Viticulture
As in most other farming situations, the applications in Vineyards
are centered on improving your biggest asset ¡n your soil. So the aim
is get the biological activity of your soil working efficiently.
That means effective organic matter recycling, to build humus, the
food for your soil and plants. By developing a productive understorey
through the alleys between the vines and mulching the forage and
prunings, this organic matter food source in conjunction with EM, can
return the microbial life to your soil.
This will lead to better water use, efficient nutrient uptake, and
healthy soils leading to healthy vines. EM can be applied through the
irrigation system, or sprayed onto the soil, undestory and vines.
During disease pressure periods EM is targeted as a foliar
application to crops, this has 2 main functions, firstly it creates
better growing conditions and this leads to a stronger healthier plant.
Secondly it provides competitive exclusion, which means that it
out-competes pathogens for space, by inoculating the leaf surfaces with
beneficial microbes.
Therefore the target is primarily soils, and secondary as foliar. EM
can be applied directly with a sprayer or injected through an
irrigator.
Key applications for Viticulture
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On planted vineyards, apply 20 litres EM-A per ha with as much water
as possible, target key periods such as after harvest, bud movement, bunch
development. Crops can be treated frequently during the season with an
accumulative effect apparent.
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Combine with fertilizer applications to increase efficacy of applications
at 10-20 litres EM-A/ha.
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Fermented plant extract (FPE) similar to a fresh herb tea, can be made
and is used during periods of high disease pressure.
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EM5 is another preparation made using
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EM, vinegar and alcohol, and is useful as a insect repellent.
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Use EM-A to compost your grape marc, add 2-3 litres per cubic metre (go
to publications page, ref. BHU research report).
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Using EM-A in the waste water system, will control smells and improve
the function of the system, making the waste water suitable for irrigation
back to the vines or other plantings (go to publications page, ref Viticulture).
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EM-A is very effective when applied to on-site sewage systems or septic
tanks, for smell control and more efficient function. Apply EM-A weekly,
dose dependant on system capacity. Contact your EM supplier for more
details.
- Read publication:THE USE OF AN INNOVATIVE MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY (EM) FOR ENHANCING
VINEYARD PRODUCTION AND RECYCLING WASTE FROM THE WINERY BACK TO THE LAND
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