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4978555 |
Method for de-vitalizing seed
A method for devitalizing a seed product, using inert gas and heat without substantial loss of said product quality is provided. The method is especially useful for devitalizing corn seed used for...
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4975105 |
Method for coating bareroot plants with a live microbial colony
The present invention provides a method for developing a culture of microorganisms in the rhizosphere of plants by dipping roots of the plants in a hydrated super absorbant polymer containing...
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4968790 |
Antidiabetic phosphates
Phosphates are disclosed which stimulate the enzyme fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase and inhibit the enzyme 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase, thereby lowering glucose levels in mammals. These phosphates may...
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4952229 |
Plant supplement and method for increasing plant productivity and quality
A soil and foliar supplement for application to plants to improve plant growth and quality. A method for increasing plant productivity and quality also is disclosed. The supplement includes a...
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4945059 |
Method of proliferating vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
A method of proliferating vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (i.e., VAM fungi) is disclosed which comprises inoculating VAM fungi in a soil medium containing a potato and a porous amphoteric...
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4941282 |
Wildflower sod mat and method of propagation
An improved method of manufacturing and propagating wildflower sod mats, suitable for outdoor or indoor propagation. The improvement comprises a sod mat which is formed of a sheet or sheets of...
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4937971 |
Process of grafted cuttings of stock and scion from in vitro
Starting from a herbaceous cutting, which may be derived from in vitro culture, of stock and of a herbaceous scion, the process consists of inserting the scion (12') having a single bud, into the...
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4934094 |
Method of growing sod and sod product thereby formed
A method of growing sod and sod product produced thereby wherein mushroom mulch is used as a growing medium. A seed bed is formed by sowing seeds on the upper surface of a mulch layer. A porous net...
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4934095 |
Method for propagating and growing plants of the bromeliaceae family, and plants obtained in this way
In a method of propagating and growing plants of the bromeliaceae family, in particular of the genus pineapple, to obtain ornamental pot plants, the plant is caused to grow in the usual way until a...
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4933122 |
Process and apparatus for producing beads
Bead producing process and an apparatus in which sol having enzymes, plant tissues, etc. dispersed therein is dropped into a solidifying liquid through a perforated plate. The sol is fed from a sol...
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4931394 |
Vitro propagation of grape via leaf disk culture
Angiosperm nodes are cultured to develop plantlets. The plantlets are exposed to photoperiods of light and dark. Leaf tissue removed from the plantlets when cultured produces at least 20% embryos.
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4926583 |
Apparatus 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....
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4920694 |
Method and apparatus for culturing plants
Improved method and apparatus for plant culture, particularly in arid regions. A culture bed is defined by moisture-proof walls and is charged with soil. Pipes disposed at the bottom of the culture...
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4914858 |
Method and device for lighting seeds or plants
A method for fostering the germination of plant seeds or the cultivation of plant cuttings wherein light-emitting diodes are positioned closely proximate the plant seeds or plant cuttings and...
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4912874 |
Solid matrix priming of seeds
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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4908984 |
Culturing plants with a dwarf habit
For culturing a plant so as to have a dwaft habit the plant is placed in cavity inside a pot made of porous material, as for example clay. The plant pot is placed in an outer vessel, preferably...
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4905411 |
Seed treatment
The invention relates to germinated seeds of a plant species other than one characterised by a seminal root system, for example seeds of small seeded vegetables, the seeds having emerged radicles...
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4897957 |
Precision flowering of regal pelargoniums (pelargonium xdomesticum)
The precision flowering of Regal Pelargoniums includes the following six stages: the production of pathogen indexed Mother Block and selection phase, the stock plant production phase, the...
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4890417 |
Bank planter
An elongated member having one arcuate shaped edge and on the opposite side a straight edge may be used to plant vegetative matter on a bank or hill. The elongated member is curved into a...
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4885868 |
Banding techniques for plant propagation
An opaque flexible separable hook and loop fastener, e.g. Velcro, is used to band a portion of a plant stemming to enhance rooting of a cutting subsequently derived therefrom. Etiolation prior to...
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4879840 |
Method and an apparatus for mechanized setting out and harvesting of chicory
The invention relates to a completely mechanized method for raising and harvesting chicory and similar crops raised in sprouting trays. Thereby roots held in supply are fixed in rows in or at roots...
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4878936 |
Method to enhance root nodulation in legumes and inoculum preparation therefor
A method for enhancing nodulation in legumes growing in a growing medium. The method includes the step of placing in the growing medium in the immediate vicinity of the roots of the legume the...
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4837970 |
Method of selecting live sugar beet seeds from a mixture of live and dead seeds
A method for selecting live seeds of sugar beet (those which are able to germinate) from dead seeds (those which are unable to germinate) based on the case of seed-cap releasing. When immersed in...
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4835903 |
Carbonic acid application to plants
By specific setting of the CO 2 content and pH value of the spraying mixtures containing, apart from water, minerals and/or products for pest and disease control of the plant, the metabolism of...
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4834899 |
Method for preventing frost damage to plants
A method for preventing frost damage to plants, comprising applying a bactericide to the surfaces of the plants in an amount sufficient to effectively eliminate several species of ice-nucleation...
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4835339 |
Tomato anther culture
A method is disclosed for forming haploid tomato plants. Plants so formed are normal, flowering plants but are sterile. Methods are taught of doubling the chromosome number of the haploid plants to...
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4827666 |
Method and apparatus for molding fruits
A method and apparatus for growing squash, cucumbers and other fruits in desired shapes. The fruit, while growing on the plant, is enclosed within the internal cavity of an oversized mold having a...
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4819373 |
Method of thinning fruitlets or fruits of crops
A process for thinning fruitlets or fruits by exposing the crops to far-red night-break lighting treatments at certain stages of flower and fruit growth and development.
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4819374 |
Thermoplastic films for soil treatment
Thermoplastic films comprising laminates of polyolefin and a relatively thinner polyamide layer are employed as protective coverings over agricultural fields, which have been treated with...
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4817333 |
Process for the acid-base disinfection of rice seeds
The present invention relates to a process for the disinfection of seeds, especially rice which comprises applying an acidic solution onto the surface of seeds, thereafter neutralizing the effect...
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4797145 |
Method of agricultural soil improvement
Improvement in the physical properties of soil is achieved by the application of aqueous mixtures of agricultural polyelectrolytes and polysaccharides to the soil. The combination of agricultural...
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RE32808 |
Plant propagating container and method
A seedling growing container is illustrated wherein a number of removable partitions or barriers are positioned together in a block. Each of the partitions has interconnected diverging walls...
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4788793 |
Method of inhibiting premature budding of short-day floral crops
A method of inhibiting premature budding and subsequent flowering of a floral crop selected from the group of chrysanthemum and poinsettia during the season in which the daily photoperiod does not...
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4780988 |
Method of producing rod-shaped incipient plant carrying devices
Rod-shaped incipient plant carrying devices which contain or can contain seeds or plant cuttings are formed from a web of paper and a filler of synthetic fibers and/or particles of synthetic foam...
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4774787 |
Vessel and method to attach novelty articles to plant for display
An apparatus and method for attaching novelty articles, such as small precious stones, to a plant for display. A dicotyledonous seed is secured in a cage to which is attached the novelty article,...
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4771912 |
Method and apparatus for depositing articles such as seeds
There is provided an improved cassette particularly adapted for sowing seeds utilizing a plurality of adjacent stacked plates having a plurality of perforations therein. The perforations are...
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4771571 |
Method for treating pineapple to prevent pineapple fruit diseases
Ripening pineapple fruit in the field is treated with effective amounts of an aqueous solution of a nonionic surfactant to inhibit infection of the pineapple fruit by disease-causing...
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4767888 |
Production of cole crops which exhibit triazine tolerance
Improved plants of Brassica oleracea and seeds capable of forming the same are provided. Such plants are fully male and female fertile and possess the usual complement of 18 chromosomes. However,...
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4759945 |
Process for dressing and/or encrusting seed grains
Seed grains are dressed and/or encrusted with an aqueous dressing and/or encrusting liquid wherein the liquid contains a relatively large amount of water and the treated seed grains are dried very...
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4755942 |
System for indicating water stress in crops which inhibits data collection if solar insolation exceeds a range from an initial measured value
An apparatus and method for indicating whether irrigation of an agricultural crop is required based on the measurement of crop water stress. The apparatus and method include a plurality of sensors...
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4726144 |
Fumigation methods and compositions
The invention is directed to the fumigation of soils, enclosed spaces, agricultural products and other commodities, etc., using compositions which decompose to form carbon disulfide and certain...
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4724632 |
Filament seed thresher
A method and apparatus for removing appendages from seeds are described. The apparatus includes a chamber to contain the seed to be threshed. Mounted rotatively in the chamber is at least one...
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4724633 |
Method of accelerating dehiscence and of reducing pull force of fruits
A process for accelerating dehiscence and reduction in "pull force" of fruits and nuts (in order to facilitate the mechanical harvesting process) by exposing the crops to far-red night-break...
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4715881 |
Control of eastern black nightshade with a fungal pathogen
A strain of Colletotrichum coccodes has been discovered which is selectively pathogenic toward eastern black nightshade (Solanum ptycanthum). Formulations comprising propagules of the fungal...
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4707931 |
Apparatus and method for drying and separation of material
The invention relates to an apparatus and method for drying anthers and separating pollen contained therein. The apparatus comprises a chamber for holding pollen bearing anthers, which has an inlet...
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4707176 |
Plant growth media containing rice hull ash
Plant growth media containing rice hull ash in substantially amorphous state and having a porous skeletal structure are disclosed. The rice hull ash is incorporated in naturally occurring soils or...
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4690697 |
Long residence pollution control system
Method and apparatus for removing noxious gases, such as, oxides of nitrogen, sulfur or carbon from industrial influent gas streams which utilizes growing plants positioned in long residence...
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RE32476 |
Consolidation of aggregate material
Aggregate material is contacted with a fluid agent comprising a hydrophilic urethane prepolymer to form a hydrophilic polyurethane-polyurea polymeric matrix which adhesively bonds the aggregate...
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4665031 |
Clone of the sea kale (Crambe maritima L.), and process for vegetative propagation thereof
A method for the vegetative propagation of the sea kale species is described. Buds are obtained from in vitro neoformation on a callus, which in turn is obtained from fragments of petioles or leaf...
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4651467 |
Method for protecting plants using polymeric film containing anhydrous borax
Polymeric compositions particularly suitable for agricultural purposes are disclosed. These compositions contain at least 80% of either a polyolefin such as polyethylene or a copolymer of ethylene....
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