摘要 |
Coating composition for applying to monocot plant structure, such as seeds and bulbs, wherein the said coating composition comprises one or more organic materials having a melting point of greater than or equal to 50°Centigrade and one or more biological agents that possess an activity against at least one or more pathogens of a monocotyledonous ornamental plant. The organic material is a wax, preferably carnauba wax particles. The particles have a volume mean diameter ⠥5µm, such as in the range ⠥10µm to 200µm. The additives include Trichoderma sp.¸ thiamethoxam, metalaxyl, imidacloprid/beta-cyfluthrin, prochloraz and fludinoxonil. The exemplified monocotyledonous ornamental plant seeds are wheat, rice and sorghum.
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