Environmentally benign crop protection agents
View Patent ↗Disclosed are environmentally benign crop protection compounds that interfere with the attachment of a broad range of plant pathogens to plant cells surfaces.
1. 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.
2. The coating of claim 1 , wherein Z represents optionally substituted alkylphenyl or aralkylphenyl.
3. The coating of claim 1 , wherein Z represents 4-(2-methylpropyl)phenyl, 4-(1,1-dimethyethyl)phenyl, 4-(1,1-dimethylpropyl)phenyl, 4-pentylphenyl, 4-(1-methyl-1-phenylethyl)phenyl, or 4-(1-methylheptyl)phenyl.
4. The coating of claim 1 , wherein the coating comprises water.
5. The coating of claim 1 , wherein the coating comprises an inorganic oxide.
6. The coating of claim 1 , wherein the coating comprises a silicone polymer.