Patent ID: 9055741
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: A01N,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A method for improving the yield of a crop produced by a plurality of wheat plants, wherein said method comprises contacting said wheat plants at least one time with a liquid composition comprising 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP), a solvent and at least one adjuvant selected from the group consisting of surfactants, alcohols, oils, extenders, pigments, fillers, binders, plasticizers, lubricants, wetting agents, spreading agents, dispersing agents, stickers, adhesives, defoamers, thickeners, transport agents, and emulsifying agents, wherein said contacting is performed during the F10.5 growth stage, and wherein the contacting is performed at a rate of 1 to 25 g of said 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) per hectare.