US 11,787,749 B2
Fertilizer and plant growth promoter to increase plant yield and method of increasing plant yield
Arthur R. Shirley, Jr., Florence, AL (US); and Melissa C. Hayes, Florence, AL (US)
Assigned to INNOVATIONS FOR WORLD NUTRITION, LLC, Florence, AL (US)
Filed by Innovations for World Nutrition, LLC, Florence, AL (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/227,566.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/010,087, filed on Apr. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0323883 A1, Oct. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. C05C 3/00 (2006.01); C05G 3/60 (2020.01)
CPC C05C 3/00 (2013.01) [C05G 3/60 (2020.02)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of enhancing the early growth of a plant comprising:
applying a seed or seedling to a soil or hydroponic medium; and
applying a seed grind and a source of carbon dioxide to the soil or the hydroponic medium separately from the seed or seedling when the plant is the seed or the seedling,
the seed grind is comprised of a whole seed or a whole seed without a seed coating,
the seed grind providing additional seed components to roots of the seedling or a seedling grown from the seed to enhance root growth compared to root growth without the additional seed components,
the source of carbon dioxide providing carbon dioxide to the roots,
the source of carbon dioxide comprises a bicarbonate, and
the seed grind and source of carbon dioxide are applied in an amount to enhance growth and yield of the plant.