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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 20, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles W Finch, Garner, NC (US);
Assignee:
BASF Corporation, Mount Olive, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N / ; A01N / ; A01N / ; A01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
504319 ; 504320 ; 71DI / ;
Abstract
Provided herein is a plant growth regulator formulation comprising a plant growth regulator dispersed in polyvinyl alcohol ('PVA') particles having a mean diameter greater than 1 micron. The present invention also includes an emulsion containing an aqueous dispersion of PVA encapsulated plant growth regulator particles wherein said particles have a mean diameter greater than 1 micron. The above formulations are useful in methods of improving a plant growth factor in a plant.