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Compositions for biological control of plant pathogenic nematodes
Assignee: PEOPLE'S MOSS GIN COMPANY Inc
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Filing: 1988-08-01
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Granted: 1991-10-15
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Expires: 2008-08-01
Abstract
Abstract Soybean meal and urea compositions have been found to exhibit enhanced and commercially useful nematistatic and nematicidal activity in soils. Chitin-containing materials, e.g., crab shells, shrimp shells, fungal mycella, etc., have also been found to exhibit enhanced and commercially useful nematistatic and nematicidal activity in soils when admixed with other organic nitrogen-containing materials such as ammonium phosphates, a source of urea, and plant, fish or animal meal. Also, compositions formulated of two different chitin source materials can be used. The soybean-urea compositions as well as the blended chitin-containing formulations are non-phytotoxic and simultaneously provide cost-effective biological suppression of plant pathogenic nematode populations and excellent plant nutrition.
Inventors
- 👤 R. Rodriquez-Kabana
- 👤 Robert A. Milch
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
C; C05; C05F; C05F11/00; C05C; C05C9/00; C05F1/00; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A40/00; Y02A40/10; Y02A40/20; Y02P; Y02P20/00; Y02P20/141; Y02P20/145; Y10; Y10S; Y10S71/00; Y10S71/903; Y10S71/904
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
A soil amendment composition capable of stimulating the reproduction and development of normal soil microflora which produce ammonia and enzymes that are antagonistic to plant pathogenic nematodes of selected crop plants, which comprises: (a) at least one of (a) (1) soybean meal and (a)(2) chitin-protein complex obtained from crustacean shells or fungal mycelia, and (b) urea said component (b) being present in an amount effective to provide ammoniacal nitrogen sufficient for suppressing the growth of said pathogenic nematodes and said component (a) being present in an amount effective for suppressing the growth of said pathogenic nematodes in combination with component (b) while alleviating phytotoxic effects of component (b), whereby the amounts of (a) and (b) in said composition being adapted to provide about 1 to 3 grams of said composition per kilogram of soil in which said composition is admixed, wherein the ratio of (a)(1) meal to (b) is 2:1 to 8:1, or the ratio of (a)(2) complex to (b) is 5:1 to 1.5:1, or the ratio of (a)(1) meal:(b):(a)(2) complex is 3.0 to 5.0 parts (a)(1) meal:1:0 part:(b):1.5 to 3.5 parts (a)(2) complex.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
A soil amendment composition capable of stimulating the reproduction and development of normal soil microflora which produce ammonia and enzymes that are antagonistic to plant pathogenic nematodes of selected crop plants, which comprises: (a) at least one of (a) (1) soybean meal and (a)(2) chitin-protein complex obtained from crustacean shells or fungal mycelia, and (b) urea said component (b) being present in an amount effective to provide ammoniacal nitrogen sufficient for suppressing the growth of said pathogenic nematodes and said component (a) being present in an amount effective for suppressing the growth of said pathogenic nematodes in combination with component (b) while alleviating phytotoxic effects of component (b), whereby the amounts of (a) and (b) in said composition being adapted to provide about 1 to 3 grams of said composition per kilogram of soil in which said composition is admixed, wherein the ratio of (a)(1) meal to (b) is 2:1 to 8:1, or the ratio of (a)(2) complex to (b) is 5:1 to 1.5:1, or the ratio of (a)(1) meal:(b):(a)(2) complex is 3.0 to 5.0 parts (a)(1) meal:1:0 part:(b):1.5 to 3.5 parts (a)(2) complex.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein at least two parts by weight of soybean meal are present for each part of urea.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition according to claim 1 in the form of granules, pellets or prills.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the ratio of carbon atoms to nitrogen atoms is five (5) to one (1) or less.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein 5% to 50% of the weight of the composition is urea.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition according to claim 1 having a high Kjeldahl protein content.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition of matter comprising a plant growth medium in admixture with a nematicidally effective amount of the composition according to claim 1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A composition according to claim 7, wherein the plant growth medium is soil containing both inorganic clay minerals and organic humus substances and the admixture extends to the root system of a selected crop growing therein.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 8, wherein the plant growth medium is a potting soil.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
A method for suppressing the growth of plant-pathogenic nematodes in a plant growth medium capable of supporting said growth which comprises admixing at least a nematistatically effective and non-phytotoxic amount of a composition according to claim 1 with said plant growth medium to suppress the growth of said nematodes.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein the admixing is done at least one week prior to seeding or planting in said plant growth medium.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein the crop plant is a deciduous fruit or nut crop.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
58 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein the plant-pathogenic nematode is endoparasitic and selected from the group consisting of root-knot nematodes of the Meloidogyne genus, root-lesion nematodes of the Pratylenchus genus, cyst-forming nematodes of the Heterodera or Globodera genus, citrus nematodes of the Tylenchulus genus, reniform nematodes of the Rotylenchulus genus, and burrowing nematodes of the Radopholus genus.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
52 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein the plant-pathogenic nematode is ectoparasitic and selected from the group consisting of dagger nematodes of the Xiphinema genus, stubby-root nematodes of the Trichodorus genus, spiral nematodes of the Rotylenchus or Helicotylenchus genus, sting nematodes of the Belonolaimus genus, and pin nematodes of the Paratylenchus genus.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein the plant-pathogenic nematode is selected from the group consisting of leaf nematodes of the Aphelenchoides genus and bulb and stem nematodes of the Ditylenchus genus.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 10, wherein said composition is in the form of granules, pellets or prills.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
45 words
A method for suppressing the growth of plant-pathogenic nematodes in a plant growth medium capable of supporting said growth, which comprises applying the composition of claim 1 to said medium at a rate of between 1.5 to 4.5 grams of composition per kilogram of medium.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
29 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein the source of chitin-protein complex is dried crustacean shell wastes of seafood processing operations or fungal mycelial residues remaining after industrial fermentations.
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