Incorporation of biological agents in fertilizers
AssigneeThe Mosaic Company
InventorsKathlene Laurie Jacobson, Troy William Hobbs, Lauren A. Balaban
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Abstract
A biological-laden dry fertilizer includes a dry fertilizer granule and a coating inoculated with a biological agent and applied to the dry fertilizer granule. The biological coating is a solution or suspension comprising water or oil and at least one biological agent, or an emulsion of an oil and a solution or suspension comprising water and at least one biological agent. The at least one biological agent is a biological chemical, plant extract, microbial agent, and/or a living organism.
Claims16
A fertilizer product comprising:
- a plurality of fertilizer granules;
- and
- a biological coating applied to each of the fertilizer granules, the biological coating comprising a water-in-oil emulsion of an oil and a suspension comprising water and a biological agent such that the biological coating comprises a plurality of water particles containing the biological agent suspended within the oil,
- wherein the biological agent is a living organism, and wherein the water particles provide a water content of 30%-80% of the emulsion.
A fertilizer product comprising:
- a plurality of fertilizer granules;
- and
- a biological coating applied to each of the fertilizer granules, the biological coating comprising a water-in-oil emulsion of an oil and a suspension comprising water and a biological agent such that the biological coating comprises a plurality of water particles containing the biological agent suspended within the oil,
- wherein the biological agent is a bacteria selected from the group consisting of Bacillus, Rhizobium, Azobacter, Azospirillum, and combinations thereof, and wherein the water particles provide a water content of 30%-80% of the emulsion.
A fertilizer product comprising:
- a plurality of fertilizer granules;
- and
- a biological coating applied to each of the fertilizer granules, the biological coating comprising a water-in-oil emulsion of an oil and a suspension comprising water and a biological agent such that the biological coating comprises a plurality of water particles containing the biological agent suspended within the oil,
- wherein the biological agent is a fungus selected from the group consisting of Aspergillus, Mycorhizzae, Beauveria, Metarhizium, and Trichoderma, Saccharomyces, Schizosaccharomyces, Sporobolomyces, Candida, Trichosporon, Rhodosporidium, and combinations thereof, and wherein the water particles provide a water content of 30%-80% of the emulsion.
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