Effect
No effect on produce quality
EM-1 treated Potato, cv. Appell, showed no significant change in yield (+21.5%) compared to untreated control plants.
Trial details
outdoor, unprotected, soil grown (medium eutric Regosol, 16% clay, 24% silt, 60% sand). EM-1® activated by anaerobic fermentation as per manufacturer's instructions to produce EMA.
Switzerland
Crop
Potato, Solanum tuberosum L.
Trial application
Method
Soil spray and seed soak
Timing
First application before sowing, followed by 2 treatments during vegetative growth period
Rate
110 L/ha
2010
How effective are ‘Effective microorganisms (EM)’? Results from a field study in temperate climate
Applied Soil Ecology
46(2)
230-239
Crop group
