PLANT HEALTH WITH IN SITU FORMED WATER ABSORBING HYDROGELS

Hydrogel-forming components may be applied to soil in dry or wet formulations. After migrating to a targeted area, such as a root zone of a plant, particularly turfgrass, and after a triggering event such as a change in concentration, the hydrogel-forming components form a hydrogel in situ in the ta...

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Main Authors RUTLEDGE, James M, ZHANG, Chenxi, PALANICHAMY, Krishnan, SHIEH, Aileen
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.02.2021
Subjects
ADHESIVES
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPSOR SEAWEED
DYES
FISHING
FORESTRY
HORTICULTURE
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
MATERIALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS, NOT PROVIDED FORELSEWHERE
METALLURGY
MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS
MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS
NATURAL RESINS
PAINTS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
POLISHES
THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
TRANSPORTING
TRAPPING
WATERING
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Summary:Hydrogel-forming components may be applied to soil in dry or wet formulations. After migrating to a targeted area, such as a root zone of a plant, particularly turfgrass, and after a triggering event such as a change in concentration, the hydrogel-forming components form a hydrogel in situ in the targeted area. The compositions and methods of the disclosure advantageously allow for direct application of hydrogel-forming components using existing equipment (such as, for example, sprayers) without tilling or disrupting the plants to which the compositions are applied. Hydrogel-forming components comprise one or more backbones, one or more crosslinkers, and, optionally, one or more adjuvants.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202016986745