Method and system for treating irrigation water
US12402578B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC02F2201/486
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for treating irrigation water by introducing a propagating electromagnetic field into the irrigation water as it flows through an irrigation system. The treatments described herein may have a variety of beneficial effects when applied to hydrophobic soils, including a significant increase in the percentage of the water that is maintained in the root zone of a given crop as plant-available water and the essential mineral, e.g. calcium and/or magnesium, uptake of that crop. The treatments described herein may also have beneficial effects when applied to hydrophilic soils, and particularly high salinity, hydrophilic soils, including a reduction in the soil salinity, including the amount of chlorates, within a root zone of a crop.
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