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US 8,008,079 B2Granted
System and method for fertilizer selection
AssigneeEverris International B.V.
InventorsFred Hulme, Tina Marshall
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Abstract
A system, method and computer readable program is disclosed for facilitating the selection of a fertilizer. The basis for selecting the fertilizer includes determining the water type based on the water chemistry and taking into consideration the crop type that is to be grown.
Claims10
A method of selecting a fertilizer type comprising:
- entering geographic location data into a computer to determine a water type;
- determining at least one fertilizer type that is compatible with said computed water type;
- and
- communicating said fertilizer type to a grower without consultation with a water chemistry or plant specialist;
- wherein said water type comprises Water Type 1, Water Type 2, Water Type 3, and/or Water Type 4, and
- further wherein:
- Water Type 1 comprises an alkalinity ranging from 0 to 60 ppm and a calcium concentration ranging from 0 to 60 ppm,
- Water Type 2 comprises an alkalinity ranging from 60 to 150 ppm and a calcium concentration ranging from 0 to 60 ppm,
- Water Type 3 comprises an alkalinity ranging from 150 to 200 ppm and a calcium concentration of greater than 50 ppm, and
- Water Type 4 comprises an alkalinity ranging from 200 to 240 ppm and a calcium concentration of greater than 50 ppm.
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A computer readable storage medium encoded with a computer program for facilitating the selection of a fertilizer,
- wherein the computer program comprises executable instructions for:
- computing a water type based on geographic location data entered into said computer,
- determining at least one fertilizer based on said computed water type, and communicating said fertilizer determination to a user of the computer;
- wherein said water type comprises Water Type 1, Water Type 2, Water Type 3, and/or Water Type 4, and
- further wherein:
- Water Type 1 comprises an alkalinity ranging from 0 to 60 ppm and a calcium concentration ranging from 0 to 60 ppm,
- Water Type 2 comprises an alkalinity ranging from 60 to 150 ppm and a calcium concentration ranging from 0 to 60 ppm,
- Water Type 3 comprises an alkalinity ranging from 150 to 200 ppm and a calcium concentration of greater than 50 ppm, and
- Water Type 4 comprises an alkalinity ranging from 200 to 240 ppm and a calcium concentration of greater than 50 ppm.
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