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US 11,632,959 B2Granted
In situ treatment of seed in furrow
AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorTimothy M. Martin
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and kits are provided for in situ seed treatment with liquid crop benefit compositions at planting in furrow.
Claims12
A method for in situ treatment of a seed being planted in a furrow, comprising:
- directly applying a foamed liquid agricultural formulation onto a seed as it is being dropped into the soil in a furrow, in an amount sufficient to provide at least one crop benefit effect to the seed during planting,
- wherein said foamed liquid agricultural formulation comprises:
- at least one agriculturally active ingredient wherein the at least one agriculturally active ingredient comprises bifenthrin and Bacillus sp. D747;
- a foaming agent selected from the group consisting of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, sodium C14-16 olefin sulfonate, lauramine oxide, decylamine oxide, ammonium laureth sulfate, sodium trideceth sulfate, sodium decyl sulfate, and mixtures of two or more thereof in a total of about 0.1% to about 50% by weight based on the total liquid formulation;
- a foam stabilizer selected from the group consisting of glycerine, carrageenan, xanthan gum, guar gum, gum Arabic, gum tragacanth, poly(ethylene oxide), alginin, sodium alginate, and mixtures of two or more thereof in a total of about 0.1% to about 15% by weight based on the total liquid agricultural formulation;
- and
- from 0% to about 45% by weight of water, based on the total weight of the liquid agricultural formulation;
- wherein the liquid agricultural formulation has a viscosity ranging from 3 cps to 10,000 cps.
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A method for in situ treatment of a seed being planted in a furrow, comprising the steps of:
- directly applying a foamed liquid agricultural formulation onto a seed as it is being dropped into the soil in a furrow, in an amount sufficient to provide at least one crop benefit effect to the seed during planting,
- wherein the foamed liquid agricultural formulation comprises:
- a) bifenthrin and Bacillus sp. D747;
- b) alkyl polyglucoside;
- c) phosphate ester salt;
- d) sodium decyl sulfate;
- e) glycerine;
- f) xanthan gum;
- g) water;
- h) sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate;
- i) optionally, ammonium sulfate;
- j) optionally, attapulgite;
- and
- k) optionally, acetic acid;
- wherein the liquid agricultural formulation has a viscosity ranging from 3 cps to 10,000 cps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.