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US 12,329,174 B2Granted
Treatments, methods, and kits to protect agricultural products from wildfire smoke
AssigneeComestaag LLC
InventorsT. Howard Killilea, Andrew A. Demaster
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Abstract
Methods, kits, and treatment compositions for treating agricultural products to reduce or preventing wildfire smoke taint or other types of taint, including treated agricultural products, are provided. One or more treatment compositions effective in reducing or preventing wildfire smoke taint are preferably applied to agricultural products such as, for example, wine grapes prior to and/or during wildfire smoke exposure.
Claims26
A method of treating an edible agricultural product to protect against compounds present in wildfire smoke, the method comprising:
- prior to harvest of the edible agricultural product, spray applying one or more liquid treatment composition that includes at least 0.05 wt-% and less than 30 wt-% of total solids, based on the total weight of the one or more liquid treatment composition, to an exterior surface of the agricultural product, wherein the applied one or more liquid treatment composition, when dry, forms a surface-deposited protective treatment, wherein the applied one or more liquid treatment composition includes:
- at least 0.05 wt-% and less than 30 wt-%, based on the total weight of the one or more liquid treatment composition, of a binding component comprising a cyclic oligosaccharide, wherein the cyclic oligosaccharide comprises a cyclodextrin;
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- at least 0.05 wt-% and less than 30 wt-%, based on the total weight of the one or more liquid treatment composition, of a non-volatile organic component comprising a saccharide component and
- after the wildfire smoke has subsided, or after the agricultural product has been harvested, optionally washing the treated agricultural product and/or otherwise removing residual surface-deposited treatment;
- wherein the edible agricultural product comprises wine grapes.
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A kit comprising:
- one or more concentrates for combining with water to form one or more liquid treatment composition, wherein the one or more concentrates includes:
- a binding component comprising a cyclic oligosaccharide, wherein the cyclic oligosaccharide comprises a cyclodextrin;
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- a non-volatile organic component comprising a saccharide component and
- instructions for preparing the one or more liquid treatment composition that includes at least 0.05 wt-% and less than 30 wt-% of the binding component and at least 0.05 wt-% and less than 30 wt-% of the non-volatile organic component, and spray applying the one or more treatment composition to wine grapes to protect against compounds present in wildfire smoke.
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