Abstract: A liquid foliar nutrient composition comprising oil, essential element(s) and optionally, a surfactant to enable a stable useable dispersion of the oil and the essential element(s) to be formed.

Abstract: An oil-in-water emulsion liquid composition suitable for use as an agricultural adjuvant comprising an oil, a saturated or substantially saturated aqueous solution of an ammonium salt and one or more of high molecular weight polymeric surfactants.

Abstract: An oil-in-water emulsion liquid composition suitable for use as an agricultural adjuvant comprising an oil, a saturated or substantially saturated aqueous solution of an ammonium salt and one or more of high molecular weight polymeric surfactants.

Abstract: A liquid foliar nutrient composition comprising oil, essential element(s) and optionally, a surfactant to enable a stable useable dispersion of the oil and the essential element(s) to be formed.

Abstract: There is provided a diesel fuel blend comprising one or more commercially available diesel fuels; ethanol and a coupling agent.

Abstract: There is provided an essentially non-aqueous homogeneous liquid herbicide composition comprising: a) a lipophilic solvent soluble complex comprising the reaction product of: i) not in excess of about 35% by weight of one or more lipophobic herbicides having an acidic moiety; and ii) not in excess of about 99% by weight of one or more tertiary dimethylamines of the structure (CH3)2N—R wherein R contains an alkyl group of at least 8 carbon atoms and may contain other chemical moieties and wherein is at least one mole equivalent of such amine to each mole of lipophobic herbicide; b) not in excess of about 60% by weight of one or more essentially non-aqueous polar solvents having low volatility; c) not in excess of about 90% by weight of one or more additional solvents selected from the group consisting of low to medium HLB surfactants; and d) not in excess of about 99% by weight of one or more lipophilic carriers.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a composition having pH adjusting capabilities for use with water to be used for spraying an agrochemical, said composition comprising: (a) not more than 98% by weight of the total composition of one or more carriers selected from the group consisting of lipophilic solvents selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, vegetable oils or alkyl esters of fatty acids and mixtures thereof; surfactants; and mixtures thereof; and (b) a buffering system comprising: (i) 0.1 to 10% by weight of the total composition of boric acid; (ii) 0.1 to 50% by weight of the total composition of an organic carboxylic acid containing up to six carbon atoms; and (iii) 0.2 to 50% by weight of the total composition of an organic amine to form complexes with (i) and (ii) which are soluble in the carrier.

Abstract: According to the invention an adjuvant for use with a chemical used in agriculture is provided comprising: (a) not in excess of about 75% by weight of one or more lipophilic solvents; (b) not in excess of about 50% by weight of one or more plant nutrients (e.g. ammonium salts of inorganic anions); and (c) not in excess of about 50% of a mixture of one or more cationic emulsifiers including surfactants which exhibit cationic characteristic in acidic conditions.

Abstract: A process for producing C1-C4 alkyl esters of fatty acids comprising the steps of: (a) reacting glycerine with a glyceride mixture containing levels of free fatty acids which inhibit trans-esterification with alkaline catalysts until the level of free fatty acids is reduced sufficiently to enable the use of an alkaline trans-esterification catalyst; (b) reacting the mixture resulting from step (a) with one or more alkaline trans-esterification catalysts and one or more C1-C4 alcohols until a mixture of one or more C1-C4 alkyl esters of fatty acids and crude glycerine forms; (c) recovering the one or more C1-C4 alkyl esters of fatty acids; and (d) recovering the crude glycerine, wherein at least a portion of the crude glycerine recovered in step (d) is used in step (a) of a subsequent process.

Abstract: There is provided a diesel fuel blend comprising one or more commercially available diesel fuels; ethanol and a coupling agent.

Abstract: A plant growth promoter composition is provided comprising: (a) not in excess of 20% by weight of one or more gibberellins; and (b) an essentially non-aqueous solvent system comprising: (i) 30 to 99% by weight of one or more lipophilic solvents; (ii) at least an equivalent molar amount to the gibberellins of one or more lipophilic alkaline coupling agents which enable the gibberellins to form a lipophilic solvent soluble complex; (iii) 1 to 50% by weight of one or more emulsifiers which blend with the lipophilic solvent(s) to form a homogeneous product and enable dispersion of the composition into water for application; and (iv) optionally, not in excess of 15% by weight of one or more viscosity reducing co-solvents.

Abstract: There is provided an essentially non-aqueous homogeneous liquid herbicide composition comprising: a) a lipophilic solvent soluble complex comprising the reaction product of: i) not in excess of about 35% by weight of one or more lipophobic herbicides having an acidic moiety; and ii) not in excess of about 99% by weight of one or more tertiary dimethylamines of the structure (CH3)2N—R wherein R contains an alkyl group of at least 8 carbon atoms and may contain other chemical moieties and wherein is at least one mole equivalent of such amine to each mole of lipophobic herbicide; b) not in excess of about 60% by weight of one or more essentially non-aqueous polar solvents having low volatility; c) not in excess of about 90% by weight of one or more additional solvents selected from the group consisting of low to medium HLB surfactants; and d) not in excess of about 99% by weight of one or more lipophilic carriers.

Abstract: A plant growth promoter composition is provided comprising: (a) not in excess of 20% by weight of one or more gibberellins; and (b) an essentially non-aqueous solvent system comprising: (i) 30 to 99% by weight of one or more lipophilic solvents; (ii) at least an equivalent molar amount to the gibberellins of one or more lipophilic alkaline coupling agents which enable the gibberellins to form a lipophilic solvent soluble complex; (iii) 1 to 50% by weight of one or more emulsifiers which blend with the lipophilic solvent(s) to form a homogeneous product and enable dispersion of the composition into water for application; and (iv) optionally, not in excess of 15% by weight of one or more viscosity reducing co-solvents.

Abstract: A repellent solid pest control system which includes a polymeric matrix, a liquid plasticizer, a pest control active ingredient and triphenyl phosphate as a carrier for the active ingredient. Protection of dogs from bites of phlebotomine sandflies by using systems according to the inventor for the control of canine leishmaniasis.

Abstract: A pyrethroid insecticide adjuvant composition includes one or more alkyl estes of fatty acids having a level of unsaturation of at least 40% or one or more alkyl esters of dibasic acids and one or more non-ionic emulsifier(s).