Fertilizer and plant growth promoter to increase plant yield and method of increasing plant yield

Abstract

A fertilizer or plant growth promoter formed from a seed grind which can further include a source of sugar, a source of bicarbonate and a source of fertilizer nutrients, and a method of growing plants using the fertilizer or the plant growth promoter.

1 . A fertilizer for providing enhanced early growth of a plant comprising:
 a seed grind comprised of a whole seed or a whole seed without a seed coating, the seed grind providing additional seed components to roots of a seedling to enhance root growth compared to root growth without the additional seed components;   a source of carbon dioxide comprising a bicarbonate for providing carbon dioxide to the roots:   a source of nitrogen.   
     
     
         2 . The fertilizer according to  claim 1 , wherein the seed grind comprises the whole seed. 
     
     
         3 . The fertilizer according to  claim 1 , wherein the seed grind comprises the whole seed without the seed coating. 
     
     
         4 . The fertilizer according to  claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is not fit for human consumption and further comprises at least one of additional plant parts, dirt, contaminants, molds, fungi, dispersing agents, parting agents, binders, bacteria, herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, stabilizers, or additives. 
     
     
         5 . The fertilizer according to  claim 1 , further comprising a source of sugar. 
     
     
         6 . The fertilizer according to  claim 1 , wherein the source of nitrogen is comprised of urea and ammonium bicarbonate and the bicarbonate comprises potassium bicarbonate or sodium bicarbonate or a combination of both potassium bicarbonate and sodium bicarbonate; and the fertilizer further comprises stearic acid and magnesium stearate. 
     
     
         7 . The fertilizer according to  claim 6 , wherein the fertilizer comprising up to 10% magnesium stearate and up to 10% steric acid. 
     
     
         8 . The fertilizer according to  claim 1 , wherein the source of nitrogen is comprised of urea and ammonium bicarbonate, and the fertilizer further comprises potassium bicarbonate or sodium bicarbonate or a combination of both potassium bicarbonate and sodium bicarbonate. 
     
     
         9 . The fertilizer according to  claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is formed from rice. 
     
     
         10 . The fertilizer according to  claim 1 , comprising 1% to 99% of the seed grind, to 77% of a bicarbonate, and 0.1% to 60% of a fertilizer nutrient. 
     
     
         11 . The fertilizer according to  claim 5 , comprising 1% to 99% of the seed grind, to 97% of the source of sugar, 0.1% to 77% of a bicarbonate, and 0.1% to 60% of a fertilizer nutrient. 
     
     
         12 . The fertilizer according to  claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is selected from the group consisting of rice seed grind, brown rice seed grind, white rice seed grind, rough rice seed grind, rye seed grind, soybean seed grind, buckwheat seed grind, triticale seed grind, wheat seed grind, whole grain wheat seed grind, and oat seed grind. 
     
     
         13 . The fertilizer according to  claim 1 , providing seedling growth wherein the seedling is selected from a group consisting of cotton, soybean, rice, wheat, corn or sugar beet. 
     
     
         14 . The fertilizer according to  claim 1 , providing seedling growth wherein the seedling is selected from the group consisting of ornamental plants, trees, turf grasses, vegetables, sorghum, fruit, bushes, or energy grasses. 
     
     
         15 . The fertilizer according to  claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is the same or different from the seedling. 
     
     
         16 . A growth enhancer for providing an enhanced seedling growth comprising:
 a seed grind comprised of a whole seed or a whole seed without a seed coating, the seed grind providing additional seed components to roots of a seedling to enhance root growth compared to root growth without the additional seed components;   
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 a source of carbon dioxide comprising a bicarbonate for providing carbon dioxide to the roots. 
 
     
     
         17 . The growth enhancer according to  claim 16 , comprising 1% to 99% of the seed grind, and 0.2% to 77% of a bicarbonate. 
     
     
         18 . The growth enhancer according to  claim 16 , wherein the bicarbonate comprises potassium bicarbonate or sodium bicarbonate or a combination of both potassium bicarbonate and sodium bicarbonate. 
     
     
         19 . The growth enhancer according to  claim 16 , further comprising stearic acid and magnesium stearate. 
     
     
         20 . The growth enhancer according to  claim 19 , wherein the fertilizer comprising up to 10% magnesium stearate and up to 10% steric acid. 
     
     
         21 . The growth enhancer according to  claim 16 , comprising 1% to 99% of the seed grind, 0.5% to 98% of the source of sugar, and 0.2% to 77% of the bicarbonate.