Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
  • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
  • A01N33/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic nitrogen compounds
  • A01N33/02—Amines; Quaternary ammonium compounds
  • A01N33/12—Quaternary ammonium compounds

Definitions

• R represents chloro, bromo or trifluoromethyl
• n represents an integer of from 0 to 2, with the proviso that when R is trifluoromethyl, n is 1
• R 1, R2 and R3 each independently represent ethyl, n-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, amyl or isoa yl and X represents a non-phyto- toxic anion.
• the preferred compounds to employ in the practice of the present invention are those wherein n is 0 or 1, R is CI, R 1, R2 and R3 are ethyl, n-propyl or n-butyl and X is CI.
• the most preferred compound is tri-n-butyl-(3-(tri luoromethyl)benzyl)ammonium chloride.
• the specific anion of the compounds of the present- invention is not critical.
• the anion can be any organic compound having the specific anion of the compounds of the present- invention.
• the anion can be any organic compound having the specific anion of the compounds of the present- invention.
• the anion can be any organic compound having the specific anion of the compounds of the present- invention.
• the anion can be any organic compound having the specific anion of the compounds of the present- invention.
• OMP any of the anions conventionally employed in plant growth regulators.
• the only limitation upon the anion chosen is that it be non-phytotoxic to the plants being treated I ( ⁇ ), S Cl- ⁇ -O and N 3 x
• the exposure of viable plants and plant parts to the action of an effective amount of the compounds employed in the present invention is essential and critical for the practice of the present invention.
• the exact dosage to be employed is not the same for all plants and is dependent upon the response desired in the plant as well as such other factors as the plant species and the stage of growth at which treatment is made, and climatic conditions such as temperature, wind and especially rainfall.
• the method of the present invention can be practiced by distributing the unmodified compounds upon the surfaces of the above-ground portion of plants.
• the present method also embraces the similar employment of liquid or dust compositions containing the compounds.
• the compounds can be modified with one or a plurality of additaments or adju ⁇ vants including water or other liquid carriers, surface- -active dispersing agents, and finely divided solids.
• augmented compositions are adapted to be distri ⁇ ubbed upon the above-ground surfaces of plants, or to be employed as concentrates and subsequently diluted with additional inert carrier to produce the ultimate treating compositions.
• compositions where the adjuvant or helper is a finely divided solid, a surface- -active agent or the combination of a surface-active agent and a finely divided solid, and/or a liquid additament, the adjuvant and/or adjuvants cooperate with the compounds so as to facilitate the invention and obtain an improved and outstanding result.
• concentration of the compounds to be employed in the treating compositions is not. critical and may vary considerably provided the required dosage of the compounds is supplied upon the plant foliage.
• the concentration of the compound in liquid compositions employed to supply the desired dosage generally is from about 0.001 to 50 percent by weight although concen ⁇ trations as low as 0.0001 percent and as high as 90 percent by weight are.sometimes advantageously employed.
• the concentration of active ingredient is from about 0.1 to 90 percent by weight and usually not in excess of about 20 percent.
• the compounds can be present in a concentration of from 5 to 98 percent by weight.
• the quantity of treating compositions to be applied can vary considerably provided that the required dosage of the compound or active ingredient is applied in a sufficient amount of the finished composition to cover adequately the vegetation to be treated.
• good coverage is obtained when using from 10 to 60 gallons (94-564 1) of finished spray compo ⁇ sition per acre (hectare).
• Liquid compositions containing the desired amount of active ingredient can be prepared by dispersing the compounds in water or in organic liquid, with or 15 without the aid of a suitable surface-active dispersing agent such as an ionic or non-ionic emulsifying agent.
• suitable organic liquid carriers include the agricultural spray oils and the petroleum distillates such as diesel fuel, kerosene, fuel oil, and naphthas.
• the organic 20 liquid compositions can contain a small amount of water as a solvent for the active ingredient.
• the carrier comprises an emulsion, namely, a mixture of water, emulsifying agent, and organic liquid.
• the choice of 25 dispersing and emulsifying agent and the amount thereof employed is dictated by the nature of the composition and by the ability of the agent to facilitate the dis ⁇ persion of the compounds in the carrier to produce the desired composition or to facilitate the wetting 30 of surfaces upon which the compositions are applied.
• Dispersing and emulsifying agents which can be employed in the compositions include the condensation products of alkylene oxides with phenols and organic acids, alkyl aryl sulfonates, polyoxyalkylene derivatives of sorbitan esters, complex ether alcohols, mahogany soaps and the like.
• dust compositions In the preparation of dust compositions, -the active ingredient is dispersed in and on a finely divided solid such as clay, talc, chalk, gypsum, sugar, salt, bicarbonate, fertilizer and the like. In such operations, the finely divided carrier is mechanically mixed or ground with the compounds.
• dust compositions containing the compounds can be prepared from various of the solid surface-active dispersing agents such as bentonite, fuller's earth, attapulgite, and other clays.
• these dust compositions can be employed as concentrates and sub- sequently diluted with additional solid surface-active dispersing agent or with chalk, talc or gypsum, sugar, salt, fertilizer, and the like to obtain the desired amount of active ingredient in a composition adapted to be employed for the modification of the growth of plants.
• additional solid surface-active dispersing agent or with chalk, talc or gypsum, sugar, salt, fertilizer, and the like to obtain the desired amount of active ingredient in a composition adapted to be employed for the modification of the growth of plants.
• dust compositions can be dispersed in water with or without the aid of a dispersing agent to form spray mixtures.
• surface-active dispersing agent as herein employed is intended to include all agents which are capable of acting at the interfacial surface as the dispersion medium.
• the term is inclusive of the solid emulsifying agents such as finely divided aluminum hydroxide, finely divided bentonite, ' fuller's earth, attapulgite, or other clays, as well as the ionic and non-ionic wetting and emulsifying agents such as the alkaline earth metal caseinates, alkyl aryl sulfonates, sulfonated oils, complex organic ester derivatives, complex ether alcohols, or the like.
• the finely divided inert solid or carrier as herein described refers to materials which are incapable of facilitating dispersion, but which serve as a distri ⁇ bution medium for the active compounds. They include 5 finely divided materials such as chalk, talc, gypsum, sugar, salt, bicarbonate, or fertilizers.
• Example I 10 Tests were conducted to determine the effec ⁇ tiveness of tri-n-butyl-(3-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)- ammonium chloride in reducing the water uptake of sugar beets and in finding the optimum chemical concentration to achieve this result.
• OMPI OMPI of initial solution with the volume of solution remaining after 44 hours.
• the tops of the plants were cut off and the weights of the tops, the concentration of the test compound, the nutrient uptake and the ratio of the uptake to the weight of the plant tops (i.e. number of ml of nutrient taken up per gram of plant tops) are set forth below in Table I.

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