Microalgae based compositions for benefiting plants and methods of application
AssigneeHeliae Development, LLC
InventorsSandip SHINDE, Manakandadas Mathilakathu Madathil, Michael Warner, Stephen Ventre, Laura Carney, Michael Miller, Ganapathy Chellapan, Jon Hansen, Michael Lamont
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Abstract
The invention relates to compositions and methods for improving characteristics of plants and soil by administering an effective amount of a microalgae-based composition in low concentration applications.
Claims23
A method of plant enhancement comprising administering to a plant, seedling, or seed a composition treatment comprising 0.001-0.1% by weight of microalgae biomass to enhance at least one plant characteristic.
A method of plant enhancement comprising administering to a plant, seedling, or seed a composition treatment comprising of 0.001-0.1% by weight of extracted microalgae protein to enhance at least one plant characteristic.
A composition, comprising:
- extracted microalgae protein in a concentration in the range of 0.001-0.1% by weight.
A method of plant enhancement comprising administering to a plant, seedling, or seed a composition treatment comprising 0.001-0.1% by weight of excreted product from microalgae to enhance at least one plant characteristic.
A composition, comprising:
- excreted product from microalgae, in a concentration in the range of 0.001-0.1% by weight.
A method of preparing a composition comprising:
- a. isolating an excreted product from a culture of microalgae, wherein the product is in a concentration greater than 0.1% by weight;
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- b. diluting the concentration of isolated excreted product to a concentration in a range of 0.001-0.1% by weight.
A method of plant enhancement comprising administering to a plant, seedling, or seed a composition treatment comprising 10% by weight of microalgae biomass to soil at an application rate in the range of 2-20 liters per acre to enhance at least one plant characteristic.
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