Methods of protecting seeds from oxidants and microorganisms
View Patent ↗Disclosed are methods of protecting seeds from oxidants and microorganisms prior to planting said seed, involving coating the seeds with an antioxidant effective amount and an antimicrobial effective amount of a composition containing at least one compound selected from the group consisting of C 7-18 gallates in an optional solvent and/or optional carrier prior to planting the seeds, and heating the seeds to a temperature of about 20° C. to about 70° C. for about 5 minutes to about 60 minutes prior to planting the seeds.
1. A method of protecting seeds from oxidants and microorganisms prior to planting said seeds, said process comprising coating said seeds with an antioxidant effective amount and an antimicrobial effective amount of a composition comprising octyl gallate, nonyl gallate, or decyl gallate in an optional solvent and/or optional carrier prior to planting said seeds, and heating said seeds to a temperature of about 20° C. to about 70° C. when coating with octyl gallate or heating said seeds to a temperature of about 50° C. to about 70° C. when coating with nonyl gallate or decyl gallate for a time of about 5 minutes to about 60 minutes prior to planting said seeds.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said composition comprises octyl gallate.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said temperature is about 30° C. to about 65° C. when coating with octyl gallate.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said temperature is about 40° C. to about 55° C. when coating with octyl gallate.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said time is about 10 minutes to about 45 minutes.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein said time is about 15 minutes to about 35 minutes.