Composition and method for improving agronomic traits of a plant
AssigneeThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
InventorKen N. Paige
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Abstract
Compositions and methods for improving one or more agronomic traits of a plant are provided, which include the use of one or more fatty acids that kill or inhibit the growth of cells in the shoot apical meristem and optionally one or more surfactants. Use of the composition between vegetative growth stage 1 (V1) and vegetative growth stage 6 (V6) is described.
Claims6
A method of improving one or more agronomic traits of a cereal, beet, leguminous plant, oil plant, cucurbit, fiber plant or other vegetable comprising applying a composition comprising an effective amount of methyl decanoate and optionally 1-decanol and/or methyl nonanoate to the shoot apical meristem of the plant thereby killing or inhibiting the growth of the shoot apical meristem and improving one or more agronomic traits of the cereal, beet, leguminous plant, oil plant, cucurbit, fiber plant or vegetable as compared to an untreated control plant,
- wherein the composition is applied in at least a first treatment and a second treatment, the second treatment being immediately after the first treatment, to saturated the shoot apical meristem with the composition, and
- the methyl decanoate and optional 1-decanol and/or methyl nonanoate are each present in the composition at a concentration of 0.05 M to 0.60 M, and
- wherein the composition is applied to the shoot apical meristem of the plant during the vegetative growth stage 3 (V3).
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