Patent ID: 7108861

Claim:
A coating for contacting a plant surface comprising an effective amount of a compound represented by general structure 2: wherein X represents —OH, F, Cl, or Br: Y represents O; Z represents optionally substituted alkylphenyl, or —(CH 2 ) m —R 80 , wherein when Z is substituted, a substituent is selected independently for each occurrence from the group consisting of alkyl and aralkyl; R 80 represents independently for each occurrence aryl; and m is an integer in the range of 0 to 8 inclusive; wherein the coating releases the compound or a biologically active fragment thereof, and wherein the compound is microencapsulated with a microcapsule coating material comprising an organic polymer, hydrocolloids, lipid, fat, carbohydrate, wax, inorganic oxide, or silicone polymer.