Chemistry: fertilizers – Processes and products – Organic material-containing
Reexamination Certificate
2007-07-18
2009-12-29
Maier, Leigh C (Department: 1623)
Chemistry: fertilizers
Processes and products
Organic material-containing
C514S025000, C514S061000, C536S020000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07637980
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to agriculture. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of increasing photosynthesis of a plant and more particularly of crop plants. In addition, the invention relates to a method of increasing photosynthesis and/or yield in crop plants, comprising an exposure thereof to lipo-chitooligosaccharides, and compositions therefor. Further, the invention relates to an agricultural composition for enhancing a plant crop photosynthetic rate and/or growth thereof comprising a photosynthetic rate-promoting amount of at least one lipo chitooligosaccharide (LCO) together with an agriculturally suitable carrier and methods using same.
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Prithiviraj Balakrishnan
Smith Donald L.
Souleimanov Alfred
Zhou Xiaomin
Maier Leigh C
McGill University
Merchant & Gouls P.C.
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