Plant husbandry – Plant irrigators and/or fertilizers – apparatus or method
Patent
1988-08-22
1991-06-11
Scherbel, David A.
Plant husbandry
Plant irrigators and/or fertilizers, apparatus or method
47 575, 71904, 71 6411, A01G 706, C05G 300
Patent
active
050221825
ABSTRACT:
Methods of promoting the survivability and growth of seeds and seedlings which employ a fertilizer or a synergistic combination of a fertilizer and a moisture absorbing polymer which furnishes a reservoir of the moisture needed for plant growth and also provides a growth medium for soil bacteria relied upon to break down and release nitrogen from the fertilizer molecules. Systems for delivering these formulations and for verifying the delivery of the material.
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Promac Industries, Ltd.
Scherbel David A.
Van Patten Michele A.
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