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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1998
André Grégoire, Bois Briand, CA;
Gérard Lupien, Laval, CA;
Alan K. Watson, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, CA;
Antonio DiTommaso, Montréal, CA;
McGill University, Montreal, CA;
Abstract
The invention relates to a foliar saline spray solution for selective control of noxious weeds such as ragweed, poison ivy, dandelion, clover, bedstraw, wild parsley, millet, thistle, English daisy, plantain, ground-ivy, and knotweed. The invention also relates to a method for selective control of noxious weeds. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the solution comprises 8% to 12% weight to volume of a specific salt such as sodium chloride. The solution may further comprise an adjuvant such as a non-ionic surfactant.