	US 11,937,600 B1
	Seed germination activator for control of broomrape
Khaled Mohamed Amen Ramadan, Hofouf (SA); Hossam El-Din Saad El-Beltagi, Hofouf (SA); Hani Saber Sayed Saudy, Hofouf (SA); and Ahmed Zein El-Abdein Abdel Azeiz, Hofouf (SA)
Assigned to KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY, Al-Ahsa (SA)
Filed by KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY, Hofouf (SA)
Filed on Mar. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/121,238.
Int. Cl. A01N 25/30 (2006.01); A01N 37/10 (2006.01)

CPC A01N 25/30 (2013.01) [A01N 37/10 (2013.01)]

9 Claims

1. A method of reducing the risk of crop damage from broomrape, comprising administering a mixture consisting of water and a biocontrol composition consisting of butylisobutylphthalate and at least two nonionic surfactants to a field prior to planting crops in the field; wherein the at least two nonionic surfactants include polysorbate 80 and glyceryl monostearate.