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AssigneeRhodia Operations
InventorsZhiyun CHEN, Jean-Christophe CASTAING, Peng Fei JI, Galder CRISTOBAL
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A seed or seedling is coated with underivatized guar, cationic hydroxypropyl guar, polyacrylamide, poly(methacrylic acid), poly(acrylic acid), polyacrylate, poly(ethylene glycol), polyethyleneoxide, poly(vinyl alcohol), polyglycerol, polytetrahydrofuran, polyamide, hydroxypropyl guar, carboxymethyl guar, carboxymethylhydroxypropyl guar, underivatized starch, cationic starch, corn starch, wheat starch, rice starch, potato starch, tapioca, waxy maize, sorghum, waxy sarghum, sago, dextrin, chitin, chitosan, xanthan gum, carageenan gum, gum karaya, gum arabic, pectin, cellulose, hydroxycellulose, hydroxyalkyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethylhydroxyethyl cellulose, or hydroxypropyl cellulose, the coated seed or seedling having a shelf-life at room temperature in ambient conditions in an unsealed container to at least two months.
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A coated seed composition comprising a seed or seedling selected from the group consisting of rice, corn, wheat, barley, oats, soybean, sunflower, alfalfa, sorghum, rapeseed, sugar beet, tomato, bean, carrot, tobacco and flower seeds, the seed or seedling coated with a dry coating composition coating all or part of the seed or seedling, the coating composition comprising underivatized guar;
A coated seed composition comprising:
A method for making a coated seed or seedling composition comprising:
A method of extending shelf life of rice, corn, wheat, barley, oats, soybean, sunflower, alfalfa, sorghum, rapeseed, sugar beet, tomato, bean, carrot, tobacco and flower seeds or seedlings to at least two months at room temperature in ambient conditions in an unsealed container without added salts or adjuvants comprising coating the seeds or seedlings with a dry composition comprising underivatized guar.
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