I am investigating Higa's "effective microorganisms" (EM) discussed in:
Higa T (1991) Effective microorganisms: a biotechnology for mankind. J.F. Parr, S.B. Hornick, C.E. Whitman (Eds.), Proceedings of 1st Kyusei Nature Farming, October 17–21, 1989, USDA, Washington, D.C., USA. 8–14
Higa T, & Parr JF (1994). Beneficial and effective microorganisms for a sustainable agriculture and environment (Vol. 1). Atami,, Japan: International Nature Farming Research Center.
and other papers. In the papers I have seen, it says EM are about 80 different species. I have been unable to find a list of these species. Does anyone know if such a list exists? Thank you!
As far as I know, the organismic composition of EM varies from producer to producer. At least three to five metabolic types have to be present to be effective: e.g., Lactic acid bacteria (such as Lactobacillus casei), yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), phototrophs (Rhodopseudomona palustris). see Patent US5591634 (A)
As far as I know, the organismic composition of EM varies from producer to producer. At least three to five metabolic types have to be present to be effective: e.g., Lactic acid bacteria (such as Lactobacillus casei), yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), phototrophs (Rhodopseudomona palustris). see Patent US5591634 (A)
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