METHODS AND DEVICE FOR CO-TREATMENT OF CROP PROTECTION CHEMICALS WITH PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
The present disclosure relates to methods and a device for co-administering crop protection chemicals, such as pesticides and fungicides, with 1-MCP to inhibit plant pathogens and protect the quality of agricultural plants and crops, such as fruit.
1 . A method of co-treating plants or plant parts comprising:
placing the plants or plant parts in an enclosed space,
administering a co-treatment comprising a pesticide and a plant growth regulator to the plants or plant parts within the enclosed space, and
inhibiting plant pathogens and ethylene action of the plants or plant parts.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plants or plant parts comprise fruit.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plant growth regulator is selected from the group consisting of 1-MCP and diphenylamine.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is selected from the group consisting of pyrimethanil, fludioxonil, thiabendazole, imazalil, and benzoxaborole compounds.
5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the 1-MCP is administered to the enclosed space as a gaseous composition.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is administered to the enclosed space as a fog.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the fog is administered inside the enclosed space.
8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the enclosed space is not ventilated.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide and the plant growth regulator are administered to the plants or plant parts in the enclosed space simultaneously.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide and the plant growth regulator are administered to the plants or plant parts in the enclosed space concurrently.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is fludioxonil.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is benzoxaborole.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is pyrimethanil.
14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the pesticide is thiabendazole.
15 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the fog comprises a plurality of microparticles.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein each microparticle of the plurality of microparticles have a size of about 2 microns or less.
17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein each microparticle of the plurality of microparticles has a size of about 1 micron or less.
18 . A crop protection composition for treating plants or plant parts comprising:
a pesticide, wherein the pesticide is a fog,
wherein the fog comprises a plurality of microparticles, wherein each microparticle of the plurality of microparticles has a size of about 2 microns or less.
19 . The crop protection composition of claim 18 , wherein each microparticle of the plurality of microparticles has a size of about 1 micron or less.
20 . The crop protection composition of claim 18 , wherein each microparticle of the plurality of microparticles has a size that is less than 1 micron.