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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2012
Applicants:
George B. Baker, Junction City, OR (US);
Clifford E. Fairchild, Corvallis, OR (US);
Sheryl S. Webb, Creswell, OR (US);
Inventors:
George B. Baker, Junction City, OR (US);
Clifford E. Fairchild, Corvallis, OR (US);
Sheryl S. Webb, Creswell, OR (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 1/00 (2006.01); A01G 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 1/001 (2013.01); A01G 7/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for enhancing the growth of a horticultural plant comprising applying to the surface of the horticultural plant an effective amount of an ultrafine, dry ground calcite. The applied ultrafine, dry ground calcite transmits about 95% or greater, and reflects about 5% or less, of light in the PAR and UV wavelengths.