DESC:[1] REFERENCES
[2] This application claims priority from Indian provisional application No. 2782/MUM/2013 dated 27 November 2013, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

[3] FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[4] The present invention relates to agricultural adjuvants, and, more particularly, to a naturally-sourced composition that enhances the bioefficacy of pesticides.

[5] BACKGROUND
[6] A pesticide is any substance or mixture of substance that is useful for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest, and as used hereinafter the term refers to pesticides which act as a herbicide or desiccant. Common examples of pesticides are fungicides, herbicides, desiccants, plant growth regulators, seed protectants, defoliants, insecticides, insect growth regulators, miticides, and nematicides. Organic chemicals applied as pesticides, especially herbicides, have achieved widespread use throughout the world in the production of agronomic and horticultural crops.

[7] Conventionally, the practically useful application dose of a pesticide has been determined on the basis of reliable data obtained from a large number of large-scale tests repeated in actual situation for use carrying out a test using a plurality of dosages of a pesticide set with reference to the relative potencies, or their basic potencies determined by indoor concentration-mortality curve testing and the like, relative to a control pesticide. However, considering vast amounts of raw material costs, environmental risks, personnel expenses and a long times for repetition of large-scale tests, it has been desired to develop a technology for avoiding mass use of pesticides and furthermore, methodology for increasing biocidal potencies of the existing pesticides. Such technology has been desired for its feature of enabling use of a minimal dose of a pesticide more practically useful, convenient, less expensive and more accurate in real-field conditions.

[8] The prior art bears mention to attempts for resolving needs of the art. Treacy, Michael Frank et al, in EP 0568731 disclose a composition for enhanced pesticidal activity comprising a pesticide or a mixture of pesticides and a potentiating amount of a stilbene compound.

[9] Lovell et al, in US 4,087,525 discloses a method for enhanced biocidal action on insects by contacting the insects, and/or applying to their habitat or food supply, with an effective amount of a novel compound having pyrimidinyl hydrazone base. Hazen, in US 5,824,797 describes the use of certain guar compounds as drift-control agents and as bioefficacy enhancers, in agricultural spray compositions. Bergeron, et al in US 6,534,563 describes the use of certain polysaccharides, certain alkylenated derivatives of glycol, certain plant polymers, and certain synthetic polymers to improve the anti-rebound properties of plant protection formulations.

[10] However, as a consequence of the inefficiency of these pesticidal compounds / efficacy enhancers in practical use and such concentrations below those practically effective, it is highly desirable to find a means for enhancing the activity of the active ingredients in conventional pesticides and thus improve or hasten absorption, assimilation and action of the toxin at appropriate sites in pests.

[11] The effectiveness of a pesticide in any of the hitherto named applications is thus dependent on the quantity applied, the method of application, and the environmental conditions during the application. The objective of the applicator is to achieve a desired result with the least amount of chemical and at the lowest cost.

[12] Furthermore, in spite of the international concern about pesticides and/or herbicides, the amount of pesticides and/or herbicides being used continues to grow. When applying any pesticide and/or herbicide, the goal is to use the least amount of active chemical ingredient to achieve the desired result. These, along with other encumbrances of the art have been focus of research of the present inventor, who has come up with novel solutions to address the same.

[13] Prior art, to the limited extent studied, does not list any single successful solution to all the aforesaid requirements, thus preserving an acute need and room to invent for the present inventors who have now arrived at a novel solution for addressing needs of the art once for all. The following description presents one way of performing the present invention identified in effectively meeting all of the objects set out under.

[14] OBJECTIVES
[15] Principle object of the present invention is to meet all encumbrances listed above and provide a naturally-sourced composition that enhances the bioefficacy of pesticides.

[16] In addition to the foregoing object, it is an ancillary object of the present invention to provide such naturally-sourced adjuvant composition that is free from any inherent as well as residual toxicities and poses no risk to higher animals and the environment.

[17] These and other objects, advantages and their attainment will become subsequently apparent in the detailed description to follow, which showcases a single preferred embodiment of the present invention.

[18] DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[19] General purpose of the present invention is to assess disabilities and shortcomings inherent to known methodologies comprising state of the art and propose novel solutions incorporating all available advantages of prior art and none of its disadvantages. Accordingly, the present invention is directed towards the composition of a naturally-sourced composition that enhances the bioefficacy of pesticides.

[20] A better understanding of the objects, advantages, features, properties and relationships of the present invention will be obtained from the following narration which sets forth a single preferred embodiment which is nonetheless indicative of the various ways in which the principles of the invention may be embodied.

[21] Attention of the reader is now invited to a solitary example, in which formulation of the nutrient supplement composition proposed herein is outlined.

Example 1:
Biofit Bio 95 Concentration. Raw material for 250ml unit
Emusifier C (Castor oil) 0.237 ml.
Herbal Extract (Ritha and Shikekai) 0.013 ml.
Total 0.250 ml.

Table 1

[22] The present invention is directed to a composition which comprises naturally-sourced ingredients, Ritha (Sapindus mukorossi), Shikekai (Acacia concinna) and Emusifier C (Castor oil) which enhances the effectiveness of pesticide used and, thus, can make possible use of lower amounts of pesticide. The present invention, which itself is neither fertilizer not a pesticide, also provides a method for increasing the effectiveness of a pesticide by applying natural compounds capable of achieving the desired effect in conjunction with the pesticide.

[23] In a broad sense, the products within the scope of the present invention may take a variety of forms. For instance, the product may be manufactured and sold as a ready-for-use premix or concentrate for use post due dilution. Alternatively, the product may be in the form of desiccated formulations for use upon reconstitution and the like administrables.

[24] The composition of the present invention thus provides improved performance of the pesticide which can result, desirably, in the use of less pesticide. The use of less pesticide provides both economic and environmental benefits.

[25] Many agricultural pesticides, including insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, miticides, and plant growth regulators, may be applied in the form of a liquid composition in associated parlance of the composition of the present invention, thus achieving intended improvement in one or more properties of the liquid composition, such as for example, storage stability, ease of handling, pesticide efficacy against target organisms. Such compositions may typically be applied to target organisms, in one embodiment, by spraying. Spraying means are typically mounted on aircraft, tractors, ground rigs, irrigation systems or railcars. A spray may also be dispensed from a canister using mechanical means, such as a pump, or chemical means, such as a propellant.

[26] As will be realized, the present invention is capable of various other embodiments and that its several components and related details are capable of various alterations, all without departing from the basic concept of the present invention. Accordingly, descriptions will be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive in any form whatsoever. Modifications and variations of the system and apparatus described herein will be obvious to those skilled in the art. Such modifications and variations are intended to come within the scope of the appended claims.
,CLAIMS:We claim:
1] An organic composition for enhancing bioefficacy of pesticides, said composition comprising:
? a herbal extract for serving as a natural adjuvant of conventional pesticides; and
? an emulsifier for resulting in a stable homogenous final product being the organic composition for enhancing bioefficacy of pesticides.
2] The organic composition for enhancing bioefficacy of pesticides as claimed in claim 1, wherein the herbal extract further comprises extracts of Ritha and Shikekai.
3] The organic composition for enhancing bioefficacy of pesticides as claimed in claim 1, wherein the emulsifier is castor oil.
4] The organic composition for enhancing bioefficacy of pesticides as claimed in claim 1 which, when applied as a spray using 0.013ml herbal extract and 0.237ml emulsifier diluted to 250ml using tap water results in enhancing the bioefficacy of pesticides.
5] The organic composition for enhancing bioefficacy of pesticides as claimed in claim 4 which further includes a propellant for aiding dispersal of the said organic composition for enhancing bioefficacy of pesticides.