Claims
- 1. The method of prolonging the bud dormancy of grape vines, which comprises contacting said grape vines from four weeks to one day prior to the sprouting of said grape vines with an aqueous cyanamide solution containing an effective bud dormancy prolonging amount of cyanamide.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the concentration of cyanamide in said cyanamide solution is from about 0.05 to about 10% by weight.
- 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the concentration of cyanamide in said cyanamide solution is from about 1 to about 3% by weight.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the grape vines are completely wetted with said cyanamide solution.
- 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said cyanamide solution also contains a wetting agent.
- 6. The method of claim 5, wherein the concentration of the wetting agent is from about 0.1 to about 1% by weight of the cyanamide solution.
- 7. The method of claim 5, wherein the wetting agent is alkyaryl polyglycol ether.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 945,188, filed Dec. 23, 1986, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 804,693, filed Dec. 4, 1985, now abandoned.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (3)
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Chem. Abst., vol. 14 (1920), p. 292-D, Maze, et al., "The Action of Cynamide . . . .". |
Chem. Abst., vol. 56 (1962), 2729i, Rotini, et al., "Antimitotic Action of Cyanamide an Sev Cultivated Plts". |
Kuwabara, "Whole Bud Growth Experiment Using Plant Growth Regulators", C. A. vol. 88, 184472b, 1978. |
Continuations (2)
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