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Natural Compound Treatment for Pink-Rib Discoloration in Lettuce

Rinsing Lettuce with Low-Dose Melatonin to Reduce Development of Pink-Rib Disorder Treating lettuce with a natural compound reduces the development of pink-rib discoloration. Lettuce is a commercially important crop, producing approximately 27 million tons globally in 2022 and accounting for nearly one-fifth of the $21.8 billion growers received in...

Published: 9/4/2024 | Inventor(s): Jeongim Kim

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agricultural > Others, Technology Classifications > Agricultural > Plants-non-GMO

Heated Sand and Peat Mixture as Organic Slow-Release Fertilizer

Provides Nutrients and Amino Acids Plants Need for Optimal Growth This organic and environmentally safe composition and method creates hydrophobic material that acts as slow-release fertilizer, for establishing and growing turfgrass and other plants. The inspiration for this material came from searching for hydrophobic testing materials to evaluate...

Published: 2/22/2024 | Inventor(s): Mica McMillan

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agricultural > Others, Technology Classifications > Environmental > Solid

High Oleic Palm Oil Shortening Composition for Drop-In Replacement in Baking Applications

Replaces Traditional Palm Oil and Hydrogenated Fats Without Altering the Physical or Sensory Properties of the Final Baked Good This fluid shortening, suitable for industrial baking applications, uses high oleic palm oil (HOPO) to replace traditional palm oil which has a high content of saturated fats. When used in baked goods, the high oleic palm...

Published: 2/22/2024 | Inventor(s): Andrew MacIntosh, Gloria Cagampang, Susan Percival

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agricultural > Others, Technology Classifications > Human Health Care > Others

Low-Cost, Lignin-Based Coating for Slow-Release Fertilizer

Lightweight Prolonged-Release Coating Derived From Agricultural Byproducts That Controls Nutrient Release to Optimize Fertilizer Utilization This low-cost, bio-based, biodegradable coating material provides controlled release of nitrogen or other nutrients from fertilizer for more than one month. Studies have shown that by controlling nutrient release,...

Published: 2/22/2024 | Inventor(s): Zhaohui Tong, Yuncong Li, Shanyu Meng, Shugang Zhang

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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agricultural > Others

Brachytic Gene Markers to Reduce Harvesting Costs of Fresh-market Tomato Plant Production

Reduces Stem Length in Tomato Vines to Make Mechanical Harvesting More Efficient These genetic markers can be used in tomato breeding to generate varieties of fresh-market tomatoes with compact growth characteristics necessary to enable mechanical harvesting to decrease harvesting costs. In the U.S., fresh-market and processing tomatoes are the two...

Published: 2/22/2024 | Inventor(s): Tong Geon Lee, Samuel Hutton

Keywords(s): brachytic, internodes, Marker, mechanical harvesting, stem length, Tomato, Yield

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agricultural > Others

Precision Herbicide Applicator for Efficient Weed Control

Limits Amount of Herbicide Applied in Plasticulture Vegetable Production This device attaches to a standard plasticulture hole punch and applies herbicide only to the soil beneath the punched holes in plastic mulch, significantly reducing herbicide usage in vegetable production. Farmers often cover soil beds with plastic mulch to improve their control...

Published: 2/22/2024 | Inventor(s): Nathan Boyd, Arnold Schumann

Keywords(s): Equipment, Herbicide, Precision, Precision agriculture, weed, Weed Control

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agricultural > Others

System to Screen and Identify New Biologically Active Peptides

Identifies New Peptide Sequences That Could Modulate Processes such as Plant Growth and Development and Inform Drug DesignThis versatile high-throughput screening system tests the effects of millions of random peptide sequences on growth and development of a variety of organisms. As an example, this system has been used to introduce novel peptide sequences...

Published: 2/22/2024 | Inventor(s): Kevin Folta

Keywords(s): discovery, Herbicide, Peptide, Peptide hormones, plants, platform

Category(s): Technology Classifications > Agricultural > Others, Technology Classifications > Research Tools > Others