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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7056862 | Herbicide potentiators The invention provides an agricultural chemical enhancer and an agricultural chemical composition which are safely used for crops without any phytotoxicity, have a potency enhancing action on various agricultural chemicals and promote the growth of a plant body to b... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7041625 | Method to inhibit ethylene responses in plants The present invention generally relates to methods of inhibiting ethylene responses in plants and plant materials, and particularly relates to methods of inhibiting various ethylene responses including plant maturation and degradation, by exposing plants to cyclopro... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7022524 | Increasing plant growth with luminol The present invention provides novel enhancers of photosynthesis and plant growth and methods of using same. In one embodiment, the enhancer is derived from a microorganism. In alternative embodiments, the compounds are microbial extracts, microbial secretion produc... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6884759 | Plant-activating agent This invention provides a plant-activating agent which can activate plants effectively and give a liquid preparation stable in storage for a long time. In this invention, (A) a C12-19 mono-alcohol and (B) a C20-30 mono-alcohol are used together... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6849576 | Plant-activating agent The present invention provides a plant-activating agent which does not cause chemical injury on plants and which improves efficiently the activity of plants. The present invention uses a substance having not less than 5% of an improved degree in reproduction of gree... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6756344 | Plant growth hormone compositions A plant growth promoter composition is provided comprising: (a) not in excess of 20% by weight of one or more gibberellins; and (b) an essentially non-aqueous solvent system comprising: (i) 30 to 99% by weight of one or more lipophilic solvents; (ii) at least an equ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6673749 | Use of phyllocladane diterpenoids for plant growth promotion and alleviation of growth retardant allelochemicals, and method therefor The present invention provides plant growth-promoting activities of natural plant active constituent calliterpenone and its derivatives belonging to the group phyllocladane diterpenoids. These phytochemicals and derivatives exhibit remarkable growth promo... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6514914 | Inhibition of phospholipase D A method for inhibiting phospholipase D-mediated degradation of membrane phospholipids comprising administering to the membrane an effective amount of a phospholipase D inhibitor selected from the group of phospholipase D inhibitors consisting of C6 | 02/04/2003 |
| 6489269 | Plant-activating agent The present invention provides a plant-activating agent which effects no chemical injury on plant and which makes an activity of plant improve efficiently. That is to say, the present invention provides a method of activating a plant, which comprises trea... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6465396 | Method to promote growth of a plant A concise method to promote growth of a plant useful for increase of food production. This invention provides a method to promote growth of a plant by administration of formic acid, an organic acid with a low molecular weight through avoidance of photo-ox... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6441177 | Tertiary amines Tertiary amines of the formula ##STR1## wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, M, p, T and Q are as defined herein, and acid addition salts thereof, have antimycotic and cholesterol-lowering activity.... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6365406 | Enhancers of net photosynthesis and methods of enhancing net photosynthesis The present invention provides novel enhancers of photosynthesis and methods of using same. In one embodiment, the enhancer is derived from a microorganism. In alternative embodiments, the compounds are microbial extracts, a microbial secretion products, ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6313068 | Synthesis methods, complexes and delivery methods for the safe and convenient storage, transport and application of compounds for inhibiting the ethylene response in plants The present invention generally relates to the regulation of plant physiology, in particular to methods for inhibiting the ethylene response in plants or plant products, and has three embodiments. The first embodiment relates to methods of minimizing impu... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6313073 | Anti-sprouting agent for potato tuber and a method for producing the same The invention relates to a novel antisprouting agent for tubers, said antisprouting agent comprising a mixture of essential oils obtained from aromatic plant in an amount sufficient to inhibit the growth of tubers optionally together with conventional add... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6300282 | Technique for reducing nitrogen leaching in soils and improving potato crop yield by application of surfactants to crop root zone A preferred technique for increasing potato crop yields and/or minimizing nitrate leaching of potato crop acreage involves the application of surfactant at planting to the soil adjacent a seed potato. In an alternative method of the present invention, sur... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6017849 | Synthesis methods, complexes and delivery methods for the safe and convenient storage, transport and application of compounds for inhibiting the ethylene response in plants The present invention generally relates to the regulation of plant physiology, in particular to methods for inhibiting the ethylene response in plants or plant products, and has three embodiments. The first embodiment relates to methods of minimizing impu... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5998335 | Herbicidal composition and method A knock-down herbicidal composition consisting essentially of the combination of (a) pine oil, and (b) tea tree oil or eucalyptus oil.... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5981441 | Use of methanol for improving plant growth A method for improving the growth characteristics of plants of the C3 and CAM varieties comprises applying to the roots of the plants an aqueous solution containing methanol together with a high nitrogen fertilizer. The fertilizer comprises an ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5849664 | Composition suitable for inhibiting potato sprouting and/or fungoid growth A composition suitable for inhibiting potato sprouting and inhibiting the growth of fungi and decay bacteria, including a mixture of carvone and menthol, a method for inhibiting potato sprouting by using such composition and the use thereof, and a composi... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5693592 | Method of controlling dormancy break and blooming in perennials A method of controlling blooming in dormant perennial plants which method includes application to the dormant perennial plant of a composition including a growth regulating compound selected from the group consisting of fatty acid esters, fatty acid amide... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5642586 | Method of improving growth characteristics of plants of the family Orchidaceae A method of improving growth characteristics of orchid plants by applying alcohol to the orchid plant roots.... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5597400 | Methods and compositions for enhancing carbon fixation in plants Plant growth stimulants containing compounds which increase intracellular carbon dioxide as the main active component and optionally supplemented with specific nutrients have been found to enhance productivity of plants. Exemplary compounds include lower ... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5532206 | Method of treating plants or plant tissues with C-16,17-dihydro gibberellins A method is provided for treating plants or plant tissues (including cuttings, roots, bulbs, corns, tubers, rhizomes and seeds) in order to induce a desired tissue morphology and/or a desired physiological state by applying to the plant an amount of a C-1... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5532204 | Foliar-applied methanol and nitrogen for increased productivity on leguminous plants The invention pertains to a method for increasing the seed yield of leguminous plants in general and soybeans in particular by a foliar-applied fertilization method at an R5 seed growth stage for soy bean plants and the pod growth stage in other leguminou... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5525576 | Seed hull extract assimilation agents for agrochemical compositions The efficacy of plant growth regulating agents and systemic insecticides for plants are enhanced by applying the agent in combination with a product from the oxidation of a hull-free, pentose-containing extract from seed hulls.... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5518988 | Method of counteracting an ethylene response in plants A method of inhibiting an ethylene response in a plant is disclosed herein. The method comprises applying to the plant an effective ethylene response-inhibiting amount of cyclopropene, 1.1.1. propellane, or derivatives thereof. Also disclosed are methods ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5510322 | Methods for regulating the growth of plants and growth regulant compositions comprising polylactides L-(d)-lactic acid, the dextrorotatory isomer of lactic acid, is an effective plant growth regulant which exhibits classical growth regulant activity at very low concentrations and dosage rates. It can be employed to beneficially stimulate the growth of al... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5459121 | Method of using sorbitol or xylitol for plant water loss reducing agent A method for reducing plant water loss by closing stomatal openings and reducing the transpiration rate. In particular, a water loss reducing composition made of an osmo-adjusting solute such as sorbitol or xylitol is applied to plants. The solution is ap... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5418211 | Methods of regulating plant growth with polyhydric alcohols Osmo-adjusting solutes, particularly polyols and/or monosaccharides, are used to control the growth of plants. In particular, aqueous solutions of sorbitol or xylitol are used to reduce plant height and increase stem diameter. The solutions preferably inc... | 05/23/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5217738 | Method for the treatment of harvested plant parts with L(+) adenosine or 1-triacontanol A method for the treatment of a harvested plant part with L(+) adenosine or 1-triacontanol to improve the quality of the parts, such as fruit, vegetables (including root vegetables) and leaves. The method includes applying the L(+) adenosine or 1-triacont... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5139562 | Inhibition of potato spouting using volatile monoterpenes A method for inhibiting sprouting of tubers including the step of exposing tubers to the oxygenated monoterpenes: cineole, fenchone, menthol, or mixtures thereof. Preferably, the tubers are exposed to a composition having an oxygenated monoterpene fractio... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5068998 | Process for improving the organoleptic properties of wines The present invention relates to a process for improving the organoleptic properties of wines comprising the step of treating standing grapes that will be used for wine production less than one month before harvest with a composition containing, as active... | 12/03/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4849012 | Method for growing citrus fruits A method for enhancing the sweetness of citrus fruit comprising treating leaves and/or fruit of citrus trees with an effective amount of a dispersion containing 1-triacontanol at least once in the period of from the flowering stage to the harvesting stage... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4789398 | Flower-thinning agent for fruit trees A new flower-thinning agent is now provided, which is comprising cholesterol as the active component and advantageously exerts the flower-thinning effects superior to the known flower-thinning agents.... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4741754 | Plant growth stimulating compounds and compositions thereof One or more plant growth stimulating compounds are obtained from plants by treating the plants with 1-triacontanol and extracting the treated plants with a suitable sufficiently polar liquid extractant.... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4613359 | Flower-thinning agent for fruit trees A new flower-thinning agent is now provided, which is comprising as the active component 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, a salt thereof, a salt of an N-higher aliphatic acyl acidic amino acid, an ester of sugar with a higher fatty acid, or a plant sterol... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4581057 | Abscisic acid containing foliar fertilizers and method of using same to enhance crop yields A composition and method for enhancing the yield of crop plants by incorporation of an abscisic acid derivative or physiological analogs thereof in a foliar fertilizer composition containing one or more sources of such nutrients and applying same to the f... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4452632 | Method for the application of triacontanol to soybeans to achieve a substantial increase in yield There is disclosed a method of treating soybeans with 1-triacontanol CH3 (CH2)28 --CH2 OH, which produces a significant increase in yield. The method consists of applying a solution of "biologically active" 1-tr... | 06/05/1984 |
