METHOD FOR VEGETATIVE FEEDING OF IRRIGATED CUCURBITS CROPS Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, in particular, application of liquid comprising microelements onto cucurbits crop leaves and wines. SUBSTANCE: method involves preparing solution produced by solving fertilizer in water; periodically irrigating plants with said solution by means of low-volume sprinkler units in wetting-drying mode of operation. Rate of fertilizer solution usage for wetting is 2-10 cu.m/hectare. Drying period is 8-12 min depending on meteorological conditions. Wetting-drying cycles are repeated during following plant vegetative stages. Fertilizer solution is mixture of natural mineral of bischofite brine and starch glue solution, said mixture further comprising borax and caustic soda. Fertilizer solution components are used in the following ratio, wt%: starch 14-25; borax 0.05-0.6; caustic soda 0.25-0.8; brine of natural mineral of bischofite 2.0-10.0; water the balance. Plant leaves and wines are wetted by means of wide row field sprinklers during interrow cultivation after wines are laid in row. EFFECT: reduced production costs and provision for obtaining of ecologically clean cucurbits crop products. 6 tbl