Method and system for treating irrigation water
AssigneeFlow-Tech Systems, LLC
InventorsMark Meyer, George Rihovsky
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for treating irrigation water by introducing a propagating electromagnetic field into the irrigation water as it flows through an irrigation system. The treatments described herein may have a variety of beneficial effects on the water, including a significant increase in the percentage of the water that is maintained in the root zone of a given crop as plant-available water and the essential mineral, e.g. calcium and/or magnesium, uptake of that crop.
Claims20
A method for increasing the essential mineral content of a crop, the method comprising:
- treating irrigation water flowing through an irrigation system comprising an arrangement of conduits by introducing an electromagnetic signal into the irrigation water in a manner that produces propagation of an electromagnetic field throughout the water within the arrangement of conduits, and
- irrigating a field containing a crop with the treated irrigation water,
- thereby causing the crop to have an increased essential mineral content compared to a crop grown in the same manner but without the treatment.
A method of using a system that introduces an electromagnetic signal into water in a manner that produces propagation of an electromagnetic field through the water to increase the essential mineral content of a crop, the method comprising:
- treating irrigation water by introducing an electromagnetic signal into the water in a manner that produces propagation of an electromagnetic field through the water,
- irrigating a field containing a crop with the treated irrigation water, and
- causing the crop to have an increased essential mineral content compared to a crop grown in the same manner but without the treatment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.