Patent ID: 6187074
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: C05G

Abstract:
A method of fertilizing arable land, comprising applying a coated fertilizer granule to the arable land,wherein the coating comprises a carboxyl-containing ethylene copolymer comprising:(a) from 75 to 90% by weight of polymerized ethylene units, and(b) from 10 to 25% by weight of polymerized .alpha.-olefinically unsaturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.8 -alkanecarboxylic acid units, in which the carboxyl group may optionally be in the form of salts; andwherein said copolymer has a melt flow index of from 1 to 25 g/min;with the proviso that the fertilizer granule does not contain an active ingredient for protection.