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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8349769 | Fungicidal compositions The present invention relates to fungicidal compositions and particularly fungicidal compositions comprising anhydrous milk fat (AMF), soybean oil and/or coconut fat. The invention also relates to a fungicidal method employing a composition of the invention. The com... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8329618 | Tuber treatment composition A composition containing at least one essential oil, especially clove oil, and at least one of lactic acid ethyl ester and lactic acid n-butyl ester. A tuber having, on at least a part of a surface thereof, the disclosed composition. A method of applying the inventi... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8309492 | Method and formulation for eliminating moss with oregano oil A method and formulation for eliminating moss with oregano oil extracts. Oregano oil extract is applied to moss or a locus where moss exists to substantially kill the moss. An aqueous solution of oregano oil can be sprayed onto the moss or the locus and hydrocolloid... | 11/13/2012 |
| 7538071 | Methods of reducing the nicotine content of tobacco plants and tobacco plants obtained thereby The present invention is directed to a method of reducing the nicotine content of a tobacco plant to less than addictive levels. The method includes the step of administering to the tobacco plant an effective amount of a nicotine reducing agent sufficient to reduce ... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7271128 | Organic compositions and methods of use for promoting plant growth Compositions for increasing valuable agronomic traits in plants are provided comprised of seaweed extract and fish hydrolysate. Methods of preparing compositions of the invention are provided which comprise mixing seaweed extract with fish hydrolysate and fermenting... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7211413 | Process for producing purified anthocyanin and crystalline anthocyanin Provided are a process for producing purified anthocyanidin glucoside in which a rhamnose end of anthocyanidin rutinoside is cleaved using rhamnosidase to convert the anthocyanidin rutinoside component into anthocyanidin glucoside, the anthocyanidin glucoside compon... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7196229 | Benzoylcyclohexenone derivatives The invention relates to benzoylcyclohexenone derivatives of general formula (I) wherein the variables R1 to R10 and n have the designation cited in claim 1. The invention also relates to the salts of the same and the use of said derivat... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7060659 | Herbicide composition There is provided an essentially non-aqueous homogeneous liquid herbicide composition comprising: a) a lipophilic solvent soluble complex comprising the reaction product of: i) not in excess of about 35% by weight of one or more lipophobic herbicides having an acidi... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7056865 | Method of and products for promoting improved growth of plants and more water-efficient growing soil or other media and the like with zeolite crystals treated with preferably water-based plant-derived nutrient extractions and the like Improved cation exchange zeolite crystalline and zeolite-like plant bed structures are disclosed, preferably saturated with water-based extracts of particular plant/herb materials exhibiting plant growth acceleration properties and synergistically providing also nut... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6770674 | Mollusc repellent A mollusc repellent, which includes a substantially insoluble metal oxalate and a suitable carrier therefor, which exhibits prolonged efficacy. The mollusc repellent is environmentally friendly, being both non-phytotoxic and harmless to non-target animals, and is th... | 08/03/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6610544 | Regeneration of both plant tissues and transgenic plant tissues using a new plant hormone, 5-bromoindole-3-acetic acid The present invention describes the use of 5-bromoindole-3-acetic acid (5-B-IAA) as an auxin affecting plant cell growth. The invention relates to the use of 5-B-IAA compositions to affect growth in monocotyledonous as well as in dicotyledonous plants. Th... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6602824 | Herbicidal composition and a method of using a naturally-occurring organic compound as a herbicide A method of controlling unwanted plants, the method including providing an herbicidal composition, the herbicidal composition containing at least a naturally-occurring, plant-derived organic compound, and applying the herbicidal composition to the unwante... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6426317 | Stable, high available halogen 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trione compositions having rapid dissolution rates Dry, stable, high available halogen sanitizing granular compositions with a rapid rate of dissolution comprising halogenated 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triones and a dissolution accelerant that is an alkali metal salt of 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-trione are disclose... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6372693 | Substituted 2-(3-alkenyl-benzoyl)-cyclohexane-1,3-diones The invention relates to 2-(3-alkenylbenzoyl)cyclohexane-1,3-diones of the formula I ##STR1## where the variables have the following meanings: R1, R2 are hydrogen, nitro, halogen, cyano, thiocyanato, alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, al... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6337130 | Acid-triggered release microcapsules Microcapsules of a microcapsule formed of a polyurea shell wall and an encapsulated ingredient or ingredients enclosed within the wall, the wall comprising at least one oligomeric acetal having the moiety ##STR1## in which R is (a) a moiety containing a c... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6271174 | Method of and products for promoting improved growth of plants and more water-efficient growing soilor other media and the like with antzeolite crystals treated with preferably water-based plant-derived nutrient extractions and the like Improved cation exchange zeolite crystalline and zeolite-like plant bed structures are disclosed, preferably saturated with water-based extracts of particular plant/herb materials exhibiting plant growth acceleration properties and synergistically providi... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6255350 | Stabilized concentrates of water unstable AZA compounds and o/w miniemulsions thereof This invention relates to a single phase emulsifiable concentrate composition comprising (a) between about 0.05 and about 25 wt. % of a biologically, fungicidally and/or herbicidally active aza compound; (b) between about 2 and about 40 wt. % of a lactam ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6242381 | Influencing the activity of plant growth regulators The invention relates to methods for increasing and/or prolonging in vivo or in vitro activity of plant growth regulators (PGRs), comprising of locally increasing the concentration of active plant growth regulators in a plant and/or plant part(s) and/or i... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6174712 | Agents for inducing flower bud formation An agent for inducing flower bud formation in plants comprising an unsaturated fatty acid having an oxo group and a hydroxy group, a hydroperoxy group, or an oxo group, a hydroxy group, and a hydroperoxy group; a method for preparing said agent for induci... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6133197 | Microencapsulated compositions Polyurea microcapsules particularly suitable for foliar application are prepared by an interfacial polymerization process in which the polyurea is formed from an aromatic diisocyanate and optionally an aromatic polyisocyanate having 3 or more isocyanate g... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6087305 | Mixture crop protection composition comprising the mixture and its use A mixture consisting essentially of: a) one or more dicarboxylic acid esters of the formula I ROOC--A--COOR (I) in which the radicals R independently of one another are alkyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and A is ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6060429 | Composition and method for controlling plant diseases caused by fungi The invention relates to a method for controlling plant diseases caused by the fungi Botrytis cinerea and Alternaria alternata, by applying to a growing plant or to fruit or vegetables before or after harvesting, a composition which comprises an effective... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6057157 | Flower initiation inducer An agent for inducing flower bud formation in plants comprising an unsaturated fatty acid having an oxo group and a hydroxy group, a hydroperoxy group, or an oxo group, a hydroxy group, and a hydroperoxy group; a method for preparing said agent for induci... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5993842 | Microcapsules containing suspensions of biologically active compounds Microcapsules containing a suspension of a solid, biologically active compound in an organic, water-immiscible liquid and processes for their preparation.... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5958104 | Methods and compositions for enhancing plant growth The present invention provides methods for treating plants, and for enhancing the growth of plants. The methods include applying an alkyl glucoside compound to the plant. The present invention also includes compositions useful in these methods.... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5900387 | Method of and products for promoting improved growth of plants and more water-efficient growing soil or other media and the like with zeolite crystals treated with preferably water-based plant-derived nutrient extractions and the like Improved cation exchange zeolite crystalline and zeolite-like plant bed structures are disclosed, preferably saturated with water-based extracts of particular plant/herb materials exhibiting plant growth acceleration properties and synergistically providi... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5773703 | Herbicide resistant rice Novel herbicide resistance has been introduced into rice plants, making the plants resistant to herbicides which normally interfere with a plant's acetohydroxyacid synthase. For the first time it is possible to selectively control the weed called "red ric... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5646018 | Broad host spectrum rhizobiaceae nodulation signals Nod factors of general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R1, R2 and R3 are hydrogen atom, a carbamyl group or an acetyl group; R5 is the aliphatic chain of a fatty acid; n is 1-4; and one or more of substituent... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5635447 | Polyorganic acids and their analogues to enhance herbicide effectiveness A herbicide composition which comprises a herbicide and a small but herbicide absorption enhancing effective amount of a water soluble, non-aromatic polyorganic acid or a salt or copolymer thereof such as polyaspartic acid.... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5559218 | 2-aroylcyclohexanediones and their use as herbicides or plant growth-regulating agents 2-Aroylcyclohexanediones I ##STR1## (A is C1 -C6 -alkylene; R1 is substituted phenyl or hetaryl which may furthermore carry a fused ring; R2 -R5 are each hydrogen or C1 -C4 ... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5434122 | Root and systemic herbal treatment for improving the growth and/or yield of plants An herbal treatment for plant growth comprising a water solution of extracts of the type withdrawn at elevated temperature from Artemesia plants and the like, applicable to the root structure of plants and as an external spray.... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5302524 | Coal derived oxidation product for seedling growth stimulation A method of stimulating seedling growth which comprises applying a coal-derived oxidation product to the medium in which the seedling is growing. The product is in the form of a solution or a slurry having a pH in the range of 2 to 12 and has the followin... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5290749 | Preemergence weed control using plant portein hydrolysate A method of selectively inhibiting growth of unwanted plants in a plot of soil is provided comprising the application of a plant protein hydrolysate to the plot of soil, prior to emergence of the unwanted plants and at a concentration of application which... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5276005 | Method of and root and systemic herbal treatment for improving the growth and/or yield of plants An herbal treatment for plant growth comprising a water solution of extracts of the type withdrawn at elevated temperature from Artemesia plants and the like, applicable to the root structure of plants and as an external spray.... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5228898 | Substituted bicycloheptandione derivatives This invention relates to substituted bicycloheptadione derivatives with high herbicidal activity which are represented by general formula (I) ##STR1## (where R1 is a lower alkyl group, a phenyl group which may be substituted, an aralkyl g... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5123950 | Coated agricultural chemicals A coated agricultural chemical comprises a powdery effective component of an agricultural chemical coated with at least one member selected from the group consisting of esters of aliphatic acids and aliphatic polyols and phospholipids in an amount of 0.1 ... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5069706 | Method and compound for clearing flora from sewer lines using organic herbicides The present invention includes a herbicide having a phytocidal effect on roots and the like, and a foaming agent. The foaming agent consists of gas releasing compound and a surfactant or detergent. To inhibit the growth of flora in or around sewer lines t... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5069707 | Method for regulating the flowering of plants and flowering regulators of plants The flowering of plants can be regulated by treating the plants with a protease inhibitor, such as, e.g., elastinal, bestatin, diisopropylfluorophosphoric acid (DFP), and CTAH. The protease inhibitor may be applied in the form of a composition, and the me... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5030268 | Preemergence weed control using corn gluten meal Corn gluten meal is used as a natural preemergence herbicide.... | 07/09/1991 |
