GB2416287A - Bands or dressings for delivering active ingredients to plant tissues - Google Patents
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- 239000003337 fertilizer Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 239000000417 fungicide Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 4
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- 239000011785 micronutrient Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 235000013369 micronutrients Nutrition 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 239000003750 molluscacide Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 230000002013 molluscicidal effect Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 239000005648 plant growth regulator Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 4
- 230000002363 herbicidal effect Effects 0.000 claims abstract description 3
- 230000003115 biocidal effect Effects 0.000 claims abstract 3
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- 239000004820 Pressure-sensitive adhesive Substances 0.000 claims description 16
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- SNICXCGAKADSCV-JTQLQIEISA-N (-)-Nicotine Chemical compound CN1CCC[C@H]1C1=CC=CN=C1 SNICXCGAKADSCV-JTQLQIEISA-N 0.000 description 2
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G17/00—Cultivation of hops, vines, fruit trees, or like trees
- A01G17/18—Means for filling-up wounds in trees
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Abstract
A band or bandage or dressing which is water-soluble, water dispersible or biodegradable, and which may be attached to a tree, a shrub or any other type of plant. The device may incorporate one or more active ingredients, which may be in the form of a fungicide, a bactericide, a disinfectant, a biocide, a plant stimulant, a micro-nutrient, a fertiliser, an insecticide, a molluscicide, a plant growth regulator or even a herbicide. The dressing may be self adhesive and in the form of a tape or a label. The active ingredient may be incorporated into the adhesive formulation. The dressing may also be in the form of a gel which may be applied to the cut end of a flower stem or a plant cutting.
Description
NOVEL METHODS OF DELIVERING ACTIVE INGREDIENTS TO PLANTS
DESCRIPTION
This invention relates to bandages or wound dressings for plants. More especially, the invention relates to the delivery of active ingredients to plants and to the repair of damaged, spliced or grafted plants in which both healing materials and mechanical support are brought to the site of the wound, splice or graft by means of a water-soluble or waterdispersible or big-degradable bandage or wound dressing, in particular, but not exclusively, a water-soluble or water-dispersible self adhesive tape or label.
It has long been known that when a plant is grafted or spliced, nature must be helped by means of a cord which is wrapped around the site of the graft or splice in a similar way to whipping the end of a rope. Similarly, when a plant has been damaged mechanically by external forces, for example by wind, or by human or animal interference, the value of the plant may be such that a repair is undertaken. This repair may take the form of a splint which is applied to the affected part of the plant or a piece of cord which is tied between the damaged part of the plant and an undamaged part in order to support the damaged part whilst nature is allowed to complete the healing process.
According to the present invention there is provided a bandage or wound dressing for application to the tissue of trees, shrubs or other types of plant wherein the bandage or wound dressing is water-soluble or waterdispersible or big-degradable.
Preferably, the bandage or wound dressing provides assistance to the plant during a healing process.
In a first embodiment of the invention, the bandage preferably comprises a self-adhesive tape, preferably self-wound for ease of use, or label in which a filmic substrate and a pressure sensitive adhesive are formulated so that they are both fully soluble in water of a pre- determined temperature range, whether in cold water i.e. between 5-30 C, in warm water i.e. between 30-60 C, or in hot water i.e. not less than 60 C, and are formulated so that they are both fully biodegradable. It has been found that such a water-soluble self-adhesive tape or label may be used in place of cord to provide mechanical support to damaged plants with a corresponding saving in time and therefore money. The degree of mechanical support may be varied by adjusting the formulation, thickness and elasticity of the filmic substrate, or by adjusting the formulation of the pressure sensitive adhesive, or by adjusting the formulation of both filmic substrate and pressure sensitive adhesive.
In this first embodiment of the invention, it is not intended that the self-adhesive tape or label comprising the filmic substrate which has been coated with the pressure sensitive adhesive will require to be subsequently removed from the plant as, over a period of time, it will either be absorbed into the plant without detrimental effects, or will be dissolved by the combined effects of rain and dew. The time taken for the self I - ,..
adhesive tape or label to dissolve may be varied by selecting an appropriate grade of filmic substrate and an appropriate formulation of pressure sensitive adhesive.
It will be appreciated that the selection of suitable s materials will be influenced by the weather conditions to which the plant is exposed.
The self-adhesive tape or label may be designed to incorporate active ingredients known to assist in the healing process whether directly as in the case of fungicides, bactericides, mouldicides, disinfectants, biocides, plant stimulants, micro-nutrients, and foliar fertilizers, or indirectly as in the case of insecticides which protect the plant during the healing process from unwanted insect attack, molluscicides which protect the plant during the healing process from unwanted mollusc attack, and plant growth regulators.
One or more active ingredients of any of the above types may be incorporated on their own or in combination either into the filmic substrate or into the pressure sensitive adhesive formulation, or into both. Different active ingredients may be incorporated into the filmic substrate and the pressure sensitive adhesive. Once the filmic substrate has been coated with pressure sensitive adhesive, the resulting material is converted either into self-wound tape or into self-adhesive labels attached to a release liner.
It will, of course, be seen that if the active ingredients are incorporated particularly into the pressure sensitive adhesive formulation which is then placed in direct contact with any part of the plant but typically the bark, one or more stems or one or more leaves of the plant, then the self-adhesive tape or label can become a novel method of delivering active ingredients to the plant in a similar way that a nicotine patch delivers small doses of nicotine through the skin of the human body over a pre-determined period of time. The benefits of this will be greater in the case where the active ingredients are systemic in nature and will therefore be subsequently transported throughout the plant. In cases where rapid uptake of active ingredient is required, the stem of the plant may be partially scarified or cut away before attaching the self adhesive tape or label to the open wound in order to induce faster uptake of active ingredient.
The first embodiment of the invention is therefore able to provide, if both are required, a self-adhesive bandage or wound dressing for repairing a damaged plant from a mechanical standpoint and a novel delivery system for dispensing active ingredients to the plant, whether to help to heal the site of the wound, splice or graft, or for other reasons. It will be noticed that the delivery of active ingredients to the plant in this way is particularly safe and efficacious as the active ingredients are placed in intimate contact with the tissue of the plant without contamination of the user, the environment, or neighbouring plants or crops.
In a further application of the first embodiment, the stems of cut plants or cuttings are bound, either individually or in bunches, with a selfadhesive tape or label incorporating one or more active ingredients in order to prolong their life after cutting, firstly in - s - transport from the grower to the consumer and secondly after being placed in water by the consumer.
It will be evident that one or both of the filmic substrate and the pressure sensitive adhesive can be coloured within their mass and the filmic substrate may be printed, in order to camouflage the presence of the tape or label on the plant and to enable marketing and technical information to be provided to the user.
In a second embodiment of the invention, we have found that it is possible to create the same active ingredient delivery with a wound dressing that is applied by dipping a cut plant or a bunch of cut plants into a gel of similar composition to that obtained by dissolving the self- adhesive tape or label in water and then allowing the gel to dry into a skin on the stems of the cut plants. In this embodiment, the presence of active ingredients in the gelled wound dressing provides beneficial properties extending the life of the cut plants or the cuttings.
According to another aspect of the present invention which is not related to a healing process, one or more herbicides are incorporated into a bandage or wound dressing, for example a self-adhesive water-soluble tape or label, preferably into the formulation of the pressure sensitive adhesive, for application to one or more leaves or stems of the plant. In this way, the herbicide or combination of herbicides is absorbed into the plant and unwanted plants can thereby be eliminated.
As will now be understood, the present invention provides novel methods of applying active ingredients to plants in which the active ingredient or ingredients are transmitted safely and efficaciously to the plant without contaminating the user, the environment, neighbouring plants or crops, and the self-adhesive tape or label will over time dissolve, become absorbed by the plant, or biodegrade either whilst still attached to the plant or in a subsequent comporting process.
Claims (12)
1. A bandage or wound dressing for application to the tissue of trees, shrubs or other types of plant wherein the bandage or wound dressing is water soluble or water-dispersible or big-degradable.
2. A bandage or wound dressing according to claim l whereby assistance is provided to the plant during a healing process.
3. A bandage or wound dressing according to claim l or claim 2 incorporating one or more active ingredients.
4. A bandage or wound dressing according to claim 3 in which one or more active ingredients are incorporated into the formulation of a pressure sensitive adhesive and/or into the formulation of a water-soluble or water-dispersible substrate provided with the pressure sensitive adhesive.
5. A bandage or wound dressing according to claim 3 or claim 4 in which the active ingredient is selected from the group comprising a fungicide, a bactericide, a mouldicide, a disinfectant, a biocide, a plant stimulant, a micro-nutrient, a foliar fertilizer, an insecticide, a molluscicide, a plant growth regulator, or a combination of any of these.
Amendments to the claims have been filed as follows 1. A bandage or wound dressing for application to the tissue of trees, shrubs or other types of plant or cut plant wherein the bandage or wound dressing comprises a water-soluble or water-dispersible filmic substrate and a water-soluble or water-dispersible pressure sensitive adhesive into either or both of which one or more active ingredients are incorporated.
2. A bandage or wound dressing according to claim 1 whereby mechanical support is provided to the plant during a healing process.
3. A bandage or wound dressing according to claim 1 whereby the active ingredient assists the healing process.
4. A bandage or wound dressing according to claim 1 .
whereby the active ingredient protects the plant during .
the healing process. .
. 5. A bandage or wound dressing according to claim 1 whereby, in use, the bandage or wound dressing is applied . to the stems of cut plants and the active ingredient . .
2g. prolongs the life of the plant after cutting.
6. A bandage or wound dressing according to claims 1 or 2 in which the active ingredient is selected from the group comprising a fungicide, a bactericide, a mouldicide, a disinfectant, a biocide, a micro-nutrient, a foliar fertilizer, an insecticide, a molluscicide, a plant growth regulator, or a combination of any of these. q
7. A bandage or wound dressing according to claims 1 or 2 in which the active ingredient is a herbicide.
8. A bandage or wound dressing according to any preceding claim in which the filmic substrate and pressure sensitive adhesive are both fully soluble in water of pre- determined temperature.
9. A bandage or wound dressing according to any preceding claim in which at least one active ingredient is incorporated in the pressure sensitive adhesive for direct application to the plant.
10. A bandage or wound dressing according to any preceding claim in the form of a self-wound tape.
11. A bandage or wound dressing according to any one of claims 1 to 9 in the form of a label attached to a release . liner. ë
12. A bandage or wound dressing substantially as hereinbefore described. ë ë
Priority Applications (4)
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| GB0416043A GB2416287B (en) | 2004-07-17 | 2004-07-17 | Novel methods of delivering active ingredients to plants |
| PCT/GB2005/002827 WO2006008511A1 (en) | 2004-07-17 | 2005-07-18 | Novel methods of delivering active ingredients to plants |
| EP05762141A EP1786260A1 (en) | 2004-07-17 | 2005-07-18 | Novel methods of delivering active ingredients to plants |
| JP2007522014A JP2008506413A (en) | 2004-07-17 | 2005-07-18 | A novel method for supplying active ingredients to plants |
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| GB0416043A GB2416287B (en) | 2004-07-17 | 2004-07-17 | Novel methods of delivering active ingredients to plants |
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| GB0416043D0 GB0416043D0 (en) | 2004-08-18 |
| GB2416287A true GB2416287A (en) | 2006-01-25 |
| GB2416287B GB2416287B (en) | 2006-06-21 |
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| EP (1) | EP1786260A1 (en) |
| JP (1) | JP2008506413A (en) |
| GB (1) | GB2416287B (en) |
| WO (1) | WO2006008511A1 (en) |
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| GB2115697A (en) * | 1982-02-09 | 1983-09-14 | Raymond Bedder Walton | Pesticidal devices |
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| GB2484989A (en) * | 2010-10-30 | 2012-05-02 | Uws Ventures Ltd | Plant guard having means to release chemical compositions |
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| GB2416287B (en) | 2006-06-21 |
| WO2006008511A1 (en) | 2006-01-26 |
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| GB0416043D0 (en) | 2004-08-18 |
| JP2008506413A (en) | 2008-03-06 |
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| PCNP | Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee |
Effective date: 20080717 |