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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8087201 | Method for irrigating and fertilizing rice A method for irrigating and fertilizing rice using a sprinkler irrigation system. The method includes the steps of providing a sprinkler irrigation system, determining an amount of water to be applied to the rice, determining an amount of fertilizer to be applied to... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7997026 | Perishable-fruit-bearing cut-limb preservation and distribution method, coating and shipping container therefor A method of preserving fruit-bearing cut-limbs from cutting at an orchard to receiving by a remote consumer includes cutting a live, fruit-bearing limb off a fruit tree in an orchard; and bagging the cut limb with perforated film substantially to seal the limb there... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7877925 | Method and system for cultivating fruit A method of growing fruit such as papaya commercially, the method including the use of a structure having a covering adapted to permit sufficient light, nutrients and moisture, while substantially precluding access by potentially virus-carrying insects; together wit... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7818915 | Culture of edible figs The present invention is in the area of agriculture and more specifically is directed to a method for improving the culture of the edible fig (Ficus carica). As currently grown in California, the fig tends to have a rather short season so that fresh fruit is ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7516573 | Method for reducing freeze and chill damage in plants Disclosed are methods for blocking radiation to horticultural crops in order to reduce light-induced freeze and chill damage which involve treating the surface of the horticultural crops with an effective amount of one or more particulate materials. ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7490437 | Ruminant feed ration containing feed components characterized in real time A method that accounts for environmental factors by measuring the starch and fiber degradation characteristics of a variety of genetically different crop plants and grain from crop plants in real time to determine how the crop plants should be conserved, processed a... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7222455 | Compositions and methods for suppressing cracking and water loss from cherries In one aspect, the present invention provides methods for suppressing cracking, stem browning, and water loss in fruit or vegetables, such as cherries. The methods comprise applying to fruit or vegetables an amount of a wax emulsion effective to suppress cherry crac... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7178287 | Procedure to increase the volume of fruit grown The present invention makes reference to a method of cultivation to improve the fruit crop and is characterised in that it consists of applying pressure, mainly to the base of the floral cluster, making it in the period between the opening of the first flowers and t... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7174672 | Method for the development of ruminant feed formulations A method that accounts for environmental factors by measuring the starch and fiber degradation characteristics of a variety of genetically different crop plants and grain from crop plants in real time to determine how the crop plants should be conserved, processed a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165358 | Chipped wood as a substrate for plant growth The present invention provides compositions comprising chipped whole wood logs as a substrate for growth of plants. It further provides a method of making a substrate comprising wood chips for growth of plants, and a method of growing potted plants in a composition ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 6857224 | Use of clay and lipid formulations to protect horticultural crops from sunburn and insect damage Sunburn and insect damage to fruit and vegetable crops is significantly reduced by treatment of both fruit and foliage with a preventative amount of thixotropic smectic clay material, chemically altered to render its surface lipophilic, which is combined with a wax ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6671582 | Flexible agricultural automation Agricultural operations by applying flexible manufacturing software, robotics and sensing techniques to agriculture. In manufacturing operations utilizing flexible machining and flexible assembly robots, work pieces flow through a fixed set of workstation... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6578318 | Method and apparatus for raising vine plants A method for raising vine plants having a fruiting portion and a renewal portion, such as grapevines, for enhanced production and healthier crop. The method vertically separates the fruiting zone from the renewal zone by placing the fruiting canes in an u... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6449899 | Method for inducing improved seed germination in Podophyllum hexandrum Royle The present invention describes a method for inducing improved seed germination in a high altitude medicinal plant, Podophyllum hexandrum Royle through hot water treatment at 40° C.-100° C. for 30-120 seconds.... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6449898 | Method and apparatus for enhancing coffee bean production A method of enhancing coffee bean production including the steps of providing a trellis, planting coffee tree shoots along the trellis, and utilizing the trellis to open up the coffee tree in order to increase sun exposure thereon. The trellis includes al... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6374538 | Vineyard apparatus, system, and method for vineyard mechanization For more than thirty-two years, extensive research studies involving various concepts of total vineyard mechanization have been carried out at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station under the direction of Justin R. Morris (22). Tommy Oldridge was on... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6367193 | Method of protecting plants from cold injury A method of reducing cold injury or damage to plants such as peanut, citrus trees, peaches, strawberries and other plants susceptible to cold injury such as frost or freezing comprises applying a pyridylaniline active agent such as fluazinam to the plant ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6360479 | Method for deflowering sweet gum trees to eliminate seed and fruit debris A method of deflowering a sweet gum tree by injecting a solution containing indolebutyric acid into vascular tissue of the tree is disclosed for preventing undesirable seed and fruit debris.... | 03/26/2002 |
