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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2013
Applicants:
Michael Blackstone, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Nathan A. Welch, Pelzer, SC (US);
Inventors:
Michael Blackstone, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Nathan A. Welch, Pelzer, SC (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 25/26 (2006.01); A01N 59/04 (2006.01); A01N 25/00 (2006.01); A01N 37/00 (2006.01); A01N 25/10 (2006.01); C05G 3/02 (2006.01); C05G 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C05G 3/06 (2013.01); C05G 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method for increasing the wetting rate of a plant growth medium utilizing a wetting agent composition. The composition is comprised of at least one modified block copolymer. The modified block copolymer is comprised of an ester of an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymer and a fatty acid. The composition of the present invention also enhances plant growth and productivity by increasing the water uptake and the nutrient uptake by the plant roots.