Global Patent Index - EP 1487253 A2

EP 1487253 A2 20041222 - PLANT PRESERVATION SYSTEMS

Title (en)

PLANT PRESERVATION SYSTEMS

Title (de)

PFLANZENFRISCHHALTESYSTEME

Title (fr)

SYSTEMES DE CONSERVATION DES PLANTES

Publication

EP 1487253 A2 20041222 (EN)

Application

EP 03744158 A 20030303

Priority

  • US 0306514 W 20030303
  • US 36200202 P 20020305
  • US 18866302 A 20020701

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO03075638A2] The present invention provides, e.g., methods, devices and compositions to preserve plants, such as cut flowers. The methods include, e.g., sealing cut stems in antimicrobial preservative media and sealing the flowers in an inert gas environment. The devices include, e.g., packaging materials and media to vitalize and protect uprooted plants and/or cut flowers. The compositions of the invention provide, e.g., media which inhibit microbe growth and vitalize cut plants.

IPC 1-7

A01B 79/00

IPC 8 full level

A01G 5/06 (2006.01); A01B 79/00 (2006.01); A01B 79/02 (2006.01); A01C 1/00 (2006.01); A01G 1/00 (2006.01); A01H 3/00 (2006.01); A01N 3/00 (2006.01); A01N 3/02 (2006.01)

IPC 8 main group level

A01G (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A01G 5/06 (2013.01); A01N 3/02 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 03075638 A2 20030918; WO 03075638 A3 20040422; AU 2003216498 A1 20030922; AU 2003216498 A8 20030922; CA 2478551 A1 20030918; EP 1487253 A2 20041222; EP 1487253 A4 20060802; JP 2005519125 A 20050630

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0306514 W 20030303; AU 2003216498 A 20030303; CA 2478551 A 20030303; EP 03744158 A 20030303; JP 2003573927 A 20030303