Patent ID: 6528079
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: A01N

Abstract:
A shaped product for insert into a woody plant, said product releasing an agrochemical compound and comprising:a) at least one agrochemical compound selected from the group consisting of insecticides, fungicides and herbicides; b) a water-insoluble thermoplastically processable polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinylacetate and poly(vinyl acetate-co-ethylene); and c) a water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(pyrrolidone-co-vinyl acetate) and polyvinylpyrrolidone, wherein said shaped product exhibits a relative increase in weight of less than 15% after storage in water for 24 hours, and wherein the weight ratio of water-insoluble thermoplastically processable polymer to water-soluble polymer is from 30:70 to 60:40.