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US 12,221,400 B2Granted
Foliar feeding formulation and methods of use
AssigneeLucas Tyree
InventorLucas Tyree
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Abstract
Described is a hydroponic system wherein a feed formulation comprising a plant's nutritionally effective amount of at least one amino acid, which upon uptake, becomes a substantial source of nitrogen for said plant, is applied to the foliage of the plant, and the roots of the plant are in contact with an incomplete water solution that comprises less than the plant's nutritional nitrogen requirements. The feed formulation, methods of feeding a plant or plant seed, and plants produced thereby are also described.
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A method of feeding a leafy vegetable plant through its foliage comprising:
- applying a foliar feed formulation to a leaf of said leafy vegetable plant, wherein
- (a) the roots of the plant are in contact with an incomplete water solution or inert medium that is essentially free of the plant's nutritional nitrogen requirements;
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- (b) the foliar feed formulation comprises a nutritionally effective amount of at least one amino acid, which upon uptake, becomes a substantial source of nitrogen for said plant;
- wherein substantially all of the nutritionally effective amount of at least one amino acid, which upon uptake, becomes a substantial source of nitrogen for said plant, is absorbed through the foliage of the plant and not through the roots of the plant.
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