Process for the cultivation of aquatic plants, the resulting plants, and their uses
US4961774A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2008 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC05F11/00
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In the process for the hydroponic cultivation of aquatic plants and, in particular, water hyacinth, the plants are cultivated in a nutrient aqueous solution containing at least one nitrogen compound and elements such as P, K, Ca, Mg, S and Fe. The nitrogen compound is formed by adding urea to the nutrient solution. Use of the juice extracted from the resulting aquatic plant as a bio-stimulant for plant growth and seed germination.
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