Stable protective seed coating
AssigneeCargill, Incorporated
InventorsMartin B. Barke, Rebecca A. Luebke
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Abstract
A stable, liquid seed coating composition is provided, including a binding agent, an active ingredient and a coloring agent in a liquid medium including water and a polyol.
Claims12
A stable composition for coating seeds comprising a nonphytotoxic binding agent in an amount of at least about 2.5 percent, an effective amount of an active ingredient, a coloring agent in an amount of 0.1 to 3 percent, and a liquid medium, said liquid medium including water and a polyol to stabilize said composition, wherein said polyol is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, hexylene glycol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol, glycerol, methyl cellosolve, and butyl cellosolve, said polyol comprising between about 5 percent and about 48 percent by weight of said composition.
A stable composition for coating seeds comprising a nonphytotoxic binding agent, an effective amount of active ingredient, a coloring agent, a liquid medium, and a clay, said liquid medium including between about 18 and about 25 percent by weight of said composition of ethylene glycol to stabilize said composition, and said clay comprising at least about 1 percent by weight of said composition.
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