Okra-Based Organic Fertilizer for Soil Conditioning and Pathogen Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current vegetable fertilizers, primarily chemical and compound fertilizers, face issues such as leaching loss, soil hardening, and environmental concerns, while organic fertilizers have limitations in preparation and pathogen control, necessitating a more effective and environmentally friendly solution.
Innovation Solution
An anaerobic bacteria fermented okra-based organic fertilizer is developed, comprising sterilized okra fruits, colloidal fluid of bacilli, chicken droppings, soybean residuals, and plant ashes, with a specific method of preparation involving fermentation and mixing to enhance soil microorganism activity and pathogen control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If chemical fertilizers are used to achieve quick effect, then fertilizer efficiency is improved, but soil hardening occurs and environmental pollution increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms chemical fertilizers into organic fertilizers through fermentation processes, changing the chemical composition and physical state of the fertilizer. The okra-based organic fertilizer undergoes anaerobic fermentation to convert raw materials into a stabilized product with different nutritional release characteristics, resolving the contradiction between quick effect and environmental harm
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts potentially harmful substances into beneficial ones through fermentation. The okra fruits and organic materials are fermented to produce a fertilizer that releases nutrients slowly, avoiding the rapid leaching and burning effects of chemical fertilizers while preventing soil hardening
2Object-affected harmful factors
If organic fertilizers are used to improve environmental friendliness, then environmental protection is improved, but pathogen control and preparation process effectiveness deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary sterilization and fermentation treatment to the organic fertilizer materials before application. The anaerobic fermentation process pre-treats the okra-based fertilizer, eliminating pathogens and stabilizing the nutrient composition, ensuring both environmental friendliness and reliability in pathogen control
Solution Approach 2:
The fermentation process changes the physical and chemical parameters of the organic fertilizer, transforming raw organic materials into a stabilized product with controlled nutrient release rates and reduced pathogen content, maintaining both environmental benefits and effectiveness
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The fertilizer increases vegetable biomass by over 10%, effectively controls pathogenic bacteria, reducing pesticide use by 90%, and is suitable for various crops and flowers, with potential for commercial production.
Implementation Method 1
The present invention discloses about an organic fertilizer and its method of preparation. Wherein the fertilizer is an okra based organic fertilizer comprises sterilized mature okra fruits, a colloidal fluid of bacilli
Implementation Method 2
picking mature okra fruits then washing and sterilizing the okra fruits
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AI summary
The present invention provides an organic fertilizer and its method of preparation. The fertilizer is an okra based organic fertilizer comprises sterilized mature okra fruits, a colloidal fluid of bacilli, 10-15 fractions of chicken droppings, 20-25 fractions of soybean residuals, 10-15 fractions of plant ashes and 45-60 fractions of water. The fertilizer can condition the soil, increase the activity of microorganisms in the soil and facilitate to increase the biomass in an individual vegetable by more than 10%; it can contain the growth of the vegetable germs and effectively control various pathogenic bacteria harmful to flowers to significantly improve the vegetable quality with the use of pesticide to less than 90%. This organic fertilizer is applicable to plantation of vegetables or fruits, cereal crops and flowers with a broad application.