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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7795180 | Use for 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid (HMTB) A new use of 2-hydroxy-4-methylthiobutanoic acid (HMTB) as an inducer, within the plant, of ethylene and polyamine synthesis, mainly putrescine, capable of regulating fruit maturation processes, both in relation to fruit abscission and in relation to color and sugar... | 09/14/2010 |
| 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 |
| 6903052 | Nematicidal compositions and methods The invention concerns the use of certain compounds related to fatty acids to control nematodes that infest plants or the situs of plants. Nematodes that parasitize animals can also be controlled using the methods and composition of this invention. Certain of the us... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6369003 | Process and composition for soil improvement by reducing microbially formed ethylene in the soil A process for improvement of the soil by reducing microbially formed ethylene in the soil by bringing compounds which bind ethylene or of which it is known that they inhibit ethylene biosynthesis between S-adenosyl-L-methionine and 1-aminocyclopropane-car... | 04/09/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6010978 | Herbicidal compositions containing terpene hydrocarbons The present invention relates to the use of at least one terpenic carbide and/or a derivative thereof as additive to a culture selective herbicide slurry or as a coformulant in a culture selective herbicide composition, intended to be applied between spea... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5972840 | Osmolyte regulator A treatment for relieving or combating stress in a plant before harvesting is described in which an amount of an osmolyte regulator is applied to the plant at a predetermined time before harvesting so as to prevent or reduce blemishes or damage of the ski... | 10/26/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5861360 | Encapsulated plant growth regulator formulations and applications Provided herein is a plant growth regulator formulation comprising a plant growth regulator dispersed in polyvinyl alcohol ("PVA") particles having a mean diameter greater than 1 micron. The present invention also includes an emulsion containing an aqueou... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5837653 | Encapsulated plant growth regulator formulations Provided herein is a plant growth regulator formulation comprising a plant growth regulator dispersed in polyvinyl alcohol ("PVA") particles having a mean diameter greater than 1 micron. The present invention also includes an emulsion containing an aqueou... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5834403 | Low rate application of inhibitors of ethylene biosynthesis or action The method of the invention provides for improvement of a plant growth factor by applying an ethylene inhibitor plant growth regulator to a plant, such as cotton or soybean, at a low rate. Specific plant growth regulators include compounds covered by the ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5801119 | Process for inhibiting stem elongation in bulbous plants and cut flowers therefrom A process of inhibiting stem elongation in ornamental bulbous plants or in cut flowers from such plants, involving treating such plants or flowers with an effective amount of ACC synthase inhibitor, such as aminoethoxyvinylglycine and aminooxyacetic acid ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5665678 | Compositions and suspension containing a low-melting temperature pesticide Agriculturally acceptable pesticidally active ingredients, such as herbicides, fungicides, and insecticides of low melting point, typically in the range from about 30° C. to about 130° C. and preferably in the range from about 30° C. to about 90° C. ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5661111 | Method for improving plant salt-tolerance A method for improving plant salt-tolerance is described, which comprises treating a plant with an active ingredient comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 5-aminolevulinic acid, a derivative of 5-aminolevulinic acid, a sal... | 08/26/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5622916 | Substituted 2-cylcohexen-1-yl-amine fungicidal and herbicidal agents A method of combating pests which comprises applying to such pests or to a pest habitat a pesticidally effective amount of a substituted 2-cyclohexen-1-yl-amine derivative of the formula ##STR1## and addition products thereof with acids and metal sal... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5523462 | Cyclohexenone derivatives Cyclohexenone derivatives I ##STR1## The cyclohexenone derivatives I are suitable as herbicides and for regulating plant growth.... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5510321 | Plant growth regulator composition comprising a cyclohexanone compound and adjuvants A plant growth regulator composition comprising a cyclohexane derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an alkylthioalkyl group, a phenyl group or a substituted phenyl group, and R1 is a lo... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5436225 | Plant growth regulator composition comprising a cyclohexanone compound and adjuvants A plant growth regulator composition comprising a cyclohexane derivative of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, an alkylthioalkyl group, a phenyl group or a substituted phenyl group, and R1 is a lo... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5424278 | Hydroxycornexistin Hydroxycornexistin (1), the free dibasic acid thereof (2) ##STR1## agronomically acceptable bis-ester, monoester, monoamide, and monothioesters thereof, and agronomically acceptable salts thereof are selective herbicides for broad spectrum broadleaf ... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5364834 | Use of oxime ether derivatives for bioregulation in plants Oxime ether derivatives of the general formula I R1 R2 C.dbd.NO--CH2 --COOR3 I where R1 and R2 independently of one another are each hydrogen or C1 -C6 -alkyl or, tog... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5294593 | Inducing dormancy in non dormant seeds Dormant seeds , e.g., of lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, carrots, onions, impatiens and primrose, are produced by soaking non-dormant seeds in a solution of gibberellin synthesis inhibitor, preferably tetcyclacis, preferably in the dark at 25° C. to 350° C.... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5256628 | Biological control of weeds using AAL-toxin It has been discovered that AAL-toxin, a known host-specific phytotoxin produced by Alternaria alternate f. Sp. lycopersici, has a broad range as a pre-emergent or post-emergent bioherbicide. A method using AAL-toxin has been developed for controlling cer... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5228899 | Hydroxamic acid esters and plant growth regulation therewith Plant growth regulators comprising, as an active ingredient, a substituted dicarboxylic acid derivative having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, D and G are the same as defined in the present sp... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5192358 | Oxalic acid derivatives, their preparation and plant growth regulators containing them Oxalylhydroxamic acid derivatives of the formula I R1 --ON(R2)--CO--CO--X--R3 I, where the substituents have the following meanings: X is oxygen or sulfur; R1 is substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl or ... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5173105 | Certain substituted bis(2-benzoyl-3-oxo-cyclohexenyl)diamines An herbicide compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is halogen, C1 -C2 alkyl, C1 -C2 alkoxy, nitro; cyano; C1 -C2 haloalkyl, or Ra SOn -- wherein n is 0 or 2 ... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5169426 | Cyclohexenone derivatives, their preparation and their use for controlling undesirable plant growth Cyclohexenone derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R1, R2, R3 and A have the meanings stated in the description, herbicides which contain these compounds as active ingredients, and a method for controlling undesi... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5154753 | Cyclohexenone derivatives, their preparation and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators Cyclohexenone derivatives of the formula ##STR1## where R1, R2, R3, Y and Z have the meanings given in the disclosure, processes for their manufacture, herbicidal and growth-regulating agents containing the novel acti... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5145777 | Plant cells resistant to herbicidal glutamine synthetase inhibitors A plant cell which is resistant to a herbicidal glutamine synthetase inhibitor, wherein the resistance is caused by levels of GS activity which, when present in an otherwise herbicidal GS inhibitor sensitive plant cell, render the cell substantially resis... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5127938 | Photodynamic herbicides 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... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5041612 | 1-methylamino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid derivatives New 1-methylamino-cyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid derivatives, processes for their preparation and their use as plant growth regulators are disclosed and claimed.... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5032170 | Plant growth promotion This invention relates to use of compounds of the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents a C2-5 alkyl, C2-5 alkenyl or C2-5 alkynyl group, and X represents a hydrogen atom, a C2-8 alkylcarbonyl, carbamoyl, b... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4976775 | Plant male sterilant A plant male sterilant which comprises as an active ingredient an effective amount of a threonine derivative having the formula (I): ##STR1## where R1 is a C1 to C2 alkyl group; R2 is a hydrogen atom, a C | 12/11/1990 |
| 4966756 | Method of sterilizing anthers The present invention relates to the art of agriculture. A method of sterilizing anthers comprises treating the plants with a sterilizing agent in combination with a diluent during the period of the fifth and/or sixth stage of organogenesis. According to the p... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4964894 | Plant growth regulators derived from chitin The invention is related to a plant growth regulating composition comprising chitosan and a non-phytotoxic acid in the form of an aqueous solution or a blend of dry powders. The composition may be applied to the soil in which the seeds are to be planted, ... | 10/23/1990 |
| 4957540 | Certain substituted 3-(substituted oxy)-2-benzoyl-cyclohex-2-enones A compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is halogen, C1 -C2 alkyl, C1 -C2 alkoxy, nitro; cyano; C1 14 C2 haloalkyl, or Ra SOm -- wherein m is 0 or 2 and R | 09/18/1990 |
| 4954160 | Oximino ether compounds The invention provides compounds of the general formula ##STR1## wherein R represents a hydrogen atom, or an optionally substituted alkyl or acyl group, or an alkenyl or alkynyl group or an inorganic or organic cation; R1 represents an alk... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4929267 | Plant growth promotion Use of agriculturally acceptable salts of compounds of the following formula for promoting the growth of plants. ##STR1## wherein Hal represents a chlorine, bromine or iodine atom, X1 represents a hydrogen or chlorine atom, or a methyl, tr... | 05/29/1990 |
