Method for increasing the number of seedlings per number of sowed grains of seed

The present invention relates to a method for increasing the number of seedlings per number of sowed grains of seed comprising a) treating seed with a pesticide and an aqueous compositions comprising a polymer selected from vinylidene chloride copolymer or chitosan; and b) drying said treated seed....

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Main Authors KELLY LIBERATOR, LEO D. CHARVAT, DON CRAIG LINDHOLM, HENDRIK LEONARD YPEMA, MARIA CRISTINA PAGANI, LARRY J. NEWSOM
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.03.2010
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES
FERTILISING
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS
PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
PLANTING
PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF
SOWING
TRAPPING
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Summary:The present invention relates to a method for increasing the number of seedlings per number of sowed grains of seed comprising a) treating seed with a pesticide and an aqueous compositions comprising a polymer selected from vinylidene chloride copolymer or chitosan; and b) drying said treated seed. The present invention further relates to the use of a polymer selected from vinylidene chloride copolymer or chitosan for increasing the number of seedlings per number of sowed grains of seed, wherein the seed has been treated with a pesticide.
Bibliography:Application Number: AU20090290889