Patent ID: 9018239
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A01N

Abstract:
1. A method for removing pathogens from crops being grown and intended for human consumption, comprising the steps of: providing an anti-pathogenic composition to irrigation water for crops being grown and intended for human consumption, the anti-pathogenic composition comprising a silica drier and a halogen-based component comprising bromochlorodimethyl-hydantoin, wherein the amount ranges from 5 to 100 ppm as chlorine, the anti-pathogenic composition being in a solution having a non-toxic solvent with a high molecular weight; metering the addition of the anti-pathogenic composition when in the solution comprising the non-toxic solvent into the irrigation water, wherein the anti-pathogenic composition comprising bromochlorodimethyl-hydantoin ranges from 5 to 100 ppm as chlorine; and, applying the irrigation water to the crops prior to harvesting thereof.