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US 12,486,205 B2Granted
Seed coating to promote plant growth and method of increasing plant yield
AssigneeInnovations for World Nutrition, LLC
InventorsArthur R. Shirley, Jr., Melissa C. Hayes
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Abstract
A seed coated with a seed grind, and optionally a source of sugar, a source of bicarbonate, and/or a source of fertilizer nutrient to supply plant roots with additional uptake-available carbon and energy to promote rapid growth. A method of coating seeds with the coating and a method of growing plants from the coated seed.
Claims25
A coated seed having an enhanced seedling growth rate comprising:
- a seed;
- and
- a coating on the seed comprising a seed grind formed from
- 0.5 to 99 wt. % of a ground whole seed,
- 1 to 99 wt. % of a source of sugar, and
- a binder,
- wherein a weight of the coating as a percentage of the total weight of the coated seed is 10 to 85 wt. %,
- wherein the ground whole seed and the source of sugar are in an amount to enhance growth of a seedling growing from the coated seed,
- wherein the seed grind and the source of sugar increase available seed components required for a seedling to grow to enhance the seedling growth, and
- wherein the wt. % is based on the total weight of the coating.
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A method of growing seedlings at an enhanced rate comprising:
- providing a seed and a coating on the seed, the coating comprising
- a binder,
- 1 to 99 wt. % a source of sugar, and
- 0.5 to 99 wt. % of a seed grind formed from ground whole seed,
- wherein a weight of the coating as a percentage of the total weight of the coated seed is 10-85 wt. %,
- wherein the wt. % is based on the total weight of the coating,
- wherein the ground whole seed and the source of sugar are in an amount to enhance growth of a seedling growing from the coated seed;
- planting the coated seed in soil to form a planted seed;
- and
- allowing the coated seed to grow into a seedling at an enhanced rate.
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A coated seed having an enhanced seedling growth rate comprising:
- a rice seed;
- and
- a coating on the rice seed comprising
- 0.5 to 99 wt. % of a seed grind formed from a ground rice seed, and
- 1 to 99 wt. % a source of sugar,
- wherein a weight of the coating as a percentage of the total weight of the coated seed is 10-85 wt. %,
- wherein the wt. % is based on the total weight of the coating,
- wherein the ground whole seed and the source of sugar are in an amount to enhance growth of a seedling growing from the coated seed, and
- wherein the seed grind increases available seed components required for a rice seedling to grow to enhance the rice seedling growth.
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A method of growing seedlings at an enhanced rate comprising:
- providing a rice seed and a coating on the seed, the coating comprising
- 0.5 to 99 wt. % of a seed grind formed from ground rice seed, and
- 1 to 99 wt. % a source of sugar,
- wherein a weight of the coating as a percentage of the total weight of the coated seed is 10-85 wt. %,
- wherein the wt. % is based on the total weight of the coating,
- wherein the ground whole seed and the source of sugar are in an amount to enhance growth of a rice seedling growing from the coated rice seed;
- planting the coated seed in soil to form a planted seed;
- and
- allowing the coated seed to grow into the rice seedling at an enhanced rate.
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