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 active ingredients that are herbicides that kill, damage, or inhibit the growth of cells in the shoot apical meristem and optionally one or more surfactants, fungicides, bactericides, and/or pesticides. Use of the composition at specific vegetative growth stages of the plant, for example, between vegetative growth stage 1 (V1) and vegetative growth stage 6 (V6) is described.
Claims20
A method of improving one or more agronomic traits of a plant comprising:
- (a) applying a composition comprising one or more active ingredients that are herbicides to a shoot apical meristem of the plant in an amount effective to kill, damage, or inhibit the growth of cells in the shoot apical meristem and
- (b) improving one or more agronomic traits of the plant compared to an untreated control plant.
A method of improving one or more agronomic traits of a plant comprising:
- (a) applying a composition comprising one or more Proto-Porphyrinogen Oxidase (PPO) inhibitors to the shoot apical meristem of the plant in an amount effective to kill, damage, or inhibit the growth of cells in the shoot apical meristem;
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- (b) improving one or more agronomic traits of the plant compared to an untreated control plant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.