Use of massoialactone for inhibition of fungal growth

US6060507A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The Horticulture & Food Research Institute of New Zealand Limited · NL

Inventors

• Robert A. Hill · Melvindale, US
• Horace G. Cutler · Watkinsville, US
• Stephen Robert Parker · Auckland, NZ

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 28, 1997
• Grant date: May 9, 2000
• Expiry date: Aug 28, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01N63/38
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Massoialactone is useful for preventing or at least inhibiting growth of a fungus. Accordingly, a fungicidal composition has massoialactone as an active antifungal compound together with an agronomically acceptable carrier therefor. Additional antifungal ingredients can be added to the composition. The composition can be applied to surfaces, including surfaces of plants and plant parts, such as seeds.