Aspects of the invention include compositions for fertilizing and remediating soil. Compositions according to certain embodiments include a cellulose nutrient composition, a microbial blend composition, a source of nitrogen, a source of phosphorus and exotic micronutrients. Methods for using compositions of the invention to fertilize and remediate soil and kits having one or more compositions for fertilizing and remediating soil are also described.

Method of controlling infestation of citrus comprising the steps of: i) application of nanobiocide component-1 as a soil drench and foliar spray followed by simultaneous application of component-2 and component-4 followed by the application of component-3, as and when the citrus psyllid observed at threshold levels; ii) application of component-6 which is silicone based wetting and spreading agent cum penetrant mixed with components 3 and 5 and water as foliar spray; ii) finally applying component-5 from the onset of flowering at 30-45 day intervals.

The present disclosure provides formulations of pyrethroid compounds comprising nanoparticles of polymer-associated pyrethroid compounds along with various formulating agents. The present disclosure also provides methods for producing and using these formulations. The disclosure describes various formulations and formulating agents that can be included in the formulations. Additionally, the disclosures describes application to various plants and pests as well as advantages of the disclosed formulations.

Microbial strains, compositions, and methods of use thereof to enhance the growth and/or yield of a plant are provided. Also provided are materials and methods for presenting, inhibiting, or treating the development of plant pathogens or phytopathogenic diseases. The disclosure also provides non-naturally occurring plant and derivatives thereof such as plants artificially infected with a microbial strain of the invention.

The present invention relates to cultivation of a selenium-rich Cyclocarya paliurus plant, extraction and use of active ingredients thereof, for overcoming disadvantages of high residue, poor absorption, and less environmental friendliness of fertilizers used in cultivation of a selenium-rich plant in the prior art, and overcoming disadvantages of low absorption rate and high adverse reaction rate in current extraction method and application of active ingredients in a selenium-rich plant. The present invention provides a method of cultivating a selenium-rich Cyclocarya paliurus plant, comprising use of a selenium-rich organic fertilizer during the cultivation, wherein the selenium-rich organic fertilizer comprises a selenium-rich yeast, a humic acid, an amino acid, a plant growth regulator and a foliar penetration enhancer. The present invention also provides a method for extracting active ingredients of the selenium-rich Cyclocarya paliurus plant obtained by the above method, comprising pretreatment, extraction, concentration and alcohol precipitation to obtain a crude extract.

The present disclosure relates to multi-effect tree dripping liquid and usage thereof. The dripping liquid includes coconut, astragalus and ephedra root extract, glucose, coenzyme A, adenosine triphosphate, vitamin B1, vitamin C, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, seaweed essence, brassinolide, boric acid, manganese sulfate, zinc sulfate, a plant growth hormone, their volume percentages are 20% to 30% of coconut fumet, 5% to 13% of coconut meat extract, 28% to 38% of astragalus and ephedra root extract, 10% to 15% of 50% glucose injection, 2% to 7% of 99.8% seaweed essence, 5% to 11% of 0.0016% brassinolide, 2% to 7% of potassium sorbate, boric acid, manganese sulfate, zinc sulfate, plant growth hormone, a trace amount of preservative, distilled water. The multi-effect tree dripping liquid can achieve the purposes of supplying nutrients, balancing the water content inside the bodies of seedlings, preventing water transpiration, fast healing trauma root wounds, promoting early rooting, and preventing infection.

Disclosed is a process of stabilizing spent filter material that comprises mixing the filter media with a dry media to produce a composition having a moisture content that is sufficiently low to retard microbial growth. The composition comprises spent filter media and a dry material, and preferably comprises diatomaceous earth. Soil is treated by adding the composition as a top dressing, soil amendment, or the like.

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of fertilizing compositions and to the compositions obtained.

Compositions comprising urea containing fertilizer (e.g., urea fertilizers or urea formaldehyde reaction product fertilizers such as urea-formaldehyde fertilizer or methylene urea fertilizers) and rice hulls, as well as methods of making and using such compositions are provided.

Calcium phosphite containing fertilizers, as well as methods of making and methods of using these fertilizers, are disclosed.