Manufacture and use of a plant growth regulating compound

• US 20050288188A1
• Filed: 06/27/2005
• Published: 12/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Helena Holding Company
• Original Assignee: Helena Holding Company
• Inventors: Thomas, James, Roberts, Johnnie R., Baker, Trey, Volgas, Greg
• Application Number:
  US11/167,729
• Publication Number:
  US 20050288188A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 504/284
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 2300/00 Combinations or mixtures of active ingredients covered by classes A01N27/00 - A01N65/48 with other active or formulation relevant ingredients, e.g. specific carrier materials or surfactants, covered by classes A01N25/00 - A01N65/48
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 25/02 containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 25/30 characterised by the surfactants
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 37/02 Saturated carboxylic acids or thio analogues thereof; Derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 43/90 having two or more relevant hetero rings, condensed among themselves or with a common carbocyclic ring system
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 45/00 Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, containing compounds having three or more carbocyclic rings condensed among themselves, at least one ring not being a six-membered ring halogenated hydrocarbons A01N29/08; condensed with heterocyclic rings A01N43/00
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 61/00 Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing substances of unknown or undetermined composition, e.g. substances characterised only by the mode of action

Abstract

The invention pertains to a method for manufacture and use of a formulation of plant growth regulating acids. A number of different solvents have been found useful in this application. Furthermore, the use of surfactants that act as solvents for the acid plant growth regulators has been discovered.

Claims

1. A plant growth regulator composition comprising at least one acid plant growth regulator and at least one surfactant in an effective amount such that said acid plant growth regulator is dissolved in the surfactant and said at least one surfactant is present in a quantity equal to or greater than said at least one acid plant growth regulator.

2. The plant growth regulator composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said surfactant is present in an amount from about 50 to about 90% by weight.

3. The plant growth regulator composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said surfactant is present in an amount from about 70 to about 80% by weight.

4. The plant growth regulator composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein said acid plant growth regulator is present in an amount from about 1 to about 50% by weight.

5. The plant growth regulator composition as claimed in claim 3, wherein said acid plant growth regulator is present in an amount from about 1 to about 50% by weight.

6. The plant growth regulator composition as claimed in claim 1, which further comprises a solvent present in an amount at most 50% by weight.

7. The plant growth regulator composition as claimed in claim 5, which further comprises a solvent present in an amount at most 50% by weight.

8. The plant growth regulator composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the composition contains less than 5% by weight of an alcohol.

9. The plant growth regulator composition as claimed in claim 7, wherein the composition contains less than 5% by weight of an alcohol.

10. The plant growth regulator as claimed in claim 1, wherein said acid plant growth regulator is a synthetic auxin.

11. The plant growth regulator composition as claimed in claim 10, wherein the synthetic auxin is

a. Indole acetic acids

b. Indole butyric acids

c. Giberrelic acids

d. Naphthalene acetic acids

e. Cytokinins, or

f. Abscisic acid.

12. The plant growth regulator composition as claimed in claim 9, wherein said acid plant growth regulator is

a. Indole acetic acids

b. Indole butyric acids

c. Giberrelic acids

d. Naphthalene acetic acids

e. Cytokinins, or

f. Abscisic acid.

14. The plant growth regulator as claimed in claim 1, which further comprises at least one of the following additional components selected from the group consisting of

Methylated fatty acids,

Ethylated fatty acids,

Butylated fatty acids,

Alkylated soybean oil,

Alkylated canola oil,

Alkylated coconut oil,

Alkylated sunflower oil,

Mineral oils,

Vegetable oils,

Fatty acids,

Polybutenes and

Epoxified seed oils.

15. The plant growth regulator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one surfactant is selected from the group consisting of

Alcohol alkoxylate,

Alcohol alkoxylate sulfate,

Alkylphenol alkoxylate,

Alkanolamide,

Alkylaryl sulfonate,

Amine oxide,

Amine,

Betaine derivative,

Block polymers of ethylene and propylene glycol,

Carboxylated alcohol or alkylphenol alkoxylate,

Diol,

Diphenyl sulfonate derivative,

Ether,

Ethoxylated amine,

Ethoxylated fatty acid,

Ethoxylated fatty ester and oils,

Ethylene carbonate,

Fatty ester,

Glycerol ester,

Glycol,

Phosphate ester surfactant,

Propylene Carbonate,

Sarcosine derivative,

Silicone-based surfactant,

Sorbitan derivative,

Sucrose derivative,

glucose derivative,

Sulfate of alkoxylated alkylphenol,

sulfonate of alkoxylated alkylphenol,

Sulfate of alcohol and

Tristyrylphenol Alkoxylate.

13. A process to produce a plant growth regulating composition which comprises blending a fully solubolized acid plant growth regulator with a surfactant to form a solution provided that said acid plant growth regulator and surfactant are present in an amount of about 1 part by weight of acid plant growth regulator to at least about 1.5 part by weight of surfactant.