Method and material for improving the growth of plants

Details Method and material for improving the growth of plants Method and material for improving the growth of plants

1983-04-18

1985-11-05

Bagwill, Robert E.

Plant husbandry

Process

47 74, 47 77, C12N 114

Patent

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045505276

ABSTRACT:
The invention is concerned with the problem of how best to infect roots of a plant with the beneficial mycorrhizal fungus. Merely mixing the inoculum of the fungus with soil or other growth medium is time-consuming and not very effective. The invention lies in the idea of positioning across the path of growth of the roots a carrier material, carrying the inoculum. The roots are then allowed to contact and penetrate the carrier material, so that they pick up the inoculum and become infected. The carrier material is integral and self-supporting. Preferably it is a sheet of cellulosic fibres coated with a layer containing the inoculum, which can also contain cellulosic fibres. Preferably peat-inoculum is used. The invention is useful in improving the growth of plants, particularly those grown in containers.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1446113 (1923-02-01), Blackwell
patent: 1988307 (1935-01-01), Fay
patent: 2649196 (1953-08-01), Arny et al.
patent: 3733745 (1973-05-01), Ingerstedt et al.

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