Plant protecting and regulating compositions – Compositions for preservation or maintenance of cut flowers
Patent
1996-01-02
1998-03-03
Clardy, S. Mark
Plant protecting and regulating compositions
Compositions for preservation or maintenance of cut flowers
424605, 424616, 47 58, 47DIG3, A01N 302, A01N 3702, A01N 5900
Patent
active
057234060
ABSTRACT:
A method for control of horticulture diseases and decontamination of plant tissue which includes applying a solution of hydrogen peroxide to plant tissue, said hydrogen peroxide being a solution having a concentration of between 0.05 to 3.00%. In some cases the hydrogen peroxide solution has a concentration of between 0.05 and 1.5%. Some forms of the invention may utilize a hydrogen peroxide solution that further includes an acid selected from the group consisting of acetic acid and phosphoric acid. Various structures are used for applying the hydrogen peroxide solution such as hydraulic spraying, misting, fogging, or injecting the hydrogen peroxide into a commercial cooling system. In other cases the hydrogen peroxide solution is injected into a recirculating subirrigation nutrient system solution to control microbial growth in the irrigation water. In some cases the hydrogen peroxide solution is applied to the plant tissue at a variety of stages in the plant production cycle. Other application of the invention include applying misting the hydrogen peroxide solution over terminal stem cuttings until they reach root sufficiency. The invention also includes the method of eradicating insects which includes applying a solution of hydrogen peroxide to the environment of the insects and the method of treating water to reduce the presence of fungi present in the water which includes applying hydrogen peroxide to the water.
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Abbot Michael N.
Larose Rene N.
Clardy S. Mark
Smith Robert S.
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