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US 2017/0291857 A1Published application
Fermented Soil Additive
AssigneeLiquid Fertiliser Systems Pty Ltd
InventorPeter James Keating
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Abstract
A soil additive comprising a sugar ferment wherein said ferment contains signalling molecules comprising between about 1-50% of the organic matter present in the ferment.
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1-16. (canceled)
A method for increasing the wetting of a water-repelling soil, comprising the step of:
- a) adding to the soil an amount of soil additive comprising a sugar ferment
- wherein said ferment contains signalling molecules wherein the total organic carbon (TOC) is between 14-52% (w/v) and the signalling molecules comprise between about 1-50% (w/v) of the TOC,
- wherein the signalling molecules are selected from one or more of the following groups:
- microbial quorum sensors and quenchers, biocides and plant elicitors, and
- wherein the signalling molecules in the soil additive comprise at least one furanone compound and/or ethanone compound or esters thereof, and at least one phenolic compound and/or eugenol compound or derivative thereof.
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A method for conditioning soil, comprising the step of:
- a) adding to the soil an amount of soil additive comprising a sugar ferment
- wherein said ferment contains signalling molecules wherein the total organic carbon (TOC) is between 14-52% (w/v) and the signalling molecules comprise between about 1-50% (w/v) of the TOC,
- wherein the signalling molecules are selected from one or more of the following groups:
- microbial quorum sensors and quenchers, biocides and plant elicitors, and
- wherein the signalling molecules in the soil additive comprise at least one furanone compound and/or ethanone compound or esters thereof, and at least one phenolic compound and/or eugenol compound or derivative thereof.
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A method for promoting plant growth and/or increasing crop yield, comprising the step of:
- a) adding to the soil an amount of soil additive comprising a sugar ferment
- wherein said ferment contains signalling molecules wherein the total organic carbon (TOC) is between 14-52% (w/v) and the signalling molecules comprise between about 1-50% (w/v) of the TOC,
- wherein the signalling molecules are selected from one or more of the following groups:
- microbial quorum sensors and quenchers, biocides and plant elicitors, and
- wherein the signalling molecules in the soil additive comprise at least one furanone compound and/or ethanone compound or esters thereof, and at least one phenolic compound and/or eugenol compound or derivative thereof.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.