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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2006
Applicants:
Naoki Kubota, Hyogo, JP;
Nobuhiro Taniguchi, Hyogo, JP;
Hisakazu Hojo, Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Maruo Calcium Company Limited, Akashi-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 59/00 (2006.01); A01N 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sparingly water-soluble plant quality improver characterized by containing a polyvalent metal, an organic acid having a carboxylic group, an alkali metal and/or ammonia, and phosphate ions and/or carbonate ions. The sparingly water-soluble plant quality improver inhibits or alleviates physiological disorders of plants and further has the function of improving qualities of the plants, such as sugar content and acidity. It is also characterized in that it causes little fruit surface soiling to heighten the merchandice value, and that it is lowly phytotoxic and highly safe.