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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2020
Applicant:
The State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon Lezion, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 21/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for weed control, including: (a) providing an electrode coupled to a power source via a power provision arrangement; and (b) delivering an electrostatic shock on or near a weed plant via the electrode. A device for performing electrostatic weeding, including: (a) an electrode; (b) a handle, coupled to the electrode; and (c) a power provision arrangement operationally coupled to a power source, the power provision arrangement being in electrical communication with the electrode; wherein the electrode is adapted to provide an electrostatic shock to a weed plant so as to damage or destroy the weed plant.