FORM - 2 THE PATENTS ACT, 1970
(39 of 1970)
&
THE PATENTS RULES, 2003
PROVISIONAL
Specification
(See section 10 and rule 13)
SPRAYABLE PLANT NUTRACEUTICAL
SUDARSHAN CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
an Indian Company
of 162, Wellesley Road, Pune 411 001,
Maharashtra, India
THE FOLLOWING SPEC IFICATION DESCRIBES THE INVENTION.

Field of invention
The invention relates to a spray able plant nutraceutical.
As used in this invention, the term plant nutraceutical means a formulation or composition that improves the lifestyle of any part of the plant such as the growth of the plant itself, growth of its foliage, fruiting, flowering, stress resistance of the plant, its metabolism, transpiration, photosynthesis and the like.
Definitions:
Amino acid: are nitrogen containing key components of all living things. Proteins are sequences of amino acids.
ATCA (N-Acetyle Thiobendazole 4 Carboxylic Acid): Many products are based on this compound. ATCA is widely used in biotechnology. Use of ATCA formulations provides better fruit setting, more vegetative growth, improvement in fruit quality; early flowering & ripening and increased resistance to adverse climatic condition. It is recommended to overcome chemical phytotoxicity.
Nitrogen: Nitrogen (N) is a major primary nutrient for a plant. It is a part of all proteins, enzymes and metabolic processes involved in the synthesis and transfer. It helps plants with rapid growth, increasing seed and fruit production and improving the quality of leaf and forage crops. Nitrogen is provided through sources like NH4CL, KN03, NH4N03 or nitrobenzene (combination of Nitrogen and other growth regulators)
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Folic acid: Folic acid or folate is a form of water soluble Vitamin B9. In combination with other growth enhancers, folic acid improves the seed vigour, germination percentage, growth of shoot and root and potentially improves the seedling performance.
Micronutrients: Micronutrients are those elements essential for plant growth which are needed in only very small (micro) quantities.
These include boron (B), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), chlorine (CI), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo) and zinc (Zn).
Proline metabolism: Proline that is pyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid is a member of the glutamate family. Proline is generated by a ring formation under consumption of one molecule of NADH + H+, NADPH + H+ and ATP each. It contains no primary but a secondary amino group and is therefore actually described as an alpha-imino acid. A conversion of proline to hydroxyproline occurs only at proline residues that are part of a polypeptide chain. Hydroxyproline is especially common in the cell wall protein.
Background and prior art:
For the improvement of growth of plant, various plant growth enhancers or regulators are known.
A plant growth regulator is an organic compound, either natural or synthetic, that modifies or controls one or more specific physiological
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processes within a plant. If the compound is produced within the plant then it is called as 'plant hormone'.
A plant regulator is defined as "any substance or mixture of substances intended, through physiological action, to accelerate or retard the rate of growth or maturation, or otherwise alter the behavior of plants or their produce." Additionally, plant regulators are characterized by their low rates of application; as high application rates of the same compounds often are considered to be herbicidal.
Generally there are six groups of plant growth regulators in the field of Horticultural and Agricultural sciences which are as follows:
Auxins are used for shoot elongation,
Gibberellins are used to stimulate cell division and shoot elongation and flowering,
Cytokinins are used to stimulate cell division and
Ethylene generators are used to induce ripening in fruit and vegetables.
Also there are various plant growth reducers and plants growth inhibitors which are used.
Plant growth enhancers or regulators can be used in varous forms such as soil conditioners, ameliorants and fertilisers. But a constant assault of above enhancers on soil or land results into a major problem, causing imbalances in the amount of essential nutrients in those soils. Thus, the
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soils are often rendered unsuitable for economically sustained farming and at times the soils have been denatured such that normal levels of plant life cannot be supported. Furthermore, irrigation and rain water can leach applied fertilizers causing the eutrophication of lakes, rivers, and waterways, thus substantially contributing to water pollution.
Also the overuse of chemicals has rendered some soils toxic with unacceptably high levels of metals such as cadmium, mercury, lead, aluminium and the like, whilst also causing ionic lock-up through the use of synthetic ureas. The accumulation of aluminium salts and heavy metal salts has proven detrimental to aquatic and terrestrial life.
According to this invention, there is provided a plant nutraceutical formulation, that is sprayable or otherwise applicable in an aqueous or fluid media or in suspension form. The plant nutraceutical formulation described in this invention typically contains as below:
ATCA: 5% [4 to 8%]
Folic acid: 0.1 % [0.05 to 0.2%]
Nitrogen: 5% [4 to 6%]
Micronutrients; typically Boron (B): 0.02%, Magnesium (Mg): 0.03%, Manganese (Mn): 0.02%, Zinc (Zn): 0.7%, Molybdenum (Mo): 0.02%.
The micronutrients in accordance with this invention are chelated with chelators such as EDTA, HEDTA, DTP A, NTA or citric acid. The
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application of a chelator solubilises the micronutrient. Thus, micronutrients become easily available to the plant.
The function of this plant growth formulation is to assist proline metabolism, improve vegetative growth, provide better fruit setting, improve fruit quality, early flowering and fruit ripening, and increase resistance to adverse climatic conditions.
The micronutrient constituents of the formulation function as follows:
Magnesium improves photosynthesis and helps activate plant enzymes needed for growth. Boron aids production of carbohydrates and it is essential for seed and fruit development. Manganese functions with enzyme systems involved in breakdown of carbohydrates and nitrogen metabolism. Zn is essential for the transformation of carbohydrates and it is also a part of enzyme systems which regulate plant growth. Molybdenum helps in uptake of nitrogen.
However, when added together in the proportion as disclosed in this invention, the micronutrients along with nitrogen, ACTA, folic acid have a synergistic effect which is significantly greater than effects of each of the ingredients administered separately. This effect is particularly observed in proline metabolism.
While considerable emphasis has been placed herein on the specific ingredients of the preferred embodiment, it will be appreciated that many alterations can be made and that many modifications can be made in the preferred embodiment without departing from the principles of the
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invention. These and other changes in the preferred embodiment as well as other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the disclosure herein, whereby it is to be distinctly understood that the foregoing descriptive matter is to be interpreted merely as illustrative of the invention and not as a limitation.
Dated this 18th June 2007

Mohan Dewan

of R. K. Dewan & Company Applicants' Patent Attorney

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