Patent ID: 6593277
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A01N,B09C,C05F,Y02A

Abstract:
A method for promoting revegetation of a denuded area, said method comprisingcovering a surface of the denuded area with a wet layer of ground paper and/or vegetable matter particles, vegetation seeds, and nutrient solution and permitting the wet layer to dry out and form a protective covering for the denuded area of at least 1 cm. in thickness while the seeds germinate and sprout; wherein dry compacted aggregates of the ground paper and/or vegetable matter particles are broadcast over the surface of the denuded area to a depth of at least 1 cm. to form a bed of aggregates, said dry compacted aggregates being selected from the group consisting of an extrudate having a length in the range of from about 2 to about 5 cm and a diameter in the range of from about 0.3 to about 0.8 cm and a crumb formed from the extrudate; the bed is wetted to form the wet layer of ground paper and/or vegetable matter particles; and the wet layer is permitted to dry to form the protective covering.