Herbicide
AssigneeBarrier Biotech Limited
InventorsRobert Eugene Ryan, Sandra Morris
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
There is disclosed the use of citronella oil as a herbicide. The citronella oil is provided as a herbicidal composition together with a carrier diluent or excipient therefor. The citronella oil or the herbicidal composition is used to control weeds at a locus by applying thereto a herbicidally effective amount of the citronella oil or the herbicidal composition.
Claims8
A herbicidal composition consisting essentially of by volume approximately from 20 to 30% citronella oil, 5 to 15% surfactant, and from 55 to 75% water.
A method for controlling the growth of ragwort, docks, nettles or thistles at a locus which method comprises applying thereto a herbicidally effective amount of citronella oil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.