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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
James E Cunningham, Saskatoon, CA;
Danielle Julie Carrier, Saskatoon, CA;
David I Dunstan, Saskatoon, CA;
Assignee:
National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C / ; A01C / ; A01C / ; A01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
47 576 ; 47 58 ;
Abstract
The invention disclosed is a synthetic seed and a method for the manufacture thereof. The seed comprises a plant propagule which is capable of producing an entire plant, encapsulated in a material including an inert filler, a binder and water. The synthetic seed has a prescribed selected water-activity to maintain viability until exposed to germination permissive conditions, and is of sufficient mechanical strength/hardness for use with mechanical seeding devices.