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US 2019/0239448 A1Published application
Sowing unit and uses thereof
AssigneeSweTree Technologies AB
InventorsJonas OHLUND, Asa FORSUM, Henrik SVENNERSTAM
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Abstract
A sowing unit is provided including water-absorbing material, an enclosure and a seed. The water-absorbing material is vermiculite, which is a hygroscopic negatively-charged material capable of binding a positively charged nutrient ion selected from NH4+, L-arginine, L-lysine and L-histidine. Further, there is least one hole in the water-absorbing material arranged to hold one or more seeds.
Claims9
A sowing unit comprising:
- a water-absorbing material arranged between a top and a bottom part of an enclosure;
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- at least one hole in the water-absorbing material configured to hold at least one seed,
- wherein said water-absorbing material is vermiculite including at least one basic L-amino acid in an amount that provides slow release nitrogen supply to at least one plant.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.