Efficacy of Microbial Amendments on Vegetables in Greenhouse and Field Trials

Summary

Possible effects of microbe-containing amendments on vegetable development need clarification. Eight-week-old, organically grown seedlings of a bell, cv. Jupiter, and a non-pungent jalapeño, cv. Pace 105, pepper, both C. annuum L., were transplanted into pots containing an organic potting medium in a greenhouse experiments repeated over 2 years. Pots were fertilized with Neptune's Harvest®, a fish emulsion. One of eight amendments [Actinovate AG®, Bio Inoculant®, Bio-S.I.®, Compost Tea® (a decoction of biological material), Mpact®, ‘PMSLA and EO-12’®, Soil Activator®, Super Bio®] was applied at label rates and application timings. The control was Neptune's Harvest only. Three plants from each treatment were periodically harvested. Heights and total fresh and dry weights were determined. At