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5229114 Approaches useful for the control of root nodulation of leguminous plants  
A novel approach for the increased dinitrogen fixation of leguminous plants wherein the root nodulation of the leguminous plant is controlled so as to promote nodulation by a desired bradyrhizobial...
5224967 Protective wrap for preventing damage to girdled trees and other plants and method  
The invention provides a method of preserving the life of girdled plants, such as trees, shrubs or flowering plants, comprising applying to the girdled area a wrap composed of a flexible tape...
5212903 Greenhouse construction and liquid distribution system  
A greenhouse for providing improved growth and environmental control for growing plants comprising a frame defining a structure having a given length and width forming a bounded, interior region...
5211722 Divot anchoring process  
A turf anchor stake having a flat shank with a pointed lower end and a headed upper end or two flat shanks connected by a crossbar can be driven through turf into the soil beneath the turf to hold...
5205068 Method for cultivation of turf  
A method of cultivating turf involving use of a first base of close mesh material such as hessian, cotton or synthetic material or a cotton/synthetic mix molded plastics material or knitted, woven...
5203138 Method for preserving fresh cut flowers or plant cuttings  
A method for preserving fresh cut flowers or plant cuttings, which entails: a) subjecting said fresh cut flowers or plant cuttings to a gas mixture containing about 80% to about 98% N 2 O,...
5201925 Device for transcuticular application of active substances to plants  
A device for the transcuticular administration of active substances to plants, and a method of using the same to treat plants with fungicidal, herbicidal, insecticidal and/or acaricidal substances.
5188642 Glyphosate-resistant plants  
This invention involves a cloning or expression vector comprising a gene which encodes 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) polypeptide which, when expressed in a plant cell contains...
5186723 Process for the preparation and use of antidote-carrying maize plant parts useful for lowering the cultivated plant-damaging effect of thiolcarbamates and chloroacetanilides  
The invention relates to a process for the preparation and use of antidote-carrying maize plant parts which are useful for lowering the cultivated plant-damaging effect of thiolcarbamates and...
5184656 Method of cutting frond stubs from a date palm  
A method of cutting frond stubs of a date palm tree to produce a palm bark surface free of pockets where water can collect and which reduces the possibility of pathogen intrusion and proliferation...
5183477 Foliar spray agent for protecting agricultural and horticultural plants against disease injury  
A foliar spray agent containing an alkali metal silicate as an active ingredient protects agricultural and horticultural plants from disease injury by spraying on the leaves of plants. Treatment of...
5178642 Inoculum from ectomycorrhizal fungi forming endomycorrhizal infection with herbaceous plants  
Fungal inoculants for plants producing ectomycorrhizae with woody plants or endomycorrhizae with leafy plants are formed in perlite from microsclerotia-producing fungi such as Cenococcum geophilium.
5174807 Plant eradication method  
A method of eradicating plants on an inaccessible terrain by selecting hollow balls formed by a frangible membrane, filling such balls with respective charges of herbicide fluid of the type to...
5174794 Underwater stem cutter  
An underwater flower stem cutter having a U-shaped frame adapted to fit into a mobile flower container which is partially filled with water. Securing means are arranged on a wall of the frame for...
5174793 Method of enhancing plant growth using light levels lower than photo saturation intensity  
A method of plant cultivaton and growth acceleration includes enclosing the plants within a reflective chamber, controlling the CO 2 concentration within said chamber so as to be at least 200 ppm,...
5171683 Integument and method for micropropagation and tissue culturing  
An integument and related process for the micropropagation of tissue and for the culturing of other organic matter is made of a translucent and semipermeable membrane.
5159779 Seed germinating device and method of use  
A device (10) for germinating seeds (S) is described. The device includes tubes (30) inside the container mounted on a base (31). The seeds are soaked in a solution (A) and then the spent solution...
5155932 Method for aseptically rooting of in-vitro propagated material for the horti- and agriculture  
A method for aseptically rooting of in-vitro propagated material for the horti- and agriculture, using a rooting medium, within a closed integument formed of a semi-permeable and translucent...
5138793 Process for the preservation of plant embryos  
Plant embryos are preserved by coating a plant embryo with oil in an amount sufficient for causing hypoxia and then cooling and storing the coated embryo at a temperature above the cold sensitivity...
5138794 Method for producing lilium elegans  
A new and innovative technique of producing Lilium elegans Asiatic hybrid lily is disclosed. Very small bulbils from leaf axils of L. elegans receives sequential low-high-low temperature treatment...
5134803 Method of cultivating cut flower of rose  
The invention relates to cultivation of a rose plant in a greenhouse and the like which is capable of growing a rose so that an object twig with a flower can be cut in about a waist-high position,...
5127186 Encapsulated earthworm cocoons  
Gel capsules having a size approximately equal to that of the seed being planted and which contain: (a) an earthworm cocoon having one or more viable eggs; and (b) a material to provide a density...
5126263 Utilization of plant protoplasts  
Plant protoplasts are exposed for interaction with an external agent by exposing the plasma membrane of protoplasts in the root hairs of the plant without release of protoplasts from the plant....
5119589 Methods of priming seed  
Seed is primed by progressive hydration in a rotating drum (1) by water introduced as steam from a steam generator through an outlet pipe (5) to condense as a mist on the drum walls or as liquid...
5119588 Method and apparatus for culturing autotrophic plants from heterotrophic plant material  
A method and apparatus is disclosed for growing embryonic or other undeveloped plant material in a controlled, biologically sterile environment to produce plants capable of surviving in soil in an...
5102715 Label with bactericidal agent for prolonging the life of cut flowers  
An article for preserving fresh cut flowers placed in water, which is in the form of a label applicable to one or more stalks of the cut flowers. The label has a water insoluble carrier layer, a...
5090156 Method for storing bulbs  
A method for storing a seedling, a nursery plant and a bulb for a long period under an ordinary temperature condition by immersing a seedling, a nursery plant and a bulb in a solution containing a...
5086585 Substrate for out-of-ground cultivation and method for the production thereof  
A substrate for out-of-ground cultivation is made of a felt of mineral fibers obtained by continuous longitudinal compression, at a rate between 1.5 and 15, of a sheet of mineral fibers in which...
5073503 Biothermographic analysis of plants  
A method of biothermographically screening plants for favorable genetic characteristics such as drought resistance or heat tolerance is provided which comprises the nondestructive laboratory...
5070643 Method and cover for grass protection and restoration and for seed germination  
A method of protecting outdoor grass areas from dessication and winter kill; for enhancing seed germination both grass seed and flower and vegetable seeds; and for increasing soil temperature and...
5068998 Process for improving the organoleptic properties of wines  
The present invention relates to a process for improving the organoleptic properties of wines comprising the step of treating standing grapes that will be used for wine production less than one...
5066594 Method for the manipulation of pollen in plants  
The present method is directed to a method for the in vitro stabilization and manipulation of pollen from flowering plants. Specifically, the in vitro stabilization method comprises stabilizing...
5060418 Method of transplanting a container grown plant  
The invention is a method for treating a plant growth medium containing a plant so that the growth medium remains intact around the roots during transplanting operations. This involves treating the...
5058318 Process for the production of lilium species  
The subject invention concerns a process for the expeditious production of members of the Lilium genus. Using the procedures described here, it is possible to produce Lilium bulbs of forcing size...
5056260 Apparatus for accelerating the growth rate of agronomic and horticulture plant varieties  
Vibration-causing-motion in combination with semihydroponics is used to accelerate plant growth at a faster rate than other current systems. The system of the invention utilizes a frequency of 45...
5048226 Appartus for selecting and discharging seeds  
A seeding machine has a drum and roller urged together to define a seed trough. Bristles close one end of the trough and a hopper adjacent that end feeds a continuous supply of seeds to the trough....
5047343 Microtuber propagation of potatoes  
The production of potatoes by growing a large number of independent shoot axes, each of which will form one or more microtubers, from a single microtuber is disclosed. This system has three...
5043009 Process for treating plants  
The present invention provides a method for controlling weeds, e.g. plant growth, using a combination of a herbicide that is absorbed by the plant, together with the application of sound at a...
5037754 Culture vessel  
A culture vessel at least a part of which comprises a film a fluorine-containing melt processable resin, which is suitable for culturing which requires gas permeability.
5035078 Tree protection and transparent wrapping  
Citrus tree is protected against freeze damage by wrap that keeps moisture from wrapped surface of tree. Wrap can be transparent to permit inspection and transparent wrap can also be used for...
5031358 Portable plant husbandry system  
Many people have indoor plants in their homes, often of a variety of species. Each plant species requires specific climatic conditions for luxuriant growth. Such requirements include the correct...
5022181 Method and apparatus for use in plant growth promotion and flower development  
Method and apparatus for encouraging maximal plant growth which method and apparatus comprise a light filter which prevents the natural decay of plant growth stimulating materials by absorption of...
5019501 Process for the activation of promoters of bacteria  
A process for the activation of genes in micro-organisms, in which genes not occurring as such in nature are activated by contact with plants or with the substance or substances causing the...
5014462 Soil amendment with rubber particles  
Soil amendment techniques are described utilizing solid rubber particles to be mixed with soil to improve porosity and reduce compaction. The rubber particles are preferably derived from shredded...
5012609 Method and apparatus for irradiation of plants using optoelectronic devices  
Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for irradiation of plants using optoelectronic devices. In accordance with this invention, optoelectronic devices that emit radiant energy at the appropriate...
5009029 Conductive temperature control system for plant cultivation  
A method and apparatus for growing plants by controlling growing temperatures in conventional and hydroponic planting systems. Plants placed in a plant growing medium are contained in metal growing...
4993185 Process for improving quality of fruit  
The quality including sugar content of fruit can be readily improved regardless of the climate or varieties by applying alginic oligosaccharide(s), which are obtained by enzymatically decomposing...
4992243 Method of sterilizing anthers  
The present invention relates to the art of agriculture. The method of sterilizing anthers of plants comprises treatment of the plants with a sterilizing agent in combination with a diluent during...
4991343 Process for preventing the spread of vegetation  
A process for preventing the spread of vegetation from one area to another is disclosed. In the first step of this process, a vegetation-encroachment barrier is provided. The barrier preferably...
4982526 Mat-like lawngrass for transplantation and methods of manufacture and transplantation of the same  
The present invention provides mat-like lawngrass for transplantation, which comprises runner-like lawngrass obtained by fraying out sods and sandwiched between a net and a cover member and is...