287results about How to "Increase crop yield" patented technology

An example machinery includes a crop management motorized vehicle having an intelligent, modularized image sensor (e.g. camera or video) system that is portable to other crop management vehicles such as a combine, planter or a tillage machine. The image sensor system includes a framework having a bank of procedures for monitoring and control of navigation, spray application, weeding, seeding, machine configuration, and so on, in real time as the machines go through a crop field throughout a crop cycle. One example implementation includes electronic circuits, with more than one set mounted on a platform that facilitates moving the setup to other agricultural machines. The framework captures, preserves and corrects the captured images for real time analysis and response, and for crop yield analysis that is correlated with the machine settings and crop management practices.

Embodiments include a ground scout having an ability to identify the location of rows of crops and the end of the rows so that it can navigate, but in other embodiments, the ground scout can also rely more on an aerial drone to navigate, to act as a communication relay system, and so on. A buddy system including a ground scout and an air scout (e.g. drone) communicate their findings with each other.

The present invention relates to a method for controlling pathogen growth on live plants and mushrooms using UV-C light and an apparatus for use in the method. Also provided are methods for removing surplus leaves and methods for destroying aerial plant parts prior to harvest of underground roots, tubers or bulbs.

A device to provide hyperspectral reflection spectrum, hyperspectral depolarization, and hyperspectral fluorescence spectrum data in a portable, remote sensing instrument. The device can provide a large range of remotely-sensed optical property data, presently only obtainable in laboratories, in a low-cost field instrument. Among its many uses, the present invention can be used by farmers as a tool for determining the nitrogen content of crops to optimize fertilizer laydown.

Currently there is no viable end to end integrated technology solution platform available to increase overall crop yield nor well established communication platform nor infrastructure for agriculture management, logistics, storage, distribution and delivery.

This patent is offering a global solution to this problem where it will provide a consolidated and integrated IoT (internet of things) system platform with AI (artificial intelligence) where data collection, monitoring, control and communication platform are all managed using a single platform.

The utility model relates to the technical field of wireless sensing, specifically an agricultural IoT (Internet of Things) monitoring device based on optical fiber sensing, wherein the device can monitor the temperature, humidity, vibration and other parameters of an agricultural cultivation base. The device is characterized in that the device is provided with a microcontroller, a parameter recorder and the parameter recorder is connected with the sensors. For example: soil temperature sensor and humidity sensors, a soil moisture sensor, a soil conductivity sensor, an air temperature and humidity transducer, a soil salinity sensor, etc.

The upper computer is connected with the parameter recorder and the air temperature and humidity transducer through a communication circuit and using WiFi mesh network, data is transferred to a remote laptop or smartphone. Data is stored in cloud for predictive data analysis with AI and real time data analysis which automatically or remotely trigger proactive & preventive actions, thereby increasing crop yield, reduce water consumption and food waste during storage and streamlined logistics of food distribution to the market.

User has the option to control how often data is generated and the relevant information. User can set automatic trigger to manage proactive and preventive action on the control system. User can also remotely access and manual set future action either via smart phone or tablet based on actionable output from predictive data analytics.

This single integrated IoT system platform is providing end to end solution that is reliable, suitable and effective for agriculture, greenhouse, lawn/yard and garden (both indoor and outdoor) applications.

This integrated IoT system is also applicable in various sector such as: Geotechnical soil testing, Oil and Gas Industries (drilling, flow control, oil pipeline management, oil refineries management), Air quality and Waste management, Semiconductor fabrication and Chemical Plant management, Oceanography and atmospheric/environmental science data monitoring for global warming, Fisheries/Aquaculture management, Data center and Cloud device management, Enterprise sustainability management, Inventory, logistics and Supply Chain management and Infrastructure (road, bridges, tunnels, dams, airports, electric grid) management.

This integrated IoT system is also applicable to detect earthquake and tsunami where the sensor devices are embedded with multiple sensors installed in the buildings, bridges, bus stops, underground pits, lakes, roads, nearby mountains etc, different data can be captured and analyzed for earthquake predictability and structural integrity of the buildings to prevent collapse during earthquake, a smart alert is sent to mobile phones to authorities to minimize death and destruction.

The invention relates to the field of Cucumis sativus, in particular to a new variety of Cucumis sativus designated NUN 53018 CUP plants, seeds and cucumber fruits thereof.

In agriculture when temperature and moisture deviate from the norm two things happen, plant growth suffers and disease flourishes. The Stoller model for plant growth states that proper hormone balance is necessary for optimum growth and performance. When growth conditions deviate from the norm, hormone balance is altered and plant growth suffers. This invention presents evidence to support this model and explain the relationship between hormone levels and plant growth. A clear understanding of this relationship will facilitate crop treatments aimed to eliminate these problems. Although we cannot control the climate, we can control the damage caused by environmental stresses by manipulating the levels and/or ratio of plant hormones in the different plant tissues. By adjusting the levels and/or ratios of hormones, particularly auxin and cytokinins in the root tissue, we can assist the plant in overcoming or compensating for this environmental stress.

A synergistic insecticidal composition is formed containing a Chloronicotynyle compound and a Pyrethroids compound. The Chloronicotynyle compound is provided in an amount preferably ranging from 0.1 to 5.0% by weight of the synergistic insecticidal composition. The Pyrethroids compound is provided in an amount preferably ranging from 1 to 60% by weight of the synergistic insecticidal composition. The synergistic insecticidal composition also preferably includes 35 to 98.90% by weight of conventional agriculturally acceptable carrier(s) and/or excipients.

Superabsorbent polymer (SAP) products for use in agricultural applications, and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. Certain of the SAPs include a monomer or a mixture of monomers, other than acrylonitrile, that is graft polymerized onto a starch in the presence of an initiator to form a starch graft copolymer that is cross-linked and the SAP product is isolated.

The present invention includes an improved electrostatic device for energizing fluids, in particular water based fluids, which will be used to provide a benefit to living organisms, machinery, processes and substances. The improved device of the invention will include an electrostatic voltage spike signal generator, two or more radio frequency signal generators, one or more antennas, optional one or more signal boosters and a fluid conduit. When fluid is treated with the improved device of the invention, the fluid will become energized and can be used to provide significant benefits in applications such as milk production, flower production, fruit production, crop production, vegetable production, shrimp production, egg production, meat production, gasoline combustion, waste fluid combustion, scale removal, water purification, fluid tracking, fluid sterilization and more.

The present invention provides a formulation which may be utilized in agricultural practice that is eco-friendly and effective as plant growth promotion agent, soil improvement agent, bactericide and insecticide agent, disease and harmful insect prevention agent, and is suitable for organic farming. The formulation of the present invention is comprised of a Morinda citrifolia product or extract. The formulation of the present invention may be applied to fruit vegetables, leafy vegetables, root vegetables, grains as well as flowers and shrubs, increasing the amount of yield and extending freshness period after harvest. Further, the present invention relates to antifungal and antibacterial activity of processed Morinda citrifolia products, as well as from various fractions of extracts from these processed products and the Morinda citrifolia L. plant, and related methods to determine mean inhibitory concentrations. In particular, the present invention relates to ethanol, methanol and ethyl acetate extracts from Morinda citrifolia L. and their inhibitory activities on common fungi and bacteria and the identification of mean inhibitory concentrations.

Methods of making and using a superabsorbent starch graft copolymer involve producing starch graft copolymers having particle sizes useful in granule applicators for application to agricultural fields. Starch graft copolymers applied to field crops provide excellent anti-crusting properties, increased seed germination and stand, increased crop growth, increased yields, and reduced water requirements.

Methods for stimulating plant growth and/or promoting plant health using free enzymes or recombinant microorganisms that overexpress enzymes are provided. Plant seeds coated with free enzymes or recombinant microorganisms that overexpress enzymes are also provided. Compositions comprising a fertilizer and an enzyme or a recombinant microorganism that overexpresses an enzyme are provided. Modified enzymes having ACC deaminase activity, recombinant microorganisms expressing the modified enzymes, plant seeds treated with the modified enzymes or recombinant microorganisms, and methods for stimulating plant growth and/or promoting plant health using the modified enzymes or recombinant microorganisms are also provided.

The invention discloses a method for the preparation and use of a slow-release iron-based biochar soil heavy metal passivator. The slow-release iron-based biochar soil heavy metal passivator of the present invention is prepared by an one-step method, wherein iron-based biochar, kaolin and a biological starch are mixed into a core material in a specific ratio; an acidic silica sol and a chitosan solution are prepared, under the effects of an alkaline catalyst and an emulsifier, as a chitosan and silica-sol composite material as a coating, and the iron-based biochar is coated with the alkaline coating material, with the core material and the coating material being controlled at a certain volume ratio. The passivator has a wide raw material source, a simple and convenient preparation process, easy industrialized production, and can passivate the heavy metal arsenic and cadmium efficiently and inhibit the absorption and accumulation of arsenic and cadmium. The passivator prepared by the present invention can last for 4 growing seasons and has a higher passivation efficiency and a longer action time than common iron-based biochar passivators. The passivator can be widely used in the control of arsenic and cadmium pollution farmland.

The present invention is related to a formulation based on (i) micronized natural calcite mineral (MC) of particles size from 500 nm to 5 μm, which contains variable amounts of calcite (CaCO₃), dolomite [CaMg (CO₃)₂], ankerite [Ca (Mg, Fe, Mn, Zn) (CO₃)₂], and quartz (SiO₂); (ii) micronized zeolite of particles size from 500 nm to 5 μm, of general formula (Mⁿ⁺) x/n [(AlO₂) x (SiO₂) y].mH₂O (MZ) wherein Me=Na, K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu; whereas ratio of silicon to aluminum, y:x is between 1:1 to >10:1; whilst m is number of crystalline water molecules which can be from 0 to >20; and of (iii) one or more additives which, with components (i) and (ii), yiled in the final form of the formulation suitable for practical use: powder; wettable powder; concentrate for suspension; or granules; and/or which enhance basic biological actions of (i). The applications of the formulation result in the following effects: more effective stimulation of photosynthetic process in plants; more efficient stimulation of plant growth; enhanced viability of plants to stresses and diseases; improved absorption of nutrients from calcite mineral itself; improved absorption of nutrients applied through the soil; and especially, increased crop yields.

A system to meter multiple agricultural products according to an independently prescribed rate for each in a variable-ratio blend of the agricultural products from a single opener in a plurality of such systems and openers across an applicator such as a drill. Bulk storage compartments associated with the applicator deliver multiple agricultural products to metering assemblies mounted in clusters or pods across the applicator. The agricultural products are fed from the metering assemblies, via a flow re-director, into a manifold, and then into a corresponding single opener having conduits to transport the agricultural product into the soil. Controllers independently regulate metering by the metering assemblies. The flow re-director and manifold provide blending of combinations of the agricultural products for each opener according to a field prescription.

There is disclosed a fertilizer composition comprising a water-insoluble slow-release reacted nitrogen fertilizer and an effective amount of a water-soluble, non-aromatic poly(amino acid) of the group poly(aspartic acid), poly(glutamic acid), poly(glycine), poly(lysine) a copolymer of cystein and glutamic acid and a terpolymer of cystein and glutamic acid and aspartic acid, wherein the poly(amino acid) has a molecular size larger than that which can be absorbed by a plant. A method of making and using the fertilizer composition is also disclosed.

Composition and process of surface modification of soil particles by coating to improve fertility, better moisture and nutrients retention, flooding resistance, and longer freeze-thaw-freeze cycle life.

Systems and methods for data collection, management, and use, and more particularly to data collection, geolocation, and crop scouting using hands-free devices in agricultural interest zones. In various embodiments, users predefine criteria regarding a particular agricultural interest zone. Using geolocation techniques, in various embodiments, the system determines whether the user and a hands-free device are within an agricultural interest zone. According to various embodiments, within the agricultural interest zone, the user may collect data satisfying the predefined criteria and receive information from the system regarding the agricultural interest zone.

The invention discloses a liquid biological humic acid soil repairing agent and its preparation and application methods. The liquid biological humic acid soil repairing agent comprises the following components: by weight, 48-64% of cane molasses, 26-38% of humic acid and 8-15% of beneficial bacteria. According to the invention, cane molasses produced in sugar industry is utilized, and a beneficial organism and humic acid are added. The above three components undergo fermentation so as to produce the liquid biological humic acid soil repairing agent which is used for watering, foliage spray or drop irrigation. By the adoption of the liquid biological humic acid soil repairing agent, soils can be restored and purified, plant diseases and insect pests are minimized, yield of crops is raised, and crop quality is improved. In addition, production technology is simple and production cost is low.

The present invention uses specific cultivation system and method to produce vegetables with a nitrate nitrogen (NO₃—N) concentration below 450 ppm (NO₃—N (mg/kg)≦450 ppm). An advanced water cultivation system and a scheduled nutrient injection and removal method are used to achieve the specification of a nitrate nitrogen concentration less than 450 ppm. The nutrient supply and recycle system sets a time period prior to harvest to recycle nutrients and consume the nitrate nitrogen of the vegetables by supplying fresh water only, so that nitrate nitrogen remained in the vegetables can be consumed completely by the natural process of photosynthesis and the nitrate nitrogen concentration of these vegetables is much below those produced by traditional farming, water cultivation, organic cultivation or wildlife or those cannot achieve a low nitrate nitrogen under natural conditions. The invention is definitely a breakthrough on the quantitative control of harmful ingredients.

The invention discloses bacillus subtilis, bactericide, a preparing method of the bactericide and application of the bactericide. The bacillus subtilis is bacillus subtilis JQ-001 and is preserved in the common microorganism center of China microorganism strain preservation management committee, preservation time is November 9th, 2015, and the preservation register number is CGMCCNo.11632; the liquid bactericide or the solid bactericide can be prepared by means of seed activation, seed culture and fermentation culture. The invention further provides a preparing method of the bacillus subtilis, and application to preparation of medicine for preventing and treating rice blast and potato scab. The bactericide has high bioactivity and has the advantages of being short in production period and low in production cost; meanwhile, environment compatibility of the bactericide is good, the effects of preventing and treating rice blast and potato scab are remarkable, no hazardous effect is generated for people and livestock, and use is convenient.

An agricultural implement having a steering mechanism comprising a outer hitch, a main carriage connected to the outer hitch by a first pivoting connection, a steering system disposed on the main carriage and an endless track assembly connected to the main carriage by a second pivoting connection and to the steering system by a third pivoting connection. The pivoting connections enable the tracks to be actively steered and remain parallel to the surface over which the implement travels.

A liquid fertilizer is described. The fertilizer comprises a mixture of soluble and insoluble forms of nutrients. The fertilizer provides both quick release and slow release nutrients to plants, meaning that a single application of the fertilizer supplies nutrients to growing plants for an extended period of time, from 1-28 days.