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US 5,507,133 AGranted
Inoculant method and apparatus
AssigneeUniversity of Hawaii
InventorsPaul Singleton, Joseph Rourke, Michael Sadowsky
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AssigneeUniversity of Hawaii
InventorsPaul Singleton, Joseph Rourke, Michael Sadowsky
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A unique package for inoculants and a method for enabling the end user to introduce a pure culture of a microorganism into its appropriate growth substance, and later the microorganism enriched substance into a carrier material within a self-contained unit. The basic package separates a stabilized pure culture of the microorganism from the growth substance by a clamp which forms a physical partition. The microorganism is introduced to the substance when the partition is eliminated. After a time of growth to a maximum extent possible in the substance, the package is fractured to release the fresh inoculation at maximum microorganism vitality. Growth of the microorganism in the growth substance in-situ results in maximum numbers of the beneficial microorganism being available at the site of application.
An inoculant packaging and production system comprising an air tight one-membrane package having a physical partition, wherein said partition and the one membrane package form individual first and second compartments, which separately receive a culture of a suitable microorganism and a growth substance for said microorganism.
A method for packaging precursor elements and producing inoculant, comprising forming an air tight one-membrane package having a physical partition, forming by said partition and the package first and second compartments separately storing, a pure culture of a suitable microorganism, and a growth substance for said microorganism, and a carrier in the respective compartments.
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