Signaling Compositions, Methods, and Systems for Effecting Plant Growth and Crop Enhancement

摘要

Bio-regulators from a group of quaternary ammonium moieties modify a gene expression in a plant to induce enhanced growth and robustness. Such bio-regulator may be applied to seeds through coating or encapsulating, to plants through root drenching, spraying and dusting. Bio-regulators may be duel-acting; causing beneficial modification to gene expressions in desirable plants while modifying gene expression in undesirable plants, making them more susceptible to herbicides. Bio-regulators are Ester Compounds, BMIA Compounds or related salts, BMIA Compounds or related salts of those compounds.

主权项

1. A method for treating a plant to enhance desirable characteristics comprising:
applying a bio-regulatory active amount of a composition comprising an ester of the form wherein:
R1 is one of a lower alkyl group containing between one and six carbon atoms, and a benzyl substituent;R2 is one of a lower alkyl group containing between one and six carbon atoms, and a benzyl substituent;R3 is one of a lower alkyl group, cyclopropyl, phenyl and alkyl substituted phenyl;n is an integer value from zero to four; andthe composition is configured to modify at least one gene expression in the plant.