	US 12,121,032 B2
	Plant growth promoter
Akihiro Tanoue, Wakayama (JP); and Yuji Maruno, Wakayama (JP)
Assigned to KAO CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by KAO CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/994,559.
Application 17/994,559 is a continuation of application No. 16/651,552, granted, now 11,547,119, previously published as PCT/JP2018/038519, filed on Oct. 16, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 2017-200921 (JP), filed on Oct. 17, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0088263 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A01N 65/20 (2009.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01); A01N 25/12 (2006.01); A01N 65/08 (2009.01); A01N 65/34 (2009.01); A01N 65/40 (2009.01); C05F 5/00 (2006.01); C09K 17/32 (2006.01)

CPC A01N 65/20 (2013.01) [A01C 21/00 (2013.01); A01N 25/12 (2013.01); A01N 65/08 (2013.01); A01N 65/34 (2013.01); A01N 65/40 (2013.01); C05F 5/002 (2013.01); C09K 17/32 (2013.01)]

14 Claims

1. A soil aggregating method, including:

mixing a soil aggregating agent containing one or more seed shell components (a) of a plant selected from the group consisting of Palmae Elaeis, Rosaceae Prunus, and Oleeae with soil, wherein the soil aggregating agent promotes growth of a plant to which the soil aggregating agent is applied without causing phytotoxicity in the plant.