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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7237358 | Promoting early establishment of potato crops by ethylene inhibitors This invention is directed to a method for promoting early establishment of potato crops, and is particularly directed to promotion of potato sprout number and length, and reduction of sprout tip necrosis. In one aspect of the invention, a method is provided for inc... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220778 | Methods and devices for epithelial protection during photodynamic therapy Methods for preventing damage to epithelial tissue during PDT induced using a photosensitizing agent or pre-photosensitizing agent are provided. The methods of the present invention utilize spatial confinement to control photoactivation of the photoactive species to... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7109149 | Regulation of plant fertility by modulation of GABA levels in flowers The invention provides methods for the alteration of fertility in plants through modulation of floral GABA levels. The techniques of the invention may find use in plant breeding techniques. Also provided by the invention are assays for the screening of candidate mod... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7012040 | Herbicidal compositions for tolerant or resistant maize crops Herbicide combinations (A)+(B), if appropriate in the presence of safeners, with an effective content of (A) broad-spectrum herbicides from the group (A1) glufosinate (salts) and related compounds (A2) glyphosate (s... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6946426 | Process to prepare aqueous formulations Provided is a method of formulating hydrophobic pesticides comprising emulsifying an aqueous phase and a water-immiscible phase to form a formulation; wherein the aqueous phase is comprised of water and optionally a freeze/thaw agent, one or more emulsifiers, or com... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6825151 | Liquid herbicidal compositions and use thereof in a granular herbicide A concentrated, liquid herbicidal composition containing a low volatile ester of a first herbicide, a solid second herbicide comprising fluroxypyr in the form of a free acid and/or a solid ester, and an aprotic solvent is disclosed. A granular herbicide containing a... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6534446 | Method to mitigate plant stress The present invention provides methods for mitigating the effects of plant stress. Plant stress mitigating compounds and compositions comprising gamma aminobutyric acid and glutamic acid are also described.... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6455469 | Herbicidal composition The present invention provides to a herbicidal composition comprising as the effective components A) at least one substituted acetanilide derivative of the formula I: .quadrature.EMBED ChemDraw.Document.4.5 .quadrature..quadrature..quadrature. wherein n is an... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6455470 | Herbicidal compositions A herbicidal composition comprising a sulfonylurea derivative of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein Q is --CH.dbd.CH-- or --S--, R is straight or branched C1-3 alkyl, and X is --CH3 or --CH3, or an agriculturally acceptable salt there... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6444614 | Aspartic acid derivative-containing compositions and use thereof in stimulating and/or regulating plant and plant precursor growth Described is the use, [in the absence of (a) fertilizers and (b) Periodic Table Group IIa and greater Group metal cations and chelated metals], of aqueous solutions of the N-substituted aspartic acids, (i) N-(1,2-dicarboxyethyl)aspartic acid [`IDS`] and (... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6331505 | Method for increasing plant productivity using glutamic acid and glycolic acid Compositions including glutamic acid and either glycolic acid or polyglycolic acid, salts of these compounds or combinations thereof are described as are such compositions that include a calcium salt, preferably calcium nitrate. Methods of treating a plan... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6303818 | Unsaturated oxime ethers and their use as fungicides The present invention relates to certain oxime ether compounds, compositions containing these compounds, and methods for controlling fungi by the use of a fungitoxic amount of the compounds or compositions.... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6255250 | Plant growth regulators in pyrrolidone solvents Provided herein is a composition comprising a plant growth regulator, octylpyrrolidone, and an emulsifier. The composition may be provided with a plant growth regulator comprises a substituted oxime-ether of the formula: ##STR1## where R1 and R2 inde... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6153559 | N-acetyl AVG and its use as an ethylene biosynthesis inhibitor A compound, compound I, is disclosed which inhibits ethylene production in plants. In addition, aqueous formulations comprising compound I are disclosed as well as methods of applying formulations comprising compound I to plants.... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6124241 | Method for increasing plant productivity using glutamic acid and glycolic acid Compositions including glutamic acid and either glycolic acid or polyglycolic acid are described as are such compositions that include a calcium salt, preferably calcium nitrate. Methods of treating a plant including treating the plant or seed with a comp... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6121195 | Methods and compositions for enhancing formyltetrahydropteroylpolyglutamate in plants Methods and compositions for enhancing plant growth provide for foliar application of a substance which enhances the accumulation of formyltetrahydropteroyl polyglutamate (C1 -THF) in a treated plant. Treatment with substances that contribute t... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6096687 | Herbicidal compositions A herbicidal composition comprising a sulfonylurea derivative of formula (I) ##STR1## wherein Q is --CH.dbd.CH-- or --S--, R is straight or branched C1-3 alkyl, and X is --OCH3 or --CH3, or an agriculturally acceptable salt ... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6083877 | Methods for regulating plant growth Methods for retarding plant growth are described. The methods include treating a plant with 2-aminobutyric acid or a salt thereof, 3-aminobutyric acid or a salt thereof, or a mixture thereof. The compounds may be combined with an additional active agent. ... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6083876 | Effect of herbicides Betaine improves the effects of herbicides. A combination for controlling weeds including betaine and an herbicides for the weeds is described together with other adjuvants and additives. Methods of controlling weeds by the use of betaine and herbicide ar... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5990047 | Herbicidal composition comprising 4-iodo-2-[3-(4-methoxy-6-methyl-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl)ureidosulfonyl]benzoi c esters Herbicidal compositions comprising A) at least one compound from the group of the substituted phenylsulfonylureas of the formula I and their agriculturally acceptable salts ##STR1## in which R1 is (C1 -C8)alkyl, (C | 11/23/1999 |
| 5935906 | Aminoethoxyvinylglycine in combination with mepiquat chloride Provided are compositions and methods of improving a plant growth factor. The compositions and methods contain combinations of aminoethoxyvinylglycine and mepiquat chloride. The compositions provide an improvement in a plant growth factor, such as an incr... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5935909 | Treatment of tree seedlings to enhance survival rate Tree seedlings, especially pine tree nursery seedlings, are treated, for example, by a root soak with a water-soluble, polyorganic acid, having a molecular weight size of more than 1,500 Daltons. Particularly suitable for this purpose are polyamino acids ... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5869424 | Plant growth retardants in combination with inhibitors of ethylene biosynthesis or action Provided are compositions and methods of improving a plant growth factor. The compositions and methods contain combinations of plant growth regulators such as plant growth retardants and inhibitors of ethylene biosynthesis or action. The ethylene inhibito... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5846908 | Methods and compositions for enhancing plant growth with p-amino- or p-nitro-benzoic acids Methods and compositions for enhancing plant growth provide for foliar application of a substance which enhances the accumulation of formylterahydropteroyl polyglutamate (C1 -THF) in a treated plant. Treatment with substance that contribute to ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5726123 | Method for treating cotyledonous plants Application of an aqueous solution containing a chitosan salt and oligomers of chitosan to the foliage of growing plants increases the yield of vegetables, tubers, cereal grains, fruits, and blossoms.... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5686389 | Growth inhibition of Erwinia amylovora Fire blight control agents that comprise salts of 5-hydroxylysine or 1,4-diamino-2-butanone in an aqueous solution are disclosed to inhibit the growth of E. Amylovora, the etiological agent of fire blight.... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5674807 | Herbicide mixtures The efficacy of defined aryloxypicolinamide herbicides, in particular their spectrum of weed control and selectivity for the crop species, is synergistically enhanced by combination with one or more selected second herbicidal compounds.... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5661103 | Seed treatment composition and method Seedling development is enhanced by applying to the seeds, for example corn and soybeans, a water-soluble, non-aromatic polyamino acid such as polyaspartic acid. Time to germination is decreased, and rate of seedling development is increased. The composit... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5650373 | Herbicidal active substance combinations comprising a triketone and a second herbicide Combinations of active substances of the formula (I) ##STR1## (i.e., sulcotrione), with herbicides from the group comprising fenoxaprop-ethyl, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, quinchlorac, molinate, thiobencarb, butachlor, pretilachlor, mefenacet, esprocarb, dime... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5624884 | Aqueous suspension concentrate compositions of pendimethalin The present invention relates to novel stable aqueous suspension concentrate or aqueous flowable compositions of the low-melting dinitroaniline pesticide, pendimethalin, in combination with secondary herbicide(s) melting at temperatures greater than 70° ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5604177 | Method for stimulating plant growth using GABA and succinic acid A process for increasing plant growth and productivity comprising treating the roots, stems and/or foliage of the plant with γ-aminobutyric acid and succinic acid as a readily metabolized source of carbon. The present invention also provides for a proces... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5510317 | N-acyl-N-phenylmaleamic acid derivatives, methods of producing same, and herbicides containing same as effective components The invention provides N-acyl-N-phenylmaleamic acid derivatives represented by the general formula I!, a method of producing the same, and a herbicide containing the same as the effective components, ##STR1## wherein X and Y each individually repres... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5350735 | Composition and method for enhanced fertilizer uptake by plants Water-soluble poly(organic acids) having a molecular size of more than 1,500 Daltons enhance fertilizer uptake and promote plant growth. Particularly suitable for this purpose are the poly(amino acids) such as poly(aspartic acid) and copolymers thereof.... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5298482 | Method for promoting plant growth using 5-aminolevulinic acid or a salt thereof A method for treating plants with a plant growth promoter comprising 5-aminolevulinic acid or a salt thereof as an active ingredient. This treatment method is effective in enhancing the photosynthetic activity of a plant, enhancing its ability to absorb C... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5286708 | Photodynamic herbicidal compositions using δ-aminolevulinic acid Herbicidal compositions comprising one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of δ-aminolevulinic acid, inducers of δ-aminolevulinic acid, enhancers of δ-aminolevulinic acid conversion to photodynamic tetrapyrroles, and inhibitors of conv... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5242892 | Chlorophyll biosynthesis modulators Plant and insect controlling compositions comprising δ-aminolevulinic acid and/or one or more chlorophyll and porphyrin-heme biosynthesis modulators; and methods of making and using the compositions.... | 09/07/1993 |
| 5123951 | Synergistic plant growth regulator compositions This invention relates to synergistic plant growth regulator compositions containing (1) an ethylene response or ethylene-type response inducing agent and (11) a malonic acid derivative compound. This invention also relates to the use of said compositions... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5116406 | Plant growth regulating composition Disclosed is a plant growth regulating composition, which comprises containing at least one of choline salts and compounds having vitamin K3 activity as active ingredients and a plant growth regulating composition, and comprises containing at l... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5069717 | Antialgal compositions comprising diphenylethers and lysozyme, methods of controlling algae, and coating compositions comprising the antialgal compositions A synergistic antialgal composition comprising substituted fluoroalkyl diphenylethers and lysozyme in a ratio to each other which exhibits synergism is disclosed. A particularly effective combination is based on oxyfluorfen and lysozyme for use in protect... | 12/03/1991 |
| 4971630 | Liquid herbicidal composition having extended penetrating and systemic activity A liquid herbicidal composition is disclosed which retains its penetrating and systemic activity after application to susceptible flora under normal ambient conditions for a period of at least six hours by combining at least two different salts of at leas... | 11/20/1990 |
