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US 10,117,435 B2Granted
Composition containing an organosilane and a photocatalyst, and methods of treating flowering plants infected with a bacterial disease using the composition
AssigneeNano Photo Sciences, LLC
InventorsChristopher C. Willette, Thomas D. Anspach
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition for treating plants inflicted with a bacterial disease transmitted by a psyllid vector, and methods of treating plant disease transmitted by a psyllid vector. The composition comprises an organosilane, preferably an organosilane quaternary ammonium, and a photocatalyst, such as titanium dioxide.
Claims12
A method for treating or protecting a citrus plant comprising:
- applying, via a foliar spray or root drench, a composition to one or more components of a viable citrus plant or citrus plant part inflicted with, exposed to, or predisposed to Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening disease, which upon application is transported into said plant vasculature;
- said composition free of alcohol and configured for absorption into said plant's vasculature system via stomata sites or via root drenching to attack specific plant pathogens associated with Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening disease, said composition comprising:
- an organosilane having a saline base and a positively charged component;
- a photocatalytically activated molecule;
- said organosilane and said photocatalytically activated molecule in sufficient concentration, which, in combination, is sufficient to treat said viable citrus plant or citrus plant part inflicted with, exposed to, or predisposed to said Huanglongbing (HLB), or citrus greening disease.
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