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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120079764 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USING FUNGAL LACCASES TO REDUCE TURF THATCH The present disclosure describes methods and compositions for reducing turf thatch and/or preventing turf thatch buildup.... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20110314732 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING PLANT GROWTH14 A mechanical device including two concentric space frame structures is used to enhance plant growth. Essentially identical in shape but with the inner space frame smaller than the outer by a 4:5 relationship the space frame structures independently rotate about a common... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110296753 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREDICTING UNOBSERVED PHENOTYPES (PUP) Methods for predicting unobserved phenotypes are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include (a) determining marker effects for a plurality of markers in a genotyped and phenotyped reference population with respect to a phenotype, wherein the reference population... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110232179 | GRG23 EPSP SYNTHASES: COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE Compositions and methods for conferring herbicide resistance or tolerance to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include polynucleotides encoding herbicide resistance or tolerance polypeptides, vectors comprising those polynucleot... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110232181 | METHODS FOR INCREASING TOLERANCE TO ABIOTIC STRESS IN PLANTS The present invention provides a method for increasing tolerance to abiotic stress and/or reducing the consequence of abiotic stress in a plant or part thereof comprising contacting a plant or part thereof with a composition comprising an effective amount of dicarboxyli... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110232180 | Method of applying calcium magnesium acetate to affect growth of unwanted broadleaf weeds in lawn grasses The new art of the present invention is use of calcium magnesium acetate to affect broadleaf weeds, as a result of exposure. The method enhances the speed of effectiveness of elimination of certain broadleaf weeds. The non toxic substance can help protect the environmen... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110219686 | PLANT GROWTH REGULATOR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS Described are compositions and methods for regulating plant growth that use a complex of an imidazolinone ion and a metal counterion; the compositions and methods include methods of regulation plant growth, optionally in combination with herbicidal, fungicidal, and fert... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110219685 | Vacuum Regulated Dual Tube Fluid Delivery System A vacuum regulated fluid delivery system is disclosed. The fluid delivery system may have a cap configured to receive a closed reservoir of fluid. The cap may have first and second openings extending from the cap. The first opening may have a first external nozzle for c... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110203174 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING CARBON DIOXIDE FROM AIR A method and apparatus for extracting CO2 from air, and for delivering that extracted CO2 to controlled environments, such as a greenhouse, or to open-air agricultural fields. The present disclosure allows the delivery of CO2 to be made ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110072718 | Method of Cutting Crops A method of cutting crops is suitable for the production of biofuel. The crops are of the kind that first grows a stem bearing seeds and subsequently grows branches bearing seeds. The crops are irrigated and grown until a majority of them have grown seeds and then are c... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110036002 | METHODS TO INCREASE YIELD OF PLANTS GROWN AT HIGH POPULATIONS An increase in the total grain and biomass yields and photosynthetic rates of plants grown at high densities is achieved by novel methods of defoliating the primary-source leaf of a majority of such plants. In particular the methods provide for increased grain and bioma... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110030273 | METHOD FOR MAKING A PLANT WALL The invention relates to a method for making a plant wall including the steps of: preparing rooted trees having one or more trunks; planting the trees very close to each other; and guiding and maintaining the trees by mechanical mechanisms while they sprout in order to ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110023356 | PLANTS HAVING ALTERED AGRONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS UNDER NITROGEN LIMITING CONDITIONS AND RELATED CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS INVOLVING GENES ENCODING LNT5 POLYPEPTIDES AND HOMOLOGS THEREOF Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides and recombinant DNA constructs particularly useful for altering agronomic characteristics of plants under nitrogen limiting conditions compositions (such as plants or seeds) comprising these recombinant DNA constructs, and metho... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100319250 | METHODS FOR INDIVIDUALIZING TRICHOMES Methods for individualizing trichomes are provided.... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100263275 | Robotic Watering Unit The different illustrative embodiments provide a method and system for watering plants. A map of an area is received and a determination is made using a processing unit as to whether the area needs water. If the area needs water, current constraints are identified and a... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100186294 | Process for enhancing plant growth The instant invention relates to a process for enhancing plant growth in greenhouses or plant tunnels or over mulches by incorporating one or more yellow pigments or dyes into a greenhouse, mulch film or glazing and exposing the plants through or over such film to solar... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100180498 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ROOTED CUTTING OF PINACEAE TREE The present invention provides a method for producing a rooted cutting which can be applied to Pinaceae trees. Specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a rooted cutting of a Pinaceae tree, comprising the following steps A and B. ... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100180499 | PROCESS OF GROWING PLANTS UNDER HYPERGRAVITY CONDITIONS The present invention provides a process for the germination and/or modulation of plant development using the inventive concept of subjecting plants to simulated hypergravity conditions as a way of increasing efficiency and speed of plant development and/or germination.... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100162622 | NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES AND OTHER MOLECULES ASSOCIATED WITH THE PHOSPHOGLUCONATE PATHWAY The present invention is in the field of plant biochemistry. More specifically the invention relates to nucleic acid sequences from plant cells, in particular, nucleic acid sequences from maize and soybean associated with the phosphogluconate pathway enzymes. The invent... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100146853 | Hill Plot Farming Method for Cereal Grains The invention consists of a method of planting seeds of plants selected for enhanced colony growth attributes in a hill plot seeding method to produce an enhanced commercial yield of cereal grain as well as a method of producing seeds selected for enhanced colony growth... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100115833 | Soil treatments with greenhouse gas The present invention relates to a method of facilitating reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of combining greenhouse gas with a surfactant and applying the combination to soil whereby at least a portion of... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20090300981 | METHOD OF GROWING PLANTS The invention provides a method of growing plants in a non-fibrous growth substrate, the method comprises providing at least one non-fibrous growth substrate comprising wetting agent, positioning one or more plants for growth in the growth substrate, characterised in th... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090139139 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SEQUESTERING CARBON Provided herein are mixtures of C4 grasses and legumes, and methods of using such mixtures to sequester carbon. Methods of using the sequestered carbon in the form of, for example, carbon credits, to offset or mitigate carbon usage also are provided.... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090056213 | Method for repairing, regrassing or establishing a green The invention provides a method for repairing, regrassing or establishing a green, which method comprises incorporating in the soil surface of the green and/or putting in holes in the surface of the green an/or applying at the soil surface of the green a flowable primed... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090049746 | Method for training ornamental trees A plant is trained to provide a trunk having an ornamental shape by causing a pair of shoots to develop on opposed sides of the trunk. As the shoots grow they are attached to a form having the desired ornamental shape. When the shoots meet at the upper end of the form, ... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20090007485 | Sensor-Based Chemical Management for Agricultural Landscapes An algorithmic method is described for sensor-based real-time application of an agricultural material. Method includes means for characterizing and treating crop biomass variability without the use of a grower managed reference crop. Crop variability is determined stati... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20090000188 | Method and apparatus of high-throughput pollen extraction, counting, and use of counted pollen for characterizing a plant An apparatus and method of quantitatively obtaining a measurement of pollen of a plant. One method of counting comprises imaging the sample with the pollen well-distributed in the focal plane of the imager. Image evaluation software can identify and count objects in the... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080302005 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SCHEDULED PRODUCTION OF PLANT EXTRACTS A method for the just-in-time delivery of harvested plant material and plant compounds grown in a genetically-isolated growth environment is provided. The desired crop is grown in an underground growth chamber according to a predetermined growing model in which all grow... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080271369 | GREENS MISTER AND METHOD Apparatus for spraying atomized water for cooling golf green turf grass generally includes a chute having a circular intake attachable to a blower and exhaust having a generally rectangular perimeter with a sides contouring from the circular intake to the exhaust perime... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080244971 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE SCHEDULED PRODUCTION OF PLANT EXTRACTS A method for the just-in-time delivery of harvested plant material and plant compounds grown in a genetically-isolated growth environment is provided. The desired crop is grown in an underground growth chamber according to a predetermined growing model in which all grow... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080196304 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR VEGETATIVE MATERIAL AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Lightweight, removable covers for harvested vegetative material, such as sod, stacked on a pallet are provided. A cover includes a top panel with side and end panels extending downwardly from the top panel to form an envelope shaped to fit snugly over the stacked materi... | 08/21/2008 |
| 20080172936 | Method of collecting seeds A method of collecting seeds from a plant of Apocynaceae family, using a special implement (tubulet) for the seedpods, ripe seedpods covered with the tubulets, and seeds obtained by the method.... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080098650 | SPROUT CULTIVATION DEVICE A sprout cultivation device contains a watering member stacked on top of a multi-leveled close rack with an open bottom where a culture dish for sprouts is positioned at each level. The watering member contains a water basin with a mist maker inside and a heat exchangin... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080078117 | Method for placing young plants in containers Methods for placing a container on young plants uses a container application device to quickly and effectively position a container around the young plants. The container application device includes a root section, a shoot section and mouth intermediate the root section... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20070277433 | Seedling protection device, system and method A seedling protection device includes a flexible strip of thin flat material having opposing surfaces and opposing ends, the strip being flexible to define an interior one of the opposing surfaces and to produce an intermediate overlapping interior region thereof, the s... | 12/06/2007 |