Method of increasing irrigation water and fertilizer delivery to soil using formic acid and formate salts
AssigneeDeerpoint Group, Inc.
InventorsJohn C. Miller, Deborah L. Miller, Trevor J. Morgan
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Abstract
A method of increasing delivery of irrigation water and optionally a fertilizer to a predetermined depth in soil containing agricultural crops is disclosed. The method includes introducing formic acid to irrigation water to form a formate-enhanced irrigation water having a formate concentration of from about 10 ppm to about 10,000 ppm, and distributing the formate-enhanced irrigation water to the soil in an amount sufficient to (i) increase a flow rate of the irrigation water through the soil, (ii) reduce a compaction of the soil, and/or (iii) reduce a calcium concentration in the soil.
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A method of increasing delivery of irrigation water to a predetermined depth in soil containing agricultural crops, comprising:
- introducing formic acid to the irrigation water to form a formate-enhanced irrigation water having a formate concentration of from about 10 ppm to about 10,000 ppm;
- slug-feeding the formate-enhanced irrigation water to the soil in an amount sufficient to (i) increase a flow rate of the irrigation water through the soil, (ii) reduce a compaction of the soil, and/or (iii) reduce a calcium concentration in the soil;
- adding a fertilizer to additional irrigation water in a continuous mode to form fertigation water, wherein the fertilizer comprises a nitrogen fertilizer, a phosphorus fertilizer, a potassium fertilizer, or a combination thereof;
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- distributing the fertigation water through an irrigation system to the soil.
A method of increasing delivery of irrigation water to a predetermined depth in soil containing agricultural crops, comprising:
- introducing formic acid and/or a formate salt to the irrigation water to form a formate-enhanced irrigation water having a formate concentration of from about 10 ppm to about 10,000 ppm;
- slug-feeding the formate-enhanced irrigation water to the soil in an amount sufficient to (i) increase a flow rate of the irrigation water through the soil, (ii) reduce a compaction of the soil, and/or (iii) reduce a calcium concentration in the soil;
- adding a phosphorus fertilizer to additional irrigation water in a continuous mode to form fertigation water, wherein the phosphorus fertilizer is selected from the group consisting of phosphoric acid, monobasic phosphate salts, dibasic phosphate salts, and combinations thereof;
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- distributing the fertigation water through an irrigation system to the soil.
A method of increasing delivery of irrigation water to a predetermined depth in soil containing agricultural crops, comprising:
- introducing calcium formate to the irrigation water to form a formate-enhanced irrigation water having a formate concentration of from about 10 ppm to about 10,000 ppm;
- slug-feeding the formate-enhanced irrigation water to the soil in an amount sufficient to (i) increase a flow rate of the irrigation water through the soil and/or (ii) reduce a compaction of the soil;
- adding a fertilizer to additional irrigation water to form fertigation water, wherein the fertilizer comprises a nitrogen fertilizer, a phosphorus fertilizer, a potassium fertilizer, or a combination thereof;
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- distributing the fertigation water through an irrigation system to the soil.
A method of increasing delivery of irrigation water to a predetermined depth in soil containing agricultural crops, comprising:
- introducing formic acid and/or a formate salt to the irrigation water to form a formate-enhanced irrigation water having a formate concentration of from about 10 ppm to about 10,000 ppm;
- slug-feeding the formate-enhanced irrigation water to the soil in an amount sufficient to (i) increase a flow rate of the irrigation water through the soil, (ii) reduce a compaction of the soil, and/or (iii) reduce a calcium concentration in the soil;
- adding a nitrogen fertilizer to additional irrigation water in a continuous mode to form fertigation water, wherein the nitrogen fertilizer is selected from the group consisting of ammonium salts, nitrate salts, urea, amino acids and combinations thereof;
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- distributing the fertigation water through an irrigation system to the soil.
A method of increasing delivery of irrigation water to a predetermined depth in soil containing agricultural crops, comprising:
- introducing formic acid and/or a formate salt to the irrigation water to form a formate-enhanced irrigation water having a formate concentration of from about 10 ppm to about 10,000 ppm;
- slug-feeding the formate-enhanced irrigation water to the soil in an amount sufficient to (i) increase a flow rate of the irrigation water through the soil, (ii) reduce a compaction of the soil, and/or (iii) reduce a calcium concentration in the soil;
- adding a fertilizer and one or more micronutrients in a continuous mode to additional irrigation water to form fertigation water, wherein the fertilizer comprises a nitrogen fertilizer, a phosphorus fertilizer, a potassium fertilizer, or a combination thereof;
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- distributing the fertigation water through an irrigation system to the soil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.