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    US 20050166652A1

    1 9 )

    United

    S t a t e s

    1 2 )

    Patent

    Application Publication 1 0 ) P u b . N o . :

    US

    2 0 0 5 / 0 1 6 6 6 5 2

    A 1

    B l o u n t

    4 3 )

    P u b . D a t e : Aug. ,

    2005

    ( 5 4 )

    UREA

    BASED FERTILIZER, FUNGICIDE

    S e p .

    8 , 1 9 9 8 , now

    P a t .

    N o . 6 , 2 5 8 , 2 9 8 ,

    W h i c h

    i s

    a

    AND INSECTICIDE c o n t i n u a t i o n - i n - p a r t

    o f

    a p p l i c a t i o n N o .

    0 8 / 7 2 3 , 7 7 9 ,

    ? l e d

    o n S e p . 3 0 ,

    1 9 9 6 ,

    noW a t . N o .

    5 , 8 5 4 , 3 0 9 .

    7 6 ) I n v e n t o r :

    D a v i d

    H .

    B l o u n t ,

    S a n

    D i e g o , CA

    U S )

    P u b l i c a t i o n C l a s s i ? ca t i o n

    C o r r e s p o n d e n c e A d d r e s s :

    David

    H. Blount ( 5 1 ) I n t . C l . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C05F 1/00

    6728

    Del Cerro

    Blvd. ( 5 2 ) US. l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    . .

    71/11

    S a n

    D i e g o , CA

    2 1 2 0 ( U S )

    5 7 ) ABSTRACT

    21)

    Appl.

    No.:

    11/010,654

    _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    F e r t i l i z e r ,

    f u n g i c i d e a n d

    i n s e c t i c i d e

    c o m p o s i t i o n s

    a r e p r o

    ( 2 2 ) F i l e d ; D e c _ 1 3 , 2004 d u c e d by

    t h e

    p r o c e s s o f t h i s i n v e n t i o n . T h e p o t a s s i u m u r e a

    s a l t s

    o f p h o s p h o r u s , b o r o n

    o r s u l f u r c o n t a i n i n g compounds

    R e l a t e d US, p p l i c a t i o n

    Data

    a r e

    p r o d u c e d by

    r e a c t i n g u r e a

    W i t h

    a n d a c i d i c m i n e r a l a c i d

    compound t h e n

    r e a c t i n g t h i s

    u r e a s a l t o f m i n e r a l

    a c i d

    W i t h

    ( 6 3 )

    C o n t i n u a t i o n - i n - p a r t o f a p p l i c a t i o n

    N o .

    1 0 / 8 5 9 , 7 1 6 , a b a s i c

    s a l t f o r m i n g

    compound

    u c h

    a s

    p o t a s s i u m h y d r o x i d e .

    ? l e d on

    J u n . 3 ,

    2 0 0 4 , Which s a c o n t i n u a t i o n - i n - p a r t

    o f a p p l i c a t i o n

    N o .

    0 9 / 9 7 3 , 5 5 3 , ? l e d o n

    O c t . 9 , 2 0 0 1 ,

    noW a t .

    No.

    6 , 7 7 7 , 4 6 9 ,

    Which s

    a

    c o n t i n u a t i o n - i n

    p a r t

    o f a p p l i c a t i o n N o . 0 9 / 6 9 3 , 1 9 4 , ? l e d o n O c t . 2 3 ,

    2 0 0 0 , noW P a t . No. 6 , 4 6 4 , 9 0 3 , Which

    s

    a c o n t i n u a

    t i o n - i n - p a r t o f a p p l i c a t i o n N o . 0 9 / 1 4 9 , 8 4 7 , ? l e d o n

    T h e s e

    f e r t i l i z e r , f u n g i c i d e

    a n d i n s e c t i c i d e

    c o m p o s i t i o n s may

    b e a p p l i e d

    b y

    s p r a y i n g

    o n p l a n t s

    i n a d i l u t e a q u e o u s

    s o l u t i o n

    t o

    g i v e

    p l a n t s

    s o m e

    p r o t e c t i o n

    a g a i n s t

    d r y

    r o t ,

    f u n g i

    a n d

    i n s e c t s and a l s o

    f e r t i l i Z e r

    t h e p l a n t . I t a l s o a c t s a s

    an

    i n s e c t i c i d e

    a g a i n s t

    i n s e c t s u c h a s t e r m i t e s , c o c k r o a c h e s

    a n d

    a n t s .

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    A 1

    UREA

    BASED

    FERTILIZER, FUNGICIDE

    AND

    INSECTICIDE

    [ 0 0 0 1 ] T h i s

    a p p l i c a t i o n

    i s a c o n t i n u a t i o n i n p a r t o f

    a p p l i

    c a t i o n S e r . No. 1 0 / 8 5 9 , 7 1 6 ? l e d

    J u n . 3 ,

    2004 Which

    i s

    a

    c o n t i n u a t i o n - i n - p a r t a p p l i c a t i o n

    S e r . N o . 0 9 / 9 7 3 , 5 5 3 , ? l e d

    on O c t . 9 , 2001

    now US. P a t . No.

    6 , 7 7 7 , 4 6 9 , Which

    i s

    a

    c o n t i n u a t i o n - i n - p a r t

    o f

    a p p l i c a t i o n

    S e r .

    N o .

    0 9 / 6 9 3 , 1 9 4 ,

    ? l e d

    1 0 / 2 3 / 2 0 0 , noW U . S . P a t .

    N o . 6 , 4 6 4 , 9 0 3

    B 1 , Which s

    a c o n t i n u a t i o n - i n - p a r t o f p a t e n t a p p l i c a t io n

    S e r .

    N o .

    0 9 / 1 4 9 /

    847

    ? l e d

    S e p .

    8 , 1998

    noW

    U . S .

    P a t . N o .

    6 , 2 5 8 , 2 9 8 Which

    i s

    a c o n t i n u a t i o n - i n - p a r t o f p a t e n t a p p l i c a t i o n

    S e r . N o .

    0 8 / 7 2 3 , 7 7 9 ? l e d

    A u g .

    3 0 ,

    1 9 9 6 , now US.

    P a t . N o .

    5 , 8 5 4 ,

    3 0 9 .

    FIELD

    [ 0 0 0 2 ] The i n v e n t i o n c o n c e r n s

    u r e a and i t s s a l t s .

    The

    i n v e n t i o n a l s o concerns t h e i r p r e p a r a t i o n and u s e . The urea

    b a s e d compounds a r e u s e f u l t o p r o d u c e i n s e c t i c i d e , f u n g i

    c i d e

    a n d

    r a p i d a c t i n g a n d l o n g a c t i n g f e r t i l i z e r p r o d u c t s ,

    a n d

    m a y b e r e a c t e d W i t h p o t a s s i u m a n d / o r

    p h o s p h o r u s

    t o p r o

    d u c e

    o t h e r

    f e r t i l i z e r , f u n g i c i d e a n d i n s e c t i c i d e c o m p o u n d s .

    BACKGROUND

    [ 0 0 0 3 ]

    The h e a t i n g

    o f u r e a

    t o

    p r o d u c e u r e a c o n d e n s a t i o n

    compounds,

    s u c h a s b i u r e t and a m i x t u r e

    o f c y a n u r i c

    a c i d

    a n d c y a m e l i d e , i s knoWn i n t h e a r t s , b u t t h e u r e a b a s e d

    c o m p o u n d s

    u t i l i Z e d

    t o p r o d u c e

    i m p r o v e d s h o r t

    a c t i n g a n d

    l o n g a c t i n g f e r t i l i Z e r , f u n g i c i d e s

    a n d

    i n s e c t i c i d e c o m p o u n d s

    i s n o v e l . U . S . P a t . N o . 5 , 7 8 8 , 9 1 5 u t i l i Z e s p a r t i a l l y

    h y d r o

    lyZed condensated urea a s a ?ame e t a r d a n t . The

    urea

    based

    c o m p o u n d s

    a n d

    t h e i r

    p h o s p h o r u s

    a n d / o r s u l f a t e

    s a l t s

    a n d / o r

    m a y b e u s e d a s

    a f u n g i c i d e ,

    i n s e c t i c i d e a n d

    a r a p i d a c t i n g

    a n d l o n g

    a c t i n g

    f e r t i l i Z e r c o m p o u n d s .

    [ 0 0 0 4 ]

    What

    i s

    l a c k i n g

    a n d

    What

    i s n e e d e d

    a r e

    u s e f u l

    i n e x p e n s i v e u r e a

    b a s e d f e r t i l i Z e r , f u n g i c i d e a n d i n s e c t i c i d e

    W i t h a p l u r a l i t y o f n i t r o g e n m o i e t i e s . The u r e a based c o m

    pounds

    a n d / o r t h e i r

    s a l t s o f t h i s

    i n v e n t i o n

    a r e

    n o v e l f u n g i

    c i d e s , i n s e c t i c i d e a n d r a p i d a c t i n g a n d l o n g a c t i n g

    f e r t i l i Z e r

    c o m p o u n d s . What s a d d i t i o n a l l y l a c k i n g a r e c o m p o s i t i o n s

    h a v i n g s u c h u r e a b a s e d compounds

    a n d / o r

    t h e i r s a l t s

    employed h e r e i n . The

    r e a a n d

    a s a l t

    f o r m i n g

    compound s

    h e a t e d

    a t a loW enough

    t e m p e r a t u r e

    t o

    a v o i d u r e a

    r e a c t i n g

    W i t h i t s e l f t o produce b i u r e t o r

    o t h e r

    c o n d e n s a t e s .

    SUMMARY

    [ 0 0 0 5 ] I n o n e a s p e c t , t h e i n v e n t i o n c o m p r i s e s u r e a b a s e d

    s a l t s . Another a s p e c t

    o f

    t h e

    i n v e n t i o n

    i s a p r o c e s s t o p r e p a r e

    u r e a

    b a s e d

    s a l t s c o m p r i s i n g

    s e r i a l l y c o n t a c t i n g ,

    h e a t i n g

    a n d

    r e a c t i n g :

    [ 0 0 0 6 ]

    ( A ) u r e a ;

    [ 0 0 0 7 ] B ) a c i d i c s a l t

    f o r m i n g

    c o m p o u n d

    [ 0 0 0 8 ]

    C )

    b a s i c s a l t f o r m i n g c o m p o u n d

    [ 0 0 0 9 ] t h e n

    a d d ;

    [ 0 0 1 0 ] D )

    ? l l e r

    [ 0 0 1 1 ] W a t e r

    [ 0 0 1 2 ]

    under c o n d i t i o n s

    s u f ? c i e n t

    t o

    p r e p a r e

    t h e

    u r e a

    b a s e d s a l t s . A r e a b a s e d s a l t i s

    p r o d u c e d by r e a c t i n g a n

    a c i d i c

    s a l t

    forming compound o form

    a n

    a c i d i c

    u r e a

    s a l t

    and

    A u g . 4 ,

    2 0 0 5

    t h e n a b a s i c

    s a l t

    f o r m i n g

    compound s

    r e a c t e d

    W i t h t h e

    u r e a

    o r i t s a c i d i c s a l t .

    I t

    i s p r e f e r a b l e

    t o

    r e a c t t h e u r e a With t h e

    a c i d i c s a l t f o r m i n g

    compound

    ? r s t

    t h e n

    a d d a n d r e a c t

    t h e

    b a s i c s a l t f o r m i n g compound. A

    l l e r m a y

    b e

    a d d e d

    t o t h e

    u r e a b a s e d

    s a l t

    t o

    produce

    a

    c o m p o s i t i o n .

    The

    pH

    f

    t h e

    u r e a

    s a l t s maybe a d j u s t e d t o

    h a v e

    a

    pH f 1 . 5 - 8 . 5 b y u t i l i Z i n g a n

    a c i d i c

    s a l t

    f o r m i n g compound

    o r a b a s i c s a l t

    f o r m i n g c o m

    pound

    o r b u f f e r i n g

    compound

    s u c h a s

    o r g a n i c a c i d .

    W a t e r i s

    added

    t o t h e urea based

    s a l t

    t o form

    an

    aqueous

    s o l u t i o n

    Which

    s d i l u t e d

    t o t h e d e s i r e d u r e a based s a l t c o n c e n t r a t i o n .

    T h e n i t r o g e n ,

    p h o s p h o r u s , p o t a s s i u m a n d

    b o r o n

    c o n t e n t may

    b e

    q u i t e

    v a r i e d

    i n t h e

    u r e a

    b a s e d

    s a l t s .

    [ 0 0 1 3 ] I n

    a n o t h e r

    a s p e c t ,

    t h e

    i n v e n t i o n

    c o m p r i s e s u r e a s a l t

    o f

    p h o s p h o r u s

    a n d / o r s u l f a t e a n d / o r

    b o r o n

    c o n t a i n i n g

    com

    pound

    and a p r o c e s s t o p r e p a r e a urea s a l t o f a phosphorus

    a n d / o r s u l f a t e a n d o r b o r o n c o n t a i n i n g compound m p l o y i n g

    p h o s p h o r u s a n d / o r s u l f u r a n d / o r b o r o n

    c o n t a i n i n g

    com

    pound

    t h a t

    W i l l r e a c t

    W i t h

    t h e

    u r e a compound u n d e r c o n d i

    t i o n s s u f f i c i e n t t o

    p r e p a r e

    t h e u r e a

    s a l t

    o f

    a

    phosphorus

    a n d / o r

    s u l f u r

    a n d / o r

    b o r o n

    c o n t a i n i n g

    c o m p o u n d , a n d

    a

    process

    t o

    prepare

    a

    urea

    s a l t s of a phosphorus

    and/or

    a

    s u l f u r

    a n d / o r

    a

    b o r o n c o n t a i n i n g compound t h a t i s

    r e a c t e d

    W i t h a b a s i c

    s a l t f o r m i n g

    compound

    c o m p r i s i n g s e r i a l l y

    c o n t a c t i n g , h e a t i n g

    a n d r e a c t i n g :

    [ 0 0 1 4 ] ( A ) u r e a ;

    [ 0 0 1 5 ]

    ( B )

    a c i d i c

    s a l t

    f o r m i n g

    c o m p o u n d

    t h a t W i l l r e a c t

    With urea

    [ 0 0 1 6 ] C ) b a s i c s a l t

    f o r m i n g

    c o m p o u n d

    [ 0 0 1 7 ]

    [ 0 0 1 8 ] D ) ? l l e r

    [ 0 0 1 9 ] W a t e r

    [ 0 0 2 0 ]

    component A

    a n d B a r e

    ? r s t miXed t h e n

    h e a t e d

    up t o 120

    d e g r e e

    C . f o r 0 . 1 t o

    3

    h o u r s a t

    a m b i e n t p r e s s u r e , t h e n

    component

    C i s

    a d d e d

    a n d

    r e a c t e d a t

    a m b i e n t

    p r e s s u r e ,

    h e a t e d up to 120 d e g r e e s

    C . f o r

    0 . 1

    t o 3 h o u r s , t h e n

    component

    D s a d d e d a n d

    miXed.

    The u r e a s a l t s

    a r e

    u s u a l l y d i l u t e d W i t h

    Water

    in

    t h e r a t i o o f 1 : 4 0

    t o 1 : 6 0 0 a n d

    pH

    s

    a d j u s t e d

    t o

    b e

    a c c e p t a b l e f o r

    f o l i a g e u p t a k e

    o f

    p h o s p h o r u s .

    t h e n a d d :

    [ 0 0 2 1 ]

    A n

    a d d i t i o n a l

    a s p e c t

    o f

    t h e i n v e n t i o n

    i s

    t h e

    u s e o f

    t h e u r e a b a s e d compounds, u r e a

    b a s e d

    s a l t s

    o f

    phosphorus

    a n d / o r s u l f u r a n d / o r b o r o n

    compounds

    r e a c t e d W i t h a b a s i c

    s a l t

    f o r m i n g

    compound

    t i l i Z e d

    a s

    a n i n s e c t i c i d e , f u n g i c i d e

    a n d

    a r a p i d a c t i n g

    a n d

    l o n g a c t i n g f e r t i l i Z e r

    c o m p o u n d s . T h e

    f e r t i l i Z e r ,

    f u n g i c i d e

    a n d

    i n s e c t i c i d e

    c o m p o s i t i o n s

    m a y

    c o n

    s i s t

    o f u r e a

    s a l t

    o f a phosphorus

    a n d / o r s u l f u r a n d / o r

    boron

    c o n t a i n i n g c o m p o u n d a n d b a s i c s a l t f o r m i n g c o m p o u n d s

    a n d ? l l e r s .

    [ 0 0 2 2 ] The f u n g i c i d e ,

    i n s e c t i c i d e

    a n d

    f e r t i l i Z e r

    com

    p o u n d s o f t h i s

    i n v e n t i o n

    a r e

    p r o d u c e d

    by

    r e a c t i n g u r e a W i t h

    a n

    ac i d i c s a l t

    f o r m i n g

    c o m p o u n d ,

    p r e f e r a b l y a p h o s p h o r u s

    oXyacid compound W i t h a

    v a l e n c e

    o f 3

    o r

    a combination o f

    a

    phosphorus

    oXyacid

    With

    a

    v a l e n c e o f 3 - 4 and one

    With

    a

    v a l e n c e

    o f 5 . I n o r d e r

    t o

    i n c r e a s e r e s i s t a n t o f

    p l a n t s t o

    a p h i d s

    a n d

    f u n g u s

    a d d i t i o n

    compounds a r e a d d e d

    a n d

    r e a c t e d W i t h

    t h e u r e a s a l t s u c h a s , p o t a s s i u m o r p o t a s s i u m

    s a l t s ,

    The u r e a

    s a l t s

    a r e

    u s e f u l a s

    f u n g i c i d e s and

    i n s e c t i c i d e

    b u t m a y be

    e n h a n c e

    by r e a c t i n g

    b o r o n

    o X y a c i d o r t h e i r s a l t s

    W i t h

    t h e

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    urea

    s a l t s and u t i l i z e d a s a

    f u n g i c i d e

    and

    an i n s e c t i c i d e

    e s p e c i a l l y

    f o r

    u s e

    t o k i l l a n t s

    t e r m i t e s

    and

    c o c k r o a c h e s .

    [ 0 0 2 3 ]

    F e r t i l i z e r

    maybe a d d e d

    t o

    t h e

    p l a n t s

    f o l i a g e

    i n

    a

    d i l u t e aqueous form o r

    m a y

    be added t o t h e s o i l o f

    c r o p s

    i n

    t h e

    form o f

    a c o n c e n t r a t e d

    aqueous

    s o l u t i o n o r a s g r a n u l e s .

    Many e l e m e n t s

    a r e

    e s s e n t i a l l y

    t o

    t h e

    h e a l t h a n d

    g r o W t h

    o f

    p l a n t s . N i t r o g e n , p h o s p h o r u s a n d p o t a s s iu m

    a r e p r o v i d e d i n

    t h e g r e a t e s t q u a n t i t y .

    T h e

    p h o s p h o r u s may e i n a n y s u i t a b l e

    f o r m a n d

    c o n t a i n 3 - 5

    v a l e n c e s .

    P h o s p h o r u s W i t h 3 4 v a l e n c e s

    o r a

    combination

    o f phosphorus

    W i t h 3 - 4

    v a l e n c e s and

    p h o s p h o r u s W i t h

    5 v a l e n c e s

    r e a c t e d W i t h

    u r e a

    a n d p o t a s s i u m

    m a y

    be

    used i n

    a

    d i l u t e aqueous s o l u t i o n t o

    s p r a y

    on

    p l a n t

    f o l i a g e a n d i s h e l p f u l

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    i s

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    p o t a s s i u m h y d r o x i d e i s s l o w l y

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    u n t i l t h e s o l u t i o n h a s

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    i n s e c t i c i d e c o m p o u n d .

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    o x y t r i c h l o r i d e

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    g ) m o n o - a l u m i n u m p h o s p h a t e

    h ) d i m e t h y l m e t h y l

    p h o s p h o n a t e

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    i d i m e t h y l

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    d i t h i o p h o s p h a t e

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    [ 0 0 4 4 ]

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    m o d i ? e d w h e r e i n

    5

    p a r t s

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    [ 0 0 4 5 ]

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    t h e r e b y

    p r o d u c i n g a f e r t i l i z e r , f u n g i c i d e

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    a n d i n s e c t i c i d e

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    1 7

    [ 0 0 4 9 ]

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    u r e a

    a n d 3 0 p a r t s b y w e i g h t

    o f

    m e l a m i n e

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    below i s a d d e d t o i n p l a c e o f p h o s p h o r o u s a c i d a n d

    r e a c t e d w i t h t h e u r e a ;

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    b )

    p y r o p h o s p h o r i c a c i d

    c ) d i m e t h y l

    m e t h y l p h o s p h o n a t e

    ( D M M P )

    d )

    d i m e t h y l

    h y d r o g e n

    p h o s p h i t e

    e ) t r i m e t h y l p h o s p h i t e

    f )

    p h e n y l a c i d p h o s p h a t e

    g ) p h o s p h o r u s

    t r i c h l o r i d e

    h ) p h o s p h i n i c a c i d

    i

    p h o s p h o r u s

    o x y t r i c h l o r i d e

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    k ) d i m e t h y l p h o s p h o r i c

    a c i d

    1 d i e t h y l e t h y l p h o s p h o n a t e

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    s p r i n k l e d

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    s a l t o f b o r o n - p h o s p h a t e poWder p r o d u c e d i n

    e x a m p l e 1 0 .

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    a l l t h e

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    p e a r e d , a n d s e v e r a l months l a t e r t h e y W e r e s t i l l g o n e .

    E x a m p l e 3 6

    [ 0 0 7 3 ] A l a n t P a t h o l o g i s t d i d f u n g i c i d e s t u d i e s o n t h e

    f u n g i c i d e p o t a s s i u m

    u r e a s a l t

    o f

    p h o s p h o r o u s a c i d p r o d u c e d

    i n

    e x a m p l e

    1 . G e r b e r d a i s y i n f e c t e d W i t h t h e p a t h o g e n

    Oidium

    s p .

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    t o u n i n f e c t e d p l a n t s t h e n t h e

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    by s p r a y i n g W i t h

    t h e

    p o t a s s i u m u r e a s a l t o f

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    t o

    64 Z p e r 100 a l l o n s

    of

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    3 7

    [0074]

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    3

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    sprayed aqueous

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    and

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    a q u e o u s

    p o t a s s i u m u r e a s a l t o f

    p h o s p h o r o u s

    a c i d

    p r o d u c e d

    i n

    example

    1 .

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    o f

    amount

    o f

    n i t r o g e n

    Was s p r a y e d

    on t h e tWo a r e a s . T h e sa m e a m o u n t of

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    applied

    t o

    each

    a r e a .

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    tWo f e r t i l i Z e d

    a r e a s g r a s s

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    g r a s s .

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    1

    month

    t h e u n f e r t i l i Z e d

    a n d

    t h e a r e a s g r a s s

    f e r t e r i l i Z e d With

    t h e urea

    Was groWing very

    l i t t l e

    and Was

    t u r n i n g b r o W n - g r e e n i n c o l o r . The a r e a f e r t i l i Z e d W i t h t h e

    a q u e o u s

    p o t a s s i u m u r e a

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    c o n t i n u e d

    t o

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    in c o l o r

    f o r

    a n o t h e r

    2 m o n t h s .

    E x a m p l e

    3 8

    [ 0 0 7 5 ]

    TWo roWs o f c o r n a b o u t 400 f e e t l o n g Was

    f e r t i l

    i Z e d , one roWs

    With

    aqueous urea and one roW

    With

    t h e

    p o t a s s i u m

    u r e a

    s a l t

    o f

    p h o s p h o r o u s a c i d p r o d u c e d i n

    example

    1 .

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    Was

    ploWed i n t o

    each

    o W . The

    roWs

    Was

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    a l i m i t e d amount f

    r a i n .

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    on t h e roWs

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    and compared.

    The

    y i e l d

    on t h e tWo

    roWs t h a t

    Was f e r t i l i Z e d W i t h t h e potassium

    u r e a

    s a l t o f phosphorous a c i d

    had

    a 25 e t t e r y i e l d

    o f c o r n

    and t h e corn k e r n e l s on

    t h e s e

    c o r n

    cobs

    produced a b o u t 20

    more

    k e r n a l s

    t h e

    corn f e r t i l i Z e d

    b y r e a .

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    i n t h e

    roWs

    e r t i l i Z e d

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    t h e aqueous

    potassium r e a

    s a l t

    o f

    p h o s p h o r o u s

    a c i d

    h a d

    m u c h

    e s s damage

    o

    t h e

    k e r n e l s

    a n d

    much l e s s damage

    t o t h e c o r n

    s i l k by i n s e c t s a n d f u n g u s .

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    [ 0 0 7 6 ]

    I t i s s u r p r i s i n g t h a t t h e u r e a b a s e d s a l t compounds

    h a s v e r y g o o d i n s e c t i c i d e ,

    f u n g i c i d e

    a n d

    f e r t i l i z i n g

    p r o p e r

    t i e s a n d h a d l o n g l a s t i n g n i t r o g e n . T h e a d d i t i o n o f s a l t

    f o r m i n g c o m p o u n d s

    s u c h

    a s

    p h o s p h o r i c

    a c i d a n d

    p o t a s s i u m

    p h o s p h a t e i n c r e a s e t h e

    f e r t i l i z i n g

    i m m e d i a t e a n d p r o l o n g e d

    e f f e c t a n d f o r m s

    f u n g u s

    a n d a p h i d e s p r o t e c t i o n . T h e a d d i t i o n

    o f

    s a l t

    f o r m i n g compounds s u c h a s p h o s p h o r i c a c i d , b o r i c

    a c i d a n d b o r a t e s i n c r e a s e i t s

    e f f e c t i v en e s s a g a i n s t

    i n s e c t s u c h

    a s

    a n t s ,

    t e r m i t e s a n d c o c k r o a c h e s a n d a g a i n s t

    f u n g u s .

    [ 0 0 7 7 ] I t

    W i l l b e a p p r e c i a t e d b y

    t h o s e

    s k i l l e d i n

    t h e A r t s

    t h a t c h a n g e s a n d m o d i ? c a t i o n s o f t h e p r e f e r r e d e m b o d i m e n t

    c a n b e made W i t h o u t d e p a r t i n g f r o m t h e s p i r i t a n d b r o a d e r

    a s p e c t s o f t h e

    i n v e n t i o n

    a s s e t f o r t h i n t h e appended c l a i m s .

    I c l a i m :

    1 . A n i n s e c t i c i d e , f u n g i c i d e

    a n d f e r t i l i Z e r

    c o m p o s i t i o n

    p r o d u c e d b y

    t h e p r o c e s s c o m p r i s i n g o f m i x i n g ,

    h e a t i n g a n d

    r e a c t i n g t h e f o l l o W i n g c o m p o n e n t s :

    ( A ) u r e a a n d / o r

    m e t h y l u r e a ,

    2 5 - 1 0 0

    p a r t s

    b y W e i g h t ;

    ( B )

    a c i d i c s a l t f o r m i n g c o m p o u n d s , 2 5 t o 4 0 0 p a r t s b y

    W e i g h t a n d s e l e ct e d

    f r o m

    t h e g r o u p c o n s i s t i n g o f

    p h o s

    p h o r u s o x y a c i d ,

    a c i d i c

    s a l t s

    o f p h o s p h o r u s

    o x y a c i d s ,

    o r g a n i c p h o s p h o r u s c o m p o u n d s ,

    b o r o n - p h o s p h o r u s ,

    b o r o n o x y a c i d , a c i d i c b o r o n s a l t s , a c i d ic s u l f u r co m

    p o u n d s a n d m i x t u r e t h e r e o f ;

    ( C )

    b a s i c s a l t

    f o r m i n g

    c o m p o u n d ,

    2 5

    t o 3 0 0 p a r t s b y

    W e i g h t ;

    t h e n a d d a n d

    m i x ;

    ( D ) ? l l e r , 0

    t o

    3 0 0 p a r t s b y W e i g h t ;

    ( E ) W a t e r , 0

    t o

    a s u f ? c i e n t amount f o r d i l u t i o n ;

    components A nd B r e

    ? r s t

    m i x e d ,

    t h e n h e a t e d

    up o

    120 d e g r e e C . a t

    a m b i e n t

    p r e s s u r e f o r 0 . 1 t o 3 h o u r s

    and

    r e a c t e d t o produce a u r e a

    s a l t

    of

    an

    a c i d i c

    c o m p o u n d , t h e n c o m p o n e n t C i s a d d e d ,

    m i x e d ,

    h e a t e d

    t o 100 t o 120

    d e g r e e s

    C . a t ambient

    p r e s s u r e

    f o r

    0 . 1

    t o

    3

    h o u r s a n d r e a c t e d , t h e r e b y

    p r o d u c i n g

    a

    compound

    c o n s i s t i n g

    o f

    a b a s i c

    compound

    a n d

    u r e a

    s a l t o f

    a n

    a c i d i c compound, t h e n component D s

    added

    a n d

    mixed

    t h e r e b y

    p r o d u c i n g a

    u r e a

    compo

    s i t i o n ,

    then

    0

    t o

    a

    s u f ? c i e n t

    amount Water t o

    form

    a

    d i l u t e a q u e o u s s o l u t i o n i s

    a d d e d .

    2 . T h e

    i n s e c t i c i d e , f u n g i c i d e

    a n d f e r t i l i Z e r c o m p o s i t i o n o f

    c l a i m 1 W h e r e i n

    t h e a c i d i c

    s a l t f o r m i n g compound

    s

    p h o s

    p h o r u s compounds t h a t W i l l r e a c t

    W i t h

    u r e a a n d m i x t u r e s

    t h e r e o f in

    a n

    amount o f 25

    t o 400

    p a r t s by

    W e i g h t .

    3 . T h e

    i n s e c t i c i d e , f u n g i c i d e

    a n d f e r t i l i Z e r c o m p o s i t i o n o f

    c l a i m 1

    W h e r e i n t h e

    b a s i c

    s a l t f o r m i n g compound s s e l e c t e d

    f r o m t h e g r o u p

    c o n s i s t i n g o f

    a l k a l i m e t a l

    c o m p o u n d s ,

    a l k a

    l i n e e a r t h m e t a l c o m p o u n d s , a m m o n i a , a m i n es , p o l y a m i n e s ,

    m e t a l compounds a n d

    m i x t u r e s

    t h e r e o f .

    4 .

    T h e

    f e r t i l i Z e r ,

    i n s e c t i c i d e

    a n d

    f u n g i c i d e c o m p o s i t i o n

    o f

    c l a i m 1

    Wherein t h e

    ? l l e r i s s e l e c t e d

    from

    t h e group

    con

    s i s t i n g

    o f u r e a ,

    m e l a m i n e ,

    d i c y a n d i a m i d e ,

    m e l a m i n e c y a n u

    r a t e ,

    a m i n o

    p h o s p h a t e s ,

    a m i n o p o l y p h o s p h a t e s ,

    a m i n o p l a s t s ,

    p h e n o p l a s t s ,

    p o W d e r e d

    s y n t h e t i c

    r e s i n s ,

    s a W d u s t ,

    c a r b o h y

    d r a t e s ,

    ammonium

    s u l f a t e ,

    ammonium

    p h o s p h a t e , a m i n o

    p h o s p h a t e s , p o t a s s i u m

    p h o s p h a t e , a m i n o s u l f a t e s ,

    s i l i c a ,

    d i a t o m a c e o u s e a r t h , a l k a l i m e t a l

    s i l i c a t e s ,

    a l k a l i n e e a r t h

    m e t a l s i l i c a t e s , m e t a l s ,

    m e t a l

    s i l i c a t e s , o x i d e s ,

    c a r b o n a t e s ,

    A u g . 4 ,

    2 0 0 5

    s u l p h a t e s ,

    p h o s p h a t e s a n d

    b o r a t e s ,

    p o t a s s i u m h y d r o g e n

    p h o s p h a t e

    a n d

    m i x t u r e s t h e r e o f , i n a n amount

    0 t o 300 a r t s

    b y W e i g h t .

    5 . T h e

    i n s e c t i c i d e ,

    f u n g i c i d e a n d f e r t i l i Z e r c o m p o s i t i o n o f

    c l a i m

    1

    Wherein

    t h e

    b a s i c

    compound

    u r e a

    s a l t

    o f

    a n

    a c i d i c

    compound s a n

    p o t a s s i u m u r e a s a l t o f

    p h o s p h o r u s

    o x y a c i d .

    6 .

    T h e i n s e c t i c i d e , f u n g i c i d e

    a n d f e r t i l i Z e r

    c o m p o s i t i o n

    o f

    c l a i m

    1 Wherein t h e

    b a s i c

    compound u r e a s a l t o f a n a c i d i c

    compound

    i s p o t a s s i u m

    u r e a

    s a l t

    o f

    o r g a n i c p h o s p h o r u s

    c o m p o u n d .

    7 . T h e i n s e c t i c i d e , f u n g i c i d e

    a n d f e r t i l i Z e r

    c o m p o s i t i o n

    o f

    c l a i m

    1

    W h e r e i n t h e a c i d i c

    s a l t

    f o r m i n g p h o s p h o r u s c o n t a i n

    i n g

    compound s a p h o s p h o r u s compound s e l e c t e d

    f r o m

    t h e

    g r o u p

    c o n s i s t i n g o f

    p h o s p h o r u s

    o x y a c i d s W i t h v a l e n c e o f 5 ,

    p h o s p h o r u s o x y a c i d s W i t h a v a l e n c e o f

    3 4 , a c i d i c

    s a l t s o f

    p h o s p h o r u s

    o x y a c i d s ,

    p h o s p h o n a t e s ,

    p h o s p h i l t e s , o r g a n i c

    p h o s p h a t e s a n d m i x t u r e s t h e r e o f .

    8 . T h e i n s e c t i c i d e , f u n g i c i d e

    a n d f e r t i l i Z e r

    c o m p o s i t i o n

    o f

    c l a i m

    1

    W h e r e i n t h e a c i d i c

    s a l t

    f o r m i n g p h o s p h o r u s c o n t a i n

    i n g

    compound

    s

    a

    p h o s p h i t e .

    9 .

    T h e i n s e c t i c i d e , f u n g i c i d e

    a n d f e r t i l i Z e r

    c o m p o s i t i o n

    o f

    c l a i m

    1 Wherein

    t h e

    b a s i c compound u r e a

    s a l t

    o f a n a c i d i c

    compound s p o t a s s i u m

    u r e a

    s a l t o f p h o s p h o r o u s

    a c i d

    a n d

    p h o s p h o r i c a c i d .

    1 0 . T h e i n s e c t i c i d e , f u n g i c i d e a n d

    f e r t i l i Z e r

    c o m p o s i t i o n

    o f c l a i m 9 W h e r e i n t h e

    o r g a n i c

    p h o s p h o r u s

    compound

    i s

    o r g a n i c p h o s p h o r u s compound

    W h i c h

    h a s

    a v a l e n c e o f

    3 4 .

    1 1 . T h e i n s e c t i c i d e , f u n g i c i d e a n d

    f e r t i l i Z e r

    c o m p o s i t i o n

    o f c l a i m 1

    W h e r e i n t h e a c i d i c s a l t

    f o r m i n g

    compound i s

    a

    m i x t u r e

    o f p h o s p h o r o u s a n d p h o s p h o r i c a c i d .

    1 2 .

    T h e i n s e c t i c i d e , f u n g i c i d e a n d f e r t i l i Z e r c o m p o s i t i o n

    o f

    c l a i m 1

    W h e r e i n t h e s a l t f o r m i n g compounds

    a r e

    p h o s

    p h o r o u s a c i d a n d p o t a s s iu m

    h y d r o x i d e .

    1 3 .

    A e t h o d

    f o r p r o d u c i n g i n s e c t i c i d e , f u n g i c i d e a n d

    f e r t i l i Z e r

    c o m p o s i t i o n c o m p r i s i n g

    o f

    m i x i n g ,

    h e a t i n g

    a n d

    r e a c t i n g t h e f o l l o W i n g c o m p o n e n t s ;

    A r e a a n d / o r

    meth l u r e a , i n t h e amount

    o f

    25-100

    y

    p a r t s b y

    W e i g h t ;

    ( B )

    a c i d i c s a l t f o r m i n g

    c o m p o u n d ,

    i n t h e

    a m o u n t o f

    2 5

    t o

    4 0 0 p a r t s b y W e i g h t ;

    ( C ) b a s i c s a l t

    f o r m i n g

    c o m p o u n d ,

    i n t h e

    a m o u n t

    o f 2 5

    t o

    3 0 0 p a r t s b y

    W e i g h t ;

    t h e n

    a d d a n d m i x ;

    ( D )

    ? l l e r , i n

    t h e

    a m o u n t

    o f 0 t o

    3 0 0

    p a r t s

    b y W e i g h t ;

    ( E ) W a t e r , in t h e

    amount

    f 0

    to

    s u f ? c i e n t

    W a t e r

    f o r d i l u t e d

    a q u e o u s s o l u t i o n s ;

    components

    A

    nd

    B r e ? r s t

    mixed

    t h e n h e a t e d

    t o

    up

    t o

    120

    d e g r e e s

    C .

    a t

    ambient p r e s s u r e f o r 0 . 1

    t o

    3

    h o u r s t h e r e b y producing a u r e a s a l t o f a n

    a c i d i c

    c o m p o u n d ,

    t h e n

    c o m p o n e n t

    C

    i s

    a d d e d ,

    m i x e d ,

    h e a t e d

    a t 100 t o 120

    d e g r e e

    C .

    a t

    ambient

    p r e s s u r e

    f o r

    0 . 1

    To

    3 h o u r s t he r e b y

    p r o d u c i n g a

    b a s i c com

    pound

    u r e a

    s a l t

    o f

    a n

    a c i d i c compound t h e n

    compo

    n e n t D n d E r e a d d e d a n d

    mixed

    h e r e b y p r o d u c i n g

    a b a s i c

    compound

    u r e a s a l t o f

    a n

    a c i d i c

    compound

    c o m p o s i t i o n .

    1 4 . The method

    o f

    c l a i m 1 3 W h e r e i n t h e b a s i c compound

    u r e a s a l t o f a n

    a c i d i c compound

    i s

    potassium

    u r e a s a l t o f

    p h o s p h o r o u s a c i d .

    1 5 .

    T h e p r o d u c t p r o d u c e d b y

    t h e

    m e t h o d o f c l a i m 1 3 - 1 4 .

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    1 6 .

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