Patents Examined by Amehn A. Owens
  • Method for increasing the yield of crops
    Patent number: 4959091
    Abstract: The yield of crops (such as rice, wheat, corn, potato, soybean and other like major crops) can be increased according to a method wherein plants capable of yielding such crops are treated at a specific stage in their growing period with brassinolide, i.e. (2.alpha.,3.alpha.,22R,23R)-tetrahydroxy-24S-methyl-B-homo-7-oxa-5.alpha.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1990
    Assignees: National Federation of Agricultural Co-Operative Associations, Nissan Chemical Industries
    Inventors: Atsuhiko Kumura, Ryuichi Ishii, Bing-Shan Luo, Meiro Adachi, Kenji Hamada, Fumio Fujita