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US 9,169,165 B2Granted
Foliar nutrient compositions
AssigneeInnovative Chemical Services Pty Ltd
InventorsRobert William Killick, Andrew Robert Killick, Peter William Jones, John David Morrison
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Abstract
A liquid foliar nutrient composition comprising oil, essential element(s) and optionally, a surfactant to enable a stable useable dispersion of the oil and the essential element(s) to be formed.
Claims15
A liquid foliar nutrient composition comprising:
- (i) an amount in the range of from 5 to 80% by weight of an oil selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, vegetable oils, esters of fatty acids, aliphatic alcohols and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (ii) an amount up to 80% by weight of an essential element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, B, Cu, Mo, Co, Ni, Zn, Ca, Mg, Si, Se and mixtures thereof,
- wherein the oil and essential element are co-formulated as a stable homogeneous liquid.
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A method for increasing the foliar uptake by a crop of essential elements, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) preparing a liquid foliar nutrient composition comprising:
- (i) an amount in the range of from 5 to 80% by weight (preferably 5 50%) of an oil selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, vegetable oils, esters of fatty acids, aliphatic alcohols and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (ii) an amount up to 80% by weight of an essential element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn, B, Cu, Mo, Co, Ni, Zn, Ca, Mg, Si, Se and mixtures thereof,
- wherein the oil and essential element are co-formulated as a stable homogeneous liquid;
- and
- (b) administering the composition to the crop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.