Plant growth media utilizing polyurethane hydrogel
AssigneeW. R. Grace & Co.
InventorLouis L. Wood
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Abstract
A plant growth media in the form of a gel which is useful for growing plants in the form of seeds, seedlings, cuttings, nursery stock, etc., is obtained by dissolving a water-soluble polyisocyanate capped prepolymer containing said growing plant in an aqueous medium optionally containing various plant growth additives such as fertilizer, agricultural modified minerals and the like. The media can be formed in a variety of shapes.
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A soil plug comprising a plant growth in an aqueous gel of a monolithic, crosslinked, hydrophilic polyurethane.
An article comprising a container having therein (1) a plant growth and (2) a prepolymer having a reaction functionality greater than two comprising an isocyanate-capped, water-soluble polyether polyol having a molecular weight of at least 1,000/OH group with a total molecular weight of at least 2,000.
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