Granted Patent
B2
US 12,501,896 · App. 18/303,956 · Granted Dec 23, 2025
Non-aqueous solution of plant-growth regulator(s) and polar and/or semi-polar organic solvent(s)
Assignee:
Corteva Agriscience LLC
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to non-aqueous solutions of plant growth regulator(s) and polar and/or semi-polar organic solvent(s), methods for making said non-aqueous solution, and methods for improving the growth and crop productivity of plants using said non-aqueous solution.
Claims (10)
1 . A solution comprising:
a) from about 0.005 to about 0.05 wt. % indole-3-butyric acid;
b) from 0.009 to 0.15 wt. % kinetin;
c) from about 0.005 to about 0.11 wt. % gibberellic acid (GA 3 ); and
d) a solvent comprising polyethylene glycol; and
e) less than 1 wt. % water,
wherein said polyethylene glycol and said less than 1 wt. % water are the only solvents present in said solution.
2 . The solution of claim 1 wherein the solution further comprises a surfactant.
3 . The solution of claim 1 wherein the solution comprises less than 0.5 wt. % water.
4 . The solution of claim 1 wherein said indole-3-butyric acid, said kinetin, and said gibberellic acid (GA 3 ) retain at least 90% activity after 14 days of Accelerated Storage Stability Testing.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Sep 30, 2024
From: STOLLER ENTERPRISES, INC.
To: CORTEVA AGRISCIENCE LLC
Reel/Frame 069074/0960 →
Continuity (6)
Provisional Application
62103410
· Jan 14, 2015
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