US3885950A
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Composition and method for influencing the growth of plants
Assignee: Bayer AG
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Filing: 1971-07-08
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Granted: 1975-05-27
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Expires: 1991-07-08
Abstract
Abstract The growth of plants is influenced, e.g., promoted or altered, by application thereto or to their habitat of a polymer or copolymer derived from an olefinically or diolefinically unsaturated compound or mixtures of such polymers and/or copolymers.
Inventors
- 👤 Bodo Ehrig
- 👤 Hermann Wolz
- 👤 Claus Hentschel
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 01:56
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01N; A01N37/00; A01N37/34; A01N25/00; A01N25/02; A01N25/04; A01N25/08; A01N25/10; A01N25/30; A01N2300/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
METHOD OF INCREASING, STIMULATING AND PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF PLANTS WHICH COMPRISES APPLYING TO THE SOIL OF PLANTS A DISPERSION COMPRISING A DISPERSANT, AND, AS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT, FROM 50 TO 750 GRAMS OF AN ORGANIC POLYMERIC MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF POLYBUTADIENE, A COPOLYMER OF BUTADIENE, STYRENE AND ACRYLIC ACID, A COPOLYMER OF NBUTYLACRYLATE, ACRLAMIDE, STYRENE AND ACRYLIC ACID, A COPOLYMER OF BUTADIENE, STYRENE AND METHARCYLIC ACID, COPOLYMER OF BUTADIENE, STYRENE AND ACRYLONITRILE AND A COPOLYMER OF NBUTYLACRYLATE, ACYRLAMIDE, METHACRCYLIC ACID AMIDE NMETHYLOLMETHYL ETHER, STYRENE AND ACRYLIC ACID.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
METHOD OF INCREASING, STIMULATING AND PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF PLANTS WHICH COMPRISES APPLYING TO THE SOIL OF PLANTS A DISPERSION COMPRISING A DISPERSANT, AND, AS AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT, FROM 50 TO 750 GRAMS OF AN ORGANIC POLYMERIC MATERIAL SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF POLYBUTADIENE, A COPOLYMER OF BUTADIENE, STYRENE AND ACRYLIC ACID, A COPOLYMER OF NBUTYLACRYLATE, ACRLAMIDE, STYRENE AND ACRYLIC ACID, A COPOLYMER OF BUTADIENE, STYRENE AND METHARCYLIC ACID, COPOLYMER OF BUTADIENE, STYRENE AND ACRYLONITRILE AND A COPOLYMER OF NBUTYLACRYLATE, ACYRLAMIDE, METHACRCYLIC ACID AMIDE NMETHYLOLMETHYL ETHER, STYRENE AND ACRYLIC ACID.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
Method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said polymeric material is polybutadiene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
Method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said polymeric material is a copolymer of butadiene, styrene and acrylic acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
Method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said polymeric material is a copolymer of n-butylacrylate, acrylamide, styrene and acrylic acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
Method as claimed in claim 1 wherein said polymeric material is applied to the soil in an amount between 10 and 20 grams of polymer per square meter of soil.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 5 wherein the plant is lettuce and the polymeric material is polybutadiene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 5 wherein the plant is parsley and the polymeric material is polybutadiene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein the lettuce is hEad lettuce.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 6 wherein the lettuce is leaf lettuce.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 5 wherein the plant is radish and the polymeric is polybutadiene.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 5 wherein the plant is an Epiphytes and the polymeric material is a copolymer of butadiene, styrene and methacrylic acid.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 5 wherein the plant is an Epiphytes and the polymeric material is a copolymer of butadiene, styrene and acrylonitrile.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 5 wherein the plant is an Epiphytes and the polymeric material is a copolymer of n-butylacrylate, acrylamide, methacrylic acid amide N-methylolmethyl ether, styrene and acrylic acid.
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