Method for preventing physiological disorders without diminishing photosynthesis
US6069112A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 2, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 2, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for preventing sunburn, and other physiological disorders such as watercore, corking and bitterpit, without diminishing photosynthesis, comprising applying to at least a portion of a surface of a plant an effective amount of a finely divided particulate material to prevent sunburn, and other physiological disorders such as watercore, corking and bitterpit, in the plant, wherein the particulate material comprises a heat treated particulate material and the particulate material as applied permits an exchange of gases on the surface of the plant and the particulate material has a thickness from about 1 .mu.m to about 1,000 .mu.m.
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