Books by Dr. Margit Olle
Here are displayed the scientific and popular scientific books of Dr. Margit Olle, which have highly innovative value. Please take a look and find yourself books that you may need.
Her extraordinary discoveries made more understandable calcium uptake by leafy vegetable crops, causing disappearing calcium deficiency disorders on plants, which made it possible to reduce the spray of Ca solutions on leaves to correct the disorder.
An additional discovery is also helping to improve a vegetable crop (tomato) performance. A literature search revealed no publications on the effect of effective microorganisms (EM) on the growth parameters of tomato transplants. Transplants with EM were significantly shorter and had a greater stem diameter than those without EM. EM improved the quality of tomato transplants, as they remained more compact with a greater stem diameter.
She was also one of the first to find out that silicon improves vegetable transplant quality. In her trial, silicic acid was applied as an aqueous spray in different concentrations from the first true leaf stage three times at two-week intervals. Tomato transplants were taller with larger stem diameters when treated with Si.
Further, she discovered while testing legume crops under Project EUROLEGUME that choosing the right sowing rate can be a crucial component for certain field pea varieties in improving their yield quality—protein yield! INNOVATION: The highest protein yield came from the varieties Capella, Clara, and Kirke. For those three varieties, there is a trend that the sowing rate increases the protein yield.
By writing those books, it can be seen her hard work and dedication to her profession, vegetable crop research.
Olle, M. 2024. The Urban Farming Handbook: [5 in 1] : Learn How to Grow Your Own Organic Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Small Spaces | Including Vertical Gardening, Container Gardening, and Composting. Amazon Kindle Edition. 112 p.
Are you living in a city and dream of having your own garden? Do you want to enjoy fresh, organic, and homegrown fruits, vegetables, and herbs despite limited space? This book is the answer to your dreams! We understand that urban living comes with unique challenges, especially when it comes to gardening. But, we believe that everyone should have access to fresh and healthy food, no matter where they live. This book will guide you through the journey of starting your own urban garden, even in the smallest of spaces. This book is designed to help you choose the best gardening method for your living situation, budget, and personal preferences. So, are you ready to start your urban farming journey? Don't wait! Hit the 'BUY NOW' button and start growing your own fresh and healthy food today!
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Olle, M. 2021. Best practices in greenhouse plant production (hardcover). USA: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. 89p.
This book aims to describe best practices in greenhouse crop production and how those methods can improve the growth, yield, quality, and protection of greenhouse crops.
First three chapters are about my three discoveries:
1. Plants were grown under a far-red filter, which filters out much of far-red light. Far-red light is responsible for the elongation of plants. When grown under a far-red filter to remove much of the far-red light then plants remain more compact (knowledge from Japan). With far-red filter plants contain more Calcium and show fewer Ca deficiency symptoms (Margit Olle discovery).
2. Negative DIF is when the night temperature is higher than the day temperature. In such condition’s plants stay more compact (Roar Moe from Norway have lots of papers about it). Under negative DIF conditions plants contain more Calcium and there are fewer Ca deficiency symptoms on plants (Margit Olle discovery).
3. Effective microorganisms (EM) improve the quality of tomato transplants because they remain compact with greater stem diameter (Margit Olle discovery).
Bokashi tea improves the growth of tomato transplants by increasing stem diameter and is allowing for pants to take up more nutrients.
Cucumber transplants were taller and stem diameter was greater in silicic acid treatment compared to control. The content of NO3, N, P, Mg were higher in Si treated plants.
Out of the results of vermicompost substrates experiments we could conclude that the best substrate to grow cress is substrate containing 25% vermicompost, peat, gravel, light gravel.
In conclusion all those best practices – negative DIF, far red filter, EM, bokashi tea, silicic acid and vermicompost – are meant to use in greenhouses. They have huge potential to apply in organic and sustainable cropping systems.
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Olle, M. 2021. Best practices against calcium deficiency in greenhouse plant production (hardcover). USA: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. 109p.
This book aims to describe best practices against calcium deficiency in greenhouse crop production and how those methods can improve the growth, yield, quality, and protection of greenhouse crops.
The first article gives an overview of the causes and control of calcium-deficiency disorders in vegetables.
The second and third chapters are about my two discoveries:
1. Plants were grown under a far-red filter, which filters out much of far-red light. Far-red light is responsible for the elongation of plants. When grown under a far-red filter to remove much of the far-red light then plants remain more compact (knowledge from Japan). With far-red filter plants contain more Calcium and show fewer Ca deficiency symptoms (Margit Olle discovery).
2. Negative DIF is when the night temperature is higher than the day temperature. In such condition’s plants stay more compact (Roar Moe from Norway have lots of papers about it). Under negative DIF conditions plants contain more Calcium and there are fewer Ca deficiency symptoms on plants (Margit Olle discovery).
The fourth article concluded that optimal size of rock wool cubes for chervil plants in present investigation was 135 cm3. The optimal pot volume for leaf lettuce plants was 0.6 L. The plants grown in those kinds of conditions had reduced amount of tipburned leaves, highest fresh weight and Ca content in leaves.
The fifth article showed that spraying with calcium reduced the incidence of calcium deficiency injury on plants. The incidence of tipburn increased with increase in salinity. It means adequate salinity levels should be used for each greenhouse crop production.
In conclusion all those best practices – negative DIF, far red filter, optimal volume of growing medium, spraying with Ca solutions and keeping adequate electrical conductivity – are the best tools to decrease the level of calcium deficiency in greenhouse crops.
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Olle, M. 2021. Best effective microorganisms practices in greenhouse plant production (hard cover). USA: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. 99p.
This book aims to illustrate the nature of EM and Bokashi technology and describe the best methods how EM and Bokashi technology can improve the growth, yield, quality, and protection of greenhouse crops.
EM can improve the quality and yield of vegetables by reducing the incidence of pests and diseases, and by protecting against weeds, thereby contributing to sustainable agriculture. Bokashi technology – coming from Asia (Japan) - is an innovative technology to improve soil fertility, plant health, yield and food quality. This technology has a huge potential to be applied in Europe, only right methodology should be developed based on the knowledge of temperature regimes. EM has been found to increase seed germination, vigour, early fruiting and the number of fruits in tomato. In most cases, it has also increased yield, probably due to increased photosynthesis. It is beneficial for pest management in tomato cultivation having pesticidal qualities. Applied with organic amendments it has enhanced weed growth in the first year which then declined significantly with time. It gave lower glycoalkaloid content in Bokashi-treated tomatoes. EM treatment increased vitamin C concentration and the content of saccharide, protein and amino acid in tomato. EM increased leaf N content and decreased leaf dry matter yield of tomatoes. EM improve the quality of tomato transplants, as they remained more compact with a greater stem diameter. EM improves the growth and reduces the nitrate content of cucumber, pumpkin and squash transplants. Bokashi tea improves the growth of tomato transplants by increasing stem diameter and is allowing for pants to take up more nutrients.
In conclusion all those best effective microorganism practices to use in greenhouses have huge potential to apply in organic and sustainable cropping systems in greenhouses – id est. to improve the growth, yield, quality, and protection of greenhouse crops and grow healthy food crops without harmful pesticide usage.
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Olle, M. 2021. Innovative technologies for sustainable crop production (hardcover). USA: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l., 83p.
This book contains 4 different chapters and shows how bokashi, effective microorganisms, Silicon and vermicompost influence the growth, yield and quality of vegetable production.
Bokashi technology – coming from Asia (Japan) - is an innovative technology to improve soil fertility, plant health, yield and food quality. This technology has a huge potential to be applied in Europe, only right methodology should be developed based on the knowledge of temperature regimes EM will influence the crop production. EM can improve the quality and yield of vegetables by reducing the incidence of pests and diseases, and by protecting against weeds, thereby contributing to sustainable agriculture. SAAT increases root system size, length of stem/tillers, leaf area, chlorophyll content and nutrient uptake, resulting in higher yield and improved. SAAT decreases effect of biotic and abiotic stresses. Therefore, SAAT is proposed as an element in sustainable cropping strategies. Vermicompost produced by the activity of earthworms is rich in macro and micronutrients, vitamins, growth hormones, enzymes such as proteases, amylases, lipase, cellulase and chitinase and immobilized microflora. Vermicompost boost all horticultural crops (cress, basil, radish, cabbage, tomato, cucumber, cabbage) growth in greenhouses without agrochemicals.
In conclusion all those innovative technologies have huge potential to apply in organic and sustainable cropping systems – id est. to grow healthy food crops without usage of harmful plant protection products.
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Olle, M. 2015. Methods to avoid Calcium deficiency on greenhouse grown leafy crops. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. 89 p.
This book presents an overview of methods used to counter Calcium deficiency on chervil, parsley and lettuce.
Physiological calcium deficiency has been an economic problem for vegetable growers for many years.
While this disorder has probably always been present, the problem has become more severe in recent years, perhaps because more intensive production practices are being used.
Calcium deficiency is usually related to the inability of the plant to translocate adequate calcium to the affected plant part rather than to insufficient soil calcium levels.
First time ever chervil tipburn symptoms description in literature.
Best methods against Ca deficiency are:
• spraying leaves with Ca solution,
• growing plants under fluorescent lamps compared to high pressure mercury or high pressure sodium lamps. It was used first time against calcium deficiency. It was successful because lamps have very different light spectrum.
• growing plants under far red filter (discovery),
• growing plants in Negative DIF conditions (discovery).
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Olle, M. 2015. Effective microorganisms influences vegetables and soybeans production. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, (in English) 118 pp.
This book gives an overview of the influence of effective microorganisms (EM) on the growth, development, yield and storage of vegetables and soybeans. The review paper is about the effect of EM on the yield and quality of tomatoes. Other papers revealed followed: EM influenced the growth of tomato transplants as they remained more compact with a greater stem diameter. EM improves the growth and reduces the nitrate content of cucumber, pumpkin and squash transplants. In a field experiment the yield of swedes was increased by EM treatment. Storability was not influenced by EM. The Ca content of swedes after harvest was higher in the treatment with EM than in that without. The yield of white cabbage was not influenced by EM treatment, although storage loss was lower with EM treatment. EM improved soybeans seed germination. To conclude, EM had a positive influence on the growth, development, yield and storage of vegetables and soybeans, with greater yields and less storage losses. Original finding: EM improved the greenhouse crops transplants, as they remained compact with a greater stem diameter.
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Olle, M. 2016. Organic cultivation of vegetables and potatoes. USA: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, (in English) 132 pp.
This book gives an overview of the organic vegetable and potato cultivation. The five review papers reveal the influence of organic farming on the growth, development, yield and storage of greenhouse and field-grown vegetables and potatoes. In review articles can be found best methodology, which can be used in organic farming of vegetables and potatoes in order to manage in best way with weeds, diseases and pests and at the same time also be productive in yield and gain better quality.
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Olle, M. 2017. The best way to save our planet Earth is EM Technology, (in English) 35 pp.
To save our planet Earth is very important, because the pollution, resource depletion and decreasing bio-diversity are damaging the planet's ecology. This book gives the best solution to the problem. This book content is crucial to all peoples of the planet. Now is the time when we can turn planet to a safer and more cleaner place to live. In this book You will read about EM Technology - which is absolutely the best way to save our planet Earth. Effective microorganisms (EM) consist of a mixture of live cultures of microorganisms isolated from fertile soils in nature, that are useful in agriculture and can help to save the environment.
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Olle, M. 2019. Advances in tomato cultivation. USA: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. , (in English), 103 pp.
This book gives an overview of the advancement in tomato cultivation. The six papers reveal the influence of different agrotechnological methods on the growth, development, yield and storage of greenhouse grown tomatoes. In first paper the tomato physiological disorders and the methods to avoid them will be discussed. In second, third, fouth and fiveth articles can be found best methodology, which can be used in organic farming of tomatoes in order to manage in best way with diseases and pests and at the same time also be productive in yield and gain better quality. In the sixth paper new promising fertilizer influence on tomato production will be discussed.
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Olle, M. 2019. Light and vegetable production. USA: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l., (in English), 125 p.
This book contains 6 different scientific articles and shows how the growth, yield and quality of indoor vegetable production can be influenced by light spectrum. Effect of light on calcium accumulation and tipburn in chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm.). The effect of far red filter on the quality of greenhouse-grown lettuce. The effect of LED light on greenhouse grown plants yield and quality. The effects of light-emitting diode lighting on greenhouse plant growth and quality. Influence of Wavelength of Light on Growth, Yield and Nutritional quality of Greenhouse Vegetables. The effect of LED lighting on the growth of cress.
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Olle, M. 2020. Biogas digestate bokashi technology. USA: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l., (in English), 35 pp.
The book contains 6 chapters about biogas digestate and about bokashi technology, which is probably the best method to avoid problems with digestate to use it in agricultural crop production. Chapter 1 is about biogas digestate bokashi technology for the advanced utilization of biogas digestate in Europe. Chapter 2 is about digestate in Europe. Chapter 3 describes digestate characteristics. Chapter 4 shows how bokashi technology can help to mitigate biogas digestate problems. Chapter 5 is about effective microorganisms. Chapter 6 teaches how EM bokashi fermented biogas digestate products can benefit agriculture?
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Olle, M. 2020. Silicon as a challenge for sustainable vegetable crop production. USA: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. , (in English), 88 pp.
This book contains 6 different scientific articles and shows how the growth, yield and nutrient content of vegetables in crop production can be influenced by Silicon treatment. The first article is a review article about how silicon (Si) influences agricultural production. The second article is about Silicon influence on tomato transplants growth. The third article is about Silicon influence on cucumber transplants growth. The fourth article is about Silicon influence on iceberg lettuce growth and nutrient content. The fifth article shows the effect Silicon influence on leaf lettuce growth and nutrient content. The sixth paper talks about how Silicon treatment influences the nutrient content of field pea seeds. Si is a second most abundant element both on the surface of the earth and in the soil. The Si in plants leads to an increase in horticulture production. It has been demonstrated to have multiple direct and indirect beneficial effects on growth and development of many plants. The beneficial effects of Si are especially pronounced in the plants exposed to abiotic and biotic stresses. Si enhances tolerance of plants to metals toxicity. Si uptake by plants improves agricultural crop quality and yield. Si application could therefore improve crop production under adverse climate and soil conditions. Si can influence positively plant growth and yield, in particular, under stress conditions. Si may increase the uptake and translocation of mineral elements in plants.
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Olle, M. 2020. Successful legume cultivation in Northern hemisphere. USA: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. , (in English), 151 pp.
This book contains 9 different scientific articles about legume cultivation and shows how the growth, yield, protein content and nutrient content of legume production in Northern hemisphere can be influenced by genotype, agrotechnology and environmental conditions. The first article is a review article about field pea organic production in the northern hemisphere. The second review article is about finding the proper sowing rate for peas and beans. The third article is about influence of sowing rate and varieties on the yield and other phenotype characteristics of under Nordic environmental conditions. The fourth article is about the effect of sowing rate and variety on the yield, protein content and height of faba beans. The fifth article shows the yield, height and content of protein of field peas (Pisum sativum L.) in Estonian agro-climatic conditions. The sixth paper talks about the influence of foliar applied Silicic acid on N, P, K, Ca and Mg concentrations in field peas. The seventh article is finding best field pea (Pisum sativum L.) cultivars for breeding in Northern climatic conditions. The eighth article is about selecting appropriate faba bean var. minor varieties for production under Northern European environmental conditions. The ninth article is about assessing the effect of the effect of effective microorganisms on yield and quality of peas.
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Olle, M. 2020. Vermicompost is boosting greenhouse vegetable production. USA: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l. (in English), 101 pp.
Vermicompost produced by the activity of earthworms is rich in macro and micronutrients, vitamins, growth hormones, enzymes such as proteases, amylases, lipase, cellulase and chitinase and immobilized microflora. The enzymes continue to disintegrate organic matter even after they have been ejected from the worms. Reduced use of water for irrigation, reduced pest attack, reduced termite attack, reduced weed growth; faster rate of seed germination and rapid seedlings growth and development; greater numbers of fruits per plant (in vegetable crops) and greater numbers of seeds per year (in cereal crops) are only some of the beneficial effects of the vermicompost usage in agricultural production. In my trials, vermicompost boosted all horticultural crops (cress, basil, radish, cabbage, tomato, cucumber, cabbage) growth in greenhouses without agrochemicals. This book contains 7 different scientific articles and shows how the growth and quality of indoor vegetable production can be influenced by adding vermicompost to growth substrates. The first article is a review article about vermicompost and plant production. The second article is about vermicompost influence on basil growth. The third article is about vermicompost and tomato growth. The fourth article is about vermicompost growth substrates for cress. The fifth article shows the effect of vermicompost to white cabbage transplants. The sixth paper talks about vermicompost and cucumber transplants. The seventh article is assessing the influence of vermicompost on radish growth and nutrient content.
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