Growth enhancement of plant
AssigneeRhodia Operations
InventorsJean-Christophe Castaing, Zhiyun Chen, Pengfei Ji, Benoit Abribat, Galder Cristobal
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Abstract
Provided is a method to increase the growth of a plant by coating a seed of said plant with a composition comprising at least one of various cationic compounds; notably permitting to develop its biomass and reach its maturity. Provided also is a seed coating composition used in such a method.
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A method to increase the growth of a plant, comprising coating a seed of said plant with a composition comprising at least one cationic compound selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of cationic styrenic monomers, homopolymers and copolymers of cationic allylic monomers, homopolymers and copolymers of (meth)acrylamido cationic monomers, homopolymers and copolymers of (meth)acrylate cationic monomers, polyvinylamine, cationic polyacrylamide, cationic polyvinyl alcohol, Polyquaternium-2, polyureylene ammonium salt, cationic starch, cationic cellulose, cationic hydroxyl-ethyl cellulose, cationic xanthan gum, cationic carageenan gum, cationic karaya gum, cationic arabic gum, cationic tara gum, cationic canafen gum, cationic cassia gum, cationic konjac gum, cationic daincha, cationic fenugreek gum, cationic locust bean gum, cationic psyllium seed gum, cationic konjak, cationic mesquite gum, cationic ivory nut mannan gum, cationic alginate, cationic agar, cationic ulvane, cationic tragacanth gum, cationic ghatti gum, cationic tamarind gum, cationic xyloglucan, cationic inulin, cationic proteins, cationic pectin, and cationic hemicellulose, wherein the at least one cationic compound has an average Molecular Weight of from about 20,000 Daltons to 20,000,000 Daltons.
A seed coated by at least one cationic compound selected from the group consisting of cationic cassia gum, cationic fenugreek gum, cationic tara gum, cationic starch, cationic cellulose, cationic konjac gum, cationic locust bean gum, cationic tamarind gum, and cationic psyllium gum, wherein the at least one cationic compound has an average Molecular Weight of from about 20,000 Daltons to 20,000,000 Daltons.
A seed coated by at least one cationic galactomannan selected from the group consisting of:
- cationic fenugreek gum, cationic tara gum, cationic locust bean gum, and cationic cassia gum, wherein the at least one cationic compound has an average Molecular Weight of from about 20,000 Daltons to 20,000,000 Daltons.
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