The subject invention provides compositions and methods for reducing the carbon footprint of producing biofuels. Microbe-based soil treatment compositions are utilized to reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the agricultural practices of producing feedstock crops.

A method for plant treatment, including: receiving a first measurement for a plant from a sensor as the sensor moves within a geographic area comprising a plurality of plants; in response to receipt of the first measurement and prior to receipt of a second measurement for a second plant of the plurality, determining a set of treatment mechanism operation parameters for the plant to optimize a geographic area output parameter based on the first measurement and historical measurements for the geographic area; determining an initial treatment parameter for the plant; and operating a treatment mechanism in a treatment mode based on the set of operating parameters in response to satisfaction of the initial treatment parameter.

A method for plant treatment, including: receiving a first measurement for a plant from a sensor as the sensor moves within a geographic area comprising a plurality of plants; in response to receipt of the first measurement and prior to receipt of a second measurement for a second plant of the plurality, determining a set of treatment mechanism operation parameters for the plant to optimize a geographic area output parameter based on the first measurement and historical measurements for the geographic area; determining an initial treatment parameter for the plant; and operating a treatment mechanism in a treatment mode based on the set of operating parameters in response to satisfaction of the initial treatment parameter.

A method for plant treatment, including: receiving a first measurement for a plant from a sensor as the sensor moves within a geographic area comprising a plurality of plants; in response to receipt of the first measurement and prior to receipt of a second measurement for a second plant of the plurality, determining a set of treatment mechanism operation parameters for the plant to optimize a geographic area output parameter based on the first measurement and historical measurements for the geographic area; determining an initial treatment parameter for the plant; and operating a treatment mechanism in a treatment mode based on the set of operating parameters in response to satisfaction of the initial treatment parameter.

The invention relates to the field of slow/controlled release fertilizer, in particular to a urea-formaldehyde-based multi-nutrient slow/controlled release fertilizer and a preparation method thereof. The urea-formaldehyde-based multi-nutrient slow/controlled release fertilizer comprises ammonium polyphosphate, inorganic silica gel and urea-formaldehyde, wherein the phosphorus-oxygen double bond of ammonium polyphosphate can at least form hydrogen bond linkage with a urea-formaldehyde molecule chain, the hydroxyl group of the inorganic silica gel can at least form hydrogen bond linkage with the urea-formaldehyde molecular chain, and ammonium polyphosphate, inorganic silica gel and urea-formaldehyde together form a hydrogen bond associated polymer network structure. The invention can prepare a urea-formaldehyde-based multi-nutrient slow/controlled release fertilizer comprising a strong hydrogen bond network structure by using a conventional aqueous solution polymerization in combination with a normal temperature extrusion granulation process, avoiding the coating process in the latter stage of the preparation of a coated fertilizer, achieving a simple and effective preparation process, and saving a lot of manpower and material resources. The urea-formaldehyde-based multi-nutrient slow/controlled release fertilizer provided by the invention can stably and continuously release nitrogen nutrient throughout the release period, thereby making up for the shortcoming of excessively long nutrient release period of the existing urea-formaldehyde fertilizers.

The present invention relates to the promotion of the growth of at least one plant by providing a fertilizer composition-comprising at least one zeolite, into the pores of which at least one basic L-amino acid has been adsorbed; adding the fertilizer composition to a medium for plant growth; and culturing a plant therein. The invention will provide the release of nitrogen from the fertilizer composition during culture of the plant at a rate which is advantageously used by the plant. The invention also relates to a fertilizer composition as such, optionally combined with a medium for plant growth to make up a growth-promoting material. The invention is advantageously used to reduce the resources required in the fertilization of slowly growing plants, where repeated supply of nutrients as well as leakage of nitrogen amounts to large costs to society.

Methods and compositions are disclosed to improve biomass accumulation in Truncated Light-harvesting Antenna (TLA) crop plant canopies as compared to biomass accumulation measured in wild-type counterparts grown under the same high canopy-density, agronomic, and ambient sunlight conditions.

The present invention discloses a planting method for cereal crops in a plant factory to promote four to five crops per year. During the planting period, the cereal crops are cultivated under the irradiation of blue-yellow-red-far red mixed light. In the blue-yellow-red-far red mixed light, the photon ratio of red light (600-699 nm) and blue light (400-499 nm) is 3-4, the photon ratio of red light (600-699 nm) and yellow light (500-599 nm) is 3-7, and the photon ratio of red light (600-699 nm) and far-red (FR) light (700-780 nm) is 3-4. The present invention ensures the normal growth of cereal crops under the control of artificial light planting environment, realizes four to five crops per year of cereal crops, greatly shortens the crop planting cycle, and improves the utilization rate of land and water resources.

The present invention discloses a planting method for cereal crops in a plant factory to promote four to five crops per year. During the planting period, the cereal crops are cultivated under the irradiation of blue-yellow-red-far red mixed light. In the blue-yellow-red-far red mixed light, the photon ratio of red light (600-699 nm) and blue light (400-499 nm) is 3-4, the photon ratio of red light (600-699 nm) and yellow light (500-599 nm) is 3-7, and the photon ratio of red light (600-699 nm) and far-red (FR) light (700-780 nm) is 3-4. The present invention ensures the normal growth of cereal crops under the control of artificial light planting environment, realizes four to five crops per year of cereal crops, greatly shortens the crop planting cycle, and improves the utilization rate of land and water resources.

A method for reducing damage by harmful organisms in corn cultivation. Damage by harmful organisms in corn cultivation can be reduced by carrying out the steps of: A) making a furrow in a cultivated land; B) seeding the furrow formed in the foregoing step with corn; C) applying to the furrow one or more selected from Compound Group (II), or C) applying to the furrow one or more selected from Compound Group (I) and one or more selected from Compound Group (II); and D) closing the furrow. Compound Group (I): clothianidin, thiamethoxam, imidacloprid and thiacloprid; Compound Group (II): bifenthrin, bioresmethrin, deltamethrin, bioallethrin, ethofenprox, fenpropathrin, cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, fenvalerate, esfenvalerate, cyfluthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, alpha-cypermethrin, tralomethrin, fluvalinate, permethrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, flucythrinate and tefluthrin.