Texaco Trinidad, Inc.

Texaco Development Corporation

Clarence A Phillips

John D Downer

Henry W Archer

Spray oil compositions capable of defoliating and/or desiccating the foliage of leguminous plants so as to facilitate the harvesting thereof are disclosed. The parameter of properties constituent oils must have to provide these effects is given.

Desiccant and defoliating spray composition for leguminous plants

Disclosed are hydrolytically stable spray oil containing plant assimilating boron compounds for improving plant growth. Suitable boron compounds include the esters of boric, boronic and borinic acids including the cyclic esters, the alkanolamine esters, the non-alpha hydrogen and branched alkyl esters and amine-borate adducts. The spray oils are formulated to contain from 0.01 to 2.0 weight/volume percent of boron.

Boron-containing spray oil composition for foliar application

The phytotoxicity of petroleum spray oils can be eliminated or reduced by the addition thereto of from 0.01 to 8% weight percent of an antioxidant of the inhibitor or peroxide decomposing type, which is non-phytotoxic, non-carcinogenic and substantially unaffected in its antioxidant properties by sunlight. These inhibitors prevent the auto-oxidation of the oils.

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Pointe-a-Pierre, Trinidad and Tobago

Clarence A Phillips