Delivery of ethylene blocking and/or promoting agents
AssigneeDow AgroSciences LLC
InventorsGretchen Baier, Mark D. Newsham, Irina V. Graf, Robert L. Schmitt, Lamy J. Chopin, III, Jacquelyn A. Degroot, Jeffrey J. Wooster, Tarlochan S. Dhadialla
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Abstract
A composition including an ethylene blocking agent complex formed from the product of an ethylene blocking agent and a host, and at least one water-soluble polymer, wherein the ethylene blocking agent complex and the at least one water-soluble polymer are intermingled is disclosed.
Claims41
A composition comprising:
- an ethylene blocking agent complex comprising the product of an ethylene blocking agent and a host;
- and
- at least one water-soluble polymer;
- wherein the ethylene blocking agent complex and the at least one water-soluble polymer are intermingled.
The composition of claim 3, wherein the cellulose-based polymers comprise methylcellulose, propylcellulose, ethylcellulose, and hydroxyethylcellulose.
A composition comprising:
- an ethylene blocking agent complex comprising the product of an ethylene blocking agent and a host;
- and
- at least one degradable polymer;
- wherein the ethylene blocking agent complex and the at least one degradable polymer are intermingled.
A multi-component structure comprising:
- a first component comprising an ethylene blocking agent complex and at least one degradable polymer, wherein the ethylene blocking agent complex comprises an ethylene blocking agent and a host;
- and
- a second component comprising an ethylene blocking agent complex and at least one degradable polymer, wherein the ethylene blocking agent complex comprises an ethylene blocking agent and a host;
- wherein the first component is disposed on the second component.
A dispersion comprising:
- an ethylene blocking agent complex comprising the product of an ethylene blocking agent and a host;
- and
- at least one polymer selected from the group consisting of water-soluble polymers, water-swellable polymers, water-reactive polymers, photo-degradable polymers, phase-change materials, and UV-degradable polymers.
A process of forming a structure incorporating an ethylene blocking agent comprising:
- intermingling an ethylene blocking agent complex comprising the product of an ethylene blocking agent and a host with at least one thermally-processable water-soluble or photo-degradable polymer to form a composition, and
- processing the composition to form a structure.
A method of exposing plants to an ethylene blocking agent, the method comprising:
- placing a composition comprising an ethylene blocking agent complex and a degradable polymer proximate a plant;
- exposing the degradable polymer to a condition that will effect the release an ethylene blocking agent from the ethylene blocking agent complex.
A multi-component structure comprising:
- a first component comprising an ethylene blocking agent complex and at least one degradable polymer, wherein the ethylene blocking agent complex comprises an ethylene blocking agent and a host;
- and
- a second component comprising an ethylene generating agent and at least one degradable polymer;
- wherein the first component is disposed on the second component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.