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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2005
Ben Clifford Gerwick, Iii, Carmel, IN (US);
Paul Richard Graupner, Carmel, IN (US);
Stephen Craig Fields, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Paul Richard Schmitzer, Indianapolis, IN (US);
William Kirkland Brewster, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Ben Clifford Gerwick, III, Carmel, IN (US);
Paul Richard Graupner, Carmel, IN (US);
Stephen Craig Fields, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Paul Richard Schmitzer, Indianapolis, IN (US);
William Kirkland Brewster, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
Methylidene mevalonic acid, a material isolated from a fungal extract, and its primary alcohol and carboxylic acid derivatives, are potent herbicides demonstrating a broad spectrum of weed control. These materials are useful for weed control and for the cultivation of organically grown crops.