Methods for protecting vegetables, turfgrass, rice and fruit trees from fungi and bacteria
US5374627A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01N65/20
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A variety of plant diseases and damage by certain pests in agricultural and horticultural plants can be efficiently controlled without substantial chemical injuries by applying a plant-protecting composition which comprises (a) 1 part by weight of a chitosan hydrolyzate having an average molecular weight of 10,000 to 50,000, obtained by acid hydrolysis or enzymatic hydrolysis of chitosan and (b) 0.25 to 4 parts by weight of acetic acid. Any possible chemical injury to plants caused by applying the composition can be further reduced when the composition is admixed with a deproteinized juice of alfalfa leaves.
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