Use of methanol for improving plant growth
CA 2310019 A1 · Owner: Rodder, Jerry A. · Inventors: Rodder, Jerry A.
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A method for improving the growth characteristics of plants of the C3 and CAM varieties comprises applying to the roots of the plants an aqueous solution containing methanol together with a high nitrogen fertilizer. The fertilizer comprises an N-P-K fertilizer having a high nitrogen content preferably a 24-, 6-6 value, in which the nitrogen component is provided principally by ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate and ammonium phosphate. Use of urea as a nitrogen source in the fertilizer formulation is essentially avoided. Greatly improved growth characteristics have been demonstrated in comparative experimental tests with a large variety of C3 and CAM family fruits vegetables, …
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- Filed November 11, 1998. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 11, 2018.
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