	US 11,771,020 B2
	Processes for direct seeding of guayule
Guangyao Wang, Chandler, AZ (US); and David A. Dierig, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to Bridgestone Corporation, Chuo-ku (JP)
Appl. No. 16/486,627
Filed by Bridgestone Corporation, Chuo-ku (JP)
PCT Filed Feb. 15, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/018293 § 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 16, 2019, PCT Pub. No. WO2018/152280, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 23, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/599,185, filed on Dec. 15, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/460,359, filed on Feb. 17, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0000008 A1, Jan. 2, 2020
Int. Cl. A01G 24/00 (2018.01); A01G 24/22 (2018.01); A01G 24/28 (2018.01); A01C 1/00 (2006.01); A01C 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC A01G 24/00 (2018.02) [A01C 1/00 (2013.01); A01C 7/006 (2013.01); A01G 24/22 (2018.02); A01G 24/28 (2018.02); A01N 2300/00 (2013.01)]

21 Claims

1. A process for direct seeding of guayule seeds into a field comprising

a. providing treated guayule seeds and a field comprising soil with an exposed surface,

b. mixing the treated guayule seeds with a seed starting mixture to produce a planting mixture comprising about 0.05 to about 5 kg of the treated guayule seeds per 100 gallons of seed starting mixture,

c. applying portions of the planting mixture to the exposed surface of the soil,

d. pressing the portions of the planting mixture, and

e. allowing the guayule seeds applied in step (d) to germinate into seedlings, wherein the seed starting mixture comprises a majority by volume of peat, plant fiber, or a combination thereof, wherein the seed starting mixture further comprises a minority by volume of one or more of vermiculite, perlite, compost, fertilizer, or an alkaline agent.