Agricultural methods with superheated steam
USRE38857E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 1, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
Methods for treating plants and fields in agricultural applications are provided by selective delivery of superheated steam. Particularly preferred applications include delivery adjacent to grape vine leaves in order to defoliate basal leaves and to kill localized insect pests, and by injecting superheated steam in strawberry beds prior to planting to kill nematodes. The superheated steam is delivered at temperatures in excess of about 250° F.
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