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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 29, 2013
Applicant:
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Athens, GA (US);
Inventors:
Qingguo Huang, Fayetteville, GA (US);
Robert N. Carrow, Griffin, GA (US);
Paul L. Raymer, Milner, GA (US);
Assignee:
University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., Athens, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/44 (2006.01); C09K 17/32 (2006.01); C05F 11/02 (2006.01); C05F 11/10 (2006.01); A01B 79/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 17/32 (2013.01); A01B 79/02 (2013.01); C05F 11/02 (2013.01); C05F 11/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes methods and compositions for reducing and/or preventing soil water repellency. Embodiments of methods of reducing soil water repellency (SWR) of the present disclosure include applying to an area of groundcover a composition including an effective amount of at least one isolated enzyme capable of degrading or altering organic matter associated with SWR, where the SWR of the area of groundcover is reduced after treatment with the enzyme composition.