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Seed pregerminating and planting process
Assignee: SRI International Inc
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Filing: 1963-08-09
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Granted: 1966-12-27
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Expires: 1983-08-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Omer J Kelley
- 👤 William K Maccurdy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 01:01
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01C; A01C1/00; A01C1/02; A01C1/04; A01C1/042; A01C7/00; A01C7/04; A01C7/048; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S111/00; Y10S111/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A PROCESS OF PLANTING PREGERMINATED SEEDS COMPRISING AFFIXING INDIVIDUAL SEEDS AT SPACED LOCATIONS ALONG THE LENGTH OF A TAPE, IMMERSING SAID SEED LADEN TAPE IN A NUTRIENT SOLUTION TO BRING THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF THE SEEDS TO A LEVEL SUFFICIENT TO INSURE GERMINATION AND TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS FOR GROWTH, REMOVING SAID SEED LADEN TAPE FROM SAID SOLUTION, DRAINING OFF EXCESS SOLUTION FROM SAID TAPE, PLACING SAID SEED LADEN TAPE IN A CONTROLLED HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT UNTIL ROOTS ARE JUST READY TO EMERGE FROM THE SEED COAT, REMOVING SAID SEED LADEN TAPE FROM SAID ENVIRONMENT, SEVERING SINGLE SEED CONTAINING INCREMENTS OF SAID TAPE FROM THE REMAINDER THEREOF, AND INSERTING SAID INCREMENTS A DESIRED DEPTH INTO THE GROUND AT SPACED LOCATIONS.
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