DESC:Excessive use of chemicals in farming is detrimental to soil and crops alike. Long term use of synthetic chemicals in farming has led to contamination of soil, ground water and water bodies because of leaching of chemicals to surrounding areas. The ability of the soil to maintain natural microbial balance and replenish nutrients is wiped out. Moreover, chemical agri-inputs require repeated application. Hence, reduction in use of or replacement of chemicals in farming is required for sustainable and environment friendly agriculture practice.
Organic formulations have been used in farming to address adverse effects of chemicals. However, the existing formulations obtained from plant or animal components fail to provide the required nutrients and does not sufficiently release soil nutrients nor they support growth of beneficial microbes.
India is an agriculture country with varieties of major crops such banana and crops with juicy stems or water rich varieties producer in the world with 29,124,000 tons production volume per year. For every ton of the fruit produced, approximately 4 tons of Banana pseudostem is left behind on the fields. These crop wastes such as pseudostems are mostly allowed to decompose on the field, which is not environment friendly. Recently new technologies are being explored to utilize this crop waste. The crop waste squeezed mechanically to get plant Liquid along with natural fibers as a byproduct. The Liquid is rich in minerals and contains trace amounts of plant growth regulators.
Because of the rising market demand for bio-based agri-input formulations and sustainable farming products, it is critical to produce non-toxic, environmental friendly, and highly effective formulation.
All the existing formulations have drawbacks such as with respect to Soil degradation, Water pollution, Air pollution, Negative impact on biodiversity, Greenhouse gas emissions, Health risks, Bioaccumulation, along with depletion of natural resources and special needs for discarding the organic fertilizers. The organic or plant base formulations though nontoxic provide very less amount of nutrients making it less effective.
Moreover, the bio and organic formulations obtained from mentioned prior arts does lack required morphology. And most often the processes mentioned are just experiments and lab scale processes, and are not practically and industrially viable, suggesting more functional difficulties.
Hence as discussed above there is constant need for an effective agri-input which is with plant base, with necessary added macro and micro nutrients and plant growth agents, nontoxic, easy to discard, which does not negatively affect natural resources, environment, soil, natural living organisms, or human being also provides efficacy which is repeatable and not variable. The pseudostem is used to extract banana fibers and in this process plant liquid is obtained as a byproduct. The Plant Liquid of water rich plants is rich in minerals and contains trace amounts of plant growth regulators. The prior techniques to enriching various plant liquids have the risk of enhanced pathogenicity, lack of sustainability and scale up. They also take a longer duration to enrich the plant liquid. The present invention discloses a crop beneficial formulation derived from post-harvest residues wherein the formulation consists of Phytochemicals, growth stimulants and dispersants prepared through controlled homogenization. The formulation has enhanced levels of minerals, and phytohormone that improve crop growth and yields, with reduced requirement for chemical fertilizers. The preparation method is amenable for utilizing wide variety of crop tissues, thereby offering a sustainable approach for management of post-harvest farm residues.
The current invention provides a solution to sustainably use postharvest crop residues, liquid derived from water rich plant varieties and thereby apply it for fertilizer application for various crop. The Liquid derived from phloem and xylem of plants like cucumber or pineapple can be enriched by the method encompassed in the current invention. The discussion of documents, acts, materials, devices, articles and the like is included in this specification solely for the purpose of providing a context for the present invention. It is not suggested or represented that any or all of these matters formed part of the prior art base or were common general knowledge in the field relevant to the present invention as it existed before the priority date of each claim of this application.
OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION
? A primary objective of the present invention is to develop a sustainable formulation using the process as disclosed in the invention
? A primary objective of the present invention is to develop a sustainable formulation which has enhanced levels essential nutrients and growth boosters like GA, IAA, Cytokinin and Amino acids.
? Another objective of the present invention is to provide a formulation for enrichment of Plant Liquid with sufficient macro and micro nutrients.
? Another objective of the present invention is to provide a method of a sustainable formulation which is time efficient.
? Another objective of the present invention is to provide a sustainable formulation wherein Liquid derived from phloem of plants, like cucumber or Liquid derived from xylem of plants like pineapple.
? Another objective of the present invention is to provide natural base for fertilizer which is biodegradable and environment friendly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Present invention relates to a sustainable formulation with sufficient amount of Micronutrients and Macro nutrients along with Plant hormones, Cytokinins and Gibberellins, phenols, flavonoids and tannins which are amenable for foliar application. The current invention provides method for a sustainable formulation comprising of; a) Mixing the Plant Liquid derived from Plant or Crop waste with Biostimulants, Amino acids and surfactants b) And subjecting the mixture of step a) or step b) to aerobic digestion.
STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION
Present invention relates to a sustainable composition and a method for manufacturing. The composition comprises of sustainable and natural resources such as Plant Liquid in an efficient manner and used as such or as a base for fertilizer for various crops. The method can also be used to for Liquid derived from phloem or xylem of certain wastes of plants like cucumber or pineapple respectively. The stable Plant Liquid based agri-input formulation with macro and micro nutrients, plant hormones, organic and inorganic pesticide active ingredients is a revolutionary invention of an effective fertilizer or pesticide or growth regulator. It provides a formulation with maximum abundance of the primary plant nutrients, and most of the secondary and micro Nutrients, along with plant growth regulators such as Cytokinins, Gibberellins, Auxins or any other active ingredients to be used as fertilizers, pesticides or combination of both. A single spray formulation minimizes the requirement of Nitrogen (N), Phosphorous (P), Potassium (K) in comparison to any current NPK containing organic or inorganic products without compromising nutrient efficacy.
Thus, the formulation provides nutrients in sufficient quantities to the plant, and the plant growth regulators helps in greater root, shoot ratios, enhanced photosynthesis, altered nutrient uptake, improved water status, and altered crop canopy. It also provides an environmentally safe and nutritionally efficient formulation with a customizable composition that can be optimized to provide specific nutritional remediation using single application.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS:
For a more complete understanding of the features and advantages of the present invention, reference is now made to the detailed description of the invention along with the accompanying figures and in which:
Figure 1: Illustrates Image of the in-vitro studies of formulations on roots of plants of mung beans.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The making and using of various embodiments of the present invention are discussed in detail below as; it should be appreciated that the present invention provides many applicable inventive concepts that can be embodied in a wide variety of specific contexts. The specific embodiments discussed herein are merely illustrative of specific ways to make and use the invention and do not delimit the scope of the invention.
To facilitate the understanding of this invention, a number of terms are defined below. Terms defined herein have meanings as commonly understood by a person of ordinary skill in the areas relevant to the present invention. Terms such as "a", "an" and "the" are not intended to refer to only a singular entity but include the general class of which a specific example may be used for illustration. The terminology herein is used to describe specific embodiments of the invention, but their usage does not delimit the invention, except as outlined in the claims.
The term “macro nutrients” as used herein, refers to the Plant macro nutrients, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Sulphur, and “micronutrients” refers to plant micronutrients Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Copper, Boron, and Molybdenum. The term “Plant Liquid,” as used herein, refers to liquid portion extracted from Crop wastes or plants or both. As used herewith, the term “Plant Liquid” refers to Liquid that is derived from Crop wastes and is used interchangeably herewith.
As used herewith, the term “bio stimulants” or “growth stimulant” refers to molecules or components that enhance one or more parameters of plant growth, vigour, root formation, height. As used herewith, the term “vermi bed wash” refers to a composition comprising plant growth hormones like auxins and cytokinin apart from nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and other micronutrients. It contains nitrogen fixing bacteria like Azotobacter sp., Agrobacterium sp. and Rhizobium sp. and some phosphate solubilizing bacteria. As used herewith, the term “phloem Liquid” refers to a composition derived from phloem of plants, a vascular tissue for transporting and distribution of nutrients to various plant parts and comprises of a mixture of organic and inorganic nutrients like hormones, amino acids, sugar, water. As used herewith, the term “xylem Liquid” refers to a composition derived from xylem of plants, a vascular tissue for transporting and distribution of nutrients from roots to various plant parts and comprises of organic and inorganic nutrients along with water.
Plants with fleshy stem or water rich varieties is said to be store house of the nutrients. After harvesting of Crops with fleshy stems after harvesting fruits or vegetable, the stored nutrients that remain in stem are extracted in the Liquid derived from it. Generally, from a single Plant stem 6-8 litres of Liquid is available. The novel formulation has many applications and can be used as a plant growth stimulant or fertilizer. This would save millions of tons of chemical fertilizer. The soil quality is also enhanced by using the enriched Liquid. The current invention provides a solution to sustainably repurpose crop wastes Liquid and thereby apply it for fertilizer application for various crop.
The invention relates to a formulation with Plant Liquid and method of thereof and can be used as such or as a base for liquid fertilizer through irrigation systems including drip system or drenching system for crops like banana, Sugarcane, leafy vegetables and onion and has the potential to reduce 20-30% of chemical fertilizer application with yield advantage of 10-15% and improvement in soil properties.
In one embodiment the enriched Plant Liquid formulation consists of :- Plant Liquid, leaf extract with antimicrobial efficiency, Protein source with Protein metabolizing Microbes, Symbiotic Microbes and Biostimulants.
In one embodiment the method for producing the sustainable formulation comprising of; mixing the Plant Liquid derived from Crop wastes with Gliricidia leaf extract and Moringa leaf extract, whole/Sprouted grains, Lactobacillus, Vermi wash and Seaweed powder.
In another embodiment the method for producing the sustainable formulation comprising of; mixing the Plant Liquid derived from Crop wastes with Potassium Humate, Fulvic acid, Amino acids, Seaweed powder.
In one embodiment the Plant Liquid derived by crushing the Crop wastes after harvesting.
In one embodiment the Gliricidia leaves and Moringa leaves crushed extract provide antimicrobial effect.
In one embodiment the amino acids obtained from whole/Sprouted grains selected from chickpea, black gram, green moong or beans, sprouted beans with Lactobacillus for Nitrogen source.
In one embodiment the Amino acids are from Soya Protein Hydrolysate for Nitrogen source.
In one embodiment the Vermi wash, and Seaweed powder provide Biostimulants and plant hormone.
In one embodiment the Fulvic acid provide Biostimulant and help in soil conditioning.
In one embodiment non-ionic surfactants are selected from polyglycerol alkyl ethers, glucosyl dialkyl ethers, crownethers, ester-linked surfactants, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, Brij, Spans (sorbitan esters) and Tweens (Polysorbates). In one embodiment broad spectrum antimicrobial is selected from Benzisothiazolinone derivatives, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Parabens.
In one embodiment the enriched Liquid has high amounts of minerals comprising Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Sulphur, Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Copper, Boron, amino acids, bio-stimulants selected from Gibberellic acid, IAA, Triacontanol.
In one embodiment, the method encompassed in the present invention can also be used to enrich Liquid derived from phloem of plants like cucumber or derived from xylem like pineapple.
In one embodiment the enriched Liquid obtained by the method of enrichment disclosed herein is used as a fertilizer for various crops. In one embodiment the enriched Liquid can be applied through known irrigation methods including drip, drenching methods or foliar application.
In one embodiment, the formulation is used as a fertilizer of crops selected from Paddy crops, Pulse Crop, Cash Crop, fruit crops, floriculture crop, spice and vegetable crops.
In one embodiment, the formulation is used as a fertilizer of fruit crops selected from fruits including banana, mango, pomegranate. In one embodiment, the formulation is used as a fertilizer for crops selected from sugarcane, cereal crops including wheat, rice, barley, onion, potato, tomato, mustard, cotton, groundnut, cash crops including cotton, tea, mustard.
The foregoing description of the specific embodiments will so fully reveal the general nature of the embodiments herein that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily modify and/or adapt for various applications such as specific embodiments without departing from the generic concept, and, therefore, such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology or terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Therefore, while the embodiments herein have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that the embodiments herein can be practiced with modifications. However, all such modifications are deemed to be within the scope of the claims.
The present invention is further described with the help of the following examples, which are given by way of illustration all the parts, percentage and ratios are by weight unless otherwise indicated and therefore should not be construed to limit the scope of the invention in any manner.
EXAMPLES: Ingredients of composition in weight percentage range or in other unit in following conditions:
Method A-
Examples 1: For preparation of the Plant Liquid
Plant Liquid was obtained by crushing a Crop waste after harvesting the fruits and included its pseudostem, inner core, leaves. The tree was mechanically squeezed by passing it through a rolling press and collecting its liquid.
Example 2: For preparation of antimicrobial mix-Mixing the Liquid derived from Plants or crop waste with Gliricidia leaf and moringa leaf extract to obtain a mixture
Example 3: For preparation of Amino acid source-Addition of weighed quantities of whole/Sprouted grains selected from chickpea, black gram, green moong or beans, sprouted beans or a combination thereof and addition of a lactobacillus source to mixture in example 3 subjecting the mixture to aerobic digestion by selected microbes to get amino acids.
Example 4: Preparation Of Biostimulant Solution : The Plant Liquid is mixed with Biostimulants like Seaweed powder, Vermiwash.
Example 5: Filtration : The Plant Liquid is mixed in example 1, 2, 3 was then filtered through 0.2 micron filters to obtain a clear pale yellow solution.
Example 6: pH adjustment: The solution obtained in example 5 is adjusted for pH between 6 to 7, using acids like Citric acid and alkali like urea, etc.
Composition of Enriched Crop waste Liquid Method A
Constituent Unit Enriched Liquid
N % 0.79-1.07
P 0.0270-0.0274
K 0.16-0.19
Ca 0.033-0.045
Mg 0.097-1.07
S 0.013-0.017
Mn ppm 13.45
Cu 0.83
Zn 4.44
Fe 44.85
Gibberellic Acid 110.2-205.0
Cytokinin 137.8-244.3

Method B-
Examples 1: For preparation of the Plant Liquid
Plant Liquid was obtained by crushing Crop wastes after harvesting the fruits and included its pseudostem, inner core, leaves. The tree or crop was mechanically squeezed by passing it through a rolling press and collecting its liquid.
Example 2: For preparation of antimicrobial mix- Mixing the Liquid derived from crop waste with Benzisothiazolinone.
Example 3: For preparation of Amino acid mix- Mixing the Liquid derived from crop waste with Soya protein Hydrolysate.
Example 3: For preparation of Biostimulant solution -Add Seaweed Extract powder and Fulvic acid to Plant Liquid and stir to get solution. Concentration is selected for Seaweed extract as NMT 10% and NLT 2% to avoid precipitation with efficiency.
Example 4: Addition of Non-ionic surfactants
The solution obtained in example 6 is added with non-ionic surfactants. Selected from polyglycerol alkyl ethers, glucosyl dialkyl ethers, crownethers, ester-linked surfactants, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, Brij, Spans (sorbitan esters) and Tweens (Polysorbates).
Example 5: Filtration : The Plant Liquid is mixed in example 1, 2, 3 was then filtered through 0.2 micron filters to obtain a clear pale yellow solution.
Example 6: pH adjustment: The solution obtained in example 5 is adjusted for pH between 6 to 7, using acids like Citric acid and alkali like urea, etc.
The Plant Liquid obtained in example 1 was then filtered through 0.2 micron filters to obtain a clear pale yellow solution.
In vitro Study - Basic information of experiment
Sr. No. Parameters Information
1 Crop Moong Bean
2 Variety Gold 50
3 Trial Type In house study
4 Trial Duration 7 days
5 Location Lab
6 Trial / Experiment conditions Temp 25OC, Humidity 65-70%
7 Experimental method Roll towel Paper method
8 Product Treatments details in separate slide
9 Seeds per Roll 50
10 No of treatment 5
11 No of replication 3
12 Starting date of experiment 06.10.23
13 Date of observation 13.10.23

Tr.No Treatments Dose ml/L
T 1 Sample 1 2.5ml/L
T 2 Sample 2 5ml/L
T 3 Sample 3 7.5ml/L
T 4 Liquid Fertilizer Market sample 2.5ml/L
T 5 Control (Water) -

Tr. No Treatments Dose ml/L Shoot length Root Length Germination% Shoot Length + Root Length Seedling vigour index
1 Sample 1 2.5ml/L 19.84 16.93 98.67 36.76 3627.38
2 Sample 1 5ml/L 19.83 16.73 97.33 36.57 3559.03
3 Sample 1 7.5ml/L 19.43 15.83 97.33 35.26 3432.23
4 Fertilizer Market sample 2.5ml/L 18.63 14.97 98.67 33.60 3314.81
5 Water - 15.01 12.11 99.33 27.12 2694.05

All of the compositions and/or methods disclosed and claimed herein can be made and executed without undue experimentation in light of the present disclosure. While the compositions and methods of this invention have been described in terms of preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those of skill in the art that variations may be applied to the compositions and/or methods and in the steps or in the sequence of steps of the method described herein without departing from the concept, spirit and scope of the invention. All such similar substitutes and modifications apparent to those skilled in the art are deemed to be within the spirit, scope and concept of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
,CLAIMS:I Claim,
1. A sustainable crop beneficial formulation derived from post-harvest residues wherein the formulation consists of
a. Liquid derived from physico-chemical expulsion of post-harvest residue as 80 to 90 % v/v
b. Natural or synthetic crop growth stimulants as 2 to 9 % w/v
c. Peptide or Amino acid mixture as 5 to 9 % w/v
d. Natural or synthetic Dispersants as 0.1 to 1 % w/v
and the method comprises preparing the homogenized dispersion of the above b, c, d ingredients in ratios ranging from 0.3: 0.7: 0.01 to 1:1:0.1 under conditions of controlled temperature ranging from 20 to 80 oC with pressure ranging from 1 atm to 5 atm.
2. The method of preparation of sustainable formulation from crop wastes as claimed in claim 1, wherein the Plant liquid is obtained by Physico-chemical maceration and expulsion of water rich tissues of the crop.
3. The method of preparation of sustainable formulation from crop wastes as claimed in claim 1, the natural Biostimulants are obtained as botanical extracts of marine or land plants.
4. The method of preparation of sustainable formulation from crop wastes as claimed in claim 1, wherein the Amino acids mixtures are selected from individual amino acids or mixtures thereof derived from enzymatic or chemical hydrolysis of plant protein or animal protein.
5. The method of preparation of sustainable formulation from crop wastes as claimed in claim 1, wherein the dispersants are selected from ionic, non-ionic, natural or synthetic emulsifiers.
6. The method of preparation of sustainable formulation from crop wastes as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pH is adjusted using weak acid or weak acid salts of organic or inorganic acids.
7. The method of preparation of sustainable formulation from crop wastes as claimed in claim 1, wherein the, the method consists of controlled agitation allowing for release of complex nutrients from the expelled plant liquid resulting in a homogenized suspension devoid of frothing or phase separation.