Plant husbandry – Coated or impregnated seed – method or apparatus
Patent
1975-01-03
1976-04-20
Lesmes, George F.
Plant husbandry
Coated or impregnated seed, method or apparatus
428 15, 428403, 428913, 106287S, A01C 106
Patent
active
039508919
ABSTRACT:
A seed coated with an inorganic coating material which opens to expose the underlying seed when subjected to moisture, the coating composition comprising at least 50% by weight of an amorphous silica, the remainder including at least about 5% by weight montmorillonite and at least about 10% by weight attapulgite, is disclosed. Celery seed when treated according to the present invention has been found to compare favorably with raw seed with regard to germination characteristics and the like.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2579735 (1951-12-01), Burgesser
patent: 2649388 (1953-08-01), Wills et al.
Epstein Henry F.
Florida Celery Exchange
Lesmes George F.
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