Method for stimulating natural control system of plants
US6387847B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | May 14, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01N43/16
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a method to potentiate and stimulate natural defensive reactions of plants to a pathogenic agent. The method comprises application to plants of a composition comprising an effective amount of one or more oligo &bgr; 1-3 glucans composed of 3 to 250 monosaccharide units and a vehicle, wherein the effective amount of oligo &bgr; 1-3 glucans in the composition does not directly stimulate natural defensive reactions of plants when the pathogenic agent is absent.
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