Effect
No effect on produce quality
EM-1 treated Winter Barley, cv. Lyric, showed no significant change in yield (+11.9%) 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
Barley, Hordeum vulgare L.
Trial application
Method
Soil spray
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
