An aqueous formulation that reduces the damage caused by spring frosts in plants having: (a) 0.001-2% by weight PVA micro/nanoparticles having a molecular weight of 10,000-100,000 g/mol and 1-20% acetate groups; (b) 0.0001-0.4% by weight stabilising agents; (c) 0.0005-0.05% by weight category IV adjuvants; (d) 0.00025-4% by weight emulsifier; (e) 0.003-6% by weight sodium hydroxide; and (f) 0.0065-13% by weight hydrochloric acid at 37% weight/weight and 1.18 g/mL density; a process for producing the aqueous formulation, and to uses.

An aqueous formulation that reduces the damage caused by spring frosts in plants having: (a) 0.001-2% by weight PVA micro/nanoparticles having a molecular weight of 10,000-100,000 g/mol and 1-20% acetate groups; (b) 0.0001-0.4% by weight stabilising agents; (c) 0.0005-0.05% by weight category IV adjuvants; (d) 0.00025-4% by weight emulsifier; (e) 0.003-6% by weight sodium hydroxide; and (f) 0.0065-13% by weight hydrochloric acid at 37% weight/weight and 1.18 g/mL density; a process for producing the aqueous formulation, and to uses.

Presented herein are barrier film compositions that can be used to extend the shelf life of agricultural products. The barrier film compositions can comprise a monoglyceride, a fatty acid or a salt thereof, a biopolymer, and water and have a yield stress of at least 0.1 Pa.

The invention relates to a composition formulated to produce improved budbreak, flowering and disease resistance in perennial fruit crops and/or ornamental trees, comprising: (a) one or more compounds represented by the structure: in which R′ is OH or OCOCH.sub.3, and R″ is H, a monovalent cation, any C1-C10 alkyl group (saturated, unsaturated, linear or branched), any C7-C10 alkaryl group, or a phenyl group; and (b) an alkoxylated amine represented by the structure: in which A is selected from N, N.sup.1R.sub.1, or N.fwdarw.O, and wherein R.sub.1 is H, methyl or benzyl, R.sub.2 is any C8-C22 alkyl group (saturated, unsaturated, linear or branched), R.sub.3 is any C2-C4 alkyl group (linear or branched), x is in the range of 0 to 4 and y+z is in the range of 2 to 50. A method of use is also included, as is a method for preparing the composition.

Compositions comprising complexes of 1-methylcyclopropene and α-cyclodextrin, and articles including the composition, are provided. Methods for using the compositions and articles in delaying the maturation of fruits, vegetables, and plants are also provided.

Described herein are methods of sanitizing and preserving produce and other agricultural products, for example for consumption as Ready-to-Eat. The methods can comprise treating the products with a sanitizing agent and forming a protective coating over the products.

There is provided a method of treating hay for preventing and/or reducing heat damage in high moisture hay and as well to preserve the same, the method including adding to hay a hay preservative including a hay preserving and heat reducing effective amount of at least one enzyme having a chitinase activity, either alone or in combination with a hay preserving and heat reducing effective amount of a yeast of the genus Pichia or a bacteria of the genus Pediococcus. There is also provided a method of treating hay for preventing and/or reducing heat damage in high moisture hay and as well to preserve the same, the method including adding to hay a hay preservative including a hay preserving and heat reducing effective amount of yeast of the genus Pichia.

There is provided a method of treating hay for preventing and/or reducing heat damage in high moisture hay and as well to preserve the same, the method including adding to hay a hay preservative including a hay preserving and heat reducing effective amount of at least one enzyme having a chitinase activity, either alone or in combination with a hay preserving and heat reducing effective amount of a yeast of the genus Pichia or a bacteria of the genus Pediococcus. There is also provided a method of treating hay for preventing and/or reducing heat damage in high moisture hay and as well to preserve the same, the method including adding to hay a hay preservative including a hay preserving and heat reducing effective amount of yeast of the genus Pichia.

Disclosed are purified proteins, cell lysates, cell-free extracts, and protein extracts comprising 1-hexene monooxygenase (1-HMO) and methods of their use for delaying plant development.

Described is the specific delivery of agrochemicals to plants. More specifically, a targeting agent has at least one binding domain that specifically binds to a binding site on an intact living plant. Such binding domains include a peptide having 4 framework regions and 3 complementary determining regions, or fragment(s) thereof, wherein the binding domains bind or retain a carrier onto a plant. Described are binding domains that specifically bind trichomes, stomata, cuticle, lenticels, thorns, spines, root hairs, or wax layer. Further described are methods for delivering agrochemicals to a plant, for depositing agrochemicals on a plant, and for retaining the agrochemicals on a plant, using targeting agents comprising the binding domains, and to methods for protecting a plant against stress or controlling plant growth. Also, described are methods for manufacturing a specifically targeting agrochemical carrier.