| US 7,462,579 B2 | ||
| 2-butenal, trans-2-pentenal and related enal compounds for controlling plant pests and weeds in soil | ||
| Rodrigo Rodriguez-Kabana, Auburn, Ala. (US); Elizabeth A. Guertal, Auburn, Ala. (US); Robert H. Walker, Auburn, Ala. (US); and David H. Teem, Auburn, Ala. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Auburn University, Auburn, Ala. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 27, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/260,771. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/622460, filed on Oct. 27, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0089263 A1, Apr. 27, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. A01N 35/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 504—348 [514/703] | 7 Claims |
| 1. A method for controlling pests and weeds on or around plants, comprising the steps of:
providing as an active compound trans-2-pentenal having the structure
 admixing an effective amount of said active compound with water to form an aqueous solution; and
applying the aqueous solution to plants, plant seeds, weeds or soil around the area in which the plants grow at a rate that
is effective for controlling pests and weeds on or around said plants.
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