Efficient Microorganism Compost Benefits Plant Growth and Improves Soil Health in Calendula and Marigold

Sharma, Anamika; Saha, Tarak Nath; Arora, Anju; Shah, Raghubir; Nain, Lata

doi:10.1016/j.hpj.2017.07.003

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“…Although there was little difference in the chemical analyses of the soil among treatments, EM enhanced or improved the growth of plants over those of the control and fertilizer-treated plants. The beneficial effect of EM was attributed to the utilization of plant root exudates and the solubilization and mineralization of certain soil nutrients into plant available forms [23]. In other experiments, pure cultures of lactic acid bacteria were unable to promote significant differences in the humus content or chemical content of the soil.…”

Section: Effective Microorganism (Em)mentioning

confidence: 93%

“…Sharma et al [23] reported an increase in humus content of a soil amended with organic materials and inoculated with EM. Although there was little difference in the chemical analyses of the soil among treatments, EM enhanced or improved the growth of plants over those of the control and fertilizer-treated plants.…”

Section: Effective Microorganism (Em)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These microorganisms are very common in composts [31]. Composts inoculated with EM improve yields and nutrient uptake significantly for a variety of crops including wheat [11], soybean [6], rice [23], and cotton [32] more than plants grown with noninoculated composts. Talaat et al [22] stated that improved productivity in crops treated with EM-inoculated composts compared with untreated composts is related to hastened decomposition of organic compounds into plant available nutrients.…”

Section: Composts As Soil Amendmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Talaat et al [22] stated that improved productivity in crops treated with EM-inoculated composts compared with untreated composts is related to hastened decomposition of organic compounds into plant available nutrients. Sharma et al [23] added that EM compost is a good source of nutrients for crops, which can provide favorable conditions for the growth of crops, promoting the mobilization of insoluble nutrients and activating the beneficial microorganisms in soils.…”

Section: Composts As Soil Amendmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Introducing Natural Farming in Black Pepper (Piper nigrumL.) Cultivation

Sulok

Ahmed

Khew

et al. 2018

International Journal of Agronomy

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This paper reviews the role of Natural Farming as an ecological farming method to produce organically grown food of safe and high quality and at the same time improve soil quality and soil health. Currently, there is a dearth of information on the effects of Natural Farming approach on black pepper farms particularly in Sarawak, Malaysia. Previous studies on other crops had indicated positive outcome using the Natural Farming method. Thus, this paper discusses the essential role of effective microorganisms in Natural Farming and their potential in pepper cultivation. Through the action of effective microorganisms, this approach should be able to transform a degraded soil ecosystem into one that is fertile and has high nutrients availability. The mixed culture of effective microorganisms applied must be mutually compatible and coexist with one another to ensure its favorable establishment and interaction in the soil. Therefore, it is anticipated that introducing Natural Farming in black pepper cultivation can enhance the predominance of effective microorganisms in the soil, which in turn could lead to promising growth and yield of the crop.

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Section: Effective Microorganism (Em)mentioning

confidence: 93%

Section: Effective Microorganism (Em)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Composts As Soil Amendmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Composts As Soil Amendmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Introducing Natural Farming in Black Pepper (Piper nigrumL.) Cultivation

Sulok

Ahmed

Khew

et al. 2018

International Journal of Agronomy

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“…Microorganisms are responsible for various biochemical reactions related not only with the organic matter transformation, but also with the weathering of stones, by the re-mineralization process, acting as regulators of nutrients by means of the organic matter decomposition and cycling of nutrients, being, thus, source and drain of nutrients for the plant's development [7]. The use of the EM compound does not only help in the supply of nutrients, but also reduces the production costs [8].…”

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Efficient Microorganisms Applied to the Soil and in Cover on the Quinoa Crop

Favorito¹,

Seidel²,

Herrmann³

et al. 2019

JEAI

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The present study had as objective to know the effects of the natural fertilizer, from a biological compound of Efficient Microorganisms (EM-4), applied to the soil and in cover of quinoa, over its phytotechnics properties and its production. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse, in a totally randomized block design, in a factorial scheme 4x2+1 with three replicates. The first factor constituted of four doses of EM (3, 6, 9 and 12%) applied to the soil before sowing, the second factor was the application or not of the compound via foliar. The additional treatment was considered a control treatment without any application of EM. It was evaluated plant height, inflorescence height, stem diameter, inflorescence diameter, root length, root volume, root dry mass and production. The results indicate that the use of Efficient Microorganisms (EMs) increases the production in 40% independent of the dose applied, when compared to the control. The foliar or soil application of EM-4 did not influence in the production components and in the production of quinoa.

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Soil Biogeochemistry

Sihi¹,

Dari²

2020

The Soils of India

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Efficient Microorganism Compost Benefits Plant Growth and Improves Soil Health in Calendula and Marigold

Cited by 62 publications

References 21 publications

Introducing Natural Farming in Black Pepper (Piper nigrumL.) Cultivation

Introducing Natural Farming in Black Pepper (Piper nigrumL.) Cultivation

Efficient Microorganisms Applied to the Soil and in Cover on the Quinoa Crop

Soil Biogeochemistry

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