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Grape cluster thinning composition and method

US5163993A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 1991
Grant dateNov 17, 1992
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA01N45/00
  • WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A composition and method for thinning Perlette Seedless grape clusters is disclosed. The composition contains a surfactant and a gibberellin. In a method for thinning Perlette Seedless grape clusters, the composition is applied to Perlette Seedless grape clusters during bloom, with the result that clusters are produced that have fewer grapes and in which the grapes are increased in size and weight.

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