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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Bioherbicides Australia Pty Ltd, St Lucia, AU;
Inventors:
Peter Riikonen, St Lucia, AU;
Kenneth Clifford Goulter, Jamboree Heights, AU;
Assignee:
BioHerbicides Australia Pty Ltd, Queensland, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 21/04 (2006.01); A01N 25/26 (2006.01); A01N 57/20 (2006.01); A01M 21/00 (2006.01); A01G 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01M 21/043 (2013.01); A01M 21/00 (2013.01); A01N 25/26 (2013.01); A01N 57/20 (2013.01); A01G 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling the growth of a plant is provided, the method including the steps of: (a) inserting a capsule containing an agent into an opening formed in a plant; and (b) closing the opening formed in the plant into which the capsule is inserted. The agent may be a chemical agent. The plant may be a woody plant, such as a woody weed or a woody cultivated plant. Also provided is a capsule containing an agent for insertion into a plant, and an apparatus for insertion of a capsule into a plant.