Plant husbandry

Claim 3

PROVIDING FOAM CONCENTRATES, CONTAINING A CONCENTRATED AQUEOUS SOLUTION OR MIXTURE OF FOAM GENERATING CONSTITUENTS AND A PLANT AGENT PACKAGED IN CONVENIENT FORM FOR HANDLEABILITY,

Claim 4

PROVIDING FOAM CONCENTRATES, CONTAINING A CONCENTRATED AQUEOUS SOLUTION OR MIXTURE OF FOAM GENERATING CONSTITUENTS AND A PLANT AGENT PACKAGED IN CONVENIENT FORM FOR HANDLEABILITY,

Claim 5

DILUTING SAID SOLUBLE OR MIXTURE WITH WATER, AND

Claim 6

DILUTING SAID SOLUBLE OR MIXTURE WITH WATER, AND

Claim 7

diluting said solution or mixture with water, and

Claim 8

diluting said solution or mixture with water, and

Claim 11

diluting said solution or mixture with water, and

Claim 12

diluting said solution or mixture with water, and

Claim 13

generating foam from the dilute mixture using a foam generator connected to a water supply having a static pressure above 15 psi wherein said concentrate consists essentially of: a. a water soluble salt of lauryl sulfate in an amount ranging from about 1.5 parts to about 15 parts by weight of the composition, b. a water soluble amine salt of blended alkyl sulfonates, alkylol ether sulfonates, and alkylolamides in an amount ranging from about 3.5 parts to about 14.5 parts by weight of the composition, c. isopropyl alcohol in an amount ranging from about 5.5 parts to about 20.0 parts by weight of the composition, and d. plant agent selected from the group consisting of organic fertilizer, inorganic fertilizer, herbicide, insecticide, sterilant, seed, and mixtures thereof in an amount ranging from about 1 part to about 100 parts by weight of composition.

Claim 14

generating foam from the dilute mixture using a foam generator connected to a water supply having a static pressure above 15 psi wherein said concentrate consists essentially of: a. a water soluble salt of lauryl sulfate in an amount ranging from about 1.5 parts to about 15 parts by weight of the composition, b. a water soluble amine salt of blended alkyl sulfonates, alkylol ether sulfonates, and alkylolamides in an amount ranging from about 3.5 parts to about 14.5 parts by weight of the composition, c. isopropyl alcohol in an amount ranging from about 5.5 parts to about 20.0 parts by weight of the composition, and d. plant agent selected from the group consisting of organic fertilizer, inorganic fertilizer, herbicide, insecticide, sterilant, seed, and mixtures thereof in an amount ranging from about 1 part to about 100 parts by weight of composition.

Claim 15

generating foam from the dilute solution or mixture using a foam generator connected to a water supply having a static pressure above 15 psi wherein said concentrate solution or mixture consists essentially of: a. a foaming agent selected from the group consisting of water soluble salts of lauryl ether sulfate, water soluble salts of lauryl sulfonates, fatty acid esters of sodium isetheonate, and mixtures thereof, b. a foam enchancer selected from the group consIsting of blended alkyl sulfonates, alkylol ether sulfonates, lauric acid monoethanolamide, stearic acid monoethanolamide, lauric acid isopropinolamide, mixtures of lauric acid and myristic acid monoethanolamide, and mixtures thereof, c. a foam stabilizer selected from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol and mixtures thereof, d. a foam-providing composition fluidity modifier selected from the group consisting of isopropyl alcohol, methanol, ethanol and mixtures thereof, and e. a plant agent selected from the group consisting of organic fertilizer, inorganic fertilizer, herbicide, insecticide, sterilant, seed, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 16

generating foam from the dilute solution or mixture using a foam generator connected to a water supply having a static pressure above 15 psi wherein said concentrate solution or mixture consists essentially of: a. a foaming agent selected from the group consisting of water soluble salts of lauryl ether sulfate, water soluble salts of lauryl sulfonates, fatty acid esters of sodium isetheonate, and mixtures thereof, b. a foam enchancer selected from the group consIsting of blended alkyl sulfonates, alkylol ether sulfonates, lauric acid monoethanolamide, stearic acid monoethanolamide, lauric acid isopropinolamide, mixtures of lauric acid and myristic acid monoethanolamide, and mixtures thereof, c. a foam stabilizer selected from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, ethylene glycol, lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol and mixtures thereof, d. a foam-providing composition fluidity modifier selected from the group consisting of isopropyl alcohol, methanol, ethanol and mixtures thereof, and e. a plant agent selected from the group consisting of organic fertilizer, inorganic fertilizer, herbicide, insecticide, sterilant, seed, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 17

GENERATING FOAM FROM THE DILUTE SOLUTION OR MIXTURE USING A FOAM GENERATOR CONNECTED TO A WATER SUPPLY HAVING A STATIC PRESSURE ABOVE 15 PSI WHEREIN SAID CONCENTRATE SOLUTION OR MIXTURE CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF: A. A FOAMING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF WATER SOLUBLE SALTS OF LAURYL ETHER SULFATE, WATER SOLUBLE SALTS OF LAURYL SULFONATES, FATTY ACID ESTERS OF SODIUM ISETHEONATE, AND MIXTURES THEREOF, B. A FOAM ENCHANCER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A BLENDED ALKYL SULFONATES, ALKLOL ETHER SULFONATES, LAURIC ACID MONOETHANOLAMIDE, STEARIC ACID MONOETHANOLAMIDE, LAURIC ACID ISOPROPINOLAMIDE, MIXTURES OF LAURIC ACID AND MYRISTIC ACID MONOETHANOLAMIDE, AND MIXTURES THEREOF, C. A FOAM STABILIZER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF GLYCEROL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, ETHYLENE GLYCOL, LAURYL ALCOHOL, MYRISTYL ALCOHOL, STEARYL ALCOHOL AND MIXTURES THEREOF, D. A FOAM-PROVIDING COMPOSITION FLUIDITY MODIFIER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, METHANOL, ETHANOL AND MIXTURES THEREOF, AND E. A PLANT AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INORGANIC FERTILIZER, HERBICIDE, INSECTICIDE, STERILANT, SEED, AND MIXTURES THEREOF.

Claim 18

GENERATING FOAM FROM THE DILUTE SOLUTION OR MIXTURE USING A FOAM GENERATOR CONNECTED TO A WATER SUPPLY HAVING A STATIC PRESSURE ABOVE 15 PSI WHEREIN SAID CONCENTRATE SOLUTION OR MIXTURE CONSISTS ESSENTIALLY OF: A. A FOAMING AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF WATER SOLUBLE SALTS OF LAURYL ETHER SULFATE, WATER SOLUBLE SALTS OF LAURYL SULFONATES, FATTY ACID ESTERS OF SODIUM ISETHEONATE, AND MIXTURES THEREOF, B. A FOAM ENCHANCER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF A BLENDED ALKYL SULFONATES, ALKLOL ETHER SULFONATES, LAURIC ACID MONOETHANOLAMIDE, STEARIC ACID MONOETHANOLAMIDE, LAURIC ACID ISOPROPINOLAMIDE, MIXTURES OF LAURIC ACID AND MYRISTIC ACID MONOETHANOLAMIDE, AND MIXTURES THEREOF, C. A FOAM STABILIZER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF GLYCEROL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, ETHYLENE GLYCOL, LAURYL ALCOHOL, MYRISTYL ALCOHOL, STEARYL ALCOHOL AND MIXTURES THEREOF, D. A FOAM-PROVIDING COMPOSITION FLUIDITY MODIFIER SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, METHANOL, ETHANOL AND MIXTURES THEREOF, AND E. A PLANT AGENT SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF ORGANIC FERTILIZER, INORGANIC FERTILIZER, HERBICIDE, INSECTICIDE, STERILANT, SEED, AND MIXTURES THEREOF.