Methods of treating crop plants
AssigneeAgrofresh Inc.
InventorsRichard Martin Basel, Jon Frederick Fobes, Edward Charles Kostansek, Robert Lynn Oakes, Arden Nathan Reed, Todd Bryan Edgington, Timothy Malefyt, Al Green
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Abstract
A method of treating dicot seedlings comprises contacting dicot seedlings with a composition comprising at least one cyclopropene one or more times prior to transplanting the dicot seedlings. A method of treating crop plants comprises contacting crop plants one or more times with a composition comprising at least one cyclopropene while the crop plants are at a specific development stage, such as reproductive stage.
Claims14
A method of improving yield of a tomato plant, said method comprising a step of contacting tomato seedlings with a composition comprising 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) at 3 days prior to transplanting the tomato seedlings from one location to another location, wherein the contacting provides an increase in yield of tomato plants or tomato plant parts produced by the tomato seedlings as compared to untreated tomato plants or tomato plant parts.
A method of improving yield of a cabbage plant, said method comprising a step of contacting cabbage seedlings with a composition comprising 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) immediately prior to transplanting the cabbage seedlings from one location to another location, wherein the contacting provides an increase in yield of cabbage plants or cabbage plant parts produced by the cabbage seedlings as compared to untreated cabbage plants or cabbage plant parts.
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