Patent ID: 8424243
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: A01N

Abstract:
1. A fruit or vegetable coated with a plant protective coating comprising a protective agent, a wax emulsion, and a lipophilic thixotropic smectic clay, wherein the protective agent is selected from the group consisting of fungicides, bactericides, insecticides, and mixtures thereof, wherein the wax emulsion comprises a matrix of complex hydrocarbons, an anionic lipophilic emulsifier, an ionic hydrophilic emulsifier and water, wherein the anionic lipophilic emulsifier is selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, stearic acid and mixtures thereof, wherein the ionic hydrophilic emulsifier is selected from the group consisting of ethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, alkyl alcohol amine, morpholene and mixtures thereof.