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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2013
David W. Bergevin, Pasco, WA (US);
Stephen D. Wolfe, Richland, WA (US);
Alan S. Wicks, Kennewick, WA (US);
David W. Bergevin, Pasco, WA (US);
Stephen D. Wolfe, Richland, WA (US);
Alan S. Wicks, Kennewick, WA (US);
Verdesian Life Sciences, LLC, Cary, NC (US);
Abstract
A method for applying an agricultural fertilizer to a field through an irrigation system connected to a source of hard water, includes providing a fertilizer composition comprising a mixture of (i) a fertilizer component comprising an ammonium phosphate or an ammonium sulfate, and (ii) an acid comprising one or more of a phosphoric acid, a citric acid, a malic acid, a formic acid, and an oxalic acid; combining the fertilizer composition with hard water from the hard water source and providing the mixture to an irrigation system; and using the irrigation system to apply the mixture of fertilizer composition and hard water to the field.