Patent ID: 8629086
Filing Date: 2014-01-14
Classification: A01G,A01N,C05G,E02B,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method of increasing wetted soil volume and killing plant pests selected from the group consisting of Nematodes, Phytophthora, Fusarium, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Sclerotinia, Erwinia and Verticillium comprising: a) selecting soil in need of treatment; b) applying to the soil in need of treatment an effective amount of a composition comprising: wherein said one or more high terpene containing oils is selected from the group consisting of orange oil, lemon oil, lime oil, grapefruit oil and tangerine oil; to thereby increase wetted soil volume of the soil selected for treatment and to kill said plant pests selected from the group consisting of Nematodes, Phytophthora, Fusarium, Pythium, Rhizoctonia, Sclerotinia, Erwinia and Verticillium in the soil selected for treatment.