Compositions, additives, and methods for mitigating or controlling seed dust
AssigneeBayer CropScience AG
InventorsYaodong HUANG, William HANSON, Philip M. Mathew, Smita PATEL, Justin ELDRIDGE
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Abstract
The disclosure provides for methods for reducing dust by treating a seed with a dust reducing composition described herein. The disclosure also provides for methods of reducing exposure to vacuum planter dust released during seed planting by applying a composition described herein to a seed. Methods for increasing seed lubricity by coating a seed with a composition described herein are also provided for. Compositions and seeds useful in these methods are also described.
Claims24
A method of reducing or controlling seed dust comprising treating a seed with a dust reducing composition comprising:
- (a) one or more active agents selected from the group consisting of an insecticide, pesticide, and fungicide;
- and
- (b) at least one dust reducing agent selected from the group consisting of oil, a wetting agent, a dispersing agent, a film forming compound, a binder, and combinations thereof.
A method of improving the homogeneity and dispersion of an active agent on a seed comprising treating a seed with a dust reducing composition comprising:
- (a) one or more active agents selected from the group consisting of an insecticide, pesticide, and fungicide;
- and
- (b) at least one dust reducing agent selected from the group consisting of oil, a wetting agent, a dispersing agent, a film forming compound, a binder, and combinations thereof.
A dust reducing composition comprising:
- (a) one or more active agents selected from the group consisting of an insecticide, pesticide, and fungicide;
- and
- (b) at least one dust reducing agent selected from the group consisting of oil, a wetting agent, a dispersing agent, a film forming compound, a binder, and combinations thereof.
A coated seed comprising
- (a) one or more active agents selected from the group consisting of an insecticide, pesticide, and fungicide;
- and
- (b) at least one dust reducing agent selected from the group consisting of oil, a wetting agent, a dispersing agent, a film forming compound, a binder, and combinations thereof.
A method of washing and/or cleaning a seed comprising treating a seed with at least one dust reducing agent selected from the group consisting of oil, a wetting agent, a dispersing agent, a film forming compound, a binder, and combinations thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.