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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Bayer Cropscience Lp, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Reichert, Cary, NC (US);
William G. Hairston, Wake Forest, NC (US);
Assignee:
Bayer CropScience LP, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 25/24 (2006.01); A01N 25/10 (2006.01); A01N 25/00 (2006.01); A01C 1/06 (2006.01); A01N 43/78 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 25/10 (2013.01); A01C 1/06 (2013.01); A01N 25/00 (2013.01); A01N 25/24 (2013.01); A01N 43/78 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for reducing dust by treating a seed with a lubricant composition are described herein. The disclosure also provides for a method of reducing planter dust released during seed planting by applying a lubricant composition to a seed. Methods for increasing seed lubricity by coating a seed with a lubricant composition are also described. Compositions and seeds useful in these methods are also described.