Plant health compositions comprising a water-soluble pesticide and a water-insoluble agrochemical
AssigneeMonsanto Technology LLC
InventorsWilliam Abraham, Andrew Dyszlewski, John W. Hemminghaus, Frank C. Kohn, Daniel R. Wright, Junhua Zhang
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Abstract
Compositions for improving plant health, the compositions comprising at least one water-soluble pesticide and at least one non-herbicidal water-insoluble agrochemical, are described. Also described are processes for preparing the compositions and methods of improving agronomic crop plant health using the compositions.
Claims20
A suspension concentrate composition comprising water and at least one water-soluble pesticide in solution therein, a surfactant component comprising at least one surfactant, and at least one water-insoluble agrochemical,
- wherein,
- the weight ratio of the surfactant component to the water-insoluble agrochemical is from 1:1 to 5:1,
- a first portion of the water-insoluble agrochemical comprising at least 10% by weight of the water-insoluble agrochemical is present as a solute in the surfactant component and a second portion of the water-insoluble agrochemical is present as a solid particulate,
- the water soluble pesticide concentration is at least 400 grams active equivalent per liter of the concentrate composition;
- and
- the composition does not contain an organic solvent.
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