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Fertilizer Containing Yaeyama Aoki Extract

a technology of yaeyama aoki and extract, which is applied in the field of fertilizer, can solve the problems of not knowing the like of yaeyama aoki fertilizer, fruit, leaves, seeds, etc., and achieve the effects of improving crop quality, promoting crop growth, and improving resistance to diseas

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-09-06
TAHITIAN NONI INT INC +1
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[0010] The present invention aims to provide fertilizers that are desirable for the ecological system and are suitable for organic farming. It is desirable that the fertilizer function as fertilizer, growth promotion agent of crops, soil improvement agent, anti-bacteria and insecticide agent, disease and harmful insect prevention agent, and the like. Moreover, the fertilizer is a natural material having such effects as promotion of crop growth, improvement in crop quality, improvement in resistance against disease and harmful insects, increase in the amount of crop yield, enhancement in sugar and taste, improvement in freshness after harvest and the like.
[0011] The present invention provides a fertilizer comprising extracts from the fruit, leaves, stem, seed and / or root of Yaeyama Aoki. Preferably, in the fertilizer of the present invention, extract from fruit, leaves, stem, seed and / or root of Yaeyama Aoki are diluted by a factor of 1-10,000 times (in weight) with water. The fertilizer of the present invention increases the amount of crop yield and maintains the freshness of the crop after harvesting.

Problems solved by technology

However, a fertilizer utilizing fruits, leaves, seeds and the like of Yaeyama Aoki is not yet known.

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[0019] The present invention will be described further using the embodiment below. However, the embodiment will, by no means, limit the scope of the present invention.

[0020] In this embodiment, Yaeyama Aoki juice (Tahitian Noni® Juice made by Morinda International Inc.) sold through retail stores was used as Yaeyama Aoki extract. An experiment was conducted in a strawberry green house on six furrows where each furrow had 80 Tochiotome strawberry plants and was 30 meters long. Each furrow was divided into two equal sections, a Yaeyama Aoki juice section and a control group section. In the Yaeyama Aoki juice section, diluted Yaeyama Aoki juice was dispersed. On the control group section, an equal amount of water was dispersed.

[0021] Yaeyama Aoki juice was diluted with water and each time, three liters of the solution per one square meter was dispersed on the strawberry plants. Dispersion began 12 days prior to the formation of strawberry fruits, once every two days for a total of fi...

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Abstract

An eco-friendly fertilizer that acts as a plant growth promotion agent, soil improvement agent, bactericide and insecticide agent, disease and harmful insect prevention agent and the like, and is suitable for organic farming. The fertilizer contains extract from fruits, leaves, stems, seeds and / or roots of the Yaeyama Aoki and increases the amount of yield and extends the freshness period after harvest when applied to fruits, vegetables, leafy vegetables, root vegetables, grains as well as flowers and shrubs.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to Japanese Application Serial No. JP 2003-159012 filed Jun. 4, 2003, entitled AGRICULTURAL ADDITIVES COMPRISING MORINDA CITRIFOLIA EXTRACTS. [0003] 2. Field of the Invention [0004] The present invention relates to a fertilizer that increases the crop yield and maintains the freshness of the crop after harvest. [0005] 3. Background and Related Art [0006] The Indian mulberry plant (mulberry) known as Yaeyama Aoki (scientific name: Morinda citrifolia) is a small to midsize tree, namely a shrub of height 3-10 meters. This shrub grows in tropical coastal regions in the world. The plant grows wildly, but also may be cultivated on a plantation or small individual farm. Yaeyama Aoki possesses slightly round stems and leaves with evergreen, dicotomic (or quasi alternating), dark, shiny, wavy protruding leaf veins. Leaves are wide, elongated, and circular or rectangular shaped with pointed edge...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A01C21/00A01N3/00A01N65/00A01N65/08A01P3/00A01P21/00C05F5/00C05F11/00C05G3/00
CPCC05G3/0064C05F5/004Y02A40/20C05G5/23
Inventor ISAMI, FUMIYUKI
Owner TAHITIAN NONI INT INC
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