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20080196304 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR VEGETATIVE MATERIAL AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Lightweight, removable covers for harvested vegetative material, such as sod, stacked on a pallet are provided. A cover includes a top panel with side and end panels extending downwardly from the top panel to form an envelope shaped to fit snugly over the stacked material. The stacked material is arranged in a shape of predetermined length, breadth and height, and the envelope is configured to have a corresponding shape. The envelope surrounds the stacked material without enclosing the pallet. The length and breadth of each panel of the envelope corresponds to a respective portion of the shape of the stacked material. In addition, each panel comprises a flexible material that is impervious to moisture. An outside surface of each panel is light and heat-reflective to protect the covered material and an inside surface is non-reflective. One or more of the panels includes promotional and/or information indicia on an outside surface thereof. | 08-21-2008 |
20080244971 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SCHEDULED PRODUCTION OF PLANT EXTRACTS - A method for the just-in-time delivery of harvested plant material and plant compounds grown in a genetically-isolated growth environment is provided. The desired crop is grown in an underground growth chamber according to a predetermined growing model in which all growing conditions are controlled. Component yield and completion time can be accurately forecast such that the harvest time of the plant material, or the completion of upstream plant extract recovery, can be accurately forecast. The use of an underground growth chamber allows for complete control over environmental factors in growth of the plant material, and also allows for the best possible protection of the growing environment against any contamination of genetic material from outside of the chamber, as well as protection of the outdoor environment against any contamination of genetic material from inside of the chamber. The method will be particularly useful in the production of plant-made pharmaceuticals and nutraceutical. | 10-09-2008 |
20080271369 | GREENS MISTER AND METHOD - Apparatus for spraying atomized water for cooling golf green turf grass generally includes a chute having a circular intake attachable to a blower and exhaust having a generally rectangular perimeter with a sides contouring from the circular intake to the exhaust perimeter in order to provide a generally rectangular exhaust air flow. Vertically oriented linear arrays of water nozzle disposed on opposing sides of the exhaust perimeter are provided for limiting side way diffusion of the air exhaust from the chute. The nozzles are interconnected with a water supply through a pump. | 11-06-2008 |
20080302005 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SCHEDULED PRODUCTION OF PLANT EXTRACTS - A method for the just-in-time delivery of harvested plant material and plant compounds grown in a genetically-isolated growth environment is provided. The desired crop is grown in an underground growth chamber according to a predetermined growing model in which all growing conditions are controlled. Component yield and completion time can be accurately forecast such that the harvest time of the plant material, or the completion of upstream plant extract recovery, can be accurately forecast. The use of an underground growth chamber allows for complete control over environmental factors in growth of the plant material, and also allows for the best possible protection of the growing environment against any contamination of genetic material from outside of the chamber, as well as protection of the outdoor environment against any contamination of genetic material from inside of the chamber. The method will be particularly useful in the production of plant-made pharmaceuticals and nutraceutical. | 12-11-2008 |
20090000188 | Method and apparatus of high-throughput pollen extraction, counting, and use of counted pollen for characterizing a plant - An apparatus and method of quantitatively obtaining a measurement of pollen of a plant. One method of counting comprises imaging the sample with the pollen well-distributed in the focal plane of the imager. Image evaluation software can identify and count objects in the image that are consistent with pollen. Total pollen count for the plant can be derived from the count of pollen of the sample, proportionality of the sample volume to the starting volume, and proportionality of area of sample imaged to total area of sample. Pollen quantification can be used for research or commercial production decisions relative to the plant or its seed. | 01-01-2009 |
20090007485 | Sensor-Based Chemical Management for Agricultural Landscapes - An algorithmic method is described for sensor-based real-time application of an agricultural material. Method includes means for characterizing and treating crop biomass variability without the use of a grower managed reference crop. Crop variability is determined statistically by driving one or more transects through the field in order to collect crop canopy information for sensor calibration purposes. | 01-08-2009 |
20090049746 | Method for training ornamental trees - A plant is trained to provide a trunk having an ornamental shape by causing a pair of shoots to develop on opposed sides of the trunk. As the shoots grow they are attached to a form having the desired ornamental shape. When the shoots meet at the upper end of the form, they are attached to one another to form a continuation of the trunk. Top growth is then allowed to grow on the trunk above the form. | 02-26-2009 |
20090056213 | Method for repairing, regrassing or establishing a green - The invention provides a method for repairing, regrassing or establishing a green, which method comprises incorporating in the soil surface of the green and/or putting in holes in the surface of the green an/or applying at the soil surface of the green a flowable primed grass seed which displays physiological activity. The invention also relates to the use of primed grass seed to repair, regrass or establish a green which grass seed displays physiological activity. Further, the invention provides a flowable primed grass seed displaying physiological activity. | 03-05-2009 |
20090139139 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SEQUESTERING CARBON - Provided herein are mixtures of C4 grasses and legumes, and methods of using such mixtures to sequester carbon. Methods of using the sequestered carbon in the form of, for example, carbon credits, to offset or mitigate carbon usage also are provided. | 06-04-2009 |
20090300981 | METHOD OF GROWING PLANTS - The invention provides a method of growing plants in a non-fibrous growth substrate, the method comprises providing at least one non-fibrous growth substrate comprising wetting agent, positioning one or more plants for growth in the growth substrate, characterised in that the wetting agent comprises ionic surfactant and the non-fibrous growth substrate is selected from the group consisting of urea formaldehyde foam, perlite, vermiculite, expanded clay, coco chips, coco dust, lava, pumice and mixtures thereof. | 12-10-2009 |
20100115833 | Soil treatments with greenhouse gas - The present invention relates to a method of facilitating reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of combining greenhouse gas with a surfactant and applying the combination to soil whereby at least a portion of the greenhouse gas is sequestered in the soil or plant matter. | 05-13-2010 |
20100146853 | Hill Plot Farming Method for Cereal Grains - The invention consists of a method of planting seeds of plants selected for enhanced colony growth attributes in a hill plot seeding method to produce an enhanced commercial yield of cereal grain as well as a method of producing seeds selected for enhanced colony growth attributes. | 06-17-2010 |
20100162622 | NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES AND OTHER MOLECULES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PHOSPHOGLUCONATE PATHWAY - The present invention is in the field of plant biochemistry. More specifically the invention relates to nucleic acid sequences from plant cells, in particular, nucleic acid sequences from maize and soybean associated with the phosphogluconate pathway enzymes. The invention encompasses nucleic acid molecules that encode proteins and fragments of proteins. In addition, the invention also encompasses proteins and fragments of proteins so encoded and antibodies capable of binding these proteins or fragments. The invention also relates to methods of using the nucleic acid molecules, proteins and fragments of proteins and antibodies, for example for genome mapping, gene identification and analysis, plant breeding, preparation of constructs for use in plant gene expression and transgenic plants. | 07-01-2010 |
20100180498 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ROOTED CUTTING OF PINACEAE TREE - The present invention provides a method for producing a rooted cutting which can be applied to | 07-22-2010 |
20100180499 | PROCESS OF GROWING PLANTS UNDER HYPERGRAVITY CONDITIONS - The present invention provides a process for the germination and/or modulation of plant development using the inventive concept of subjecting plants to simulated hypergravity conditions as a way of increasing efficiency and speed of plant development and/or germination. | 07-22-2010 |
20100186294 | Process for enhancing plant growth - The instant invention relates to a process for enhancing plant growth in greenhouses or plant tunnels or over mulches by incorporating one or more yellow pigments or dyes into a greenhouse, mulch film or glazing and exposing the plants through or over such film to solar radiation so that specific and defined ratios of the light transmitted, emitted or reflected between 410 to 450 nm, 380 to 410 nm and 450 to 500 nm are obtained. A further aspect of the invention is the use of one or more yellow pigments or dyes as plant growth enhancing additive in polymeric films for greenhouses, plant tunnels or mulches or a coating for greenhouse glazing so that specific and defined ratios of the light transmitted, emitted or reflected between 410 to 450 nm, 380 to 410 nm and 450 to 500 nm are obtained. | 07-29-2010 |
20100263275 | Robotic Watering Unit - The different illustrative embodiments provide a method and system for watering plants. A map of an area is received and a determination is made using a processing unit as to whether the area needs water. If the area needs water, current constraints are identified and a determination is made using the processing system as to whether the current constraints allow for watering. If the current constraints allow for watering, a watering solution application plan is generated using the processing system, and the watering solution application plan is executed using a mobile utility vehicle. | 10-21-2010 |
20100319250 | METHODS FOR INDIVIDUALIZING TRICHOMES - Methods for individualizing trichomes are provided. | 12-23-2010 |
20110030273 | METHOD FOR MAKING A PLANT WALL - The invention relates to a method for making a plant wall including the steps of: preparing rooted trees having one or more trunks; planting the trees very close to each other; and guiding and maintaining the trees by mechanical mechanisms while they sprout in order to make them fuse together or graft onto each other, side by side, on practically the entire length of the trunks thereof so as to form, along the planting line, a juxtaposition of vertical live trunks fused to each other to form a full wall. | 02-10-2011 |
20110072718 | Method of Cutting Crops - A method of cutting crops is suitable for the production of biofuel. The crops are of the kind that first grows a stem bearing seeds and subsequently grows branches bearing seeds. The crops are irrigated and grown until a majority of them have grown seeds and then are cut by a motor vehicle before a majority of them have grown branches bearing seeds. | 03-31-2011 |
20110203174 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR - A method and apparatus for extracting CO | 08-25-2011 |
20110219685 | Vacuum Regulated Dual Tube Fluid Delivery System - A vacuum regulated fluid delivery system is disclosed. The fluid delivery system may have a cap configured to receive a closed reservoir of fluid. The cap may have first and second openings extending from the cap. The first opening may have a first external nozzle for carrying water or other fluid from the closed reservoir to an open reservoir. The second opening may have a second external nozzle for allowing air to flow into and out of the first reservoir. The fluid delivery system may also have a tube terminal unit having first and second openings. The first tube terminal opening may have a first nozzle connected to the first external nozzle of the cap by a flexible tube for receiving water or other fluid from the closed reservoir and delivering it to an open reservoir out a fluid delivery outlet. The second tube terminal opening may have a second nozzle connected to the second external nozzle of the cap by a flexible tube for allowing air to flow into an air intake valve on the tube terminal unit to the closed reservoir. | 09-15-2011 |
20110219686 | PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Described are compositions and methods for regulating plant growth that use a complex of an imidazolinone ion and a metal counterion; the compositions and methods include methods of regulation plant growth, optionally in combination with herbicidal, fungicidal, and fertilizer compositions and effects. | 09-15-2011 |
20110232179 | GRG23 EPSP SYNTHASES: COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Compositions and methods for conferring herbicide resistance or tolerance to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include polynucleotides encoding herbicide resistance or tolerance polypeptides, vectors comprising those polynucleotides, and host cells comprising the vectors. The nucleotide sequences of the invention can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in organisms, including microorganisms and plants. Compositions also include transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated polynucleotides encoding glyphosate resistance or tolerance polypeptides are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated polynucleotides containing nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, or 35, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, or 34. | 09-29-2011 |
20110232180 | Method of applying calcium magnesium acetate to affect growth of unwanted broadleaf weeds in lawn grasses - The new art of the present invention is use of calcium magnesium acetate to affect broadleaf weeds, as a result of exposure. The method enhances the speed of effectiveness of elimination of certain broadleaf weeds. The non toxic substance can help protect the environment. The optional method of using a binding liquid to cause a better adhering of the granular form of calcium magnesium acetate to the leaves of an unwanted plant in lawn grasses and less rolling off of the grains when applied to the leaves. Grinding to smaller micron grains even as small as dust and then applying to the leaves to affect unwanted weeds wherein by reduction of weight which the standard sized grains add to the leaf, the grinding helps limit grain roll off and weight added to the leaf. The optional method of converting the calcium magnesium grains to a liquid form, then applying to the broadleaf weed, is an option. Any of the mentioned methods provides a fast elimination of the violet weed plants in desirable lawn grasses, with the intent of using these in my personal business practices as a lawn care professional. | 09-29-2011 |
20110232181 | METHODS FOR INCREASING TOLERANCE TO ABIOTIC STRESS IN PLANTS - The present invention provides a method for increasing tolerance to abiotic stress and/or reducing the consequence of abiotic stress in a plant or part thereof comprising contacting a plant or part thereof with a composition comprising an effective amount of dicarboxylic acid or derivative thereof. | 09-29-2011 |
20110296753 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREDICTING UNOBSERVED PHENOTYPES (PUP) - Methods for predicting unobserved phenotypes are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include (a) determining marker effects for a plurality of markers in a genotyped and phenotyped reference population with respect to a phenotype, wherein the reference population includes an F | 12-08-2011 |
20110314732 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING PLANT GROWTH14 - A mechanical device including two concentric space frame structures is used to enhance plant growth. Essentially identical in shape but with the inner space frame smaller than the outer by a 4:5 relationship the space frame structures independently rotate about a common axes line. Each space frame consists of a right square pyramid of rods with its apex pointing upward and a second similar pyramid directly below it by a distance approximately two and one half times the length of each rod comprising the pyramid. The second, lower pyramid however has its apex pointing downward and is turned 45-degrees about a line connecting the two apex points. Eight additional rods complete each space frame. They each, respectively connect a corner of the upper pyramid base to a corner of the lower pyramid base in a manner that is symmetric. | 12-29-2011 |
20120055084 | METHOD OF TANDEM CROPPING FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION OF FOOD GRAIN CROPS - The present invention provides a method of tandem cropping for increased production of up to 40% in wheat and mustard crops using varieties with phenological plasticity and temperature tolerance traits. The cereal bread wheat and oil seed mustard are traditional winter season (Rabi) crops in north India/Indo-Gangetic plains. This area experiences receding levels of warm weather and long days in September, October and November, progressive increase and then decrease of cold conditions and short days between November and March and onset of warm weather turning into summer and relatively longer days in March and April. Conventionally a seasonal crop of wheat or mustard or wheat followed by mustard or vice versa could be taken in the winter Rabi season of Indo-Gangetic plains to increase the production of these commodities. The concept has not occurred to persons skilled in the art of wheat cultivation and breeding and as far as is known there is no report of tandem cultivation of wheat under natural seasonal changes of agro-climates in areas where wheat cultivation is practised. For tandem cropping, wheat and mustard cultivars must posses properties of flowering under long day or short day conditions, tolerating temperature gradients and reaching maturity earlier than normal. | 03-08-2012 |
20120079764 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USING FUNGAL LACCASES TO REDUCE TURF THATCH - The present disclosure describes methods and compositions for reducing turf thatch and/or preventing turf thatch buildup. | 04-05-2012 |
20120090231 | TRANSGENIC COVER PLANTS CONTAINING HEMICELLULASE AND CELLULASE WHICH DEGRADE LIGNIN AND CELLULOSE TO FERMENTABLE SUGARS - The present invention provides transgenic cover crop plants which after harvest degrade the hemicellulose and cellulose therein to fermentable sugars which can further be fermented to ethanol or other products. In particular, the transgenic plants comprise cellulase, hemicellulase and optionally ligninase genes from microbes operably linked to a DNA encoding a signal peptide which targets the fusion polypeptide produced therefrom to an organelle of the plant, in particular, the chloroplasts. When the transgenic plants are harvested, the plants are ground to release the hemicellulase and cellulase which then degrade the hemicellulose and cellulose of the transgenic plants to produce the fermentable sugars. | 04-19-2012 |
20120117867 | Plants with Increased Yield - A method for producing a plant with increased yield as compared to a corresponding wild type plant whereby the method comprises at least the following step: increasing or generating in a plant or a part thereof one or more activities of a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of 26S proteasome-subunit, 50S ribosomal protein L36, Autophagy-related protein, B0050-protein, Branched-chain amino acid permease, Calmodulin, carbon storage regulator, FK506-binding protein, gamma-glutamyl-gamma-aminobutyrate hydrolase, GM02LC38418-protein, Heat stress transcription factor, Mannan polymerase II complex subunit, mitochondrial precursor of Lon protease homolog, MutS protein homolog, phosphate transporter subunit, Protein EFR3, pyruvate kinase, tellurite resistance protein, Xanthine permease, and YAR047C-protein. | 05-17-2012 |
20120117868 | Sugarcane Centromere Sequences And Minichromosomes - The invention is generally related to Sugarcane mini-chromosomes and recombinant chromosomes containing Sugarcane centromere sequences. In addition, the invention provides for methods of generating Sugarcane plants transformed with these Sugarcane mini-chromosomes. Sugarcane mini-chromosomes with novel compositions and structures are used to transform Sugarcane cells which are in turn used to generate Sugarcane plants. Methods for generating Sugarcane plants include methods for delivering the Sugarcane mini-chromosomes into Sugarcane cell to transform the cell, methods for selecting the transformed cell, and methods for isolating Sugarcane plants transformed with the Sugarcane mini-chromosome or recombinant chromosome. | 05-17-2012 |
20120186151 | METHOD FOR CULTIVATING ONE OR MORE PLANTS - A method for cultivating one or more plants in an apparatus which has at least one first chamber and at least one second chamber separated from one another by a first partition wall, wherein the first partition wall has one or more communication openings which connect the inner space of the first chamber to the inner space of the second chamber, wherein the plant and/or the first partition wall are displaced so that an area of the plant which was initially located in the second chamber is located in the first chamber after the displacement of the plant and/or of the first partition wall. The plant may be offset relative to the apparatus such that a region of the plant which was originally not located in the second chamber is located in the second chamber after displacement of the plant relative to the apparatus. | 07-26-2012 |
20120216459 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMAL ENRICHMENT OF CO2 FOR PLANT PRODUCTION - The invention provides a method for optimal CO2 enrichment for plant production by suspending CO2 tubing in a secured position between both the plant canopy and lighting system within an indoor garden. The method provides for CO2 tubing to be secured to the lighting system of an indoor garden, thus allowing for the CO2 to be evenly dispersed directly over the optimal upper third portion of the plant canopy. By securing the CO2 tubing in the optimal distribution point, the invention also provides a method for users of the CO2 tank “timed release” system of CO2 enrichment to maximize the amount of CO2 over the upper third portion of the plant canopy during the limited time it is released in the indoor garden during the “lights on” portion of the grow cycle. The invention also provides an apparatus for carrying out the method. | 08-30-2012 |
20120222351 | COMPOSITIONS OF FINE FESCUE GRASSES FOR USE AS TURF IN AIRFIELD MANAGEMENT - Disclosed herein is a method for airfield management comprising the use of fine fescue grasses at airfield installations that results in environmental benefits to airports, including protection of human life and wildlife; reduced gas emissions from decreased mowing, decreased storm water runoff due to deeper and larger root systems of vegetative cover, increased soil stabilization, moderation of airport temperatures and heat effects to the atmosphere, and tremendous financial savings to the aviation industry and consequently to the public. | 09-06-2012 |
20120247016 | BREEDING PLANTS - A process for breeding plants which comprises growing plants of a species in an array of containers charged with growing medium of uniform characteristics in an environment of controlled climatic conditions with controlled supply of nutrients and feed water and changing the positions of the containers within the environment as required to ensure at least substantially uniform exposure of all plants in the containers to conditions in the environment. A process for the breeding of open pollinating plants in a greenhouse environment is also provided. A process for breeding plants which comprises identifying trait leads. | 10-04-2012 |
20120272570 | PLANT GROWING AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - Methods of transporting or causing transport of a plant or plant part between two locations are provided. For example, plants or plant parts are placed in a support substrate that is free of organic soil, peat, humus or bark at a first location and transported to a second location. Methods for growing plants are also provided comprising, for example, receiving a transported plant or plant part embedded in a support substrate that is essentially free of organic soil, peat or bark and growing a plant therefrom. | 11-01-2012 |
20120297674 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING SUBSTANCES TO AN AREA OF INTEREST - An apparatus for applying one or more substances to an area of interest, the apparatus having sensors detecting one or more conditions of a sample area proximate the sensor, wherein, the control system is configured to allow for an operator selection between distributing or not distributing a substance or substances via the independently operable outlet(s) controlled by the control system when the control system determines: the sample area proximate at least one sensor or group of sensors is having one or more conditions which meet at least one predetermined condition parameter for that or those condition(s); or the sample area proximate at least one sensor or group of sensors is having one or more conditions which do not meet at least one predetermined condition parameter for that or those condition(s). | 11-29-2012 |
20130000193 | Apparatus, Assembly and Method for Manual and Localized Weeding - This manual and localized weeding apparatus ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130000194 | Method And Device For Evaluating Germination Properties Of Plant Seeds - The invention relates to a method for evaluating germination properties of plant seeds and/or of sprouts developed from the plant seeds, on the basis of anatomical characteristics (x, y) at a particular point in time, wherein determining the anatomical characteristics (x, y) at a particular point in time comprises analyzing the plant seeds and/or sprouts using at least one imaging method and obtaining three-dimensional analysis data ( | 01-03-2013 |
20130025197 | Reduction and induction of protein folding - The Reduction and Induction of Protein Folding is a process where isotopes of atoms that compose a protein are replaced by other isotopes that can either enhance proper or improper protein folding in a living organism. To enhance proper protein folding, atoms or molecules with isotopes with typically the same number of protons and neutrons can be applied to a living organism through a created environment. To enhance improper protein folding, atoms or molecules with isotopes with typically different number of protons and neutrons can be applied to a living organism through a created environment. The isotopes in an atom or molecule can be accumulated and created artificially, respectively, where the living organism consumes the accumulated atoms or created molecules where eventually the living organism will only contain the isotopes or molecules that contain the desired isotopes. | 01-31-2013 |
20130031832 | METHOD FOR ENHANCING GROWTH IN HORTICULTURAL PLANTS - A method for enhancing the growth of a horticultural plant comprising applying to the surface of the horticultural plant an effective amount of an ultrafine, dry ground calcite. The applied ultrafine, dry ground calcite transmits about 95% or greater, and reflects about 5% or less, of light in the PAR and UV wavelengths. | 02-07-2013 |
20130055635 | PLANT PROPAGATION MEDIUM AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING IT - The present invention provides a plant propagation medium, the improvement comprising a manure having a moisture content of 10 to 35 wt % with a salt level sufficient to achieve a conductivity of less than 0.35 dS/m. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a manure product and the manure product itself. | 03-07-2013 |
20130067807 | METHOD OF PREPARING PLANT-DERIVED PROTEINS - Methods of preparing plant-derived proteins or suprastructure proteins, are provided. The method may comprise obtaining a plant, or plant matter comprising apoplast-localized proteins, or suprastructure proteins, producing a protoplast/spheroplast fraction and apoplast fraction from the plant or plant matter, and recovering the apoplast fraction. The apoplast fraction comprises plant-derived proteins or suprastructure proteins. Alternatively, the proteins, or suprastructure proteins, may be obtained from plant or plant matter comprising plant-derived proteins or suprastructure proteins, by digesting the plant matter using a cell wall degrading enzyme composition to produced a digested fraction. The digested fraction is filtered to produced a filtered fraction, and the plant-derived proteins or suprastructure proteins, are recovered from the filtered fraction. | 03-21-2013 |
20130067808 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR ANALYZING PHYTOTOXICITY - A system for evaluating the phytotoxicity and/or injury of plants is described. Plants are planted in row sections and a cart is used to pass a radiometric sensor over the row sections. The cart has a radiometric sensor assembly positioned above the row section. Each sensor assembly generates a data signal and a computer receives and stores the data signals. The field cart is positioned above the row sections and measures the existence of plants in the row section and the quantity of vegetation in the row section. | 03-21-2013 |
20130074403 | PLANT REGULATORY SEQUENCE - The present invention relates to Cry1Ab coding sequences and to polynucleotides that comprise promoter sequences operably-linked to Cry1Ab coding sequences useful for expression in transgenic plants to control target insect pests that feed on leaves while allowing non-target insects to feed on pollen of the transgenic plant. The invention further relates to transgenic plants comprising the polynucleotides and to methods of controlling target insect pests. | 03-28-2013 |
20130074404 | Method for Cultivating Sugar Cane - The present invention relates to a method for cultivating sugar cane comprising planting sugar cane shoots in a growth medium, growing seedlings from the shoots at a temperature of at least 15° C. and 10-120 days after having planted the shoots planting the seedlings obtained therefrom into the field if the growth medium is not a field, or, in case the growth medium is a field, exposing the seedlings obtained from the shoots to ambient conditions, where the seedling, while growing, is treated with at least one strobilurin fungicide and/or at least one carboxamide fungicide and/or at least one GABA antagonist insecticide and/or at least one nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonist insecticide and/or at least one chloride channel activator insecticide. | 03-28-2013 |
20130097923 | Plant Conditioner Composition and Method - A plant conditioner composition, a method of manufacture for the composition, and a method of use for the composition to be applied to a plant is disclosed, with the composition including a distilled water and at least two carbohydrates that are preferably found from the grouping of molasses, honey, and dextrose. Further included in the plant conditioner composition is a vitamin B component, an orange oil component, a lemon oil component, a tea tree oil component, a hydrogen peroxide component, and an organic detergent component. A derivative plant conditioner composition that additionally includes a sea salt, a sodium bicarbonate, a potassium bicarbonate, and a canola oil forms a plant mold reduction composition and a further derivative plant conditioner composition that has an increased concentration of hydrogen peroxide to act as a pre harvest composition for inducing plant shutdown for a selected time period. | 04-25-2013 |
20130104454 | INTELLIGENT SELECTION AND REMAPPING OF ELLEPOTS | 05-02-2013 |
20130125458 | REINFORCING STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR GREENING VEGETATION ARTICLES - A structure for reinforcing a greening member includes and a construction method thereof are provided. The structure for reinforcing a greening member comprises a greening member adapted for being placed on a surface of an area to be greened, a positioning cover ( | 05-23-2013 |
20130152465 | Methods for Rapidly Growing A Tree - A method for rapidly growing a tree includes obtaining a cultivating material by cutting a length of a trunk or a bough from a tree. Twigs are removed from the cultivating material. A wound healing agent is applied on a severed end and on wounds of the cultivating material. A periphery of the lower section of the cultivating material is cut to form a plurality of grooves. The severed end is cut to obtain an oblique face. A root-growing agent is applied on the periphery of the lower section and the oblique face. The lower section of the cultivating material is planted into earth. A shield is wrapped around an intermediate section of the cultivating material. The cultivating material is cultivated for a plurality of months for growing roots from the lower section of the cultivating material and growing branches and leaves from a top section of the cultivating material. | 06-20-2013 |
20130167439 | GARDEN TILE WITH WATER CHANNELS - A garden tile comprises a body including a top and a first edge. The body is constructed of a rigid material allowing a person to walk upon the body without substantially deforming the body and without substantially deforming the water channel. Further, the top of the body includes a water channel that is sloped toward the first edge of the body. When placed in a garden, the water channel directs water from the top of the tile to any plant roots near the first edge of the garden tile. | 07-04-2013 |
20130185996 | PLANT CULTIVATION STRUCTURE AND SOIL FOR PLANT CULTIVATION - There is provided a structure including water repellent sand obtained by applying water repellent coating to sand, a plant having roots that grow in the water repellent sand, and a plurality of water retaining layers scattered in the water repellent sand, such that each of the roots grows to reach at least one of the water retaining layers. | 07-25-2013 |
20130199090 | Chlorophyll Seeding and the Estimation and Regulation of Troposphere Carbon Dioxide at the Polar Regions - A chemical reaction is presently taking place in the troposphere: carbon dioxide and water vapor interact at low temperature resulting in a very slow reaction rate. The purpose of this publication is to advance the acceleration of such and ultimately regulate the total carbon dioxide in the planet. Usual techniques in improving reaction kinetics are employed. A state formulation with redundant measurements, together with the identification of a reaction state transition matrix is presented. Measurement monitoring and the mathematics keep track of the concentrations of water vapor and carbon dioxide to guide aeration decisions in each state zone. | 08-08-2013 |
20130205658 | SUPPORT OF PLANT ORIGIN (SEGMENT OF MACROPHYTE LEAF) FOR ASSISTANCE WITH SEED GERMINATION AND PLANT GROWTH - The invention herein relates to a procedure to assist in the germination, growth and development of seeds or plants, from a support of plant origin especially from macrophyte plants. | 08-15-2013 |
20130227879 | EXTRACTION OF WATER FROM AIR - Water vapor is extracted from air in a process in which water vapor from large volumes of air is concentrated by absorption into a small volume of hygroscopic liquid ( | 09-05-2013 |
20130232869 | Using biochar as container substrate for plant growth - The present invention provides for novel biochar compositions and a method for producing a new substrate for growing plants using the biochar and a method for growing plants using the biochar composition substrate. | 09-12-2013 |
20130263504 | SUGARCANE COATING - Methods and coatings for a sugarcane stem section are shown and described. In one example, the disclosure includes a stem section that has been coated with a fatty acid component. In another example, the disclosure includes a method of growing sugarcane comprising planting a stem section that has been coated with a fatty acid component. | 10-10-2013 |
20130276368 | PLANT HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND PLANT HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - This invention provides a plant health diagnostic method and a plant health diagnostic device for detecting initial disorder of a plant individual body carrying pests or the like in a large-scale plant cultivation field. The plant health diagnostic method is for diagnosing a health state of a plant in accordance with chlorophyll fluorescence emitted from chlorophyll of a plant body. The method includes: obtaining a first minimum point s after a maximum point p having largest chlorophyll fluorescence intensity and a first maximum point m after the minimum point s on a time course curve for the chlorophyll fluorescence intensity; defining chlorophyll fluorescence intensity values at the minimum point s and the first maximum point m after the minimum point s as S and M, respectively; and comparing the value S and the value M to evaluate the state of the plant. The state of the plant, which cannot be visually recognized from outer appearance, can be detected by comparison between the chlorophyll fluorescence intensity values (S and M), thereby realizing diagnosis of the state of the plant individual body in an early stage. | 10-24-2013 |
20130333284 | Silica Based Plant Growth Medium - A method for growing plants is disclosed. The method includes the steps of mixing a gel precursor that is characterized by the ability to absorb water, form a viscous gel, provide water and nutrition to a plant, and remain capable of being reconstituted with a fresh supply of water, with a gel-forming nutrient composition in an amount sufficient to create a viscous gel, and adding a plant item selected from the group consisting of seeds and seedlings to the gel. | 12-19-2013 |
20130340333 | PRODUCT INTENDED TO BE ADDED TO CROP IRRIGATION WATER - The present invention relates to a product intended to be added to crop or plantation irrigation water, comprising a composition containing one or more water-soluble polymers and an effervescent system, wherein the composition is in the form of a powder, and in particular a powder of individualized particles, said composition being confined in a water-soluble film. | 12-26-2013 |
20140000160 | METHOD OF SEPARATING PLANT GERMINANTS FROM GELLED MEDIA | 01-02-2014 |
20140007502 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASED PLANT YIELD - A method of growing plants can comprise providing plants at a density at least 10% greater than generally recommended plant density, contacting the plants with a plant growth regulator when they have at least two true leaves, and contacting the plants with a crop-enhancing fungicide on the same day or up to 60 days later. | 01-09-2014 |
20140020291 | MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION SPOUT ASSEMBLY WITH BACKFLOW CHECK VALVE - A maple syrup production spout assembly ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140026478 | Method for Cultivating Sugar Cane - The present invention relates to a method for cultivating sugar cane comprising cutting the stalk of an adult sugar cane plant into pieces, placing the stalk pieces containing at least one node in a humid medium, removing the shoots emerged from the nodes of the stalk or of the stalk pieces, optionally removing the newly emerged shoots, where this step can be repeated one or several times, removing the newly formed shoots when they are 10 to 60 cm long in such a way that they comprise meristematic tissue, planting these shoots in a growth medium, growing seedlings from the shoots at a temperature of at least 15° C., and 10 to 120 days after planting the shoots, planting the seedlings grown from the shoots to the field if the growth medium is not a field, or, in case the growth medium is a field, exposing the seedlings obtained from the shoots to ambient conditions. | 01-30-2014 |
20140053462 | RFID-BASED PLANT TRACKING AND DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A GREENHOUSE - A system and method of tracking the position and status of plants or plant parts in a greenhouse or other growing area using identification tags such as RFID tags is disclosed. | 02-27-2014 |
20140059927 | Method for Determining Hydration Requirements of Succulent Plants - The present invention provides an improved, quantitative, standardized method of hydrating succulent plants by a plant owner. The method includes calculating the amount of water and watering frequency required, depending on environmental conditions, such as substrate used to grow a plant, relative humidity and temperature, and using a demarcated container for watering the plant, all of which maintains and prolongs the health, vitality, beauty and longevity of the succulent plant. | 03-06-2014 |
20140069003 | Sustainable method inclusive of facilities to grow and process crops for food and biomass for energy in an environmentally acceptable manner - An advanced method and facility for growing abundant crops for food together with a sustainable growth of biomass for energy within a farm setting measuring (by way of example) 600 acres and yielding some 180 bushels of corn per acre, amounting to a total farm yield of 108,000 bushels. By increasing the yield of 180 to 270 bushels per acre with drainage, irrigation, and a pond that accepts water in wet weather and dispenses water for irrigation in dry weather, and supplementing with fertilizer, the 108,000 bushels can be produced with only 400 acres, this freeing 200 acres for growing biomass to be harvested and delivered to a centralized processor (preferably in pellet form) and efficiently converts the biomass into a biofuel rich in H | 03-13-2014 |
20140069004 | Fabricated Product - The product is made, in part, of a network of interconnected mycelia cells forming a mass. In one embodiment, the mass includes one or more embedded elements, such as a panel. The mycelia cells form hyphae that bond directly to the embedded elements. | 03-13-2014 |
20140075838 | Method for Determining an Amount to be Applied and Device for Carrying Out the Method - The invention relates to a method for dispensing an amount to be applied in which a characteristic, for example a linear characteristic, is predetermined from which an amount to be applied can be read in accordance with a development status. Said characteristic can be manually corrected by the user. According to the invention, the amount which is to be applied can be determined in accordance with the yield, potential. | 03-20-2014 |
20140075839 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING SURVIVAL RATE OF DIRECTLY-PLANTED SEEDLING AND TRANSPLANTING SEEDLING OF HALOXYLON PLANT IN DESERT OR SEMI-DESERT ENVIRONMENT - The present invention belongs to the field of forest ecological culture and discloses a method for improving the survival rate of a directly-planted seedling and a transplanting seedling of a | 03-20-2014 |
20140101996 | PLANT GROWTH SUBSTRATES - A man-made vitreous fibre (MMVF) plant growth substrate is provided together with an irrigation strategy for providing water to the substrate. The substrate comprises a slab having a volume of 3 to 20 litres on which a single block containing one or more plants is disposed. In the context of this substrate, it is found that an irrigation strategy can be used which comprises a first period during which the desired water content in the slab is reduced to a minimum level before increasing and a second period during which the desired water content is maintained at a substantially constant level, wherein the difference between the minimum level and the constant level expressed as a percentage of the water content required to saturate the plant growth substrate is less than or equal to 25%. This provides excellent control over the balance between vegetative and generative growth in the plant. | 04-17-2014 |
20140109475 | Method of Cultivating Labisia Pumila Plants in Oil Palm Plantation - An improved method of cultivating | 04-24-2014 |
20140123555 | Narrowband photosynthetically active radiation ('PAR") substantially only at each of multiple emission wavelengths yields good photosynthesis at reduced energy cost - Produced PAR neither replicates the spectral ban—width of sunlight at the surface of the earth, nor the absorption spectrum of green plants, nor the absorption spectrum of photosynthetic processes, but—based on discovery that PAR at only a number of unique wavelengths is optimally energy-efficient to promote normal or better plant growth—instead desirably concentrates PAR emissions in a limited number, preferably about nine (9), narrow bands. Narrowband, even extremely narrowband, radiation is preferred at 430 and 662 nanometers wavelength; 453 and 642 nanometers wavelength and still other wavelengths. Preferably more than 50% of the total PAR flux is within a total bandwidth of less than 160 nanometers wavelength in the range between 360 and 760 nanometers wavelength, and more preferably 90% of the PAR flux is within a total bandwidth of less than 80 nanometers wavelength within this range. | 05-08-2014 |
20140123556 | Plant Growth Mixture Enhancing Deep Plant Root Growth and Signaling for Drought Tolerance - A plant growth enhancing mixture and method of application applied exogenously very early in crop establishment, as a seed treatment, or in the seed furrow or into the soil for the roots of crop plants, in the right proportions, result in a root pattern that has very deep and strong rooting with a distinct minimal of profuse proliferation of lateral roots close to the soil surface, having numerous benefits as well as preferred, in situ, plant auxin transport and heightened drought tolerance. | 05-08-2014 |
20140130409 | Method to Arrest Growth of Invasive Species' Seeds While in Non-Natural Environment Prior to Transport - This invention pertains to the application of a chemical composition rinse agent to equipment or vehicles and apparatuses generally used in non-agricultural areas in an effort to prevent the spread of undesired seeds of invasive species. The rinse agent comprises a composition known to inhibit growth of the mature variant of the invasive species. The application would be directly to equipment or vehicles or other mobile apparatuses. | 05-15-2014 |
20140130410 | MINERAL WOOL PRODUCT - A mineral wool batt for use as a plant growth medium, particularly in applications for growing vegetation (including plants) in which water retention and/or the avoidance of water run-off is of interest. The mineral wool batt has an absorbent layer which comprises needled mineral wool fibres; superabsorbent particles in the absorbent layer may be sandwiched between a denser upper and/or lower barrier layer(s) which assist in preventing their escape. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137470 | METHODS OF MANAGING TIMBERLAND - A method of managing timberland to optimize the plot growth rate for a plot including a softwood tree crop and an energy crop generally includes planting a softwood tree crop in adjacent first and second rows, wherein the softwood tree crop has a tree spacing between adjacent trees and a row spacing between the first and second rows, planting an energy crop in the row spacing, wherein the energy crop is a regenerating lignocellulosic energy crop, and periodically measuring the plot growth of the softwood tree crop and the energy crop. A method of managing timberland to optimize the total plot volume of a softwood tree crop and an energy crop generally includes periodically measuring the total plot volume of the softwood tree crop and the energy crop. | 05-22-2014 |
20140150338 | FILM FOR PLANT CULTIVATION - [Task] The objects of the present invention are to provide: a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film for plant cultivation which is capable of suppressing root penetration while exhibiting excellent nutrient permeability; a method for producing the same; and a method for plant cultivation using the same. | 06-05-2014 |
20140150339 | HIGH YIELD BAMBOO PLANTATION - The present invention provides high yield mixed species bamboo plantations and methods for planting the same. The invention comprises a method of planting two or more bamboo species in alternating rows or in other configurations. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a plantation comprising two or more bamboo species that are substantially uniform in regards to height, circumference and density at maturity are well suited for use in pulp and paper applications. | 06-05-2014 |
20140165463 | Producing method for the artificial peat moss from natural cellulose fiber - The present invention provides a producing method for the artificial peat moss from natural cellulose fiber. The producing method comprises following steps in successive order manner. Firstly, blend natural pulp with N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO) as dissolving solvent and 1,3-phenylene-bis 2-oxazoline (BOX) as stabilizer in proper mixing ratio to yield a preliminary quasi-dope. Secondly, stir and dehydrate the preliminary quasi-dope to form dope. Thirdly, spin the dope by dry jet wet spinning method to yield filament bundle of cellulose. Fourthly, orderly perform coagulating with regenerating, water rinsing, twisting with plying and cutting processes on the filament bundle of cellulose to yield a preliminary artificial peat moss of natural cellulose fiber. Finally, per drying process of post-treatment on the preliminary artificial peat moss of natural cellulose fiber to obtain final artificial peat moss of natural cellulose fiber of the present invention. | 06-19-2014 |
20140173980 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INDUCING PREFERENTIAL ROOT TROPISM - Disclosed are methods and devices that can improve water usage by plants and grasses by, for example, inducing preferential root tropism and assisting in redistributing water within the soil. | 06-26-2014 |
20140173981 | AGRICULTURAL COVERING MATERIAL - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an agricultural covering material which has a high light transmittance so that it accelerates the growth of crops and has visual confirmation properties to the inside thereof for cultivators, which has a good growth acceleration effect due to heat retention of soil temperature, can suppress ingress of excess amounts of rainwater, has excellent evenness such as a low unevenness in strength and effective prevention of harmful insects which will fly and gather, and which has proper air-permeability. The agricultural covering material of the present invention includes a nonwoven fabric laminate having (i) a light transmittance of 80% or more, (ii) an air-permeability of 50 to 400 cm | 06-26-2014 |
20140182200 | ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING CO2 INTO PLANTS - Methods and articles are provided for reducing the amount of water consumed by a plant over a period of time, sequestering CO | 07-03-2014 |
20140230323 | VEGETATIVE ROOFING SYSTEMS - Vegetative systems are described. In one embodiment, a vegetative system has substantially distinct or separate zones or layers in which each zone or layer performs primarily one of the functions of water retention, a growth medium for vegetation, and weed suppression. An upper may comprise coarse aggregate and serve the primary function of weed suppression; a middle layer may comprise a mixture of coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, and fine organic material and serve primarily as a growth medium for vegetation; and a lower layer may comprise high-density hygroscopic material and serve the primary function of water retention. | 08-21-2014 |
20140237895 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROWING SPROUTS - Provided are methods for growing and shipping sprouts and microgreens in the same container, growing while in shipment using moisture provided in a water-absorbent layer, with optional added beneficials, and including methods for producing sprouts and microgreens for consumption, and for pharmaceutical/nutriceutical use, comprising growth of sprouts in retail-ready containers, the container comprising a moisture-retaining layer of agar media or the like providing water for growth and obviating the need for irrigation during sprout growth. In certain aspects, media is supplemented with beneficial organisms or additives such as probiotic microbes, vitamins (e.g., B12), cofactors, nutrients, and other items (e.g., phytochemicals, natural colors, and antioxidants) which promote the growth of the beneficial microbes on the product, and/or which become incorporated into the product. In certain aspects, added beneficial microorganisms are selected to compete antagonize human pathogens such as | 08-28-2014 |
20140245663 | Methods for treatment of crops by an irrigation solution - The present invention provides a unique method and apparatus for improving crop yield through the use of an inventive irrigation solution to inhibit surface pathogens, improved water penetration and increase crop production and market quality. In a presently preferred embodiment, the inventive method comprises the steps of producing a gaseous mixture of negatively charged ionized air including from about 50 parts per million to about 4,000 parts per million ozone, from about 1,000 parts per million to 20,000 parts per million oxygen ions, and from 2,000 to about 50,000 parts per million nitrogen oxides from ambient air; effecting direct contact between the ionized air gaseous mixture and a supply of water by means of a submicron injector to produce a gaseous solution for treatment of irrigation water to be applied to agricultural crops. Accordingly, by treating the crops during irrigation the inventive process promotes plant growth and inhibits harmful insects and parasites on plants above ground. | 09-04-2014 |
20140259906 | MICROENVIRONMENT FOR EFFICIENT UPTAKE OF FERTILIZERS AND OTHER AGROCHEMICALS IN SOIL - The present invention provides a bead comprising: i) an external zone comprising a super absorbent polymer (SAP) that is capable of absorbing at least about 5 times its weight in water, surrounding ii) at least one internal zone comprising a core that contains at least one agrochemical, wherein the external zone is permeable to oxygen when hydrated, or the internal zone is formulated to release the at least one agrochemical into the external zone over a period of at least about one week when the hydrogel of the external zone is hydrated. The present invention also provides methods of using beads of the invention. | 09-18-2014 |
20140298721 | METHOD FOR MITIGATING SOLID PRECIPITATION IN FERTILIZER DISPENSING SYSTEM - A method for applying an agricultural fertilizer to a field through an irrigation system connected to a source of hard water, includes providing a fertilizer composition comprising a mixture of (i) a fertilizer component comprising an ammonium phosphate or an ammonium sulfate, and (ii) an acid comprising one or more of a phosphoric acid, a citric acid, a malic acid, a formic acid, and an oxalic acid; combining the fertilizer composition with hard water from the hard water source and providing the mixture to an irrigation system; and using the irrigation system to apply the mixture of fertilizer composition and hard water to the field. | 10-09-2014 |
20140366441 | VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION OF SOYBEAN PLANTS IN A HYDROPONIC ENVIRONMENT - The present invention is directed to a method of clonally propagating crop plant material in a hydroponic environment. The methods are useful for evaluating transgenic crop plants following transformation or expanding the number of genetically identical plants and seed generated therefrom. The methods comprise removing a part from a crop plant, such as a shoot or stem, and placing it in a hydroponic medium sufficient to support the development of one or more roots in the hydroponic medium. The new plant can then be grown under suitable conditions into a mature crop plant. | 12-18-2014 |
20150007496 | Carbon Nanotube Production Method to Stimulate Soil Microorganisms and Plant Growth Produced from the Emissions of Internal Combustion - A carbon nanotube production system is used for improving plant growth characteristics for a plant growing medium, for example soil in an agricultural field. The system includes an internal combustion engine, for example a tractor engine, which is arranged to combust a fuel mixture therein which includes a blend of fuels and additives including a carbon nanotube seeding material. The engine is operated in pyrolysis to produce exhaust emissions containing black carbon ultrafine and nano soot, for example by towing an agricultural implement across the agricultural field. At least a portion of the exhaust emissions is captured and conditioned to process the carbon soot into carbon nanotubes. The conditioned exhaust emissions and carbon nanotubes therein are then applied to the plant growing medium, for example by using the agricultural implement to incorporate the conditioned exhaust into the soil. | 01-08-2015 |
20150020447 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ERADICATING INVASIVE, PROLIFERATING PLANTS - A mobile device for eradicating proliferating terrestrial plants has a feeder to introduce the plants to be treated and a generator to generate electromagnetic waves for sterilizing the plants within the layer of plants. The generator can be configured to emit microwaves and/or to heat the seeds of the plants to a temperature above 60° C. The mobile device can include a hopper to receive the plants, a separator to remove metal and/or stones, and a grinder to grind the plants, which is arranged upstream from the generator. | 01-22-2015 |
20150020448 | METHOD FOR FORMING ORNAMENTAL TREE BY PRUNING AND INDUCING GROWTH OF BRANCHES - A method for forming an ornamental tree by pruning and inducing growth of branches, which appears to grow after being compressed by snow and then be compressed again by snow, appears to grow into a new form by barely remaining persistent life force in a stem after being bent by lightning, appears to be bent by the wind and grow in a direction of the wind after growing in the face of the wind, branches of which appears to be spread endlessly toward a space on a cliff to make their space, which appears to grow on a rock while overcoming the environment, appears to grow in a landslide area carried off by sudden heavy rain, which appears to grow out of a narrow space in which trees competitively grow, or appears to grow in a sagged shape by heavy snow. | 01-22-2015 |
20150027043 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANT DISLODGEMENT - A plant necrosis method including: identifying a junction between a plant and a surface of a substrate mechanically supporting the plant; determining a junction distance between the junction and a traversal path for a treatment mechanism, the treatment mechanism having an active area and configured to traverse along the traversal path; selecting an initial treatment parameter based on a junction distance from the traversal path; and dislodging the plant from the substrate with the treatment mechanism in response to a treatment mechanism operation parameter satisfying the initial treatment parameter. | 01-29-2015 |
20150027044 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANT TREATMENT - A plant treatment method including, by a computing system: identifying a plant, in situ, within a geographic area; identifying an interleaf insertion point relative to leaves of the plant; positioning a treatment mechanism at the insertion point; and operating a treatment mechanism to apply a fluid treatment to a plant. | 01-29-2015 |
20150075070 | Herbicide Resistant Barley - The application discloses non-naturally occurring barley plants with increased resistance to herbicides, particularly imidazolinone herbicides. Also disclosed are the barley seeds per se, an isolated nucleic acid incorporating the nucleic acid sequence conferring imidazolinone resistance, a method of inhibiting weed growth in the vicinity of a barley plant, an a method of growing a barley crop. Seeds have been deposited at NCIMB. | 03-19-2015 |
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20150089870 | POPULATION CONTROL OF INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES AND RESTORATION OF NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES - The invention provides methods for controlling invasive plants, comprising treating one or more populations of invasive plant species with a composition comprising an effective amount of nucleic acids, wherein the nucleic acids have been produced using gene silencing techniques to target specific plant species, and specific aspects of plant development. In the methods of the invention, the compositions applied to the plants adversely affect only the targeted invasive plants, as compared to any non-invasive plants living in the same environmental setting. Further provided are methods for restoring native plant flora to an environment, by treating a natural environment using the methods provided herein to reduce or eliminate a species of invasive plant in an environment, then reintroducing a native plant species to the environment, such that the native plant population is reestablished in an environment and the invasive species is eliminated or reduced. | 04-02-2015 |
20150107152 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PLANTING BENEATH SOLAR PANELS BLENDS CONTAINING MOSTLY FINE FESCUE MIXTURES - A seed composition suitable for planting beneath and around one or more solar panel arrays, said seed composition consisting mostly of a blend of fine fescues that results in under panel grass growth requiring little to no regular mowing. One preferred version includes: (a) about 20-50% by weight Hard Fescue; (b) about 20-50% by weight Creeping Red Fescue; and (c) about 20-50% by weight Chewings Fescue. | 04-23-2015 |
20150107153 | METHOD OF COMPRESSING AND FREEZING FOREST FLOOR MATERIAL FOR RE-VEGETATION - A method of revegetating a forest is provided, including the steps of: collecting a volume of forest floor material; wetting the volume of material with a wetting agent; compressing the wetted forest floor material; freezing the compressed forest floor material; separating the frozen forest floor material into a plurality of smaller pieces; storing the frozen pieces in a frozen environment; and distributing at least a portion of the pieces on land to be revegetated. | 04-23-2015 |
20150113872 | FAST GROWING PLANTS OF THE FAMILY VIOLACEAE - The present invention relates to a plant of the family Violaceae, in particular to a pansy plant having shortened growing time. In particular, a plant of the invention grows significantly faster than a control plant when grown at the same time and under the same conditions. Methods of growing a pansy plant of the invention and uses thereof are also provided. | 04-30-2015 |
20150121754 | Methods and Compositions using Fungal Laccases to Reduce Turf Thatch - The present disclosure includes methods and compositions for reducing turf thatch and/or preventing turf thatch buildup. The compositions include isolated fungal laccase enzymes, such as laccase enzymes from white rot fungi. Methods of reducing and/or preventing turf thatch buildup include applying compositions including isolated fungal laccase enzymes to turfgrass. | 05-07-2015 |
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