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 method of enhancing the early growth of a plant comprising:
 providing a seed or seedling to a soil or hydroponic medium; and   applying a seed grind to the soil or the hydroponic medium separately from the seed or seedling when the plant is the seed or the seedling, wherein
 the seed grind is formed from rice; 
 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, and 
 the seed grind is applied in an amount to enhance growth and yield of the plant. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is formed from whole rice. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is formed from whole rice without the husk. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the seed grind is formed from brown rice. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising adding 15 to 25% more nitrogen to the soil or hydroponic medium than an amount of nitrogen required without the seed grind. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising applying a source of sugar to the soil or the hydroponic medium when the plant is a seed or a seedling. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising applying a source of sugar and a fertilizer nutrient to the soil or the hydroponic medium when the plant is a seed or a seedling, in amounts of 1% to 99% of the seed grind, 0.2% to 97% of the source of sugar, and 0.1% to 60% of the fertilizer nutrient. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising applying the seed grind in the form of a solid, a powder, a suspension, or a slurry to the soil surface or beneath the soil surface. 
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising applying urea to the seed or seedling. 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the seed or seedling is selected from a group consisting of cotton, soybean, rice, wheat, corn and sugar beet. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the seed or seedling is rice. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising applying a source of nitrogen selected from the group of urea and ammonium bicarbonate to the soil or the hydroponic medium;
 applying potassium bicarbonate or sodium bicarbonate or a combination of both potassium bicarbonate and sodium bicarbonate to the soil or the hydroponic medium;   stearic acid; and   magnesium stearate.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 1 , further comprising applying a source of nitrogen selected from the group of urea and ammonium bicarbonate to the soil or the hydroponic medium, and applying potassium bicarbonate or sodium bicarbonate or a combination of both potassium bicarbonate and sodium bicarbonate to the soil or the hydroponic medium. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising applying a fertilizer nutrient to the soil or the hydroponic medium when the plant is a seed or a seedling, in amounts of 1% to 99% of the seed grind and 0.5% to 60% of the fertilizer nutrient. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 1 , comprising applying a source of sugar and a source of carbon dioxide to the soil or the hydroponic medium when the plant is a seed or a seedling, in amounts of 1% to 99% of the seed grind and 0.5% to 98% of the source of sugar. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , comprising an increase in crop yield of up to 100% compared to the seed or seedling grown without the seed grind, the source of carbon dioxide and the sugar.