Concentrate composition of plant treatment compound in acid form
First Claim
1. A concentrate composition for application to foliage of a plant to elicit a biological activity in said plant following dilution, dissolution or dispersion of said composition in water, said composition comprising(i) a plant treatment compound that is an acid having a solubility in deionized water at 25°
- C. of less than about 50 g/l, said plant treatment compound being present, predominantly in the acid form thereof, in an amount of about 20% to about 90% by weight, expressed as acid equivalent, of said composition; and
(ii) a surfactant of formula
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Abstract
There is provided a concentrate composition, suitable for foliar application to a plant to elicit a biological activity therein, comprising (a) about 20% to about 90% by weight of a plant treatment compound that is an acid having a solubility in deionized water at 25° C. of less than about 50 g/l and is present predominantly in the acid form, and (b) a surfactant of formula
wherein R is a straight or branched chain aliphatic hydrocarbyl group having about 24 to about 60 carbon atoms and n is an integer having an average value of about 5 to about 100. The weight ratio of the surfactant to the plant treatment compound is about 1:2 to about 1:30. In a particular embodiment, the composition is a liquid suspension concentrate having a continuous aqueous phase and a discontinuous particulate phase comprised predominantly of the plant treatment compound. The plant treatment compound can be a herbicide, for example glyphosate.
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1. A concentrate composition for application to foliage of a plant to elicit a biological activity in said plant following dilution, dissolution or dispersion of said composition in water, said composition comprising
(i) a plant treatment compound that is an acid having a solubility in deionized water at 25° - C. of less than about 50 g/l, said plant treatment compound being present, predominantly in the acid form thereof, in an amount of about 20% to about 90% by weight, expressed as acid equivalent, of said composition; and
(ii) a surfactant of formula - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- C. of less than about 50 g/l, said plant treatment compound being present, predominantly in the acid form thereof, in an amount of about 20% to about 90% by weight, expressed as acid equivalent, of said composition; and
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