Germination acceleration
View Patent ↗A composition comprising an effective amount of GA4/7 (gibberellin 4 and gibberellin 7) or GA3 (gibberellic acid) and 6BA (benzyladenine) is used as a seed treatment on sweet and field corn ( Zea mays ) to accelerate plant establishment and to promote low temperature germination and emergence.
1. A method for accelerating Zea mays germination comprising applying to seed of said Zea mays an effective amount of gibberellin 4/7 or gibberellic acid and an effective amount of benzyladenine, wherein the effective amount of gibberellin 4/7 or gibberellic acid is from 2 ppm to 100 ppm and the effective amount of benzyladenine is from 2 ppm to 100 ppm and wherein the ratio of gibberellin 4/7 or gibberellic acid:benzyladenine is 10:1 to 5:1.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said Zea mays is sweet corn.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said Zea mays germinates at temperatures as low as 10 degrees Celsius.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the effective amount of gibberellin 4/7 is from 2 ppm to 100 ppm and the effective amount of benzyladenine is from 2 ppm to 10 ppm.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the effective amount of gibberellic acid is from 2 ppm to 100 ppm and the effective amount of benzyladenine is from 2 ppm to 10 ppm.
6. A method for increasing the yield of Zea mays comprising applying to seed of said Zea mays an effective amount of gibberellin 4/7 or gibberellic acid and an effective amount of benzyladenine, wherein the effective amount of gibberellin 4/7 or gibberellic acid is from 2 ppm to 100 ppm and the effective amount of benzyladenine is from 2 ppm to 100 ppm; and wherein the ratio of gibberellin 4/7 or gibberellic acid:benzyladenine is 10:1 to 5:1.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein said Zea mays is sweet corn.
8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the effective amount of gibberellin 4/7 is from 2 ppm to 100 ppm and the effective amount of benzyladenine is from 2 ppm to 10 ppm.
9. The method of claim 6 , wherein the effective amount of gibberellic acid is from 2 ppm to 100 ppm and the effective amount of benzyladenine is from 2 ppm to 10 ppm.