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US 6,294,584 B1Granted
Methods for fumigating soil
AssigneeBetzDearborn Inc.
InventorsEdmund J. Bockowski, Dwight P. Davis
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Abstract
The present invention provides for methods for fumigating soil containing deleterious organisms such as nematodes. The methods utilize an effective amount of acrolein over sole demand for acrolein which when added to the soil will control the organisms but will not exhibit phytotoxicity towards the existing or future plant life.
Claims14
A method for fumigating soil containing deleterious organisms comprising:
- a) analyzing the soil to establish demand for acrolein;
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- b) adding a fumigating effective amount of acrolein over the demand to control organisms in the soil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.