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6065244 |
Plant spray shield method
A plant spray shield for spraying a plant with a chemical, such as a weed killer, has a generally funnel shaped body having an elongated slot extending along one side thereof to allow elongated...
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6065245 |
Integrated aquaculture-hydroponics systems: nutrient dynamics and designer diet development
A dietary inclusion model for an integrated aquaculture-hydroponics system is derived from the concept of mass conservation. The model enables the maintenance of near-equilibrium concentrations of...
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6061956 |
Drying sand to prevent freezing without the use of salt
A method for supplying dry sand for spreading on road surfaces in freezing temperatures in a condition in which the sand remains fluid in freezing temperatures without the addition of salt includes...
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6060313 |
Methods for clone-multiplication of paphiopedilums
The present invention provides a method for clone-multiplication of a Paphiopedilum wherein a scape terminal bud or an axillary shoot, whose surface has been sterilized, or an aseptic shoot...
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6060314 |
Utility-high carbon dioxide and light quality and quantity in woody plant propagation
The present invention relates to the propagation of plants and plant tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method for propagating woody plant material comprising culturing the...
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6055768 |
Apparatus for electrically charging fluids
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus to energize a fluid. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a housing defining a bore therethrough within which is disposed an antenna so...
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6055771 |
Germination of livestock feed grains using effluent from livestock waste digestion
A system for germinating livestock feed grains and growing sprouts therefrom using a plant nutritive effluent from a manure treatment process includes a germination tray conveyor having an endless...
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6057157 |
Flower initiation inducer
An agent for inducing flower bud formation in plants comprising an unsaturated fatty acid having an oxo group and a hydroxy group, a hydroperoxy group, or an oxo group, a hydroxy group, and a...
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6052943 |
Fiber barriers for control of agricultural pests
The invention presents the use of non-woven fiber barriers applied to agricultural products or the plants to protect agriculturally or aesthetically valuable plants from damage inflicted by pests...
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6050026 |
Cultivation of flowering plants
To make it possible to control the forms of flowering plants by controlling light quality of cultivation light, without using any chemicals such as dwarfing agents, a method of cultivating a...
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6051435 |
Method for detecting growth stress in plants
A method of detecting environmental stress in plants, particular water stress in cotton plants is based on a hot dilute acid extraction of plant tissues such as cotton fibers. The extracts are...
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6049027 |
Hybrid sorrel plant and seed
According to the invention, there is provided a hybrid forage spinach plant designated Modern Slam, which has the advantages of being drought-resistant, cold-resistant, flood-resistant, the ability...
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6045657 |
Clay compositions and their use in paper making
Paper making processes, including microparticulate processes, which utilise bentonite are provided with bentonite in the form of a concentrate, or a dilute dispersion made by diluting the...
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6035577 |
Temporarily stabilized natural turf
A temporarily stabilized natural turf conforms to a foundation of uniform or nonuniform topography, for instance a golf course green, and includes a flexible biodegradable primary backing with...
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6032413 |
Hydrophilic plant growth substrate, comprising a furan resin
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6032412 |
Moulded bodies comprising of humus-containing plant substrate consolidated with polyurethane/polyurea, a process for producing them and their use in plant cultivation
Moulded bodies are described which comprise a humus-containing plant substrate consolidated with polyurethane/polyurea, which are obtainable by slurrying a humus-containing plant substrate in...
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6031153 |
Method for protecting plants
The present invention concerns a method of protecting plants from pathogen attack through synergistic disease resistance attained by applying a conventional microbicide to immunomodulated plants....
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6027740 |
Method for protecting surfaces from arthropod infestation
Disclosed is a method for protecting surfaces from arthropod infestation which involves treating the surface with an effective amount of finely divided calcined kaolins, hydrophobic calcined...
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6018909 |
Subsurface soil conditioning
Soil profiles of sports fields, such as those in stadiums and golf courses, are treated by injecting or suctioning gases and water by means of buried horizontal pipe arrays or by vertical...
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6019551 |
Extracting system and method
An extractor comprising (a) a frame being configurable in an extracting position having a front and back orientation; and (b) an extractor assembly mountable to said frame for imparting a backward...
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6009663 |
Carrier for seeds and consumable particulates
This disclosure concerns affixing various seeds, such as grass seeds, to surfaces or cavities of specially manufactured fertilizer carriers formed into various shapes, e.g. star cross-sections,...
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6006470 |
Nematicidal proteins
The use of mannose binding lectins derived from Amaryllidaceae, Alliaceae, or Vicieae for the control of nematodes, in which said use may be either direct or via transgenic plant expression, and a...
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5998330 |
UV stable microbial insecticides, methods of making, methods of using
A method of treating vegetation by application of a microbial insecticide in which a quinone has been covalently bonded to the viral occlusion body surface of the microbial insecticide in order to...
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5992090 |
Process for producing vegetative and tuber growth regulator
A process of making a vegetative and tuber growth regulator. The vegetative and tuber growth regulator is made by growing potato plants in a recirculating hydroponic system for a sufficient time to...
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5992089 |
Process for sequestering into the ocean the atmospheric greenhouse gas carbon dioxide by means of supplementing the ocean with ammonia or salts thereof
The present invention provides a method for removing CO 2 from the atmosphere. The method comprises the step of delivering a source of nitrogen to the mixed layer of the ocean to cause an increase...
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5992091 |
Seed priming
A method for treating plant seed is provided comprising contacting them with a first surface of semi-permeable membrane having first and second surfaces, the second surface being in direct contact...
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5974735 |
Sodding element and method of producing sodding
A sodding element for sodding sod bodies consisting of natural soil and/or substrate surfaces is described. The sodding element comprises a seed mat, which has seeds that are distributed uniformly...
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5974733 |
Greenhouse conveyor system and methods
A conveying method and a conveyor for carrying out the method is disclosed for manually moving plant stock around in a greenhouse. The method utilizes an elongated rectangular conveyor with rounded...
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5956896 |
Methods and apparatus for reducing carbon 14 in living tissue
A method is provided for growing plants in an environment having air containing carbon dioxide which is lower in carbon 14 content than under normal ambient conditions. Such plants grown under...
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5950360 |
Use of gel formulations as dressing agents for plant seed
Disclosed are gel formulations, which are useful for dressing plant seed. The gel formulations comprise at least one active compound, at least one gel-forming agent, water, and an additive.
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5951978 |
Microorganisms for improving plant productivity
The present invention is directed to a crop inoculant that includes Azospirillum brasilense SAB MKB. The crop inoculant is effective for consistently improving soil quality and increasing plant...
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5950361 |
Plant activating method
A plant activator which is strip-shaped, and includes a silicon layer provided on one or both surfaces of the base sheet or within a base sheet and containing Si or SiO X (0<X <2) as a main...
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5943821 |
Process for packaging plant tissues cultured in vitro for transport
Plant tissues which have been cultured in vitro are packaged with a nutritive medium for survival of the tissues in a sealed sterile container and with support members so that the plant tissues are...
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5934011 |
Seedling culture mat
A seedling culture mat comprising a mat which comprises a fibrous substrate or a water-soluble film or paper, a nonionic water-absorbing polymer in a film, tape, fiber or powder form which is...
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5930950 |
Method of inhibiting the formation of crystalline mineral deposits in soil
The present invention provides an improved method for growing a plant in soil while irrigating the soil with water which contains deposit forming minerals. According to the present invention, an...
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5930949 |
Hydration of seeds with partially hydrated super absorbent polymer particles
The germination of seeds is improved by treating the seeds with a solid-form super absorbent polymer that has absorbed water. Super absorbent polymer particles that contain an amount of water such...
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5927005 |
Phytoremediation of heavy metals with creosote plants
Methods are described for the decontamination of soil containing heavy metals. In particular, these methods rely on phytoremediation using the plants of the species Larrea tridentata, the creosote...
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5927003 |
Polymeric media amendment
A medium for enhancing growth and availability of water and nutrients during plant growth, comprising a synthetic resin and a support material, the resin consisting essentially of a...
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5927004 |
Beneficial insect compositions and method of making same
The compositions of the invention are the in-situ prepared spray coated beneficial insects, which may be the beneficial insect alone, or within the confines of a host. The method of making the...
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5921024 |
Method of nursery tree hydroponics and fertilizer for nursery tree hydroponics
A raising seedling pot provided with passing parts on the side face and the bottom and capable of undergoing fracture is filled with a culture medium comprising a mixture of smoked charcoal or rice...
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5918413 |
Coated seed and process for producing the same
The present invention is characterized by coating a seed with from 0.1 to 25% by weight of a powder (A) composed of one or both of montmorillonite and bentonite and having an average particle...
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5918416 |
Aeroponic plant growth apparatus and method
A method for aeroponically growing plants which involves an elongate vertically oriented plant chamber having a plurality of plant receiving apertures through its side wall. Plants are stationed in...
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5914295 |
Implantable molded articles for the administration of active substances to plants
Implantable, partially biodegradable, polymer-containing molded articles for the administration of active substances to plants are characterized by the fact that they comprise at least one...
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5913729 |
Method for cultivating garlic plants
Efficient methods for cultivating garlic plants are disclosed. Bulbils, which are smaller but available in a larger number per plant than cloves, are used in: a first method for cultivating garlic...
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5910050 |
Solid matrix conditioning of seeds for sorting purposes
In the process of the invention, the seed to be treated, a predetermined amount of solid matrix material and a predetermined amount of water are admixed and the mixture allowed to stand, preferably...
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5907925 |
Method for treatment of waste material
A method of treating waste materials such as city or animal sewage which may contain toxic chemicals includes supplying the waste materials in slurry form using a dispensing machine in the field to...
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5899020 |
Method for the vegetative propagation of grasses
A novel method is proposed for the vegetative propagation of grasses and some dicots comprised first of growing sods of the desired cultivar over plastic sheeting in a sterile medium. When the...
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5894696 |
Method of and apparatus for supplying a solution for raising of terrestrial plants
A method of efficiently supplying terrestrial plants with raising substances such as a solution comprises the steps of: producing a solution by an electrolysis of a water using a carbonaceous...
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5891431 |
Transgenic virus
The present invention describes a new kind of transgenic virus which comprise insect transcription factors. Specifically, the transgenic insect virus comprises insect transcription factors that are...
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5870854 |
Gelatin-plastic foam seed germination and plant growth method
A melted gelatin (specific example agar) is employed to saturate a plastic foam disk and, after solidification, to provide a medium to promote seed germination and plant growth. After germination,...
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