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US 11,766,043 B2Granted
Vaporized administration of pesticides
AssigneeAgrofresh Inc.
InventorsRichard M. Jacobson, Daniel MacLean, Timothy Malefyt, Esther Gachango
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to methods for administering vaporized antimicrobial compounds to inhibit pathogens of agricultural crops.
Claims19
A method of treating plants or plant parts with an antimicrobial compound, said method comprising:
- a) volatilizing an antimicrobial treatment to form a vapor,
- b) cooling the vapor to form the antimicrobial compound, wherein the antimicrobial compound is a solid, and
- c) administering the solid antimicrobial compound to one or more plants or plant parts,
- wherein the antimicrobial treatment comprises a fungicide selected from the group consisting of oxaborole, imazalil, fludioxonil, thiabendazole, and a benzoxaborole, and
- wherein the step of administering the solid antimicrobial compound to one or more plants or plant parts is performed in a chamber.
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