Fertilizer Containing Yaeyama Aoki Extract

Abstract

An eco-friendly fertilizer that acts as a plant growth promotion agent, soil improvement agent, bactericide and insecticide agent, disease and harmful insect prevention agent and the like, and is suitable for organic farming. The fertilizer contains extract from fruits, leaves, stems, seeds and/or roots of the Yaeyama Aoki and increases the amount of yield and extends the freshness period after harvest when applied to fruits, vegetables, leafy vegetables, root vegetables, grains as well as flowers and shrubs.

1 .- 7 . (canceled)  
   
   
       8 . A method for fertilizing plants comprising: 
 exposing a plant to fertilizer, wherein said fertilizer comprises a processed Yaeyama Aoki juice; processed Yaeyama Aoki leaves: and processed Yaeyama Aoki seeds, wherein said Yaeyama Aoki product is diluted by a factor of about 200-300 times in weight with water.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the Yaeyama Aoki product is diluted by a factor of 1-10,000 times in weight with water.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising the step of exposing the plant to fertilizer again at a later time.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 8  further comprising the step of exposing the plant to the fertilizer once every two days.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the plant is exposed to the fertilizer between 3 and 10 different times.  
   
   
       13 . The method of claim  7 , wherein the plant is exposed to the fertilizer only once.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the plant is exposed to the fertilizer after it is harvested.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the plant is exposed to the fertilizer in a way selected from a list comprising: spraying the fertilizer on the plant, spraying the fertilizer near the plant, irrigating the fertilizer in the soil prior to planting, irrigating the fertilizer in the soil after planting, coating the plant with fertilizer during cutting, coating the plant with fertilizer during dividing, coating the plant with fertilizer during re-planting, coating the seeds with fertilizer during planting, coating the bulbs with fertilizer during planting, coating a wilting plant with fertilizer, dispersing the fertilizer onto water grown plants, coating plants infected with bacteria with the fertilizer, and coating plants infected with viruses with the fertilizer.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the fertilizer comprises an additional ingredient selected from a list consisting of: an appropriate carrier material, ammonium sulfate, urea, potassium, nitrogen, ammonium chloride, compost, chicken manure, cow manure, saw dust, rice bran, garlic oil, fish oil, vermiculite, montmorillonite, active carbon, charcoal, diatomite and talc  
   
   
       17 . A method of making and utilizing a plant fertilizer comprising: 
 a) chopping raw materials taken from a Yaeyama Aoki plant, wherein said raw materials are selected from a list consisting of leaves, stems, seeds, roots and fruit;    b) combining the raw chopped materials with a solvent, wherein the solvent is selected from a list consisting of aqueous and organic solvents;    c) removing insoluble components by filtering solution of solvent and raw chopped materials;    d) separating the solvent from isolated extract; and    e) exposing a plant to said isolated extract.    
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprises a step selected from a list consisting of: applying pressure and heat to the solution of raw materials and solvent, treating the solution of solvent and raw chopped materials with a cellulose hydrolysis enzyme, pasteurizing the obtained extract, concentrating the extract, drying the extract, freeze drying the extract, spray drying the extract, storing the extract at a temperature less than ambient temperature.  
   
   
       19 . A fertilizer obtained by utilizing the method of  claim 17 .  
   
   
       20 . A fertilizer obtained by utilizing the method of  claim 18.