COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF CROPS, METHOD FOR THE APPLICATION THEREOF AND USE OF SAID COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF CROPS

• Main Authors: ECHEVERRI LOPEZ, LUIS FERNANDO, JUSTRIBO ABOS, FRANCESC XAVIER, ZANUY FONTANET, CARLES
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 08.04.2013
• 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

The invention relates to compositions having the capacity to activate the natural defense mechanisms of plants against pathogenic microorganisms, especially fungal diseases, by means of the application of compositions based on natural carbohydrates. The composition comprises a combination of at least two natural carbohydrate derivatives selected from a group including cell wall polysaccharides, such as pectin polysaccharides such as dextrin and exuded gums from plants such as gum tragacanth, xanthan gum, gum arabic, gum karaya or mastic gum. La invención concierne a una composición que tiene la capacidad de activar los mecanismos naturales de defensa de las plantas contra microorganismos patogénicos, especialmente enfermedades fúngicas, mediante la aplicación de composiciones basadas en carbohidratos naturales. La composición comprende una combinación de al menos dos derivados de carbohidratos naturales seleccionados de un grupo que incluye polisacáridos de pared celular, tales como la pectina; polisacáridos como la dextrina; y gomas exudadas de plantas, tales como goma tragacanto, goma xantana, goma arábiga, goma karaya o goma mástica.