Solid Amino Acid Biostimulant for Transport and Waste Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing agricultural compositions based on free amino acids face limitations such as high transport costs, environmental concerns due to waste generation, variability in composition, and potential impurities that hinder efficacy and compatibility with phytosanitary products.
Innovation Solution
A solid, powder or microgranule form agricultural composition with a high nitrogen and organic nitrogen content, greater than 65% free amino acids, and a stable aminogram, designed to be soluble in water with low moisture content, enhancing biostimulant activity and compatibility with phytosanitary products.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If liquid fertilizers with amino acids are used, then plant growth and vigour are improved, but transport costs increase and environmental waste problems occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the physical state parameter from liquid to solid form (powder or microgranules), which increases concentration, reduces volume for transport, and eliminates container waste while maintaining the biostimulant efficacy of amino acids on plants
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite solid formulation combining amino acids with carriers or adjuvants that maintain stability and solubility, enabling concentrated powder or microgranule forms that resolve transport and waste issues while preserving plant growth benefits
2Quantity of substance
If liquid amino acid products are used, then nitrogen nutrition is provided, but composition variability and impurities affect agronomic efficacy
Solution Approach 1:
The solid formulation process enables precise control over amino acid composition and concentration, eliminating the variability inherent in liquid products while allowing for standardized, consistent formulations with defined purity levels
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts and isolates specific amino acids from complex liquid mixtures, removing impurities such as sulfates and nitrates, and concentrating the active biostimulant components into a pure, stable solid form
3Productivity
If high concentration amino acid products are used, then biostimulant activity is enhanced, but compatibility with phytosanitary products is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The solid powder or microgranule form with controlled solubility characteristics enables better mixing compatibility with phytosanitary products compared to liquid formulations, while the high amino acid concentration is maintained through proper formulation design
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses carriers, adjuvants, or specific formulation matrices as intermediaries that facilitate compatibility between high-concentration amino acids and phytosanitary products, enabling simultaneous application without negative interactions
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AI summary
The present invention relates to the use of an agricultural composition as a biostimulant against biotic and abiotic stress. The invention presented affords the main advantages of using a solid, soluble biostimulant product, with a low moisture content, and with a high concentration of active substances from an agricultural viewpoint, that allows for a more stable product with an improved toxicological profile, a reduction in transport and handling costs and a reduction in packaging waste. Likewise, it allows an increase in the efficacy of phytosanitary products and/or in agronomic results.