Valent Biosciences Corporation

Gregory Clarke

Peter D Petracek

Derek D Woolard

Prem Warrior

Michael Schroeder

Johnny A Lopez

Schalk Reynolds

Gregory D Venburg

Franklin Paul Silverman

Yueh Wang

Andrew Rath

Rick Hopkins

John Lopez

Bruce Baldi

Jim Hansen

Mark Beach

Bruce Kirkpatrick

The present invention is directed to the treatment of a plant at the flowering or fruiting stage with an effective amount of abscisic acid, its analogs or derivatives and salts thereof to reduce the number of fruits that the plant sets and grows to maturity.

Use of abscisic acid combinations for thinning

The present invention relates to agricultural methods and compositions of 1-aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid (ACC) alone or in combination with 2-chloroethylphosphonic acid (ethephon) to reduce crop load of fruit trees.

1-aminocyclopropane carboxylic acid as a fruit thinner

Soluble and stable liquid compositions containing a plant growth regulator selected from the group consisting of cytokinin and a gibberellin, an acid solubilizer such as citric acid, tartaric acid or glycolic acid and a solvent; as well as methods for making and using the composition are disclosed. The compositions improve solubility, handling, stability, safety, as well as activity improvements such as improved plant growth, yield, fruit thinning or sizing and quality. The compositions are soluble and stable by adding an ethoxylated alkyl alcohol wherein the growth regulator is 6-benzyladenine (6-BA) or forchlorfenuron (CPPU) and the ethoxylated alcohol surfactant is Calkyl alcohol in propylene glycol. The compositions may also contain a cytokinin such as 6-benzyladenine (6-BA) or forchlorfenuron (CPPU) that is increased in solubility and activity and by synergistically combined with GAor GAAas well as in storage stability by adding an antioxidant. The compositions are formulated in a ready-to-mix formulation.

Stable and water-soluble plant growth regulator liquid compositions and methods for use of same

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Gregory Clarke