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US 11,109,595 B2Granted
Microalgae-based compositions for benefiting plants and methods of application
AssigneeHeliae Development, LLC
InventorsSandip Shinde, Manikandadas Mathilakathu Madathil, Laura Carney
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Abstract
The invention relates to compositions and methods for improving characteristics of plants and soil by administering an effective amount of a microalgae-based composition in low concentration applications.
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A method of enhancing the active carbon score of a soil, comprising administering an amount of a microalgae material to the soil,
- wherein the amount of microalgae material is effective to increase the active carbon score of the soil by at least 10% over a period of 10-15 days;
- the microalgae material comprises Chlorella cells and/or Parachlorella kessleri cells that have been lysed;
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- the microalgae material is provided as a liquid formulation composition comprising 0.1-15% solids from one or more cultures of the microalgae that is applied in a concentration of 0.25 gal/acre to 4 gal/acre for a period of 8-20 weeks.
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A method of enhancing the active carbon score of a soil, comprising administering an amount of a microalgae material to soil associated with a plant,
- wherein the amount of microalgae material is effective to increase the active carbon score of the soil by at least 10% over a period of 10-15 days;
- the microalgae material comprises Chlorella cells and/or Parachlorella kessleri cells that have been lysed;
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- the microalgae material is administered at a concentration of microalgae biomass in the range of 0.001% to 0.1% by weight.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.