Gayland F Spencer

51299518, Jul 14, 1992

Jun 28, 1991

7/723118

Steven F. Vaughn - Peoria IL
Gayland F. Spencer - Metamora IL

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Agriculture - Washington DC

A01N 3108
A01N 3504

71122

A method for inhibiting sprouting of tubers including the step of exposing tubers to the aromatic aldehydes or alcohols: benzaldehyde, salicylaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde, hydrocinnamaldehyde, cuminaldehyde, thymol, or mixtures thereof.

51395622, Aug 18, 1992

Dec 19, 1990

7/634853

Steven F. Vaughn - Peoria IL
Gayland F. Spencer - Metamora IL
Richard G. Powell - Peoria IL

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Agriculture - Washington DC

A01N 4316
A01N 3106

71 88

A method for inhibiting sprouting of tubers including the step of exposing tubers to the oxygenated monoterpenes: cineole, fenchone, menthol, or mixtures thereof. Preferably, the tubers are exposed to a composition having an oxygenated monoterpene fraction, and wherein cineole, fenchone, menthol, or a mixture thereof form the major portion of the oxygenated monoterpene fraction.

53346190, Aug 2, 1994

Jul 7, 1993

8/088470

Steven F. Vaughn - Peoria IL
Gayland F. Spencer - Metamora IL

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
Agriculture - Washington DC

A01N 3500

514675

The compound 2-nonanone is useful as an antifungal agent against decay organism of berries and other small fruit, particularly those which are susceptible to microbial attact under storage conditions by Alternaria alternata, Botrytis cinerea and Colletotrichum spp. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, an effective antifungal amount of volatilized 2-nonanone is delivered to the headspace of fruit packaged for market and the vapor is maintained until the package is opened by the consumer.