Biomass compositions
AssigneeHeliae Development, LLC
InventorsLaura Carney, Michael Miller, Amy Rial, Connor Osgood
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to agriculture and, more specifically, to biomass compositions and methods for decreasing bruising, increasing plant health, increasing soil health, increasing sweetness in fruits and/or decreasing needle-drop in conifer species.
Claims20
A method of enhancing a characteristic in a plant comprising the step of administering to the plant, seedling, or seed a liquid composition treatment comprising a culture of microalgae, the microalgae comprising at least one of pasteurized Chlorella cells and pasteurized Aurantiochytrium acetophilum HS399 cells in an amount effective to enhance at least one characteristic of a plant compared to a substantially identical untreated plant, wherein the characteristic is selected from improved shelf life, increased water retention, and diminished needle-drop, and wherein the microalgae is pasteurized at a temperature ranging from 50° C. up to 90° C.
A method of enhancing a characteristic in a plant comprising the step of administering to the plant, seedling, or seed a liquid composition treatment comprising a culture of microalgae, the microalgae comprising at least one of pasteurized Chlorella cells and pasteurized Aurantiochytrium cells in an amount effective to enhance at least one characteristic of a plant compared to a substantially identical untreated plant, wherein the characteristic is selected from improved shelf life, increased water retention, and diminished needle-drop, and wherein the microalgae is pasteurized at a temperature ranging from 50° C. up to 90° C.
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