Method of controlling the release of agricultural active ingredients from treated plant seeds
US7774978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01N51/00
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of controlling the release rate of an agricultural active ingredient from a seed that has been treated with that active includes providing a seed that has been treated with the active ingredient, applying to the treated seed a film that includes an emulsion of a polymer in a liquid in which both the agricultural active ingredient and the polymer have low levels of solubility, and then curing the film to form a water insoluble polymer coating on the surface of the treated seed. Seeds that have been treated by this method are also provided.
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