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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1996
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jagmohan Joshi, Salisbury, MD (US);
Assignee:
University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; C05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
504118 ; 504148 ; 504353 ; 71 28 ;
Abstract
The invention pertains to a method for increasing the seed yield of leguminous plants in general and soybeans in particular by a foliar-applied fertilization method at an R5 seed growth stage for soy bean plants and the pod growth stage in other leguminous plants. The method requires spraying the leguminous plants with a methanol solution that is up to 50% of a water based solution; then subsequently or concurrently applying a urea based nitrogen fertilizer at 25-50 pounds/acre. Other leguminous plants which the method used therewith includes peanuts, peas and beans.