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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7332457 | Agricultural chemical suspensions Stable concentrated suspensions readily dispersible in water comprising one or more agricultural solids, a single non-ionic surfactant and a water-soluble glycol liquid. The agricultural solids include fertilizers, adjuvants, herbicides, pesticides and combinations ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7030060 | Rest-breaking composition and use thereof The invention relates to a composition useful for the breaking of rest in deciduous fruit species such as apple species and grape species comprising an organic nitrogen-containing compound having a molecular weight of 60 to 300 with the exception of urea and dinitro... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6932985 | Azide method and composition for controlling deleterious organisms Disclosed is both a method and composition for controlling deleterious organisms, such as insects, nematodes and weeds by applying a compound comprised of a liquid medium comprising azide and amine. The azide can be selected from the group consisting of sodium azide... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921523 | Magnesium thiosulfate solution and process for preparing same An efficient process for the preparation of magnesium thiosulfate involves reaction of magnesium hydrosulfite and sulfur at elevated temperature. Magnesium hydrosulfite can be prepared from commercial magnesium oxide and sulfur. Sulfur dioxide can be used to maintai... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6878389 | Azide method and composition for controlling deleterious organisms Disclosed is both a method and composition for controlling deleterious organisms, such as insects, nematodes and weeds by applying a compound comprised of a liquid medium comprising an azide and an azide stabilizer. The azide can be selected from the group consistin... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6852341 | Azide method and composition for controlling deleterious organisms and for stimulating beneficial organisms Disclosed is both a method and composition for controlling deleterious organisms, such as insects, nematodes and weeds while maintaining beneficial soil organisms, by applying a compound comprised of a liquid medium and comprising an azide and an amino acid polymer.... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6706666 | Enhancer composition for agricultural chemicals and agricultural chemical composition An enhancer composition for agricultural chemicals which can enhance the effectiveness of an agricultural chemical without causing any phytotoxicity to various crops, which comprises at least one nitrogen-containing compound selected from the group consisting of a t... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6242384 | Method of enhancing the metabolic function and the growing conditions of plants and seeds A method of using nitric oxide (NO) to enhance crop performance at any stage of its development including sowing, growth, flowering, fruit formation or during many processes associated with the handling of the culture, such as transplantation, root format... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6235683 | Method for enhanced supercooling of plants to provide frost protection In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for enhancing supercooling of a plant to temperatures below about -2° C., involving preventing the formation of ice crystals adjacent the plant by forming a substantially continuous hydrophobic... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6207615 | Lawn fertilizer for canine waste damage A lawn fertilizer to minimize or negate canine waste damage consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash. The dry fertilizer is sprinkled over the canine waste damage and is compounded depending upon the season to provide starter fertilizer, summer ferti... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6110867 | Method for providing enhanced photosynthesis Disclosed is a method for enhancing the photosynthesis of horticultural crops which involves treating the surface of said horticultural crop with an effective amount of one or more highly reflective particulate materials.... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6086923 | Method for inhibiting plant disease The present invention is directed to a method of inhibiting the growth of disease organisms on and in plants by directly applying an aqueous solution comprising urea and at least one water-soluble salt of a divalent cation and a monovalent anion to the se... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6069112 | Method for preventing physiological disorders without diminishing photosynthesis In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for preventing sunburn, and other physiological disorders such as watercore, corking and bitterpit, without diminishing photosynthesis, comprising applying to at least a portion of a surface of ... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5994265 | Seed coating composition of gypsum with molybdenum Embodiments of a coating composition and coating method for seeds are described, the coating including molybdenum and a sulfur-containing component and being for improving seed and seedling performance. The preferred molybdenum source is molybdenum trioxi... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5906962 | Non-aqueous suspension concentrates of highly water-soluble solids Stable, concentrated non-aqueous suspensions of water-soluble solids are prepared by using a water soluble active compound comprising water hydratable polysaccharides, biocides, fertilizers and mixtures thereof dispersed in water-miscible organic liquid c... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5693591 | Activity promoting additives for rest-breaking agents Activity promoting additives (alkoxylated amines and alkoxylated quaternary ammonium compounds) for rest-breaking agents are disclosed. Further, rest-breaking compositions comprising these additives and a rest-breaking agent are also disclosed. Finally, a... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5167694 | Fatty acid and amide wetting agents for pesticide formulations Disclosed are pesticide formulations containing oil-free chemical compositions as wetting agents and the oil-free wetting agents produced by reacting a tall oil fatty acid or ester with an anhydride compound and an amino sulfonic acid compound in water al... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5043010 | Process for prolonging the dormancy of plants or plant parts The present invention provides a process for prolonging the dormancy of plants or plant parts, wherein the plants or plant parts are treated with an aqueous cyanamide solution before the anticipated sprouting.... | 08/27/1991 |
| 5013350 | Stabilized thiocarbonate solutions Fumigation to control bacteria, fungi, insects, rodents, nematodes and weeds is accomplished by decomposing a compound represented by the formula MCSx wherein M is selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth metal cations and X varies from ... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4787928 | Hydrated fibrous mats Disclosed is a hydrated fibrous mass prepared by the steps including introducing a source of cellulosic fibers to water with continuous mixing until a ratio of water to fibers of about 50 to 1 is obtained and mixing the water and source of cellulosic fibe... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4487625 | Method for interrupting bud dormancy A method and a composition for interrupting bud dormancy of perennial crop-bearing plants, comprising a 0.1-10 weight percent, preferably a 1-3 weight percent aqueous cyanamide solution, which is applied to the plants and/or plant parts to be treated unti... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4300941 | Agent and method for accelerating the maturation of field and garden crops An agent and method for accelerating the maturation of field and garden crops from which fruits, seeds, roots or subterranean stems are harvested are presented. The maturation accelerating agent comprises one or more thiosulfates such as potassium thiosul... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4244728 | Cross-linked lignin gels Disclosed herein are cross-linked lignin gels which have been found useful as pesticide carriers in controlled release pesticide systems. The carrier is a highly reswellable cross-linked lignin gel prepared by reacting alkali lignin with from 1 mole to 10... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4180393 | Composition for controlling plant growth in viticulture The "wild" shoots on grape vines are eliminated by applying to the vines an aqueous solution containing from 1% to 5% by weight of cyanamide.... | 12/25/1979 |
| 4113462 | Promotion of plant growth with compositions containing a dithiocarbamic acid derivative The invention relates to a process and compositions for promoting plant growth. The compositions contain a dithiocarbamic acid derivative such as ammonium dithiocarbamate and preferably also contain a reduced nitrogen fertilizer such as ammonium nitrate.... | 09/12/1978 |
| 4102667 | Additive and method for reducing the drift of aqueous spray compositions An additive composition containing a substantially water-soluble, alternating copolymer of maleic acid and a conjugated diene such as butadiene for reducing the drift of aqueous spray compositions. Certain salts of the copolymer may also be employed and t... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4001002 | Method of promoting flowering in fruit plants The objectives and merits of this invention reside in the specific use of certain chemicals to regulate the flowering of fruit plants, such as the mango and pineapple.... | 01/04/1977 |
