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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7056864 | Methods of reducing pests by use of halogen substituted ethanol A method for reducing pests in an object or area by applying to the object or area a pest reducing effective amount of halogen substituted ethanol (e.g., 2-iodoethanol, 2-bromoethanol, or mixtures thereof). The pests may be, for example, fungi, insects, nematodes, 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 |
| 6777375 | Stabilization and use of propargyl bromide Propargyl bromide is effectively stabilized against shock or thermal decomposition by use therewith of an environmentally acceptable inert liquid solvent that forms an azeotrope with propargyl bromide. ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6346262 | Controlled delivery compositions and processes for treating organisms in a column of water or land Controlled release compositions of matter are disclosed comprising complexes for treating a population of one or more aquatic organisms in a column of water. The complexes comprise at least one system wherein the system comprises at least one bioactive ag... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6337078 | Controlled delivery compositions and processes for treating organisms in a column of water or land Controlled release compositions of matter are disclosed comprising complexes for treating a population of one or more aquatic organisms in a column of water. The complexes comprise at least one system wherein the system comprises at least one bioactive ag... | 01/08/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5356867 | Method and composition comprising vinyl or vinylidene halide polymers for controlling water loss in plants A liquid composition is applied to a plant to provide a barrier to water vapor transmission. The composition dries to form a film on the surface of the plant. The film inhibits water loss and thereby increases the survival likelihood and quality of the pl... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5260259 | Herbicidal latex dispersion for controlled delivery and release of herbicides and their preparation A controlled release and delivery system for a hydrophobic, water sensitive herbicide is produced by: (a) dissolving the herbicide in a volatile water-immiscible solvent; (b) introducing the solvent containing the herbicide dissolved therein to a latex dispers... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5154749 | Herbicidal latex dispersion for controlled delivery and release of herbicides and their preparation A controlled release and delivery system for a hydrophobic, water sensitive herbicide is produced by: (a) dissolving the herbicide in a volatile water-immiscible solvent; (b) introducing the solvent containing the herbicide dissolved therein to a latex dispers... | 10/13/1992 |
| 4324581 | Herbicidal composition for control of sedges and perennial grassy weeds Herbicidal composition used in method of preventing, for a time, growth of troublesome perennial grasses and sedges by incorporation of the composition into a surface layer of the soil of a field plot infested with the tubers and/or underground stems of s... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4156602 | 1-(1-Chloropropyl)-2,4,6-triisopropylbenzene and its use to control weeds Disclosed are 1-(1-chloropropyl)-2,4,6-triisopropylbenzene and the method of controlling weeds, particularly crabgrass, by preemergent application of the compound to the soil.... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4086081 | Control of sedges and perennial grassy weeds with meta-halostyrene derivatives Method of preventing, for a time, growth of perennial grasses and sedges in which a halostyrene compound selected from -(2,2,2-trichloroethyl)-m-chlorostyrene and -(2,2,2-trichloroethyl)-m-bromostyrene is incorporated into a surface lay... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4079545 | Treatment of seeds with C3 halohydrocarbons This invention relates to the use of C3 halogenated hydrocarbons alone or in combination with other agronomic adjuvants such as nemiticides, insecticides, fungicides and herbicides for treating agronomic seeds, and mixtures of agronomic seeds w... | 03/21/1978 |
| 4049708 | Fluorodesulfurization of alkyl mercaptans or alkyl dithianes Organic compounds containing a mercapto group or a dithiane moiety can be transformed into the analogous fluoro or difluoro compounds by reacting them with a halogenating reagent in liquid hydrogen fluoride, optionally containing boron trifluoride or anti... | 09/20/1977 |
| 3971651 | Plant growth modifier and a process for preparation thereof A plant growth modifier comprising as an active ingredient at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds (I), (II) and (III) expressed by the following formulae: ##SPC1## Wherein X and Y stand for a member selected from Cl--, HO--,... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3964405 | Perennial weed control by deep placement of volatile soil fumigants Perennial weeds are controlled by deeply placing selected volatile chemical soil fumigents, 14 to 24 inches below ground level, at 18 to 30 inches of horizontal spacing, and applied at rates ranging between 2.5 to 30 gallons per acre, to destroy their veg... | 06/22/1976 |
