Method and device for delivering viable microorganisms in seed lubricant to seed supply
AssigneeMeristem Crop Performance Group, LLC
InventorMitchell Eviston
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Abstract
A package 10 comprises a main body 12 for containing a seed lubricant; and a chamber 24 for retaining microorganisms in a viable state, wherein the main body 12 and the chamber 24 are separated by a disruptable dividing member 32, and further comprising a mechanism for disrupting the dividing member 32 such that the seed lubricant and the microorganisms may be blended just prior to deployment on a seed planter and wherein the main body 12, the chamber 24 and the disrupting member form an integral package suitable for providing the blend of seed lubricant and viable microorganisms to seeds in a seed planter.
Claims20
A package comprising:
- a main body for containing a seed lubricant;
- and
- a chamber for retaining microorganisms in a viable state, wherein the main body and the chamber are separated by a disruptable dividing member, and
- further comprising a mechanism for disrupting the dividing member such that the seed lubricant and the microorganisms may be blended just prior to deployment on a seed planter and wherein the main body, the chamber and the disrupting member form an integral package suitable for providing the blend of seed lubricant and viable microorganisms to seeds in a seed planter.
A package for delivering viable microorganisms to a seeder and/or planter, the package comprising:
- a lid portion comprising a first chamber, the first chamber comprising microorganisms therein;
- a body portion comprising a second chamber, wherein the lid portion is attachable to the body portion such that the first chamber transcends the lid portion and extends into the second chamber;
- and
- a dividing member separating the microorganisms in the first chamber from the second chamber, and
- wherein disrupting the dividing member allows release of the microorganisms into the second chamber.
A method of delivering viable microorganisms to a seeder and/or planter, the method comprising:
- providing a package comprising a first chamber containing microbes therein and a second chamber containing a seed lubricant therein and a disruptable dividing member separating the first chamber from the second chamber;
- disrupting the dividing member separating a first chamber from a second chamber and thereby introducing the microorganisms into the second chamber wherein the microorganisms are mixed with the seed lubricant to form a microbial lubricant mixture;
- and
- applying the viable microbial lubricant mixture to seed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.