There is shown a mushroom casing mix having a core material of up to 100% sphagnum peat moss and a concentration mix of wollastonite and dolomitic limestone in a ratio of 10:8.5 per 1 yard of core material. After adding the concentration mix to the core material, the mushroom casing mix is configured to have an enhanced ability to maintain a pH between 7.5 and 8.2 within 14 days after the concentration mix is added to the core material.

A continuous system for gasification of a biomass feedstock comprising: a fuel conditioning zone, a gasification zone and a char cooling area.

A continuous system for gasification of a biomass feedstock comprising: a fuel conditioning zone, a gasification zone and a char cooling area.

The Biopowerplant is a system that integrates the generation of carbon-neutral energy through the cultivation and conversion of microalgal biomass, with sewage sanitation and environmental carbon recovery, with the additional and secondary production of biofertilizer, biofuel, water for reuse. This system integrates a suboptimal anaerobic digestion subsystem focused on the generation of biogas, the processing of the resulting digestate through a microalgal consortium culture subsystem with biofilm induction and smooth decreasing gradient of light radiation, and the transformation of the generated microalgal biomass into syngas through a subsystem of evaporation, torrefaction, pyrolysis, gasification, and combustion in separate chambers. The syngas and methane from the biogas are subsequently used as fuel in an electric power generator capable of operating with mixed gases. The biogas generation process is enriched through the recirculation of the microalgal biomass supernatant, the residual heat from the syngas generation subsystem, and the heat transferred from the combustion gases of the electric generator. The residual sludge from the biogas generation subsystem is recirculated towards a longitudinal biopile subsystem, where it acts as an anaerobic medium compared to the aerobic medium that constitutes the concentrated microalgal biomass, and both streams are mixed to be transformed into the syngas generation subsystem. Input inflows for system operation are mainly sewage, and optionally seawater and/or leachate. The inflows must be bioaugmented with a microalgal consortium dosed automatically by a Compact in situ bioaugmentation system, preferably more than 3 kilometers before the inflow enters the system.

Provided is a solvent borne fertilizer composition. The fertilizer composition includes a low molecular weight lignin in an amount of 5 or about 5 to 25 or about 25 weight percent solids, a carbohydrate in an amount of 1 or about 1 to 20 or about 20 weight percent solids, wherein the lignin and carbohydrate form a lignin-carbohydrate mixture; and a urea moiety bonded to the lignin-carbohydrate mixture.

Provided is a solvent borne fertilizer composition. The fertilizer composition includes a low molecular weight lignin in an amount of 5 or about 5 to 25 or about 25 weight percent solids, a carbohydrate in an amount of 1 or about 1 to 20 or about 20 weight percent solids, wherein the lignin and carbohydrate form a lignin-carbohydrate mixture; and a urea moiety bonded to the lignin-carbohydrate mixture.

The present invention relates to a heat tolerance or drying tolerance improving agent, a salt tolerance improving agent, or an activity improving agent for plants, comprising acetic acid or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof and malic acid or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof.

Provided herein are compositions and methods to improve plant resistance to abiotic and biotic stress, thereby improving crop yield. Provided herein are compositions including zinc, copper, and an acid, where the acid is selected from citric acid, sulfuric acid, oxalic acid, humic acid, fulvic acid, boric acid, acetic acid, and a combination thereof. Certain embodiments optionally include ammonium sulfate. Compositions described herein have plant priming activity where the plant's defenses against abiotic and biotic stress are boosted.

Provided herein are compositions and methods to improve plant resistance to abiotic and biotic stress, thereby improving crop yield. Provided herein are compositions including zinc, copper, and an acid, where the acid is selected from citric acid, sulfuric acid, oxalic acid, humic acid, fulvic acid, boric acid, acetic acid, and a combination thereof. Certain embodiments optionally include ammonium sulfate. Compositions described herein have plant priming activity where the plant's defenses against abiotic and biotic stress are boosted.

This invention relates to a horticulture additive comprising: (1) a wetting agent, wherein the wetting agent is a multi-branched polymer comprising at least one of an oxygen-containing and a nitrogen-containing polyfunctional base compound having at least three branches attached thereto, and (2) a humectant. The horticulture additive is advantageous for increasing plant survival of plants treated therewith when exposed to reduced watering conditions.