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Agricultural processes and products

US5317834A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 10, 1991
Grant dateJun 7, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 10, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S71/904
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods for promoting the survivability and growth of seeds and seedlings which employ a fertilizer or a synergistic combination of a fertilizer and a moisture absorbing polymer which furnishes a reservoir of the moisture needed for plant growth and also provides a growth medium for soil bacteria relied upon to break down and release nitrogen from the fertilizer molecules. Systems for delivering these formulations and for verifying the delivery of the material.

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