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US 4,789,398 AGranted
Flower-thinning agent for fruit trees
AssigneesThe Director, Fruit Tree Research Station, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Government of Japan, Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
InventorsToshihiko Yamazaki, Shoji Murase, Tatsurou Motohashi
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Abstract
A new flower-thinning agent is now provided, which is comprising cholesterol as the active component and advantageously exerts the flower-thinning effects superior to the known flower-thinning agents.
Claims4
A method for thinning flowers of cultivated fruit trees, which comprises applying to the flowers and/or to the body of the fruit trees an effective amount of a flower-thinning composition comprising cholesterol.
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