Composition and method for treating plants and trees
Abstract
Abstract A COMPOSITION IS PROVIDED WHICH IS EFFECTIVE TO PROMOTE GROWTH AND IMPART FREEZE RESISTANCE TO FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS AND TREES. THE COMPOSITION IS PROVIDED BY COMBINING A PROTEINACEOUS MATERIAL, SUCH AS TRASH FISH, WITH A LIGNIN SULFONIC ACID SALT, SUCH AS CALCIUM LIGNIN SULFONATE, SUBJECTING THE MIXTURE TO ACID HYDROLYSIS EFFECTIVE TO SOLUBILIZE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE PROTEIN CONTENT, AND TREATING THE HYDROLYZED MIXTURE WITH OXYGEN WITH CONTINUOUS AGITATION AT A TEMPERATUE OF 20 TO 80*C. FOR A PERIOD OF FROM ABOUT 2 HOURS TO TWO DAYS. THE RESULTING COMPOSITION CAN BE EFFECTIVELY APPLIED TO PLANTS AND TREES AS A FOLIAR SPRAY OR AN ADDITION TO THE ROOT ZONE SOIL, IN AMOUNTS RANGING FROM AS LITTLE AS ABOUT 0.01 GRAM PER PLANT, ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS, FOR SMALLER PLANTS, UP TO AS MUCH AS ABOUT 0.5 GRAM PER TREE, ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS, FOR LARGER TREES.
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- 👤 R Grybek
- 👤 F Johnston
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