USE OF ABSCISIC ACID SEED TREATMENT TO ENHANCE CORN EMERGENCE AFTER EARLY PLANTING

This invention describes the use of S-(+)-abscisic acid (ABA) or ABA analogs or ABA derivatives alone or with guanylate cyclase activators as seed treatments to improve the survival of corn seeds and seedlings when low temperature occurs after planting.

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Main Authors WILSON, DALE, O., JR, PETRACEK, PETER, D, HIGGS, NICOLE, SILVERMAN, FRANKLIN, PAUL, WARRIOR, PREM
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 29.02.2012
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS
PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF
TRAPPING
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Summary:This invention describes the use of S-(+)-abscisic acid (ABA) or ABA analogs or ABA derivatives alone or with guanylate cyclase activators as seed treatments to improve the survival of corn seeds and seedlings when low temperature occurs after planting.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20080825941