Anti-sprouting agent for potato tuber and a method for producing the same

US6313073A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH · IN

Inventors

• Alaul Hasan Abad Farooqi · Lucknow, IN
• Kishan Kumar Agarwal · Lucknow, IN
• Shabih Fatima · Lucknow, IN
• Ateeque Ahmad · Lucknow, IN
• Srikant Sharma · Parkal, IN
• Sushil Kumar · Lucknow, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 30, 2000
• Grant date: Nov 6, 2001
• Expiry date: Mar 30, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01N65/44
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a novel antisprouting agent for tubers, said antisprouting agent comprising a mixture of essential oils obtained from aromatic plant in an amount sufficient to inhibit the growth of tubers optionally together with conventional additives and carriers.