WO2016014631A1 - Méthode pour la multiplication des plantes comprenant un produit chimique agricole - Google Patents

Méthode pour la multiplication des plantes comprenant un produit chimique agricole Download PDF

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WO2016014631A1
WO2016014631A1 PCT/US2015/041480 US2015041480W WO2016014631A1 WO 2016014631 A1 WO2016014631 A1 WO 2016014631A1 US 2015041480 W US2015041480 W US 2015041480W WO 2016014631 A1 WO2016014631 A1 WO 2016014631A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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  • the present application relates generally to the field of plant propagation.
  • the present invention relates methods for treating plant propagation material with agricultural chemicals.
  • the plant propagation material of the present technology generally refers to the plant propagation material described herein and that described in the International Application
  • Agricultural chemicals may include, for examples pesticides, safeners, fertilizers, hormones and other chemical growth agents.
  • Pesticides for example, include insecticides, nematicides, fungicides, and herbicides.
  • Chemical growth agents may include, for example plant growth regulators and plant growth activators.
  • Agricultural chemicals can be applied directly to plant propagation materials (such as seeds) prior to sowing and/or are used in foliar or furrow applications.
  • a seed treatment is any material applied to a seed. Examples of seed treatments include, inter alia, pesticides, non- pesticide formularies, and mixtures thereof. Non-pesticide formularies generally include material such as surfactants, humectants, fillers, and polymers that influence the treated seed
  • Seed treatments are generally used on a large variety of crops to control a large variety of pests. Seed treatments are commonly used to ensure uniform stand establishment by protecting against soilborne diseases and insects. Systemic seed treatments may provide an alternative to traditional broadcast sprays of foliar fungicides or insecticides for certain early season airborne diseases and insects.
  • seed or “seed treatment” as used herein is synonymous with “plant propagation material” or “plant propagation material treatment.”
  • pesticide as used herein is intended to cover compounds active against pests which are intended to repel, kill, or control any species designated a pest including weeds, insects, rodents, fungi, bacteria, or other organisms.
  • Agricultural chemicals are known in the art and include, for example and among others, insecticides, nematicides, fungicides, plant growth regulators, acaricides, microorganisms, bactericides and plant activators. Lists of such agricultural chemicals can be found at Alan Wood's website, ⁇ www.alanwood.net/pesticides>, and/or in Tomlin, CDS, ed. (2009), and/or The Pesticide Manual, 15 th Edition, British Crop Protection Counsel, (ISBN: 9781901396188).
  • pesticides include those selected from, for example and not for limitation, insecticides, acaricides, bactericides, fungicides, nematicides and molluscicides.
  • Suitable additions of fungicidally active ingredients are, for example and not for limitation, representatives of the following classes of active ingredients: strobilurins, triazoles, ortho-cyclopropyl-carboxanilide derivatives, phenylpyrroles, and other systemic fungicides.
  • the crop protection chemical is a strobilurin fungicide such as azoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, picoxystrobin or fluoxastrobin.
  • the crop protection chemical is a fungicide such as difenoconazole, fludioxonil, thiabendazole, tebuconazole, metalaxyl, mefenoxam, myclobutanil, sedaxane, boscalid, bixafen, or penflufen.
  • fungicide such as difenoconazole, fludioxonil, thiabendazole, tebuconazole, metalaxyl, mefenoxam, myclobutanil, sedaxane, boscalid, bixafen, or penflufen.
  • Suitable additions of insecticidally, acaricidally, nematicidally, or molluscicidally active ingredients are, for example and not for limitation, representatives of the following classes of active ingredients: organophosphorus compounds, nitrophenols and derivatives, formamidines, triazine derivatives, nitroenamine derivatives, nitro- and cyanoguanidine derivatives, ureas, benzoylureas, carbamates, pyrethroids, chlorinated hydrocarbons and Bacillus thuringiensis products.
  • the crop protection chemical is a neonicitinoid insecticide such as thiamethoxam, clothianidin, imidacloprid or thiacloprid.
  • the crop protection chemical is an insecticide such as abamectin, acetamiprid, thiodicarb, nitenpyram, dinotefuran, fipronil, lufenuron, pyriproxyfen, fluxofenim, chlorantraniliprole, cyantraniliprole, beta-cyfluthrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, fenoxycarb, diafenthiuron, pymetrozine, diazinon, disulphate, profenofos, furathiocarb, cyromazine, cypermethrin, tau-fluvalinate, tefluthrin or Bacillus thuringiensis products.
  • insecticide such as abamectin, acetamiprid, thiodicarb, nitenpyram, dinotefuran, fipronil, lufenuron, pyriproxyfen, fluxofenim,
  • Plant regulators are also suitable additions in the present technology.
  • Plant growth regulators are any substances or mixtures of substances intended to alter the germination, growth, maturation, or development of plants or their produce. Plant growth regulators may be classified into subcategories including, but not limited to antiauxins (clofibric acid, 2,3,5-tri- iodobenzoic acid), auxins (4-CPA, 2,4-D, 2,4-DB, 2,4-DEP, dichlorprop, fenoprop, IAA, IBA, naphthaleneacetamide, ⁇ -naphthaleneacetic acid, 1-naphthol, naphthoxyacetic acid, potassium naphthenate, sodium naphthenate, 2,4,5 -T), cytokinins (2iP, benzyladenine, kinetin, zeatin), defoliants (calcium cyanamide, dimethipin, endothal, ethephon, merphos, metoxuron, pent
  • gibberellic acid gibberellins, including non-cyclopropene compounds that show gibberellin-like activity, such as, for example, helminthosporic acid, phaseolic acid, kaurenoic acid, and steviol
  • growth inhibitors abcisic acid, ancymidol, butralin, carbaryl, chlorphonium, chlorpropham, dikegulac, flumetralin, fluoridamid, fosamine, glyphosine, isopyrimol, jasmonic acid, maleic hydrazide, mepiquat, piproctanyl, prohydrojasmon, propham 2,3,5-tri-iodobenzoic acid
  • morphactins chlorfluren, chlorflurenol, dichlorflurenol, flurenol
  • growth retardants/modifiers chlormequat, daminozide, flurprimidol, mefluidide, paclobutrazol, cyproconazo
  • the term additionally includes other active ingredients such as benzofluor, buminafos, carvone, ciobutide, clofencet, cloxyfonac, cyclanilide, cycloheximide, epocholeone, ethychlozate, ethylene, fenridazon, heptopargil, holosulf, inabenfide, karetazan, lead arsenate, methasulfocarb, prohexadione, pydanon, sintofen, triapenthenol, and trinexapac.
  • active ingredients such as benzofluor, buminafos, carvone, ciobutide, clofencet, cloxyfonac, cyclanilide, cycloheximide, epocholeone, ethychlozate, ethylene, fenridazon, heptopargil, holosulf, in
  • Preferred plant growth regulators include growth retardants, the class of gibberellins, including gibberellic acid, growth inhibitors, and growth stimulators.
  • Particularly preferred plant growth regulators include growth retardants, particularly paclobutrazol, cyproconazole, flurprimidol, trinexapac, and uniconazole and the class of gibberellins, including gibberellic acid, especially GA 3 .
  • Particularly preferred are paclobutrazol, cyproconazole, uniconazole, trinexapac and gibberellic acid.
  • Agricultural chemicals may also include herbicidal safeners.
  • Suitable safeners can be benoxacor, cloquintocet-mexyl, cyometrinil, cyprosulfamide, dichlormid, dicyclonon, dietholate, fenchlorazole-ethyl, fenclorim, flurazole, fluxofenim, furilazole and the corresponding R isomer, isoxadifen-ethyl, jiecaowan, jiecaoxi, mefenpyr-diethyl, mephenate, naphthalic anhydride, oxabetrinil, TI-35, and 2-methoxy-N-[[4-[[(methylamino)carbonyl]amino]phenyl]sulfonyl]- benzamide.
  • the safeners of the compound of formula I may also be in the form of esters or salts, as mentioned e.g. in The e-Pesticide Manual, version 5.2 (BCPC), 2011.
  • the reference to cloquintocet-mexyl also applies to cloquintocet, and the reference to fenchlorazole-ethyl also applies to fenchlorazole, etc.
  • Example of microorganisms include those, such as, mycorrhiza, rhizobia, bacillus spp., trichoderma spp., and pasteuria spp..
  • bio-fuels which is fuel derived from crops (energy crops) which can be burned to produce heat and electricity or treated with enzymes to produce sugars that can be used to produce ethanol or hydrogen.
  • Miscanthus is an example of a perennial grass that has been identified as an energy crop due to its high biomass yields. Miscanthus is a seed-bearing grass but the hybrid M. x giganteus is a triploid which is therefore sterile and does not produce seed. It can therefore only be multiplied by vegetative means which has severely restricted its commercial introduction.
  • Miscanthus The main concern with seeded varieties of Miscanthus is their potential to become invasive, however the alternative to seeded varieties is to rely on vegetative propagation which is largely inefficient.
  • Conventional means for the vegetative propagation of Miscanthus involves planting rhizome cuttings produced from dedicated multiplication crops, rhizomes being underground stems.
  • Rhizome cuttings are obtained from these "root complexes", which are usually about 12-15cm long and weigh about 50g including the surrounding soil. Although these rhizomes look robust, they are rather sensitive to dehydration and therefore require careful storage and handling. The aforementioned factors make the multiplication of Miscanthus relatively expensive compared to other crops.
  • Miscanthus rhizomes is around 3-5 fold in one growing season, meaning than one rhizome will produce a maximum of five rhizomes after one year's growth. This is in contrast to cereals with a multiplication ratio of up to 80 fold and oilseed rape which has a multiplication rate of over 5,000 fold.
  • the costs of planting conventional Miscanthus rhizomes are also high compared with the costs of cleaning, processing and planting seeded crops.
  • the multiplication of sugarcane from seed cane then begins, a process which typically takes about 3 years before commercial production can begin. Typically, about 20% of the total growing area is reserved for multiplication, meaning that about 20% of the land is tied up for at least 3 years, if not continuously, for successive cycles of multiplication.
  • the multiplication ratios over the 3 year period are also relatively inefficient showing around an 8-fold increase.
  • plantlet plug plant
  • bare root cutting are used interchangeably herein and are taken to mean small plants produced following known micro-propagation and
  • the size of the plantlet will vary depending on the plant being propagated, and a skilled person will have at his or her disposal suitable means for generating plantlets from any given plant.
  • the plantlets are typically in the range of at least 2-5 cm in length.
  • rhizome as used herein is used in its conventional sense to refer to an underground stem of a plant, which typically produces roots and shoots.
  • rhizomatous plant as used herein refers to any plant capable of producing a rhizome.
  • mini-rhizome is a term known in the art and refers to a whole rhizome from any given plant species which is about 10% of the size of a typical whole rhizome for that plant species, preferably about 5% of the size of a typical whole rhizome for that plant species.
  • a typical whole rhizome from Miscanthus is about 50g in weight and between about 12 to 15 cm in length
  • a mini-rhizome from the same plant species is typically about 5g in weight, preferably about 4g or 3g or 2g in weight and between about 2 to 5 cm in length, preferably between about 1 to 2 cm in length.
  • stem cutting as used herein is used in its conventional sense where a piece of any given parent plant is removed and encouraged to grow as an independent plant by placing the removed plant piece on a suitable growth medium, such as one or more of the following: soil, compost, potting mix, rock wool, perlite, vermiculite, coir, expanded clay pellets, hydrogel and water, which facilitates the growth of new roots and/or stems, which enable the stem cutting to become a plant independent of the source plant.
  • a suitable growth medium such as one or more of the following: soil, compost, potting mix, rock wool, perlite, vermiculite, coir, expanded clay pellets, hydrogel and water, which facilitates the growth of new roots and/or stems, which enable the stem cutting to become a plant independent of the source plant.
  • mini stem cutting refers to a stem cutting from any given plant species which is about 10% of the size of a typical stem cutting for that plant species, preferably about 5% of the size of a typical stem cutting for that plant species.
  • a typical stem cutting from Arundo donax is about lOOg in weight and between about 40 to 60cm in length
  • a mini stem cutting from the same plant species is typically about lOg in weight, preferably about 4g or 3g or 2g in weight and between about 2 to 4cm in length
  • a conventional stem cutting is 30 to 40 cm in length
  • a mini stem cutting from the same sugarcane species is typically between about 2 to 4cm in length.
  • Micro-propagation is a standard, well known horticultural technique used for the rapid bulking up of large numbers of plantlets. Micro-propagation described in stage (i) of the method aims at producing large quantities of material suitable for entering stage (ii) of the method.
  • the micro-propagation techniques used may be any conventional micro-propagation technique, such as tissue culture or rooted stem cuttings.
  • micro-propagation results in plantlets which are ready to be multiplied, typically in a greenhouse. Conventional means for plant multiplication are used for this stage of the method.
  • the greenhouse multiplication of the plantlets typically results in a 20-30 fold increase every 2-3 months.
  • the micropropagation and multiplication results in every one plant generating about 10 plants in about an 8 week cycle; those 10 plants can then in turn generate about 100 plants in a further cycle of about 8 weeks.
  • micro-propagation followed by multiplication can result in every 1
  • micro-propagation followed by multiplication results in a decreased rate of mutation compared to conventional micropropagation, which again contributes to the overall efficiency gains brought about by performing the methods of the invention.
  • a method for the propagation of a vegetatively reproducing plant comprising the steps of:
  • step (i) micro-propagation of plant material from a vegetatively reproducing plant followed by multiplication to produce plantlets; (ii) contacting the plantlets or a part thereof from step (i) with at least one plant hormone and growing the plantlets and harvesting mini rhizomes or mini stem cuttings therefrom;
  • step (iii) substantially encapsulating the mini rhizomes or mini stem cuttings produced from step (ii) in a plant growth medium
  • step (iv) treating the plant growth medium with an agricultural chemical prior to, during, or after, the encapsulation of step (iii).
  • the present invention also provides encapsulated mini rhizomes and encapsulated mini stem cuttings comprising an agricultural chemical, which are collectively referred to herein as "encapsulated propagules".
  • the present invention also provides a biodegradable polymer for the coating of a propagule or capsule and propagules or capsules coated in the same.
  • the present invention also provides for an apparatus for encapsulating mini rhizomes and mini stem cuttings, which are collectively referred to herein as "capsules".
  • the encapsulation material comprising such capsules may advantageously any plant growth medium, such as compost, potting mix, peat, hydrogel, soil, rock wool, perlite, vermiculite, foam, syrofoam, pumice, coir, expanded clay pellets etc.
  • the resulting capsule for encapsulating such mini rhizomes or mini stem cuttings is a capsule of less than about 50 grams and is in a form ready for precision planting using minimally adapted conventional farming equipment or ready for storage until required.
  • the encapsulation material may also comprise compounds, such as plant hormones (such as cytokinins or auxins), plant growth regulators, mycorrhiza, endophytic organisms, symbiotic organisms or other beneficial organisms, surfactants, gels, organic and inorganic nutrients, water, polymer and organic-based super absorbents and stabilization compounds etc. to aid the storage of the mini rhizomes and mini stem cuttings so as to prevent any loss of material due to deterioration and to enhance the survival and performance of the propagules once they are planted in the field.
  • plant hormones such as cytokinins or auxins
  • plant growth regulators such as cytokinins or auxins
  • mycorrhiza such as cytokinins or auxins
  • endophytic organisms such as cytophytic organisms, symbiotic organisms or other beneficial organisms
  • surfactants such as surfactants, gels, organic and inorganic nutrients, water, polymer and organic-based super
  • the encapsulation material may also comprise pesticides include those selected from, for example and not for limitation, insecticides, acaricides, bactericides, fungicides, nematicides and molluscicides.
  • pesticides include those selected from, for example and not for limitation, insecticides, acaricides, bactericides, fungicides, nematicides and molluscicides.
  • chemical growth agents may include, for example plant growth regulators and plant growth activators.
  • insecticide as used herein means a compound that controls or modifies the growth of insects.
  • insecticidally effective amount means the quantity of such a compound or combination of such compounds that is capable of killing, controlling, or infecting insects, retarding the growth or reproduction of insects, reducing an insect population, and/or reducing damage to plants caused by insects.
  • Suitable insecticide of the following chemicals classes may include benzoylureas, carbamates, chloronicotinyls, diacylhydrazines, diamides, fiproles, macrolides, nitroimines, nitromethylenes, organochlorines, organophosphates, organosilicons, organotins,
  • phenylpyrazoles phosphoric esters, pyrethroids, spinosyns, tetramic acid derivatives and tetronic acid derivatives.
  • Suitable, specific, insecticides may include, but are not limited to, for example: 4-[(5S)-5- (3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4H-isoxazol-3-yl]-2-methyl-N-(thietan-3-yl)benzamide, 4-[(5R)-5-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4H-isoxazol-3-yl]-2-methyl-N-(thietan-3- yl)benzamide, 4-[(5S)-5-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4H-isoxazol-3-yl]-2-methyl- N-(cis-l-oxo-thietan-3-yl)benzamide, 4-[(5R)-5-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-4H- isoxazol-3-yl
  • polysulphide camphechlor, carbaryl, carbofuran, carbophenothion, carbosulfan, cartap, chlordane, chlorethoxyfos, chlorfenapyr, chlorfenvinphos, chlorfluazuron, chlormephos, chloropicrin, chlorpyrifos, chromafenozide, clothianidin, cis-cypermethrin, cis-resmethrin, cis- permethrin, clocythrin, cloethocarb, clofentezine, coumaphos, cryolite, cyanofenphos, cyanophos, cycloprothrin, cyenopyrafen, cyflumetofen, cyfluthrin, beta-cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cyhexatin, alpha- cyophenothrin, cypermethr
  • Verticillium lacanii, vaniliprole, and xylylcarb Verticillium lacanii, vaniliprole, and xylylcarb.
  • fungicide as used herein means a compound that controls, modifies, or prevents the growth of fungi.
  • fungicidally effective amount means the quantity of such a compound or combination of such compounds that is capable of producing an effect on the growth of fungi. Controlling or modifying effects include all deviation from natural development, such as killing, retardation and the like, and prevention includes barrier or other defensive formation in or on a plant to prevent fungal infection.
  • Suitable fungicides of the following chemicals classes may include acycloamino acid fungicides, aliphatic nitrogen fungicides, amide fungicides, anilide fungicides, antibiotic fungicides, aromatic fungicides, arsenical fungicides, aryl phenyl ketone fungicides, benzamide fungicides, benzanilide fungicides, benzimidazole fungicides, benzothiazole fungicides, botanical fungicides, bridged diphenyl fungicides, carbamate fungicides, carbanilate fungicides, conazole fungicides, copper fungicides, dicarboximide fungicides, , dinitrophenol fungicides, dithiocarbamate fungicides, dithiolane fungicides, furarnide fungicides, furanilide fungicides, hydrazide fungicides, imidazole fungicides, mercury fungicides
  • Suitable, specific, fungicides may include, but are not limited to, for example: (E)-N- methyl-2- [2- (2, 5 -dimethyl phenoxy methyl) phenyl]-2-methoxy-iminoacetamide, 4-bromo-2- cyano-N, N-dimethyl-e-trifluoromethylbenzimidazole-l-sulphonamide, a- [N-(3-chloro-2, 6- xy[yi)-2-methoxyacetamido]-y-butyro[actone, 4-chloro-2-cyano-N, - dimethyl-5-p- tolylimidazole-l-sulfonamide, N-allyl-4, 5,-dimethyl-2-trimethylsilylthiophene-3"Carboxamide !
  • pyraclostrobin pyrametrostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, pyrazophos, pyribencarb, pyridinitril, pyrifenox, pyrimethanil, pyriofenone, pyroquilon, pyroxychlor, pyroxyfur, pyrrolnitrin, quaternary ammonium compounds, quinacetol, quinazamid, quinconazole, quinomethionate, qiunoxyfen, quintozene, rabenzazole, santonin, sedaxane, silthiofam, simeconazole, sipconazole, sodium pentachlorophenate, spiroxamine, streptomycin, sulphur, sultropen, tebuconazole, tebfloquin, tecloftalam, tecnazene, tecoram, tetraconazole, thiabendazole,
  • step (i) contacting plantlets produced from micro-propagation of plant material from a vegetatively reproducing plant followed by multiplication or a part thereof with at least one plant hormone and growing the plantlets and harvesting mini-rhizomes or mini stem cuttings therefrom; (ii) substantially encapsulating the mini-rhizomes or mini stem cuttings produced from step (i) in a plant growth medium; and
  • step (iii) treating the plant growth medium with an agricultural chemical prior to, during, or after, the encapsulation of step (ii).
  • the plantlets produced in stage (i) of the process are then subjected to hormonal treatment of the plantlets with cytokinin(s) and/or auxin(s). Any one given plant hormone is applied at a rate of less than about 1000 ppm, less than about 900ppm, less than about 800ppm, less than about 700ppm, less than about 600ppm, less than about 500ppm, less than about 400ppm, less than about 300ppm, less than about 200ppm, less than about l00ppm, less than about 90ppm, less than about 80ppm, less than about 70ppm, less than about 60ppm, less than about 50ppm, less than about 40ppm, less than about 30ppm, less than about 20ppm or less than about l0ppm.
  • the cytokinin may be selected from the group consisting of kinetin, zeatin, 6- benzylaminopurine, diphenyl urea and thidiazuron (TDZ).
  • the auxin may be selected from the group consisting of indole-3-actetic acid (IAA), 4-chloroindole-3-acetic acid (4-CI-IAA), 2- phenylacetic acid (PAA) and indole-3 -butyric acid (I ⁇ ).
  • IAA indole-3-actetic acid
  • PAA 2- phenylacetic acid
  • I ⁇ indole-3 -butyric acid
  • a combination of benzylaminopurine, TDZ and IAA is preferred in the case of Miscanthus propagation.
  • the auxin may be selected from the group consisting of indole-3-actetic acid (IAA), 4-chloroindole-3-acetic acid (4-
  • benzylaminopurine, TDA and IAA are each applied at a rate of less than about l000ppm, less than about 900ppm, less than about 800ppm, less than about 700ppm, less than about 600ppm, less than about 500ppm, less than about 400ppm, less than about 300ppm, less than about 200ppm, less than about l00ppm, less than about 90ppm, less than about 80ppm, less than about 70ppm, less than about 60ppm, less than about 50ppm, less than about 40ppm, less than about 30ppm, less than about 20ppm or less than about l0ppm.
  • the combinations and concentrations of plant hormones may readily be optimized, if necessary, by one skilled in the art depending on the plant to be propagated.
  • the plants after or during the hormone treatment of stage (i), but before the harvesting of mini rhizomes or mini stem cuttings, the plants may be subjected to a temporary abiotic or mechanical stress.
  • the abiotic stress may comprise subjecting the growing plant to any temporary environmental change compared to the normal growth conditions for the plant in question.
  • the stress may be any one or more of: (i) an osmotic stress (which may be caused by limited or excess salt or water compared to the normal levels of salt or water); (ii) a temperature stress (which may be caused by exposure of the plant to excessive heat or cold compared to normal growth conditions for the plant in question); (iii) a nutrient stress (which may be caused by a lack of nitrogen, phosphorous, sulphur etc.); or (iv) an oxidative stress.
  • the exposure of the plants to the temporary abiotic and/or mechanical stress serves to encourage more bud formation.
  • the mechanical stress refers to any non-environmental stress resulting from a physical action to a plant, such as cutting parts of the plant.
  • a plant such as cutting parts of the plant.
  • the aboveground parts of the plant are cut back to a point just above a node.
  • a temporary stress is taken to mean exposure to a non-continuous stress, which may involve exposure of the plant to any one or more given stresses at intermittent periods.
  • the intermittent periods of stress may be 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 or more separate occasions of exposure of the plant to a stress in between non- stress periods.
  • the process of contacting the plantlets with at least one plant hormone can last from between about 12 and 24 weeks depending on the plant in question and depending on whether sufficient buds have formed.
  • the contacting of the plantlets to at least one plant hormone may occur before, after or during exposure of the plants to a temporary abiotic or mechanical stress.
  • Preferred plant hormones include benzylaminopurine, TDA and IAA, one or more of which may be applied at a rate of ⁇ 1000ppm (less than one thousand parts per million).
  • a preferred method for the propagation of a vegetatively reproducing plant comprises the steps of:
  • step (ii) exposing the plantlets before, after or during step (i) above to an abiotic or mechanical stress
  • step (iv) substantially encapsulating the mini rhizomes or mini stem cuttings produced from step (iii) in a plant growth medium;
  • step (v) treating the plant growth medium with an agricultural chemical prior to, during, or after, the encapsulation of step (iv).
  • this growth phase may span a period of about 12 months. Shoots emerging from the new buds are removed and cut (by machine or hand) into short lengths resulting in mini stem cuttings. In the case of Miscanthus, this growth phase may span a period of about 12 months or until the size of the plant is about 20cm in length and the rhizomes are between about 2 to 5 g in weight and/or until the bud capacity of the rhizomes is around 20 buds per rhizome.
  • the mini rhizomes are around 2 to 5 g in weight compared to the about 30 to 50g weight of rhizomes produced by conventional production methods.
  • the small, uniformly-shaped mini rhizomes or mini stem cuttings resulting from stage (ii) of the method are then in a form ready for encapsulation.
  • the encapsulation process may advantageously be automated.
  • the combined automation of the shredding (in the case of rhizomatous plants) and encapsulation processes will contribute towards further efficiency gains.
  • the encapsulated material is then substantially coated in a biodegradable polymer, which preferably has a melting point of between 30 to 65°C.
  • the polymer is selected from one or more of wax, polyester, petroleum-based paraffin or plastic, polysaccharide or any plant-based plastic.
  • the coating also comprises a fiber component comprising at least up to 20%, at least up to 30%>, at least up to 40%>, at least up to 50%>, at least up to 60%>, at least up to 70%>, at least up to 80% or at least up to 90% of the coating.
  • a fiber component comprising at least up to 20%, at least up to 30%>, at least up to 40%>, at least up to 50%>, at least up to 60%>, at least up to 70%>, at least up to 80% or at least up to 90% of the coating.
  • the fiber may be one or more of the following: (i) fiber from agricultural biomass residue (for example, cereal straw, cotton, peanut hulls, soy straw, corn fodder); (ii) dedicated fiber (for example, Miscanthus, Arundo, sugarcane, bagasse, hemp, Kenaf); (iii) processed fibers (for example, paper, recycled cardboard, wood flour, wood saw dust); and (iv) artificial or processed fibers (for example, nylon, polyester, cotton).
  • the coating may also comprise fungicides, insecticides, nematicides, endophytic organisms, plant nutrients, hormones, dyes or other means for identification, such as barcodes or transponders or the like, to aid sorting.
  • the coating is applied to the encapsulated propagule by dipping (at least once) or by co- extrusion or by thermally forming the coating around the propagule.
  • the coating covering the propagule is less than 1 mm (millimeter) thick, preferably less than 0.5mm thick.
  • the agricultural chemical may be applied to the capsule after the coating is applied. Therefore, an agricultural chemical may present within or on the encapsulation material only, applied to the coating only, or applied to the encapsulation material and the coating. Such option gives the flexibility of utilizing agricultural chemicals where best suited based on the chemical properties, desired effect, and pest to be controlled.
  • a method for the propagation of a vegetatively reproducing plant comprising the steps of: (i) contacting the plantlets produced from micro-propagation of plant material from a vegetatively reproducing plant followed by multiplication or a part thereof with at least one plant hormone and growing the plantlets and harvesting mini-rhizomes or mini stem cuttings therefrom;
  • step (ii) substantially encapsulating the mini -rhizomes or mini stem cuttings produced from step (i) in a plant growth medium;
  • step (iii) treating the plant growth medium with an agricultural chemical prior to, during, or after, the encapsulation of step (ii).
  • step (iv) substantially coating the encapsulated mini rhizome or mini stem cutting of step (iii) in a biodegradable polymer.
  • a method for the propagation of a vegetatively reproducing plant comprising the steps of: (i) micro-propagation of plant material from a vegetatively reproducing plant followed by multiplication to produce plantlets;
  • step (ii) contacting the plantlets or a part thereof from step (i) with at least one plant hormone;
  • step (iii) exposing the plantlets before, after or during step (ii) above to an abiotic or mechanical stress
  • step (v) substantially encapsulating the mini rhizomes or mini stem cuttings produced from step (iv) in a plant growth medium
  • step (vi) treating the plant growth medium with an agricultural chemical prior to, during, or after, the encapsulation of step (v).
  • step (vii) substantially coating the encapsulated mini rhizome or mini stem cutting of step (vi) in a biodegradable polymer.
  • step (i) contacting the plantlets produced from micro-propagation of plant material from a vegetatively reproducing plant followed by multiplication or a part thereof with at least one plant hormone and growing the plantlets and harvesting mini-rhizomes or mini stem cuttings therefrom; (ii) substantially encapsulating the mini-rhizomes or mini stem cuttings produced from step (i) in a plant growth medium;
  • step (iii) optionally treating the plant growth medium with an agricultural chemical prior to, during, or after, the encapsulation of step (ii).
  • step (iv) substantially coating the encapsulated mini rhizome or mini stem cutting of step (iii) in a biodegradable polymer;
  • the methods of the invention may be applied to any plant capable of vegetative reproduction.
  • the methods of the invention are particularly suited to rhizomatous and stem propagated plants.
  • the methods of the invention are particularly suited to energy grasses, such as sugar cane, Miscanthus (elephant grass),
  • Pennisetum purpureum (napier grass), Panicum virgatum (switch grass), energy cane (the Saccharum complex), Arundo donax (Giant Reed), Bambusa (bamboo), Curcuma, Humulus (hop), asparagus, Zingiber (ginger), iris, genus Erianthus , Faiiopia sac aiinensis (Igniscum) , Ipomoea batatas (sweet potato) and wasabi.
  • rhizomes or stems such as strawberry (genus Fragaria), the medicinal herb nettle (genus Urtica) and turmeric.
  • Saccharum officinarum sucgar cane
  • Hevea rubber
  • Manihot a malto-melaton
  • stem cuttings are more suited to multiplication using stem cuttings.
  • the plantlets derived from micro-propagation are planted and grown to a suitable height and any aboveground growth is cut back to a point just above a node. This procedure encourages more bud formation which may be further stimulated by the application of cytokinins and auxins.
  • the shoots emerging from the new buds are removed and cut up by machine into short lengths to form mini stem cuttings which are then ready to be encapsulated.
  • the multiplication rate that is achieved is many times greater than would be achieved by conventional procedures.
  • a substantially encapsulated mini rhizome or substantially encapsulated mini stem cutting produced by the method according to the invention.
  • the encapsulated mini rhizome or encapsulated mini stem cutting may be substantially coated in a biodegradable polymer.
  • a capsule for encapsulating mini-stem cuttings or min-rhizomes Such capsule may further be substantially coated in a biodegradable polymer.
  • the capsule may contain an agricultural chemical. Methods of applying to or treating the capsule, or encapsulated propagule, include dressing, spraying, coating, pelleting and soaking application methods.
  • Treatment can vary from a thin film or dressing of a formulation, to a soaking treatment, to incorporation with and throughout the encapsulation material. Such applications can be made prior to the formation of a capsule, during formation of the capsule, or after formation of the capsule.
  • the present invention also provides a planting unit comprising an agricultural chemical weighing less that about 50g, less than about 25g, or less than about 20g, or less than about 15g or less than about lOg, or less than about 5g, or less than about 2g, comprising a substantially uniformly-shaped mini rhizome or mini stem cutting substantially contained within a plant growth medium and optionally coated in a biodegradable polymer.
  • the weight of the planting unit described above does not include the growth medium.
  • the planting unit comprises a rhizome from a Miscanthus plant, energy cane, Arundo donax or sugarcane plant.
  • the present invention also provide for a capsule comprising an agricultural chemical weighing less than about lOOg, less that about 50g, less than about 25g, or less than about 20g, or less than about 15g or less than about lOg, or less than about 5g, or less than about 2g, comprising a plant growth medium and an agricultural chemical and optionally coated in a biodegradable polymer.
  • Such capsule volume is advantageously less than 27 cubic inches, less than 8 cubic inches, and less than 2 cubic inches.
  • the volume is between 0.5 to 27 cubic inches, between 1 to 27 cubic inches, between 1 to 8 cubic inches, between lto 4 cubic inches, and between 1 to 2 cubic inches.
  • plants produced from the mini stem cuttings or mini rhizomes produced by the methods according to the present invention will have increased vigour and/or yield over their untreated counterparts.
  • a capsule comprising and agricultural chemical, or use of an encapsulated mini rhizome or mini stem cutting comprising and agricultural chemical, in increasing plant vigour and/or yield relative to an untreated encapsulated mini-rhizome or mini-stem cutting.
  • a coating for a propagule comprising a biodegradable polymer, which preferably has a melting point of between 30 to 65°C.
  • the invention also provides propagules coated with such a biodegradable polymer.
  • the propagule is encapsulated prior to being coated in the biodegradable polymer.
  • the propagule may advantageously be encapsulated in any plant growth medium, such as compost, potting mix, peat, hydrogel, soil, rock wool, perlite, vermiculite, foam, syrofoam, pumice, coir, expanded clay pellets etc.
  • the encapsulation material may also comprise compounds, such as plant hormones (such as cytokinins or auxins), plant growth regulators, mycorrhiza, endophytic organisms, symbiotic organisms or other beneficial organisms, surfactants, gels, fungicides, nematicides, insecticides, organic and inorganic nutrients, water, polymer and organic based super absorbents and stabilization compounds etc. to aid the storage of the propagule so as to prevent any loss of material due to deterioration and to enhance the survival and performance of the propagules once they are planted in the field.
  • plant hormones such as cytokinins or auxins
  • plant growth regulators such as cytokinins or auxins
  • mycorrhiza such as cytophytic organisms
  • symbiotic organisms or other beneficial organisms such as a plant growth regulators, mycorrhiza, endophytic organisms, symbiotic organisms or other beneficial organisms, surfactants, gels
  • the polymer is one or more of wax, polyester, petroleum-based paraffin or plastic, polysaccharide or any plant-based plastic.
  • the coating may comprise preferably, the coating also comprises a fibre, which may comprise at least up to 20%, at least up to 30%>, at least up to 40%>, at least up to 50%>, at least up to 60%), at least up to 70%>, at least up to 80%> or at least up to 90%> of the coating.
  • a fibre which may comprise at least up to 20%, at least up to 30%>, at least up to 40%>, at least up to 50%>, at least up to 60%), at least up to 70%>, at least up to 80%> or at least up to 90%> of the coating.
  • the fibre may be one or more of the following (i) fibre from agricultural biomass residue (for example, cereal straw, cotton, peanut hulls, soy straw, corn fodder); (ii) dedicated fibres (for example, Miscanthus, Arundo, sugarcane, bagasse, hemp, Kenaf); (iii) processed fibres (for example, paper, recycled cardboard, wood flour, wood saw dust); and (iv) artificial or processed fibres (for example, nylon, polyester, cotton).
  • agricultural biomass residue for example, cereal straw, cotton, peanut hulls, soy straw, corn fodder
  • dedicated fibres for example, Miscanthus, Arundo, sugarcane, bagasse, hemp, Kenaf
  • processed fibres for example, paper, recycled cardboard, wood flour, wood saw dust
  • artificial or processed fibres for example, nylon, polyester, cotton
  • the coating may also comprise fungicides, endophytic organisms, plant nutrients, hormones, dyes or other means for identification, such as barcodes or transponders or the like, to aid sorting.
  • the coating is applied to the (encapsulated) propagule by, for example, dipping (at least once) or by co-extrusion or by thermally forming the coating around the propagule.
  • the coating covering the (encapsulated) propagule is less than 1 mm (millimetre) thick, preferably less than 0.5mm thick.
  • a biodegradable polymer which preferably has a melting point of between 30 °C to 65°C, for the coating of a propagule.
  • the amount of agricultural chemical that is included with the capsule or encapsulated propagule will vary depending upon the size of capsule, the type of active ingredients and pest to be controlled, but the capsule or encapsulated propagule will contain an amount of the combination of pesticides that is pesticidally effective.
  • the amount of an agricultural chemical present will range from about 0.005 to about 50 percent of the weight of the capsule or encapsulated propagule.
  • a more preferred range for the agricultural chemical is from about 0.01 to about 40 percent; more preferred is from about 0.05 to about 20 percent.
  • a “propagule” as defined herein is any plant part which is capable of being grown or regenerated into a whole plant.
  • a propagule may therefore comprise, rhizomes, mini rhizomes, stem cuttings, mini stem cuttings, tubers, seeds etc.
  • any commercial or other seed variety may optionally first be encapsulated as described above and then coated in a biodegradable polymer as described.
  • the seed may be a transgenic or non-transgenic seed.
  • Preferred seeds include melon and tomato seeds.

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La présente invention se rapporte à des revêtements utilisés pour la multiplication de plantes se reproduisant par voie végétative, comprenant un produit chimique agricole. La présente invention concerne également un polymère biodégradable utilisé pour l'enrobage d'une propagule ou capsule et des propagules ou capsules enrobées avec ce polymère biodégradable. L'invention porte en outre sur un appareil utilisé pour encapsuler des mini-rhizones et des mini-boutures de tiges qui sont appelés collectivement "capsules" dans cette invention. La matière d'encapsulation comprenant de telles capsules peut être avantageusement n'importe quel milieu de croissance, tel que du compost, du mélange de culture, de la tourbe, de l'hydrogel, de la terre, de la laine de roche, de la perlite, de la vermiculite, de la mousse, de la mousse de polystyrène, de la pierre ponce, de la fibre de coco, des billes d'argile expansé etc. La capsule produite pour encapsuler de tels mini-rhizomes ou mini-boutures de tiges est une capsule qui pèse moins d'environ 50 grammes et qui se trouve sous une forme prête pour la plantation de précision au moyen d'un matériel agricole minimalement adapté ou prête au stockage en attendant d'être utilisée.
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