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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R. Evans, Raleigh, NC (US);
Richard R. Evans, Greenville, MS (US);
Anita Harrell, Apex, NC (US);
Wade W. Stewart, Brandon, MS (US);
Dave King, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
BASF Corporation, Mount Olive, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 4/340 ; A01N 5/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 4/340 ; A01N 5/702 ;
Abstract
Concurrent or sequential application of an auxin transport inhibitor and a defoliating agent synergistically improve defoliation of crop plants and minimize crop plant regrowth. Preferably, the auxin transport inhibitor is a semicarbazone compound. The defoliating agent may be an ethylene response or ethylene-type response agent such as a phosphonic acid derivative. Most preferably, the semicarbazone compound is diflufenzopyr and the phosphonic acid derivative is ethephon (i.e., ethephon (2-chloroethyl) phosphonic acid).