Compositions and methods for reducing agricultural inputs
OwnerPaul Seward, Jason Martin +5inventors
InventorsPaul Seward, Jason Martin, Andy Vickers, David Priest, Brett A. Flittie, Andrew J. Manning, Tapaswy Muppaneni
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Abstract
Soil additives that include at least a diatomaceous earth ingredient, a calcium sulfate ingredient, and a biochar ingredient. Soil additives that include at least a diatomaceous earth ingredient, a calcium sulfate ingredient, and a limestone ingredient. Related methods of making and using such soil additives for growing crops.
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A soil additive comprising:
- a diatomaceous earth ingredient;
- a calcium sulfate ingredient;
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- a biochar ingredient.
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A method of making a soil additive, wherein the method comprises mixing at least a diatomaceous earth ingredient;
- a calcium sulfate ingredient;
- and a biochar ingredient to form a mixture.
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A method of growing a plant, wherein the method comprises growing a crop in soil treated with the soil additive of claim 1 and 100 percent or less of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer as compared to a control crop grown with 100 percent of the synthetic nitrogen fertilizer and without the soil additive, wherein the crop produces a yield of 100% or greater of a yield produced by the control crop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.