Ointment-like preparation comprising allyl isothiocyanate for the protection of a tree and method of protecting a tree
AssigneeTakeshi Kojima
InventorsTakeshi Kojima, Akinori Kimura
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Abstract
A method of protecting a tree including removing parts of the tree which are one of susceptible to necrosis from pathogenic microbes or affected by necrosis and leaving exposed tree surfaces; and applying to the exposed tree surfaces a composition which is an ointment and which is effective to protect a tree against disease which includes allyl isothiocyanate; vinyl acetate resin as a spreading agent; water-based colored paint; metallic powder which is finely divided and which is one of iron or ferrous oxide; and pH regulating agent. The allyl isothiocyanate may be encapsulated by a coating material.
Claims15
A composition which is an ointment and which is effective to protect a tree against disease, comprising:
- allyl isothiocyanate;
- vinyl acetate resin as a spreading agent;
- water-based colored paint;
- metallic powder which is finely divided and which is one of iron or ferrous oxide;
- and
- pH regulating agent.
A composition which is an ointment and which is effective to protect a tree against disease, consisting essentially of:
- from 0.05 to 1.0 by weight of encapsulated allyl isothiocyanate which is microencapsulated with a coating material;
- from 70 to 90% by weight of a vinyl acetate resin as a spreading agent;
- a water-based colored paint;
- from 1 to 10% by weight of metallic powder which is finely divided and which is one of iron or ferrous oxide;
- and
- from 1 to 10% by weight of a pH regulating agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.