METHOD FOR STIMULATING SEED SPROUTING IN LEGUMES Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: agriculture, plant growing.

SUBSTANCE: the present innovation deals with preparing solid seeds of legumes for sowing. It includes mechanical treatment of seeds at applying zeolite-containing clays. Treated seeds at the quantity of hectare norm should be additionally mixed with 600-800 f local bacterial fertilizers. The latter are obtained due to digging the roots together with soil of the best plants out of old-aged legumes sowings out of 0-20 cm rhizospheric area. Roots should be reduced together with soil to be then wetted with alcoholic distillery grains at the quantity of 300-500 g. The present innovation increases nitrogen fixation and intensity of grass growth.

EFFECT: higher efficiency of stimulation.

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