Liquid agricultural compositions, and methods of preparation and use thereof
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing agricultural practices face challenges in optimizing seed emergence, plant growth, and fruit production efficiency, particularly in enhancing characteristics such as germination, emergence, maturation, yield, and stress resistance, with existing nutrient and soil treatment methods being inefficient and often requiring high product amounts.
Innovation Solution
A liquid composition comprising pasteurized whole mixotrophic Chlorella cells, cultured under specific conditions and stabilized without drying, is applied to seeds, soil, or plants to enhance emergence, growth, and stress resistance, utilizing a process that includes pasteurization, stabilization, and application methods like soil drenching and foliar spraying.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional nutrient and soil treatment methods are used to enhance plant growth and yield, then plant characteristics such as germination, emergence, and fruit production are improved, but the amount of product needed is large and agricultural efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameters of the treatment solution by incorporating specific amino acids (proline, glycine, alanine), vitamins (B1, B2, B6, B12, C, E), and minerals (calcium, magnesium, potassium, zinc, iron) in optimized concentrations. This parameter optimization enables higher biological effectiveness per unit volume, reducing the total quantity of product needed while maintaining or improving agricultural productivity
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite agricultural treatment solution that combines multiple active ingredients (amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and other beneficial compounds) into a single integrated formulation. This composite approach synergistically enhances plant growth, emergence, and stress resistance, achieving greater productivity efficiency with reduced product quantity compared to conventional single-ingredient treatments
2Reliability
If existing agricultural products are applied to enhance seed emergence and plant growth, then plant characteristics are improved, but the effectiveness is limited and requires high product amounts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes concentration parameters of key components including amino acids (0.1-10 mM), vitamins (1-100 μM), and minerals (1-100 μM) to achieve maximum biological effectiveness. This parameter refinement ensures reliable plant enhancement outcomes while minimizing the total product quantity required for treatment
Solution Approach 2:
The treatment solution acts as an intermediary that facilitates enhanced nutrient uptake and metabolic processes in plants through the addition of amino acids serving as nitrogen sources and building blocks, vitamins as cofactors for enzymatic reactions, and minerals as essential nutrients. This intermediary mechanism increases effectiveness per unit of product applied
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The composition significantly improves seed germination, seedling emergence, plant growth, and stress resistance, achieving at least a 10% increase in plant characteristics like seedling size, plant weight, and fruit yield, while reducing the amount of product needed and increasing agricultural efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
The composition can be used to enhance the emergence and growth of plants via soil and/or foliar applications
Implementation Method 2
The composition can include pasteurization and stabilization of a given concentration of mixotrophic Chlorella whole cells
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AI summary
Liquid agricultural compositions comprising pasteurized Chlorella cells and one or more secondary active ingredients, as well as methods of preparation and use thereof, are disclosed. The compositions are formulated for application to a plant, seed, seedling, or soil and are effective in enhancing at least one plant characteristic including, but not limited to: seed germination, seedling emergence, seedling size, plant fresh weight, plant dry weight, utilization, leaf production, leaf formation, thatch height, plant maturation, plant yield, plant growth, plant quality, plant health, plant resistance to salt stress, plant resistance to heat stress, plant resistance to heavy-metal stress, plant resistance to drought, maturation time, yield, root length, root mass, color, fruit production, fruit yield, fruit growth, and fruit quality.