3162 results about "Seed treatment" patented technology

The invention relates to a method for treating plant seeds by plasmas and a device for realizing the method. The plasmas of the invention are cold plasmas generated by dielectric barrier discharge under the atmospheric pressure, wherein the cold plasmas are generated in the air; the working air pressure is the atmospheric pressure; an electric source for the dielectric barrier discharge is a high-frequency and high-voltage electric source with the frequency range from 50 Hz to 20 kHz and the voltage range from 1 kV to 10 kV; and the plant seeds are treated by the plasmas for 5 to 129 sec. Thedevice for realizing the seed treating method of the invention comprises a seed treating cavity, a plasma generator for generating the plasmas in the seed treating cavity and a transmitting device capable of controlling the retention time of the seeds in the seed treating cavity. The treating operation on the plant seeds by using the atmospheric-pressure plasmas does not refer to DNA recombination, does not relate to structural genovariation of the plant seeds, and cannot cause hazards. The method only denatures the plant seeds to make the advantages become more prominent.

A method of preventing damage to the shoots and foliage of a plant by a pest includes treating a seed having an exogenous gene that encodes for the production of a protein having activity against European corn borer or corn root worm with a composition comprising at least one pyrethrin or synthetic pyrethroid that is selected on the basis of having an activity against an insect other than European corn borer or corn root worm. Treated seeds are also provided.

The invention provides seed treatment compositions as well as their use, methods for treating seeds, methods of protecting plants against pests and also treated seeds and plants. In one embodiment there is provided a method of treating a seed with a seed treatment composition to induce a plant resistance mechanism against one or more pests in a plant grown from said seed.

The invention relates to a method for planting pollution-free rice rich in selenium by adopting biotechnology, belonging to a planting method of plants; the planting method comprises the steps of land selection, soil preparation, application of the soil activator Medina, variety selection and seed treatment, seedling strengthening by means of dry raising and spaced planting cultivation, timely rice transplanting and reasonable compact planting, adequate fertilization, scientific irrigation, adoption of selenium supplementing and transforming technology, comprehensive prevention and control of diseases and pests, harvesting and threshing, drying and storing. The method of the invention has obvious effect; proved by field production trials, the application of the biologics of the Medina can increase the plant yield by 20 percent to 40 percent and decrease the fertilizer dosage by 25 percent to 50 percent and improve the rate of emergence in saline and alkali waste lands by 40 percent to 80 percent; the method can overcome diseases of continuous cropping effectively, eliminate soil crusting and optimizing greenhouses, etc. so as to preserve the soil properties of land capability.

The present invention generally relates to aqueous seed treatment formulations comprising a pesticidal agent, a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), a graft copolymer, and a plasticizer. In one embodiment of the invention, PVA-compatible polymer emulsions are employed. The present invention also relates to uses of the disclosed compositions for protecting seeds from pests.

The invention discloses a multifunctional composite seed coating agent, which is a crop seed treatment agent prepared by mixing active ingredients such as pesticides, fertilizers, plant growth regulators and the like with inactive ingredients such as film forming agents, emulsifying agents, dispersing agents, anti-freezing agents, defoaming agents, antiseptic agents, PH value regulators, pigments and the like. The invention not only can effectively prevent and control plant diseases and insect pests in the seedling stage but also can promote and control seedling growth, ensures that seedlings grow regularly and luxuriantly with multiple tillers, and obviously improves the seedling survival rate. The traditional method can be used for soaking coated seeds in flowing water to accelerate germination for carrying out water breeding, dry breeding or direct seeding, and the coated seeds can be stored safely.

The invention discloses a selenium-enriched rice planting method. The method includes the following steps of land selecting, field finishing, seed treatment, sowing and seedling raising, seedling transplant, fertilizer management in the later period, irrigation treatment and selenium-enriched rice harvesting. Before seedlings are transplanted, selenium-enriched base fertilizer in a complex state is applied in the rice field, and a certain selenium source is provided for rice; at the beginning of panicle emergence and flowering of rice and grouting, the selenium-enriched compound fertilizer is applied in the rice field again, the selenium-enriched fertilizer is evenly distributed around roots of the seedlings in the growth process, the selenium in a complex state from soil is absorbed by the roots of the plants and then enters the inner cycle systems of the plants and participates in synthesis of protein through the path from stems to leaves to flowers and fruits, and finally, the selenium in an ionic condition from soil is stored in the seeds in the form of selenoprotein. The selenium-enriched rice tastes good and is high in nutrient matter content, and the content of the selenium of the rice can reach over 0.2 mg / kg and meets the national selenium-enriched standard.

The apparatus of the invention is directed toward a modular seed treatment apparatus that is capable of receiving various component pieces of equipment for application of liquid treatment compositions and powders to seeds on a frame assembly to accommodate the various component pieces. The apparatus of the invention is further directed toward a modular seed treatment apparatus that is capable of receiving a treatment container for treatment of various small quantities of seed including 0.5 to two pounds, two to five pounds and 5 to 10 pounds of seed.

A seed treatment apparatus provides for minimal waste of products for treating seeds, in that it is precisely controllable and automatically adjustable. A volume of seeds to be treated and a flow rate of treatment product for treating the seeds can both be sensed. At least one of the flow rate of the treatment product and the volume of seeds can automatically be adjusted if it is determined that a ratio of the flow rate of treatment product to the volume of seeds is not the same as a predetermined flow rate to volume ratio.

The invention discloses an organic scented rice production technology. The production technology comprises the following steps of seed selection, seed processing, seedbed production, seeding, seedbed management and the like, so that produced organic scented rice is full in grain, stable in quality, safe and nonhazardous. The organic scented rice production technology is scientific, reasonable, simple, easy to operate for a farmer, simple in management, suitable for cultivation in large scale, and capable of improving social benefits, economic benefits and ecological benefits of the organic scented.

The invention discloses a method for pollution-free cultivation of pumpkins in a greenhouse, belonging to the technical field of plant cultivation. The method comprises the following steps of: A, seed treatment: a, seed selection; and b, seed soaking to accelerate germination; B, preparation and disinfection of nutritive soil; C, culture of seedlings; D, sowing; E, seedbed temperature management; F, seedbed moisture management; G, soil preparation and spreading of base fertilizer; H, determination of the planting time and method; I, field management: a, temperature and humidity management; b, scaffolding; c, plant adjustment; d, topdressing; e, pollination; J, pest and disease control; and I harvesting. The method for pollution-free cultivation of pumpkins in the greenhouse is scientific and reasonable, the management is perfect, the fertilization is scientific, diseases of fruits can be reduced, the temperature conditions can be well controlled, the survival rate is high, the yield of fruits is high, the quality of the produced fruits is high, and demands of people for pumpkins grown in the greenhouse can be satisfied.

A system and method for treating a least a portion of an initial seed sample to create one or more treated seed samples is provided. In various embodiments, one or more seed treatment apparatus components are in communication with one or more controllers such that seed samples treated by a seed treater may be treated at least in part based on one or more instruction sets that may be associated with one or more research plans. As a result, the method and system are configured to accurately, consistently, and predictably treat seed samples, and to adapt and change the treatment of seed samples based on changing research plans.

A cold plasma apparatus for treating seeds to improve the germination rate and quality of seeds has a cylindrical body with feeding inlet, discharging cutlet, cavuumizing port and air inlet, parallel upper and lower plate electrodes in said cylindrical body, a seed conveying belt driven by power unit to pass through the region between said upper and lower plate electrodes, a RF source connected electrically with said upper and lower plate electrodes, and metallic shielding cover for said plate electrodes.

The invention discloses a technical method for culturing gastrodia elata at one time under forest, which comprises gastrodia elata seed production technology, land selection and preparation technology, seed treatment technology, seeding technology, nutrient regulation and management technology and gastrodia elata harvest method. The method has the advantages of capacity of not struggling for land with crops, short production cycle, manual labor and bacteria conservation, capacity of avoiding variety degeneration and effectively preventing large head and small tail of the gastrodia elata body, and obvious ecological benefit, economic benefit and social benefit.

The invention relates to a vegetable planting method. The method comprises a seed treating step, a seedbed seedling raising step, a fertilizer applying and uniform plowing step, a ridging and ditch feeding step, a bare root planting step, a black plastic film covering step and a field management step, wherein the seed treating step comprises the following specific steps of: irradiating seeds with ultraviolet rays for 10 to 45 minutes to sterilize the seeds; soaking the sterilized seeds in solution of potassium permanganate in a ratio of potassium permanganate to water of 1:500 for 10 minutes; cleaning the soaked seeds with water; and soaking the cleaned seeds in 10 percent solution of trisodium phosphate for 5 to 10 minutes for disinfecting; and mixing the soaked seeds by using lactobacillus. No chemical fertilizer or pesticide is used in a planting process, so that the produced vegetables are not polluted. Actinomycetes and the lactobacillus are used in the seedbed seedling raising step, the fertilizer applying and uniform plowing step and the field management step, so that vegetable root rotting can be prevented and the infestation of plant diseases and insect pests to root systems is reduced.

The invention discloses a high-yield Shanhua-15 peanut precise-cultivation method. The method comprises the following steps such as field selection, soil preparation, fertilization, seed treatment and sowing and specifically comprises, on the basis of sufficient soil preparation and base fertilizer application, ditching three fertilizing furrows on every ridges during ridging, which include one in the middle and the other two on both sides, and the depth of the furrows is 10-15 cm; applying biological organic insect-prevention fertilizer inside the furrows, performing full irrigation and then soil covering on the furrows, and sowing 2 seeds for each hole between every two fertilizing furrows with a spacing of 15-17 cm; performing film mulching after the sowing. The high-yield Shanhua-15 peanut precise-cultivation method has the advantages of improving the ground temperature inside the sowing ridges, enhancing the fertility of soil and increasing the organic matter content in the soil.

A seed handling tool includes a handle connected to a working body. The working body includes a working surface, which further includes a plurality of seed retention points. A seed retention source is provided to allow the seed handling tool to pick up and retain seeds at the seed retention points. In some embodiments, the seeds may also be released from the seed retention points. A method for retaining a plurality of seeds by the seed handling tool includes moving the seed handling tool to a position where the working surface is adjacent to a plurality of seeds, and picking up and retaining seeds at a plurality of seed retention points fixed at the working surface. In some embodiments, the method may also include releasing the plurality of seeds from the seed retention points.

A planter is provided with onboard seed treatment for treating seeds on the go during row-crop planting of an agricultural field. The seed treatment system of the planter allows for selective planting of specific zones of a field with treated seed, which may include planting different zones of the field with seeds having different treatments. The planter may store untreated seed in bulk and include a seed treatment system that selectively and precisely treat the untreated seeds during treatment events by way of an injection or spray nozzle system that applies liquid treatment to the seeds traveling along a tightly defined travel path, such as within pockets of a belt that carries the seeds through a seed tube.

The invention discloses a cultivation method of scutellaria. The method comprises land selection, soil treatment, seed treatment, timely sowing, field management, disease and insect pest prevention and control and picking. According to the scutellaria cultivation method, by selecting an appropriate planting plot and completing soil and seed treatment, a foundation for ensuring high yield and good quality is laid, and the purposes of preserving soil moisture, preventing water evaporation, blocking the sun, controlling drought, preserving heat, preventing freezing, preventing soil hardening, stifling and isolating disease and pest sources and improving the germination rate and the survival rate are fulfilled. By appropriate sowing time, timely field management and timely disease and insect pest prevention and control, the growth of target organ roots of the scutellaria is furthest promoted, the harm of diseases and insect pests is prevented, and the yield of unit area is improved; and by the reasonable picking method, the quality of the scutellaria is ensured, and the economic benefit is high.

An improved method for prescriptive seed treatment is provided. A location can be calculated where a combination of seed and one or more types and / or amounts of seed-applied substances will be planted. The combination is selected, based at least in part, on one or more conditions. The combination is generated prior to being planted. The method can further include selecting a type of seed and / or a type and / or amount of the one or more seed-applied substances to be applied. One or more applicators can apply the seed-applied substance(s) to the seed within a seed flow path during operation. A plurality of seed receptacles can contain different combinations of seed and / or seed-applied substances generated prior to being placed into the receptacles. The method could further include selecting a seed receptacle containing a selected combination, and delivering the selected combination from the selected seed receptacle to be planted by the planter.

The invention relates to a method for preventing disease of konjac, and the method comprises the following five aspects of: konjac seed treatment, soil treatment, sowing pre-treatment, a sowing method and field management. The method disclosed by the invention has the beneficial effects that the konjac seed treatment is carried out, thus diseased konjac seeds can be avoided from being mixed and the konjac seeds can be prevented from being infected with a disease; the soil treatment is carried out, thus harmful bacteria can be avoided from being carried in soil, the harmful bacteria in the soil can be killed, and meanwhile the living environment of the harmful bacteria can be destroyed; the sowing pre-treatment is carried out, thus the diseased konjac seeds can be avoided from being mixed, the disease resistance of the konjac seeds can be enhanced, and sprouting and sowing can be used for reducing the opportunity that the harmful bacteria are immersed into the konjac seeds; interplanting can be used for reducing the survival chance of the harmful bacteria and filtering part of sunlight, and a base fertilizer is applied well, thus top dressing can be reduced, and the influence on a konjac plant can be reduced; the filed management can be used for preventing the harmful bacteria from intruding in the whole journey; and a series of comprehensive methods can be used for preventing the disease of the konjac in every aspect.

The invention discloses a cultivation method of cotton by drip irrigation under a plastic film. The method includes yield composition, variety selection, cotton plant growth and development progress, quality indicators, pre-seeding land preparation, seed treatment, seeder preparation, seeding method selection and field management. Compared with a conventional basin irrigation technique, the cultivation method of cotton by drip irrigation under the plastic film has the advantages that water is saved by 3-5% per mu, and seed cotton yield per unit is increased by 30-50kg / mu; meanwhile, cotton quality is improved, planting varieties suitable for being harvested by a cotton picker are selected, and cotton picking cost is lowered through machine picking and is reduced by 400-450RMB per mu; by the application of the method, income of cotton growers is greatly increased by 3-5%, and quality of processed cotton can be further improved.

The method for treating seeds includes combining a seed treatment, a foaming agent, and a solvent to form a seed treatment composition. The seed treatment composition is foamed to form a foamed seed treatment composition. The foamed seed treatment composition is applied to the seed to form at least one treated seed. The treated seed includes a seed and a seed treatment composition applied to the seed. The seed treatment composition includes at least one seed treatment, a foaming agent, and a solvent. The seed treatment composition preferably also includes a polymer or binder.

An efficient high-yield cultivation method of the muskmelon in a spring-heated greenhouse is characterized by including variety selection, seed treatment, nutrient soil preparation, sowing, seedling management, transplanting and field planting, and field management. Through the application of the method, the problem that the muskmelon cultivated with the existing traditional cultivation mode of the muskmelon in the open field comes into the market late, suffers severe disease and pest damage and is low in yield and benefit is solved, the muskmelon comes into the market more than one month early, the economic benefit is increased, and the method is applicable to melon farmers planting the muskmelon in greenhouses in the Jiaodong area.

The invention discloses a forage grass planting method for a rocky desert area. According to characteristics of the rocky desert area, through land rocky desertification grade classification, forage grass selection, land preparation, forage grass seed selection, seed processing, sowing time selection, sowing amount selection, sowing mode selection, post-sowing compression and a field management technology, scientific forage grass planting is achieved, high-yield forage grass planting is obtained, economic benefits are remarkable, the environment is greatly improved, the water and soil are preserved, the rock desertification environment is improved, the primary productivity of land can be maintained and effectively improved, the yields of forestry and animal husbandry are increased, and the income of farmers is increased; meanwhile, soil carbon sink can be effectively increased, and the environment quality is improved.

The invention discloses an efficient sonneratia apetala seedling cultivation and forestation method which is used for solving the problem that the mangrove forest plant sonneratia apetala is low in germination rate and the cultivation problems of seedlings at early stage, so as to achieve the aim of forestation. The method comprises the following steps including seed treatment, seedling cultivation and forestation. The method provided by the invention has the advantage that a two-stage seedling cultivation method is used, namely, at the first stage, seeds are sowed in seedbeds to cultivate small seedlings; and at the second stage, on the basis of the first stage, the small seedlings on the seedbeds are transplanted into nutrition bags to continuously cultivate the small seedlings into big seedlings. Through the two-stage seedling cultivation method, the cultivated nursery stocks are stronger, higher in survival rate, capable of avoiding the defects of bad growth vigor and more plant diseases and insect pests when seedbeds are singly used for seedling cultivation, and capable of avoiding the defect of tedious process when nutrition bags are singly used for seedling cultivation. Through the method, the germination rate can be improved to 95-98% and the survival rate of the seedlings is up to 85%.

The invention discloses a wild pinellia ternate cultivation method, and relates to steps of seed collection, planting, soil preparation, seed treatment and management. The wild pinellia ternate cultivation method is characterized by comprising the following steps of: collecting wild pinellia ternate which is high in plant growth and full in pinellia ternate seeds and is not invaded by insects in a corn land, a tobacco land and a barren mountain land as breeding seeds; planting the wild pinellia ternate by adopting a mode of interplanting corns and pinellia ternate; and cultivating the wild pinellia ternate by selecting and arranging the land, treating the seed stem, sowing, breeding, managing in a seedling stage, managing the farm land, preventing insects and harvesting. According to the wild pinellia ternate cultivation method, conditions which are suitable for growth of the wild pinellia ternate are created, so that the wild pinellia ternate can be matured and harvested as medicine resources in an artificial planting environment; compared with the wild pinellia ternate growing in the soil, the cultivated pinellia ternate has the advantages that the plant yield is increased by eight times; the pinellia ternate is large in size, clean in skin, white, hard in shell and sufficient in powder; and the acre yield of fresh pinellia ternate is 400-420 kilograms.

A seed treatment system having a central computerized data store, a user interface, and network connections from the data store to a plurality of retail facilities and a plurality of agricultural produce suppliers. Each retail facility having a seed treatment system configured to uniformly treat batches of seeds with any of a variety of precisely measured chemical formulations. The seed treatment apparatus having a treatment applicator coupled to a plurality of dispensing stations. Each dispensing stations having a pump in fluid communication with a container disposed on a scale. The pump and scale of each dispensing station coupled to a system controller. The system controller is coupled to the data store, configured to provide on-demand agricultural seed treatments to the applicator and chemical usage data from each station to the data store. The data store configured to provide centralized remote monitoring inventory control, supply chain monitoring, and container recycling compliance.

The invention discloses a method for culturing osmanthus seedlings, which mainly comprises the following steps of seed treatment, sowing, seedling management and fertilizer water management. The method for culturing osmanthus seedlings has the characteristics of high germination percent, simple and quick propagation, and easy popularization in production. According to the proportion of a matrix prepared by the invention, the matrix has reasonable nutrients and is favorable for quickly propagating seedlings; and as the method of foliar fertilization is used, the nutrients of the seedlings are increased and the propagation time of the seedlings is shortened.