Fungicide compositions
OwnerRobert D. Colemaninventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to agricultural compositions that find particular use as a fungicide composition. The fungicide composition can include one or more fatty acids and one or more organic acids different from the fatty acid. The organic acid can but need not exhibit any fungicidal activity; however, when combined with a fatty acid, the organic acid functions as a potent synergist for the fatty acid as a fungicide. Additionally, the fungicide composition can include other components such as emulsifiers, adjuvants, surfactants and diluents. The fungicide composition significantly reduces or prevents the fungal infection of cash crops including vegetables, fruits, berries, seeds, grains and at higher application rates, can also be used as a harvest aid or desiccant for harvested crops such as potatoes.
Claims32
A fungicide composition consisting essentially of:
- a fatty acid, or a salt thereof, having between 5 and 22 carbon atoms included in a fungicidally effective amount;
- an organic carboxylic acid, or a salt thereof, different from the fatty acid, said organic carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of:
- mevalonic acid, glycolic acid, ketoglutaric acid, glutaric acid, glyceric acid, malonic acid, benzoic acid, trichloroacetic acid, pyruvic acid, cinnamic acid, formic acid, fumaric acid, isocitric acid, oxalacetic acid, acrylic acid, isobutyric acid, itaconic acid, humic acid, tetrahydrofurfuryl salicylic acid, diethylamine salicylic acid, fulvic acid, pentonic acid, gluconic acid, galactonic acid, hexonic acid, saccharic acid, ascorbic acid, bionic acid, alanine, glycine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, tryptophan, valine, asparagine, cysteine, glutamine, serine, threonine, tyrosine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, arginine, histidine and lysine and mixtures of these acids;
- and a carrier and at least one emulsifier, wherein the composition is capable of forming an emulsion upon mixing with water and exhibiting a synergistic fungicidal effect upon application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.