# US 11,440,852 B2 · Seed, soil, and plant treatment compositions

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- Number: US 11,440,852 B2
- Document ID: US11440852B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/944,881
- Filed: 2020-07-31
- Published: 2021-02-04
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2019-08-02
- Assignees: Ralco Nutrition, Inc.
- Applicants: Ralco Nutrition, Inc.
- Inventors: Rachel Ann Raths; Richard Dale Lamb; Michael David Johnson; Evan Everette Johnson
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11440852B2

## CPC

- C05D 9/02: containing trace elements
- A01C 21/00: Methods of fertilising {, sowing or planting}
- A01N 59/16: Heavy metals; Compounds thereof
- C05G 3/60: Biocides or preservatives, e.g. disinfectants, pesticides or herbicides; Pest repellants or attractants
- C05G 3/80: Soil conditioners
- C05G 5/23: Solutions
- C05D: INORGANIC FERTILISERS NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C05B, C05C; FERTILISERS PRODUCING CARBON DIOXIDE
- A01C: PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING (parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general A01B51/00 - A01B75/00)
- A01N: PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF (preservation of food or foodstuff A23); BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES (preparations for medical, dental or toiletry purposes which kill or prevent the growth or proliferation of unwanted organisms A61K); PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
- C05G: MIXTURES OF FERTILISERS COVERED INDIVIDUALLY BY DIFFERENT SUBCLASSES OF CLASS C05; MIXTURES OF ONE OR MORE FERTILISERS WITH MATERIALS NOT HAVING A SPECIFIC FERTILISING ACTIVITY, e.g. PESTICIDES, SOIL-CONDITIONERS, WETTING AGENTS (organic fertilisers containing added bacterial cultures, mycelia, or the like C05F11/08; organic fertilisers containing plant vitamins or hormones C05F11/10); FERTILISERS CHARACTERISED BY THEIR FORM

## Abstract

Various seed, soil, and plant treatment compositions, methods of applying such compositions, and the like are described herein. The treatment compositions can comprise one or more zinc compounds, one or more iron compounds, and/or one or more molybdenum compounds. Applications of the treatment compositions can include being placed in-furrow, side-dressed in fields, used as foliar treatments, broadcast in soil, tilled in soil, or otherwise applied to seeds, soils, or plants.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method, comprising: applying a treatment composition in proximity to and/or in contact with one or more seeds in-furrow, wherein the treatment composition comprises about 0.1% to about 2.0% by weight of a zinc compound, about 25% to about 35% by weight of an iron compound, and about 0.1% to about 1.0% by weight of a molybdenum compound, wherein the molybdenum compound includes ammonium molybdate tetrahydrate, and wherein all percentages by weight are based on the total weight of the treatment composition.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the zinc compound is selected from the group consisting of zinc lactate dihydrate, zinc sulfate monohydrate and combinations thereof.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the iron is selected from the group consisting of iron ammonium sulfate, iron sulfate, iron diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid, and ferric ammonium citrate.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising a manganese compound.

### Claim 5

A method, comprising: applying a treatment composition to foliage of a plant or crop, wherein the treatment composition comprises about 0.1% to about 2.0% by weight of a zinc compound, about 25% to about 35% by weight of an iron compound, and about 0.1% to about 1.0% by weight of a molybdenum compound, wherein the molybdenum compound includes ammonium molybdate tetrahydrate, and wherein all percentages by weight are based on the total weight of the treatment composition.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the zinc compound is selected from the group consisting of zinc lactate dihydrate, zinc sulfate monohydrate and combinations thereof.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the iron compound is selected from the group consisting of iron ammonium sulfate, iron sulfate, iron diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid, and ferric ammonium citrate.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, further comprising a manganese compound.