Patent ID: 6235682
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: A01N

Abstract:
A composition for protecting a plant with leaves comprising:(a) at least one herbicide which is effective in soil in which the plant is planted;(b) a repellent adjuvant, which is an aqueous solution of a water soluble silane coupling agent and an alkyltrialkoxysilane, the alkyltrialkoxysilane being selected from the group consisting of alkyltrialkoxysilanes with C1 to C6 alkyl groups on silicon and a blend of alkyltrialkoxysilanes each with a C1 to C6 alkyl group on silicon, for modifying surface properties of the composition so that retention of the composition on foliage of the plant is reduced, wherein the composition when sprayed forms spherical particles which bounce off the plant onto the soil.