy transformation). This chemical energy is stored in carbohydrate molecules, such as sugars, which are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water– hence the name photosynthesis, from the Greekφῶς, phōs, "light", and σύνθεσις, synthesis, "putting together". In most cases, oxygen is also released as a waste product. Most plants, most algae, and cyanobacteria perform photosynthesis; such organisms are called photoautotrophs. Photosynthesis is largely responsible for producing and maintaining the oxygen content of the Earth's atmosphere, and supplies all of the organic compounds and most of the energy necessary for life on Earth.

  11. Light. Light is electromagnetic radiation within a certain portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. The word usually refers to visible light, which is visible to the human eye and is responsible for the sense of sight. Visible light is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nanometres (nm), or 4.00 × 10−7 to 7.00 × 10−7 m, between the infrared (with longer wavelengths) and the ultraviolet (with shorter wavelengths). This wavelength means a frequency range of roughly 430–750 terahertz (THz).

  12. Chlorophyll. Chlorophyll (also chlorophyl) is any of several closely related green pigments found in cyanobacteria and the chloroplasts of algae and plants. Its name is derived from the Greek words χλωρός, chloros ("green") and φύλλον, phyllon ("leaf").]Chlorophyll is essential in photosynthesis, allowing plants to absorb energy from light. Chlorophyll absorbs light most strongly in the blue portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, followed by the red portion.Conversely, it is a poor absorber of green and near-green portions of the spectrum, which it reflects, producing the green color of chlorophyll-containing tissues. Chlorophyll molecules are specifically arranged in and around photosystems that are embedded in the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts. Two types of chlorophyll exist in the photosystems of green plants: chlorophyll a and b.

  13. Chlorophyll?

  14. Chlorophyll F? Chlorophyll f is a type form of chlorophyll that absorbs further in the red (infrared light) than other chlorophylls. It was reported from stromatolites from Western Australia's Shark Bay. The finding was made by scientists at the University of Sydney led by Professor Min Chen, and is the first discovery of a new form of chlorophyll in 60 years.]However, the function of chlorophyll f in photosynthetic reactions is uncertain and the ecological distribution of chlorophyll f remains unknown. Based on NMR data, optical and mass spectra and density functional theory (DFT) simulation, it is confirmed to have a structure of C55H70O6N4Mg or [2-formyl]-chlorophyll a.

  15. What is EM? • A mix of facultativeanaerobic micro-organisms. • Theymaycontain: • L.A.B’s • Yeasts. • Phototrophicmicrobes. • Actinomycets.

  16. Phototrophic microbes? • Photosynthesis is doneby plants. • Whatsthedifinition of plants? • Whatsthedefinition of microbes?

  17. Break down organic matter? • Burning. - CO2, Water, Heath, ASh • Composting.- CO2, Water, Heath, ASh and OS • Rotting.- Water, heath, CO2, active substances • Fermenting.

  18. Pathway of breakdown. The circle of fermenting or rotting Pos. Neg. Microbes Microbes Fresh evironment Bad environment

  19. The EM Agriton system. Micro-organism population Facultative Micro-organisms (Folowers) (many) Energy spoiling Microbes (Leaders) Energy saving Microbes (Leaders) By creating a positive environment for the enrgy savers they will dominate their environment thanks to the followers..

  20. Power of the small. • Reproduction speed. • Numbers. • Surface area. • Adaption to environment.

  21. Transformation. • 1 mol of Sugar C6H12O6 • LAB and water. • 2 mol of lactic acid 2* C3H6O3 ( C6H12O6 ) and heath. • Lactic acid is a building block again for humes.

  22. Milk and Yoghurt Milk: 42,3 kcal Quantity 100 g Yoghurt 58,8 kcal Quantity 100 g Difference 70% where does the energie comes from?

  23. Bokashi test. • COMPOSTBOKASHI • Starter material: Grass cuttings • 13.400 Kg BASIC MATERIALS 13.400 Kg Difference↓ • 5.070 Kg END PRODUCT 12.970 Kg 61 % • 1.385 Kg DRY MATTER 2.985 Kg 54 % • 880 Kg ORGANIC MATTER 2.015 Kg 56 % • 440 Kg C - TOTAAL 1.010 Kg 56 %

  24. Bokashi test. • COMPOST BOKASHI • 44 Kg N - TOTAL 51 Kg 14 % • 19 Kg CALCIUM 67 Kg 72 % • 34 Kg POTASSIUM 53 Kg 36 % • 5 Kg MAGNESIUM 10 Kg 50 % • 10 C/N - VERHOUDING 20 50 %

  25. CO2 Production. Petrol 1 litre 2,780 kg CO2 2,780 kg CO2 2,780 kg CO2 Diesel 1 litre 3,190 kg CO2 3,135 kg CO2 3,135 kg CO2 LPG 1 litre 1,796 kg CO2 1,860 kg CO2 1,860 kg CO2 The impact ? 156 kg CO2 per ton = 156/ 3,315 = 47 litre diesel = 10.68 ml. Traveling by car with 1 : 45 means 480 miles. This is travelling from London to Lancaster and back!

  26. Life in the soil

  27. Results / Composting versus Fermenting Daily turning Leave for 6 weeks to ferment

  28. In practise.

  29. Results after 6 weeks.

  30. Pythium in Hyacinths.

  31. Potatoes & Bokashi

  32. Nature. In nature, everything has a reason. If we declare something useless in nature, is just a lack of understanding nature.

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