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Effect of EM and EM- Fermented Compost on the Growth and Yield of Rice and Vegetable Crops in Korea

K. H. Lee and S. D. Cho

Korea Nature Farming Research Center, Suweon, Korea

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Abstract

Experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of EM-fermented compost on the growth and yield of various crops. EM-fermented compost was applied to soil at a rate of 300 kilograms per 10 are; the yield of rice was increased by 16 percent over the average yield for Korea. Growth and yield of lettuce, leaf radish, chinese cabbage and carrot were increased with EM-fermented compost treatments compared with chemical fertilizer treatments. Red peppers cultivated with EM-fermented compost were normal but red peppers in the fertilizer plots were affected by damping-off disease caused by Fusarium spp. that began two weeks after planting. In the red pepper experiments, EM-fermented compost was relatively effective for controlling soil-borne diseases.