Defoliant

US6444613B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• Hoechst Schering Agrevo GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Gerhard Feurer · Liederbach, DE
• Christopher Hugh Rosinger · Hofheim, DE
• Alfred Angermann · Kriftel, DE
• Felix Thurwachter · Hamburg, DE
• Werner Schlesinger · Flörsheim, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 9, 2000
• Grant date: Sep 3, 2002
• Expiry date: Mar 9, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A01N47/36
• WIPO field: Basic materials chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A mixture, comprising(A) thidiazuron or thidiazuron and diuron and(B) one or more PPO inhibitors of the formula (I)W—V  (I),where the symbols have the meanings given in the description, is suitable for effecting leaf abscission of plants, in particular cotton plants.