Plant husbandry – Process – For fruit – vegetable – or tobacco
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-23
2007-01-23
Palo, Francis T. (Department: 3644)
Plant husbandry
Process
For fruit, vegetable, or tobacco
Reexamination Certificate
active
11024441
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides compositions comprising chipped whole wood logs as a substrate for growth of plants. It further provides a method of making a substrate comprising wood chips for growth of plants, and a method of growing potted plants in a composition comprising chipped wood logs as the primary substrate for growth.
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Palo Francis T.
Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc.
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