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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1993
Filed:
May. 11, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joe V Gednalske, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Robert W Herzfeld, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cenex/Land O'Lakes Agronomy Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A01N / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
504206 ; 504214 ; 504215 ; 504234 ; 504253 ; 504310 ; 504116 ; 71DI / ;
Abstract
A nonionic surfactant blend for use with compatible herbicides. The nonionic surfactant blend includes an effective amount of an acidulated soybean soapstock. The acidulated soybean soapstock includes a range of total fatty acids of about 94%-to-96% by volume and a moisture content of not more than about 5% by volume. The present invention also includes a method for improving the performance of a herbicide. The method includes providing an effective quantity of the improved nonionic surfactant blend for combination with the herbicide.