LJEKOVITO BILJE I HORTIKULTURA

EM plus Technology is a technology which uses positive effects of beneficial microorganisms in all segments of organic and conventional agriculture both in enriching the soil biological activity and having a positive impact on plants as a whole. It also maintains and improves the quality of the environment.

Available products:

  • dEMetra Aktiv
  • SjEMe Aktiv
  • EM aktiv
  • EM Aktiv Plus
  • Biolit/Zeolit
Soil treatment
Enriching the soil biological activity by using beneficial microorganisms aims at:

• improving the soil structure by making it cultivable and able to have better water intake.
• Turning nutritional substances into forms which are processable by plants.
• The presence of beneficial microorganisms prevents the negative effects of pathogenic microorganisms at the root of a plant and later to the plant as a whole
• stimulates sprouting, and quality development of the plant root system
• makes the soil more fertile in total and at the same time it is more environment friendly.

The soil needs to be treated in the preparatory phase or following the removal of a precrop if the soil is processed mechanically to plant new crops (garden plants). The treatment should consist of spraying the EM formulations at the target surface right before a soil processing treatment is undertaken (ploughing, rototilling, harrowing, etc).

Prescribed dosage per hectare:

  • 200 – 300 liters of water
  • Biolit/Zeolit po potrebi zavisno od kvaliteta zemljišta
  • stone dust Bio lit/Zeolit per need, depending on the soil quality

The treatment should be performed either in the morning or in the evening and NOT when the sun or wind is strong.

Irrigation system

Dosing beneficial microorganisms in the drip irrigation system is done in order to optimise the level of the soil moisture and its availability to the plant root system, but also to prevent the accumulation of the water calculus in the system itself.

The treatment should be repeated in 15 to 30 days interval with the following dosage:

  • 1 liter of EM Aktiv per 1000 liters of water per treatment

Seed treatment

It is recommended to treat seeds by using beneficial microorganisms in order to disinfect them, stimulate sprouting and harmonised growth.

Application method:

SjEMe Aktiv should be diluted in water with 1:50 ratio.

The seed may be dipped into diluted solution (for smaller quantities) or sprayed and stirred.

Necessary soaking time:
• small grains seed – 10 minutes
• medium grains seed – up to 30 minutes
• large grain seed – up to 1 hour

This step should be done immediately prior to the sowing, and then proceed with the standard sowing method.

Seedling treatment

Seedlings should be treated immediately before planting, so that a seedling would be as wet as possible before it is planted. This procedure would foster the seedlings’ growth and rooting as well as the plants’ later development due to more efficient photosynthesis process.

By preventing the growth of phytopathogenic organisms, the seedling is protected from diseases in the first phase of growth following replanting.

Application method:

  • EM solution (SjEMe aktiv – water 1:50) is poured into a container with a suitable size so that the whole roof of the seedling may be dipped into the solution and after 1-2 hours of soaking, the standard planting method is used.

Substrate treatment

The treatment of substrate used for the production of seedling material in a container which is based on beneficial microorganisms aims at:

  • preventing the substrate infection with pathogenic (harmful) microorganisms,
  • transforming nutritive substrate ingredients into the forms which are available to plants,
  • achieving high quality of the substrate enriched with positive microorganism cultures and special minerals which contributes to the quality production of seedling material.

The dosage needed per m3 of substrate

  • 1 liter of EM Aktiv
  • 1-2 kg of stone dust Bio lit/Zeolit

Foliar treatment in the vegetation period

Foliar treatment with beneficial microorganisms in the vegetation period aims at:

  • creating positive environment for plants by preventing diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms,
  • stimulating the plant growth, blooming, fertilisation and ripening of the fruit/vegetable,
  • increasing the plant – the seedling immune capacity,

It is necessary to do the treatment several times during vegetation period, particularly in the important phases of the seedling - fruit/vegetable growth and development. The basic treatment of the leaves surface and the fruit/vegetable is done using the formulation EM Aktiv, and it is desirable to combine it with the formulation Terrafert. The period between two treatments will be different, will depend on the phase which the seedlings or fruits/vegetables are in and it will range from 7 to 14 days.

Necessary concentration per treatment:

  • 5% of EM Aktiv
  • 2% of EM Aktiv Plus
  • 93% of water

The treatment should be performed either in the morning or in the evening and NOT when the sun or wind is strong.

EM plus products may be combined with other types of fertilizers (water soluble) or plant protection products (herbicides, pesticides, etc) and if this is the case, it is mandatory to pay attention to the withholding period of those products.

EM products DO NOT HAVE a withholding period when they are used independently and they are not harmful for bees.