WO2001006855A2 - Pre-emergence herbicide formed from animal protein - Google Patents
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- 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
- A01N65/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing material from algae, lichens, bryophyta, multi-cellular fungi or plants, or extracts thereof
- A01N65/40—Liliopsida [monocotyledons]
- A01N65/44—Poaceae or Gramineae [Grass family], e.g. bamboo, lemon grass or citronella grass
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- 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
- A01N63/00—Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi, animals or substances produced by, or obtained from, microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi or animals, e.g. enzymes or fermentates
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- 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
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- A01N65/08—Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
- A01N65/20—Fabaceae or Leguminosae [Pea or Legume family], e.g. pea, lentil, soybean, clover, acacia, honey locust, derris or millettia
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- the present invention relates to a pre-emergence herbicide for soil that is formed from an animal protein.
- the herbicide is formed in the soil by admixing animal protein with soil.
- Herbicides are well known to and are used by both home owners and farmers. Herbicides may be classified into two groups, known as pre- emergence herbicides and post-emergence herbicides. Pre-emergence herbicides are applied to soil to prevent weed seeds from germinating. They may be applied to the surface of the soil or mixed with soil. Post-emergence herbicides are used to kill weeds after they have emerged.
- Pre-emergence herbicides have a wide range of uses, from farm applications to lawn care. In the latter, they are used to prevent crabgrass and other weeds from germinating in the lawn.
- US Patent No. 5,030,268 (now Re. 34 594) is directed to a natural herbicide consisting of corn gluten meal.
- the patent teaches that corn gluten meal prevents root growth in germinating weed seeds, which cause the weed to die from lack of root growth. It is shown that this herbicidal effect is not due to the nitrogen content found in corn gluten meal, because the same amount of nitrogen in the natural organic fertilizer known as milorganite did not cause the same level of herbicidal activity.
- Both corn gluten meal and milorganite are plant proteins. As exemplified herein, it has been found that corn gluten meal when admixed with soil or placed onto soil as a layer, has restricted pre-emergence herbicidal activity.
- a natural herbicide that has pre-emergence herbicidal properties would be useful, especially in that such a herbicide would not have detrimental effects on the environment.
- a pre-emergence herbicide formed from animal protein has now been found. Accordingly, one aspect of the present invention provides a pre- emergence herbicide composition comprising a pre-emergence herbicide derived from an animal protein.
- the animal protein is in the form of a meal, especially animal protein meal selected from feather, blood, leather, fish and meat meal.
- a pre-emergence herbicide composition comprising a pre-emergence herbicide formed by degradation of animal protein by a micro-organism.
- the herbicide is formed by degradation of animal protein by a micro-organism in soil.
- Another aspect of the invention provides a pre-emergence herbicide a composition comprising a pre-emergence herbicide derived from animal protein by a chemical process.
- a further aspect of the invention provides a composition comprising a decomposition product of animal protein, said product exhibiting herbicidal properties to seeds, roots or plants.
- Yet another aspect of the invention provides a method for the control of growth of seeds, roots or plants in soil comprising applying an effective amount of a pre-emergence herbicide formed from animal protein to said soil.
- the animal protein is in the form of a meal, especially in which the animal protein is selected from feather, blood, leather, fish and meat meal.
- the pre-emergence herbicide is used in amount of 5-40 lb/1000 ft 2 , especially in amount of 10-20 lb/1000 ft 2 .
- Yet another aspect of the invention provides a method for the control of weeds comprising forming an effective amount of a pre-emergence herbicide in soil by admixing animal protein with said soil, said herbicide being formed from the animal protein by micro-organisms in said soil.
- the pre-emergence herbicide is formed in situ in the soil in which growth of weeds is to be controlled.
- a further aspect provides a method for selectively inhibiting growth of undesirable plants in a plot of desirable plants, said method comprising: applying animal protein meal to said plot, prior to emergence of said undesirable plants, at a concentration of application which selectively inhibits growth of said undesirable plants by stopping root formation.
- the undesirable plants are annual and perennial grassy weeds, especially crabgrass, creeping bentgrass, Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, smooth bromegrass, barnyard grass, Bermuda grass or tall fescue.
- the undesirable plants are annual and perennial broad leaf weeds e.g. smart weed, dandelions and morning glory.
- a variety of animal proteins are known. In particular, animal proteins are available in the form of feather meal, blood meal, leather meal, fish meal and meat meal.
- Feather meal is produced by hydrolysis of feathers or hair.
- Blood meal is produced by the heat drying of animal blood.
- Leather meal is produced by hydrolysis of tannery leather, especially scraps thereof.
- Fish and meat meal are produced from fish and animal parts, respectively. These various meals are subjected to heat treatment to eliminate all microbial activity, and then are commonly used in animal feed or as organic fertilizers. The heat treatment is understood to initiate breakdown of proteins, which aids in digestion by animals when used for that end-use.
- the animal protein meal should be placed below the growing plant or admixed with the soil around the growing plant.
- the animal protein meal forms a zone of inhibition of growth of plant roots, and that this zone of inhibition extends upwards from the source of the animal protein meal. Moreover, it is believed that healthy roots may be affected by the herbicide if the animal protein meal is located around or below those roots.
- the pre-emergence herbicidal effects are believed to remain in effect for a period of several weeks, e.g. 6-8 weeks and as long as 10 weeks, or more.
- the herbicidal effects are believed to be caused by activity of microorganisms in the soil on the animal protein meal, and that this activity is promoted by the presence of water e.g. from watering of the plants or rain. Consequently, it is understood that the herbicidal activity increases during the first week or two after the animal protein meal has been admixed with the soil.
- the pre-emergence herbicide is believed to be a by-product, especially an exudate, of microbial decomposition of animal protein in the presence of soil.
- the micro-organism is believed to be present in the soil.
- the amount of animal protein meal applied in use of the post- emergence herbicide may be varied over a wide range especially 5-40 lb/1000 ft 2 , and most preferably 10-20 lb/1000 ft 2 .
- the animal protein meal is effective as a herbicide to seeds, roots and plants.
- plants are annual and perennial grassy weeds and annual and perennial broadleaf plants.
- grassy weeds are annual and perennial grassy weeds and annual and perennial broadleaf plants.
- grassy weeds are crabgrass, creeping bentgrass, Kentucky bluegrass, perennial ryegrass, smooth bromegrass, barnyard grass, Bermuda grass or tall fescue.
- broadleaf plants are smartweed, dandelions and morning glory.
- the herbicide is exemplified as being formed by processes of micro-organisms acting on animal protein meal, it is believed that the herbicide products could be formed by action of chemical processes on animal protein meal.
- plant protein e.g. soya meal
- cucumber and tomato seedlings were planted first in four inch pots, and then feather meal was applied to the surface of the soil. In these experiments, all seedlings survived. However, for a period of about eight weeks no roots grew in the top one inch of the soil.
- Feather meal was placed on top of soil covering the bottom of plastic cell packs. Forty grass and dandelion seeds were planted on top of the feather meal, ten in each cell pack. The seeds were planted two, four and eight days after the feather meal was applied to the soil. The soil was kept moist by daily watering.
- EXAMPLE V To determine if other animal proteins possess the ability to inhibit seed germination as exemplified in Example IV, a bone and blood meal combination was placed in cell packs on top of the soil in a similar manner to that of Example IV. Eight days later, forty grass seeds were placed in contact with the bone and blood meal. The results obtained are reported in Table 12.
- corn gluten meal and feather meal were individually mixed with soil on the bottom of cell packs. Eight days later, 40 dandelion seeds were planted in each mixture.
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