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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 11, 1997
Jerome A Rodder, Los Altos, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method for improving the growth characteristics of plants of the C.sub.3 and CAM varieties comprises applying to the roots of the plants an aqueous solution containing methanol together with a high nitrogen fertilizer. The fertilizer comprises an N--P--K fertilizer having a high nitrogen content, preferably a 24-6-6 value, in which the nitrogen component is provided principally by ammonium nitrate, potassium nitrate and ammonium phosphate. Use of urea as a nitrogen source in the fertilizer formulation is essentially avoided. Greatly improved growth characteristics have been demonstrated in comparative experimental tests with a large variety of C.sub.3 and CAM family fruits, vegetables, flowering plants and trees.