Cloquintocet-mexyl Agrochemical Combinations for Crop Yield
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current crop treatment compositions face challenges in achieving superior growth and yield enhancements for crops without exposing them to abiotic stress conditions, requiring novel compounds that can stimulate growth while being non-phytotoxic and environmentally friendly.
Innovation Solution
The use of 1-methylhexyl (5-chloro-8-quinolinoxy)acetate (cloquintocet-mexyl) in combination with selected agrochemical compounds as plant growth regulators, applied through seed treatment or pre/post-emergence methods, to induce specific growth responses and enhance yield in crops such as cereals, canola, soybeans, and sugar beets under optimal growing conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If conventional crop treatment compositions are used, then basic plant protection is achieved, but superior growth and yield enhancements cannot be achieved without exposing crops to abiotic stress conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines cloquintocet-mexyl with selected agrochemical compounds (fungicides, insecticides, herbicides) to create a synergistic composition that simultaneously provides plant protection and superior growth enhancement, eliminating the need for separate stress-inducing treatments
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the chemical composition parameters by introducing specific ratios of cloquintocet-mexyl (0.1-10% w/w) combined with agrochemical compounds, creating a new formulation that achieves enhanced productivity through chemical parameter optimization rather than stress exposure
2Productivity
If plant growth regulators are applied to enhance yield, then crop productivity increases, but phytotoxicity may occur affecting other growth characteristics
Solution Approach 1:
The patent optimizes the concentration parameters of cloquintocet-mexyl (0.1-10% w/w in combination formulations) to achieve enhanced yield while maintaining stability of other growth characteristics, preventing phytotoxicity through precise parameter control
Solution Approach 2:
The combination formulation acts as an intermediary system where cloquintocet-mexyl and agrochemical compounds work synergistically to enhance yield while the balanced composition mediates against phytotoxic effects, ensuring stable growth characteristics
3Productivity
If single agrochemical compounds are used for plant treatment, then specific protection is provided, but superior synergistic growth responses are not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple agrochemical compounds (fungicides, insecticides, herbicides) with cloquintocet-mexyl in a unified composition, achieving superior synergistic growth responses while managing composition complexity through defined formulation structures
Solution Approach 2:
The combination composition provides multi-functionality by simultaneously delivering plant protection against multiple pests and diseases while inducing superior growth responses, reducing the need for multiple separate applications
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AI summary
Compounds (A) can be used for increasing the yield of useful plants or crop plants with respect to their harvested plant organs, wherein the Compound (A) is selected from compounds of the formula (I) and hydrates or salts thereof, in which RB 1 is halogen, (C1-C4)-alkyl, (C1-C4)-alkoxy, nitro or (C1-C4)-haloalkyl; nB is a natural number from 0 to 5, preferably 0 to 3; RB 2 is ORB 3, SRB 3 or NRB 3RB 4 or a saturated or unsaturated 3- to 7-membered heterocycle having at least one nitrogen atom and up to 3 heteroatoms, preferably from the group consisting of O and S, which 1 is attached via the nitrogen atom to the carbonyl group in (S2) and which is unsubstituted or substituted by radicals from the group consisting of (C1-C4)- alkyl, (C1-C4)-alkoxy and optionally substituted phenyl, preferably a radical of the formula ORB 3, NHRB 4 or N(CH3)2, in particular of the formula ORB 3; RB 3 is hydrogen or an unsubstituted or substituted aliphatic hydrocarbyl radical, preferably having a total of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; RB 4 is hydrogen, (C1-C6)-alkyl, (C1-C6)-alkoxy or substituted or unsubstituted phenyl; TB is a (C1- or C2)-alkanediyl chain which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or two (C1-C4)-alkyl radicals or by [(C1-C3)-alkoxy]carbonyl;preferably 1-methylhexyl (5-chloro-8-quinolinoxy)acetate ("cloquintocet-mexyl").