NZ769966B2 - Novel crop nutrition and fortification composition - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a water dispersible granular composition comprising of 0.1% to 70% by weight of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof, 1% to 90% by weight of elemental sulphur and 1% to 30% by weight of dispersing agent, with granules in a size range of 0.1-2.5 mm and particles in the range of 0.1-20 microns. The invention further relates to liquid suspension composition comprising 0.1% to 55% by weight of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof, 1% to 65% by weight of elemental sulphur, at least one structuring agent and at least one surfactant, where the composition has particle size range of 0.1-20 microns. The invention further relates to a process of preparing the crop nutrition and fortification composition and to a method of treating the plants, seeds, crops, plant propagation material, locus, parts thereof or the soil with the composition. icles in the range of 0.1-20 microns. The invention further relates to liquid suspension composition comprising 0.1% to 55% by weight of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof, 1% to 65% by weight of elemental sulphur, at least one structuring agent and at least one surfactant, where the composition has particle size range of 0.1-20 microns. The invention further relates to a process of preparing the crop nutrition and fortification composition and to a method of treating the plants, seeds, crops, plant propagation material, locus, parts thereof or the soil with the composition.

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International ation Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 Amended Specification- Clean Copy NOVEL CROP NUTRITION AND FORTIFICATION COMPOSITION 1. FIELD OF THE ION The invention relates to a crop nutrition and fortification composition comprising effective amount of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof, elemental sulphur and at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient, The ition has a particle size in the range of about 0.1 micron to 20 s. More particularly, the invention s to a crop nutrition and fortification in the form of water dispersible es comprising one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof, elemental r and at least one dispersing agent, wherein the water dispersible granular composition has a le size in the range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns. Further, the invention relates to a crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of a liquid suspension including effective amount of one or more of boron salts, xes, derivatives or mixtures thereof; elemental sulphur, at least one structuring agent and at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient, where the liquid sion composition has a particle size in the range of about 0.1—20 microns. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process of preparing the crop ion and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules and liquid suspension and to a method of treating the plants, seeds, crops, plant propagation material, locus, parts thereof or the soil with the crop nutrition and fortification composition. 2. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In describing the embodiments of the invention, specific terminology is chosen for the sake of clarity. However, it is not intended that the invention be limited to the specific terms so selected and it is to be understood that each specific term includes all technical lents that operate in a similar manner to accomplish a similar purpose.

It is observed that intensive agriculture and adoption of high yielding varieties of crops are essential to meet the food requirements of increasing human tion. Boron deficiency in plant and soil is one of the limiting factor in increasing the crop productivity and quality.

Boron (B) is an essential micronutrient required for various physiological process for plant growth, development and reproduction, however, in relatively small amounts, thus making International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 it a micronutrient. Further, boron plays an important role in cell wall formation and stability, the movement and metabolism of sugars or energy in the plant, or the growing parts of plants, and pollination and seed set and synthesis of plant hormones and nucleic acids. Boron is one of the most important utrient affecting membrane stability as it supports the structural and functional integrity of plant cell membranes. It also functions in lignin formation of cell walls. The primary function of boron is to provide structural integrity to the cell wall in plants. Other ons include maintenance of the plasma membrane and other metabolic pathways. Adequate boron is also required for effective en fixation and nodulation in legume crops. Beside this boron also plays key roles in cell wall structure, carbohydrate metabolism, RNA metabolism, respiration, indole acetic acid (1AA) metabolism, phenolic lism and ascorbate metabolism Plants take up boron in its ed forms, H3BO3 (boric acid) and H2BO3—(borate).

Most crops are not able to mobilize boron from vegetative tissues to actively growing, meristematic plant s such as shoots, root tips, flowers, seeds or fruits. Rather, boron transport occurs primarily in the xylem channel, resulting from transpiration. e of this, deficiency symptoms first develop in newly developed plant tissue such as young leaves, shoots and reproductive structures.

Boron deficiency in plants affects vegetative and reproductive growth of plants, resulting in inhibition of cell expansion, death of em, and reduced fertility. Under severe boron deficiency, stunted development and death of meristematic growing points are common.

Boron deficiency leads to noticeable logical disorders in plants like black necrosis of young leaves and terminal buds, rigid and brittle stems, increased lateral es and necrosis in fruits. Other common reactions include reduced root elongation, failure of flowers to set seeds and fruit abortion. Low boron supply may also adversely affect pollination and seed set, without visible leaf ency symptoms. Moreover, poor boron nutrition can also result in large losses in crop production, crop quality and growth.

However, it is also observed that high amount of boron in the soil and plants would cause boron toxicity ing in poor plant growth, pment and may cause yield loses.

Hence there is need to provide boron in adequate proportions to the crops or the soil so as to avoid toxicity caused by boron salts.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 e 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 It is observed that managing the boron nutrition of crops is difficult due to factors such as inadequate availability of boron to plant or depletion of boron content in soil such as to soil erosion, increased adoption of intensive agriculture and high yielding crop varieties, low organic matter in the soil, poor soil ity, imbalance fertilizer use in soil, soil type, soil nutrient interaction, soil pH, carbonate levels in the soil, salinity, soil moisture, soil alkalinity, low temperature, and concentration of other nutrient elements and their interactions (e.g. competitive microelements such as nitrogen and potassium may also affect the boron availability and at times leads to boron deficiency.

Also the ability of the plants to respond to boron availability ultimately affects human nutrition, both in terms of crop yield and boron concentration in edible plant tissues.

Therefore proper boron nutrition is critical for optimizing the crop ion and metabolism, which in turn contributes to the crop yield and quality.

Various fertilizers with either straight boron fertilizer or boron fortified fertilizer with other nutrient elements, are available in the market to meet the boron requirement of the plants.

It is observed that known boron fertilizers do not e for ent use of the nutrients leading to reduced availability or uptake of boron by the plants. Consequently, large quantity of boron fertilizers are needed to be applied, to meet small boron requirement of plants. Such fertilizers lead to uate supply of boron to the plant, are more prone to leaching loses and exhibit negative interactions with other nutrient elements thus ting the availability of required nutrients to the plant and also cause toxicity to the plant if not used in optimized dosages.

It is ed that known boron based compositions in the form of pellets, pastilles, etc. have a larger size distribution, resulting in their poorer suspensibility, uneven distribution in the soil and uneven coverage on the crop. Further, these conventional fertilizers are available in forms, which are not completely soluble or do not se adequately. This presents a great challenge to the user and the environment. As these itions are not completely soluble, they leave behind a residue. Such cially available boron based compositions also tend to either settle or sediment at the bottom of the packaging or the container from which it is to be applied, thereby failing to exhibit desired results, ability, tend to clog the nozzles and pose problems in ation by drip irrigation or sprinkler irrigation, which are now the most practiced modes of irrigation considering International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 increased labour shortage, and lack uniform distribution of the components to the crops for right uptake.

Also the role of sulphur as an essential and a growing nutrient and izer has been long known. The most cost effective approach to introduce sulphur to soil is to use sulphur as elemental sulphur as it is 100% r. Teachings in the art would motivate a skilled person to prepare compositions with larger particle size as milling of elemental sulphur may pose explosion or fire hazards and thus incorporating elemental sulphur at reduced particle size in the composition s a greater challenge. Conventionally, sulphur based compositions known in the art have larger particle size such as bentonite granules, r pellets, sulphur granules, molten sulphur.

There is a need to make agricultural fertilizers composition more efficient inhibiting conversion to forms that are less stable in the soil, or enhancing availability of nutrients to plants. Efficiency of boron izer itions has to be increased to enhance the uptake of boron by the plants. ltural compositions which include fertilizer and micronutrients are known in the art.

Such compositions mostly talk about milling or crushing of only the insoluble micronutrients, so as to form a fine powder or dust. r, milling of only insoluble micronutrients and mixing other fertilizers, micronutrients and excipients later would lead to non—uniform blend of actives in the formulation which may not be desirable in terms of its ation and also poor uptake of the nts by the plants.

Furthermore, developing compositions which include sulphur and boron in combination has been associated with serious difficulties. For example, when borate compounds are added as a boron source to molten elemental sulfur, foaming of the mixture occurs, ing the production of the fertilizer composition difficult.

US6749659Bl discloses a composition sing elemental sulphur and a izer material. However, the composition is entirely different, as it essentially requires the presence of swelling clay material as a forming agent and ammonium sulphate to meet the objective of controlled release of such fertilizer ents The composition is in the form of pastilles with particles of larger size and do not meet the objective of making crop nutrient readily available to the plants.

International ation Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 827B2 discloses pastilles or pellets of micronutrients such as boron and sulphur using molten sulphur, anhydrous boron compound and swelling clays whereby the pellets or pastilles swell on coming in contact with moisture and thereby disintegrate to release the actives. Such pellets or pastilles lead to irregular release of the micronutrients resulting in poorer field efficacy in crops. Again such pastille compositions are only le for ast applications, owing to disadvantages namely, poor dispersion and suspensibility in water e of its larger size resulting in nozzle clogging in spray applications, posing a problem in ry of nutrients to the plant or the crop. On other hand, powder formulations are very difficult to broadcast and can cause big risk to human health due to dusting and engulfing of dust particle into human body due to inhalation, by the end user.

Due to these drawbacks, such prior art pastille compositions containing boron and sulphur have no commercially feasibility and zero applicability in drip or sprinkler tion systems which are also becoming more essential as labour shortage increases and water becomes a scarce resource.

Furthermore, the other formulations sed in the art namely US20170283334A1 would direct a person to arrive at viscous liquids which are highly concentrated, resulting in issues in practical application. These highly concentrated formulations are difficult to be diluted in water. Such highly concentrated ations do not form stable dispersions and tend to form a hard pack, thus rendering such compositions able for use. Such viscous, large particle size formulations being unpourable tend to clog the nozzles and pose a problem in the delivery of nutrients to the plant or the crop.

Thus no suitable compositions comprising boron in combination with fertilizer such as sulphur are known or available, which can be effectively used as a nutrient to meet the requirements of the plants or increased nutrient use efficiency or enhanced nutrient uptake and address the drawbacks discussed above with known compositions.

It was noted by the present inventors that the composition of the present invention upon application or use, disperses almost ately in the water and soil, thereby facilitating its availability to the plant surface, from where it has to be up taken by plant by root interception or surface coverage. It was found that the t composition is synergistic in nature and when formulated at a specific particle size, made both sulphur and boron readily available for uptake by the plants and increase the overall plant heath and yield. Further, it International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 was observed that the selection of specific type of boron salts in combination with elemental sulphur prevents leaching of boron and makes it ble to the t for the uptake by crops. This helps in reducing chlorosis in younger growing leaves, improves chlorophyll content, disease ance, and boron uptake which results in a nutritionally rich crop.

Furthermore, the inventors of the t invention found that the application of boron along with sulphur in the form of the present composition improves the nutrient use efficiency of both sulphur and boron by plant i.e. plant takes up higher amount of sulphur and boron from lesser quantities of izer applied in the soil. Moreover, the ors of the present application have determined that the crop nutrition or fortification compositions of the present invention including effective amounts of one or more boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof; and elemental sulphur and at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient; with a particle size in the range of from 0.1—20 microns trate excellent field efficacy. This novel composition improved plant health and development, boron and other nutrient uptake, pollinations, cell integrity and other plant physiological parameters such as increased rooting, improved foliage, and disease resistance, increased greenness of the crops providing a nutritionally rich and fortified crop, resulting in improved crop productivity and yield. The ition can be in the form of water dispersible granules and liquid suspension ition. The composition of the present invention also exhibits superior physical characteristics such as suspensibility, dispersibility, flowability, wettabilty and improved viscosity ing in better pourability.

The compositions of the present invention also demonstrated superior performance under accelerated storage conditions and also effective usage in drip irrigation. Moreover, the composition ts a surprisingly higher field efficacy at reduced dosages of application of the ition. 3. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION: The inventors have determined that a water dispersible granular crop nutrition and fortification ition sing effective s of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof, elemental sulphur and at least one dispersing agent, provides a higher yield in various crops and es plant physiological parameters. The water dispersible granules include one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof in a concentration range of 0.1% to 70% by weight of the International Application : IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 total composition and elemental sulphur in a concentration range of l% to 90% by weight of the total composition and at least one sing agent. The dispersing agents are present in a tration range of l% to 30% by weight of the composition. The water dispersible granular composition for crop nutrition and fortification further includes agrochemically acceptable ents in the range of l%—98% by weight of total composition. Further, the water dispersible granular crop ion and fortification composition is in the size range 0.1 mm—2.5 mm and comprises particles in the size range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns. The water dispersible granules disperse into particles in the size range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns. According to an embodiment, the boron salts comprised in the water dispersible granular composition include water soluble salts or water insoluble salts.

Furthermore, the ors of the ation have also surprisingly found that a crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of a liquid suspension comprises one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof; elemental sulphur; and at least one emically acceptable excipient and at least one structuring agent, demonstrated a high yield in certain crops and also finds a direct use in the micro irrigation systems.

According to an embodiment, the liquid suspension composition includes boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof in a concentration range of 0.1% to 55% by weight of the total ition. The liquid suspension composition includes elemental sulphur in the concentration range of l% to 65% by weight of the total ition.The agrochemical excipients are present in a concentration range of l% to 98.99% by weight of the composition. The liquid suspension composition includes agrochemically acceptable excipients such as surfactants. The surfactants are present in a concentration range of 0.1% to 60% by weight of the total composition. The composition includes structuring agents in a concentration range of 0.01% to 5% by weight of the total composition. The liquid suspension composition comprises particles in the size range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns. According to an embodiment, the boron salts comprised in the liquid suspension include water soluble salts or water insoluble salts.

Furthermore, the invention relates to a process of preparing the crop nutrition and fortification composition comprising ive amounts of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof, elemental sulphur and at least one agrochemically acceptable ent in the form of water dispersible granules and liquid International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 suspension composition, where the compositions have a particle size in the range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns.

The invention also relates to a method of treating the plants, seeds, crops, plant propagation material, locus, parts thereof or the soil with the crop nutrition and fortification composition comprising effective amount of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof, elemental sulphur and at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

The crop nutrition and fortification composition can be applied as a foliar spray or to the soil, through broadcasting or bend/side placement, ing, drilling or through micro irrigation such as through drip or trickle irrigation. The latter case of drip or e irrigation r optimizes farming practices, which are y challenged by an ever— increasing labour and water shortage. Thus, the compositions of the invention can be used in all possible ways of application under different agronomical methods of crop cultivations, as per the convenience of the user.

According to an embodiment, the ion further s to a method of improving the soil fertility, plant , improving the plant ion, fortifying or strengthening the plant, ting the plant, enhancing the plant yield or conditioning the soil; the method comprising treating at least one of seeds, seedling, crops, a plant, plant propagation material, locus, parts thereof or to the surrounding soil with the crop nutrition and fortification composition comprising effective amounts of one or more of boron, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof, elemental sulphur and at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient.

It is ed that the crop nutrition and fortification composition ted good al and chemical properties, is readily dispersible, has enhanced suspensibility, is non—viscous, readily pourable, does not form a hard cake and ts enhanced stability even at extended storage under higher temperatures which in turn results in superior field performance. 4. DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS: International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 ents submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 For a more complete understanding of the ion, reference should now be made to the embodiments illustrated in greater detail in the anying gs and described by way of embodiments of the invention.

Figure l is a graphical representation to demonstrate the impact of 50% Sulphur + 25% Calcium borate in different forms such as water dispersible granules, pastilles and liquid suspension, on the availability of sulphur to the soil.

Figure 2 is a graphical representation to demonstrate the impact of 50% Sulphur + 25% Calcium borate in different forms such as water dispersible granules, les and liquid suspension, on the availability of boron to the soil.

. DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION: In describing the ment of the invention, ic terminology is chosen for the sake of clarity. However, it is not intended that the invention be limited to the specific terms so selected and it is to be understood that each specific term includes all technical equivalents that operate in a similar manner to accomplish a similar purpose. It is understood that any cal range recited herein is intended to include all subranges subsumed. Also, unless denoted otherwise, percentage of components in a composition are presented as weight percent.

Water dispersible granules can be defined as a formulation consisting of granules to be applied after sion and suspension in water. As described herein, "WG" or "WDG" refer to water sible granules According to the invention, the term "liquid suspension" is defined as a stable suspension of a composition in a fluid such as water or a water miscible solvent usually intended for dilution with water before use. Further the term or the phrase "liquid suspension" also encompasses "aqueous dispersion" or "aqueous suspensions" or "suspension concentrate" or an SC composition or a "suspo—emulsion" composition. nt use efficiency (NUE) is defined as a e of how well plants use the available mineral nutrients. Improvement of NUE is an essential pre—requisite for expansion of crop International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 ents submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 production into marginal lands with low nutrient availability but also a way to reduce use of inorganic fertilizer.

The invention relates to a composition for crop nutrition or ication which includes effective amounts of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof; elemental r and at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient, y the composition exhibits improved dispersibility and suspensibility. The boron salts, xes, derivatives or mixtures thereof are present in a concentration range of 0.1% to 70% w/w and elemental sulphur is present in a concentration range of l% to 90% w/w.

The composition has a particle size in the range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns, y the composition exhibits improved dispersibility and suspensibility.

According to an embodiment, the boron salts, xes, derivatives thereof e water soluble and/or water insoluble boron salts or complexes or derivatives or mixtures thereof.

According to an embodiment, the boron salts, complexes or derivatives thereof, particularly, include one or more water insoluble salts. According to an embodiment, the water insoluble salts include, but are not limited to, one or more of calcium borate or gertsley borate; zinc borate; magnesium borate or boracite; colemanite; aluminium borate; boron phosphate; boron de or diboron trioxide; tal boron, boron nitride, boron nitrite, boron carbide; aluminum dodecaboride and their xes, derivatives or mixtures thereof. According to an embodiment, the calcium borate includes calcium tetraborate or vitrabor. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to use other water insoluble boron salts without departing from the scope of the present invention.

According to an embodiment, the preferred water insoluble boron salts include, but not limited to, one or more of calcium borates, ium borate, zinc borate, boron phosphate, boron trioxide or diboron trioxide and their complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to use other water insoluble boron salts without departing from the scope of the present invention. ational Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 According to an ment, the boron salts include one or more of water soluble salts.

According to an embodiment, the water soluble salts e diborates, triborates, tetraborates and hexaborides. According to an embodiment, one or more of boric acid or orthoboric acid or boracic acid or acidum boricum; borax or sodium borate or sodium tetraborate or sodium borosilicate; or sodium tetraborate decahydrate or disodium tetraborate; disodium tetraborate octahydrate; potassium tetraborate; boron trichloride or Boron(III) chloride or oroborane; boron triiodide or triiodoborane; sodium orate decahydrate; boron sesquioxide or boric acid anhydride; sodium perborate; disodium octaborate tetrahydrate or Aquabor / Boron sodium oxide or Sodium octaborate or Tim—bor insecticide or Polybor; Borax pentahydrate or Bor48 or 5 Mol Borax; boron oxide which includes boron suboxide or boron monoxide; boron hydroxide, Sodium— Calcium Borates, Boron oride, Boron Tribromide; boric oxide; disodium octaborate, sodium borohydride or sodium tetrahydridoborate or sodium ydroborate; calcium borogluconate; sodium cyanoborohydride; sodium pentaborate; ammonium pentaborate, sodium triacetoxyborohydride or sodium triacetoxyhydroborate; sodium triethylborohydride; their complexes; derivatives or es thereof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is le to use other water soluble boron salts without departing from the scope of the present invention.

According to an embodiment, the preferred water soluble boron salts include one or more of boric acid, borax or sodium borate or sodium tetraborate or sodium tetraborate decahydrate, sodium tetraborate pentahydrate, sodium borosilicate; disodium octaborate tetrahydrate; and their complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to use other water soluble boron salts without departing from the scope of the present invention.

According to an embodiment, ably the boron salts include boric acid; calcium borate; zinc borate; magnesium borate; boron trioxide; borax or sodium borate or sodium orate or sodium tetraborate decahydrate or sodium tetraborate ydrate; boron oxide; disodium octaborate tetrahydrate and their xes, derivatives or mixtures thereof.

According to an embodiment, the boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof are t in the concentration range of 0.1% to 70% by weight of the total composition.

International Application Number: 053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 According to an ment, the boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof are present in the concentration range of 0.1% to 55% by weight of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof are present in the concentration range of 0.1% to 45% by weight of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, boron salts, complexes, tives or a mixture thereof are present in the concentration range of 0.1% to 25% by weight of the total composition. ing to an embodiment, the boron salts, complexes, derivatives or a mixture thereof are present in the tration range of 0.1% to 10% by weight of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the elemental sulphur is present in an amount of 1% to 90% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification composition. According to an embodiment, elemental sulphur is present in an amount of 1% to 80% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification composition. According to an embodiment, elemental sulphur is t in an amount of 1% to 65% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification composition. According to an embodiment, elemental sulphur is present in an amount of 1% to 50% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification composition.

According to an embodiment, elemental sulphur is present in an amount of 1% to 40% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification composition.

According to an ment, the elemental sulphur is present in an amount of 20% to 90% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification composition.

According to an embodiment, the elemental sulphur is t in an amount of 20% to 40% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification ition.

According to an embodiment, the particle size of the crop nutrition and fortification composition is in the range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns. According to another embodiment, the particle size of the crop nutrition and fortification ition is in the range of 0.1 micron to 15 s. According to an embodiment, the particle size of the crop nutrition and fortification composition is in the range of 0.1 micron to 10 microns.

According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, tives or mixtures to elemental r is 1: 900 to 70:1. According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures to elemental sulphur is 1: 90 to 70: 1.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures to elemental sulphur is l: 90 to 3.5 :1. According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or es to elemental r is l: 90 to 5:4.

According to an embodiment, the crop ion and fortification composition is in a solid form or a liquid form, for e.g., the crop nutrition and fortification composition is in the form of wettable powders, s suspensions, suspo—emulsions, water dispersible granules, seed dressings or seed treatment compositions, and ations thereof.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition is in the form of water dispersible granules. According to an embodiment, the composition in the form of water dispersible granules particularly includes one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof in the range of 0.1% to 70% by weight of the total composition, tal sulphur in the range of l% to 90% by weight of the total composition and at least one dispersing agent in a concentration range of l% to 30% by weight of the total composition. The water dispersible granules are in a size range of 0.1 mm to 2.5 mm and the composition has a particle size in the range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules comprises one or more of water soluble boron salts or water insoluble boron salts.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules particularly includes one or more of water insoluble boron salts, complexes or derivatives thereof in the range of 0. l% to 70% by weight of the total composition, elemental sulphur in the range of l% to 90% by weight of the total ition and at least one dispersing agent in the range of l% to 30% by weight of the total composition. The water dispersible granules are in the size range of 0.1 mm to 2.5 mm and includes particles in the size range of 0.1 micron to 20 s.

According to an embodiment, the crop ion and ication composition in the form of water dispersible granules ularly comprises 01% to 70% by weight of one or International Application Number: 053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 more of boron trioxide or diboron trioxide; calcium borate or gertsley borate; zinc borate; ium borate; aluminium borate; boron phosphate; and their complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof; elemental sulphur in the range of 0.1% to 90% by weight of the total composition and at least one dispersing agent in the range of 1% to 30% by weight of the total composition. The water dispersible granules are in the size range of 0.1 mm to 2.5 mm and es particles in the size range of 0.1 micron to 20 s.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules comprise 0.1% to 70% by weight of one or more of water soluble boron salts, complexes or derivatives thereof, elemental r in the range of 0.1% to 90% by weight of the total composition and at least one emical excipient, wherein the composition includes granules in the size range of 0.1 mm to 2.5 mm and comprises les in the size range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules comprise 0.1% to 70% by weight of one or more of boric acid or orthoboric acid or boracic acid or acidum boricum; borax or sodium borate or sodium tetraborate or sodium tetraborate decahydrate or sodium tetraborate pentahydrate or disodium tetraborate; potassium tetraborate; boron oxide; boron de; um octaborate tetrahydrate; their complexes, derivatives and mixtures thereof; elemental sulphur in the range of 0.1% to 90% by weight of the total composition and at least one agrochemical ent; wherein the composition includes granules in the size range of 0.1 mm to 2.5 mm and comprises particles in the size range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns.

According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures to elemental sulphur in the form of water dispersible granules is 1: 900 to 70:1. According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures to elemental sulphur in the form of water dispersible granules is 1: 90 to 70:1. According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, tives or mixtures to elemental sulphur in the form of water dispersible granules is 1: 90 to 35:1. According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures to elemental r in the form of water dispersible granules is 1: 10 to 10:1. According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or International Application Number: IBZO19053775 e 34 ents submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 mixtures to elemental r in the form of water dispersible granules is l: 5 to 5:1.

According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures to elemental sulphur in the form of water sible granules is 1:15 to 2.5 :1. According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures to elemental sulphur in the form of water dispersible granules l: 1 to 2:1.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition is in the form of water dispersible granules, wherein the granules are in the size range of 0.1 to 2.5 mm. Preferably, according to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification ition in the form of water dispersible granules have granule size in the range of 0.1 to 2 mm. Preferably, according to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules have granule size in the range of 0.1 to 1.5 mm. Preferably, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules have granule size in the range of 0.1 to 1 mm. Most preferably, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules have granule size in the range of 0.1 to 0.5 mm.

According to an embodiment, the water dispersible es are in the form of microgranules. The granule comprises particles in the size range of 0.1 to 20 microns.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition is in the form of a liquid suspension. According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition is in the form of a liquid suspension comprises 0.1% to 55% by weight of one or more of boron salts, xes, derivatives or mixtures thereof and 1% to 65% by weight of tal sulphur; at least one structuring agent in the range of 0.01% to 5% by weight of the total composition and at least one agrochemically acceptable excipients, wherein the ition comprises particles in the size range of 0.1 micron to s.

According to an embodiment, the liquid suspension comprises 0.1% to 55% by weight of the one or more of boron, salts, xes, derivatives or mixtures thereof. According to an embodiment, the liquid suspension ses 0.1% to 45% by weight of the one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof. According to an International Application : IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 embodiment, the liquid suspension comprises 0.1% to 35% by weight of the one or more of boron salts, xes, derivatives or mixtures thereof. According to an embodiment, the liquid sion comprises 0.1% to 25% by weight of the one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof. According to an embodiment, the liquid suspension comprises 0.1% to 10% by weight of the one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of a liquid suspension comprises 1% to 65% by weight of elemental sulphur. According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of a liquid suspension comprises 1% to 60% by weight of elemental r. According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of a liquid suspension comprises 1% to 45% by weight of elemental sulphur. According to an ment, the liquid suspension comprises 1% to 35% by weight of elemental sulphur.

According to an embodiment, the liquid suspension comprises 1% to 20% by weight of elemental sulphur.

According to an embodiment, the crop ion and fortification composition is in the form of a liquid suspension comprises one or more of water soluble boron salts or water insoluble boron salts.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of a liquid suspension particularly comprises 0.1% to 55% by weight of one or more water insoluble boron salts, complexes or derivatives thereof, tal sulphur in the range of l% to 65% by weight of the total composition; at least one agrochemical excipient and at least one structuring agent in the range of 0.01% to 5% by weight of the total composition, wherein the ition has a particle size in the range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and ication composition in the form of a liquid suspension particularly comprises 0.1% to 55% by weight of one or more of calcium borates, magnesium borate, zinc borate, boron phosphate, boron trioxide or diboron trioxide, their complexes, derivatives and mixtures thereof; tal sulphur in the range of 0.1% to 65% by weight of the total composition; at least one uring agent in the range of 0.01% to 5% by weight of the total composition and at least one International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 agrochemical ent; wherein the composition has a le size in the range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of a liquid suspension ses 0.1% to 55% by weight of one or more of water soluble boron salts, complexes or tives thereof, elemental sulphur in the range of 1% to 65% by weight of the total composition, at least one agrochemical excipient; and at least one structuring agent in the range of 0.01 % to 5% by weight of the total ition, n the composition has a particle size in the range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of a liquid suspension comprises 0.1% to 55% by weight of one or more of sodium borosilicate; boric acid or orthoboric acid or boracic acid or acidum boricum; borax or sodium borate or sodium orate or sodium tetraborate decahydrate or sodium tetraborate pentahydrate or disodium tetraborate; potassium tetraborate; boron oxide; boron trioxide; disodium octaborate tetrahydrate; their complexes, derivatives and mixtures thereof; elemental r in the range of 0.1% to 65% by weight of the total composition; and at least one structuring agent in the range of 0.01% to 5% by weight of the total composition and at least one agrochemical excipient; wherein the composition has a particle size in the range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns.

According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures f to elemental sulphur in a liquid suspension composition is l: 600 to 55:1. According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures f to elemental sulphur in a liquid suspension composition is 1:50 to 35:1. According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, tives or mixtures to elemental sulphur in a liquid suspension composition is 1:10 to 10:1. According to an embodiment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures to elemental sulphur in a liquid suspension composition is 1:25 to 1.5: 1. According to an ment, the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures to elemental sulphur in a liquid suspension composition is 1:1.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments ted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of liquid sion and water dispersible granules comprise particles in the size range of 0.1 microns to 20 microns, preferably, particles in the size range of 0.1 micron to 15 microns and most preferably in the range of 0.1 to 10 microns. It is observed that the uptake of boron and sulphur is particularly higher with the composition having particles in the size range of about 0.1—20 microns. Thus, the particle size of 0.1—20 microns of the crop ion and fortification composition was found to be important not only in terms of ease of application but also in terms of efficacy.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition further optionally comprise at least one additional active ient which includes one or more of fertilizers, micronutrients, macronutrients, vitamins, microbes, bacteriospores, one or more pesticidal actives, and mulants. The microbes, bacteriospores and biostimulants are commercially developed, manufactured and available through various suppliers around the world.

According to an embodiment, the additional active ingredients are present in an amount of 1% to 90% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification ition. According to an embodiment, the additional active ingredients are present in an amount of 1% to 60% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification composition. According to an embodiment, the additional active ingredients are present in an amount of 1% to 40% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification composition. According to an embodiment, the onal active ingredients are t in an amount of 1% to 20% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification composition.

According to an ment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition may optionally comprise at least one fertilizer. Fertilizers are simply crop nutrients applied to agricultural fields to ment required elements found naturally in the soil. The soil tends to lose its fertilitity due to continuous nt uptake by crops, run off losses with water, leaching, volatilization of nutrients and erosion of soil as a result of which the requirement of the crop is not met. Application of fertilizers not only assist in increasing yield and promoting healthy crop but also helps in development of defence t the pest and disease . Thus, application of optimum amount and type of fertilizer to the crops is crucial in meeting the nutrient requirement of the crop.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 According to an embodiment, the fertilizers include single nutrient fertilizers, multi— nutrient fertilizers, binary fertilizers, compound fertilizers, organic izers or mixtures f. According to an embodiment, the fertilizers which are included optionally in the crop nutrition and fortification composition comprise one or more of water soluble fertilizers or water insoluble fertilizers, or salts or complexes or tives, or mixtures thereof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other fertilizers known in the art, without departing from the scope of the invention.

According to further embodiment, the fertilizers comprise one or more of nitrogen fertilizers, phosphate fertilizers, potash izers, ammonium nitrate, urea, sodium nitrate, ium fertilizers such as potassium chloride, potassium sulfate, ium carbonate, potassium nitrate, monoammonium phosphate, diammonium phosphate, calcium ammonium nitrate, super phosphates, phosphogypsum, triple super ates, NPK fertilizers or their salts, complexes, derivatives, or mixtures thereof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to use other fertilizers without departing from the scope of the present invention. The fertilizers are commercially manufactured and available through various companies.

According to an embodiment, the izers are present in an amount of 1% to 90% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification composition. According to an embodiment, the fertilizers are present in an amount of 1% to 40% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification ition. According to an embodiment, the —fertilizers are present in an amount of 1% to 20% by weight of the crop nutrition and fortification composition.

According to an ment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition may comprise at least one micronutrient. According to another embodiment, the micronutrients comprise one or more of zinc, calcium, manganese, magnesium, copper, iron, silicon, cobalt, chlorine, sodium, enum, chromium, vanadium, selenium, , iodine, fluorine, phosphorous, potassium, in their elemental form, or salts, complexes, tives or mixtures thereof. The micronutrients also comprise one or more of vitamins, organic acids or salts, complexes or derivatives or es thereof. However, the above list of al micronutrients is exemplary and not meant to limit the scope of the invention.

Those d in the art will appreciate that it is possible to use other micronutrients International Application Number: IBZO19053775 e 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 without departing from the scope of the present invention. The micronutrients are commercially manufactured and available through various companies.

According to an embodiment, the micronutrients are present in an amount of 0.1% to 70% w/w of the composition. According to further embodiment, the micronutrients are present in an amount of 0.1% to 60% w/w of the composition. ing to a further embodiment, the micronutrients are present in an amount of 0.1% to 40% w/w of the composition.

According to an embodiment, the composition may further include biostimulants selected from one or more of, but not d to, enzymes, humic acid and fulvic acid. The biostimulants used, are commercially manufactured and sourced from various commercial manufacturers around the world. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is le to e different biostimulants without departing from the scope of the present invention.

According to an ment, the pesticidal actives include an antifoulant, an insecticide, a fungicide, a herbicide, a cide, a pheromone, a defoliant, an acaricide, a plant growth regulator, an algicide, an antifeedant, an avicide, a bactericide, a bird repellent, a biopesticide, a biocide, a terilant, a safener, an insect attractant, an insect repellent, a insect growth regulator, a mammal repellent, a mating disrupter, a disinfectant, a molluscicide, a antimicrobial, a miticide, an ovicide, a fumigant, a plant activator, a rodenticide thereof., a synergist, a de, a microbial pesticide, a plant incorporated protectant, other laneous idal actives, or salts, derivatives and mixtures According to an embodiment, the pesticides are present in an amount of 0. l% to 80% w/w of the total composition. According to further embodiment, the ides are present in the amount of 0. l% to 60% w/w of the total composition. According to further embodiment, the optional pesticides are t in the amount of 0. l% to 40% w/w of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition e agrochemically acceptable excipients such as surfactants, dispersing agents, wetting agents, binders or binding agents, disintegrating agents, fillers or carriers or diluents, International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 emulsifiers, spreading agents, coating agentsl buffers or pH adjusters or neutralizing agents, aming agents or defoamers, penetrants, preservatives, ultraviolet absorbents, UV ray scattering agents, stabilizers, pigments, colorants, structuring , chelating or complexing or sequestering agents, suspending agents or suspension aid agents, humectants, sticking , antifreezing agent or freeze point depressants, water miscible solvents and mixtures thereof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize additional agrochemically acceptable excipients without departing from the scope of the present invention. The agrochemically able excipients are commercially manufactured and available through various ies.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules further include one or more emically acceptable excipients. These agrochemically acceptable excipients include one or more of disintegrating agents; wetting agents, binders; fillers; carriers or diluents; buffers or pH adjusters or neutralizing agents; antifoaming agents; drift reducing agents; king agents; ing agents; ating agents; and sticking . However, those d in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize additional agrochemically able excipients, without departing from the scope of the t invention.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification ition in the form of liquid suspension includes one or more agrochemically acceptable excipients.

According to an embodiment, the agrochemically acceptable excipients comprise one or more surfactants. According to an embodiment, the agrochemically acceptable excipients in the liquid suspension composition further comprise one or more of dispersing agents, humectants, spreading agents, suspending agents or suspension aid, penetrating agents, sticking agents, drift reducing agents, ultraviolet absorbents, UV ray scattering agents, preservatives, stabilizers, buffers or pH adjusters or neutralizing agents, antifreezing agents or freeze point depressants, antifoaming agents, and anti—caking agents. However, those skilled in the art will iate that it is possible to utilize additional agrochemically acceptable ents, without departing from the scope of the present invention.

According to an embodiment, the emical excipients are present in a concentration range of 1% to 98.9% by weight of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the agrochemical ents are present in a concentration range of at least 98% by weight International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the emical excipients are present in a concentration range of at least 95% by weight of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the agrochemical excipients are present in a concentration range of at least 80% by weight of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the agrochemical excipients are present in a tration range of at least 60% by weight of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the emical excipients are t in a concentration range of at least 40% by weight of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the agrochemical excipients are present in a concentration range of at least 20% by weight of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the agrochemical excipients are present in a concentration range of at least 10% by weight of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the emical excipients are present in a tration range of at least 5% by weight of the total composition. ing to an embodiment, the agrochemical excipients are present in a concentration range of at least 1% by weight of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the surfactants which are used in the crop nutrition and fortification composition include one or more of anionic, cationic, non—ionic, amphoteric and polymeric surfactants. According to an embodiment, the surfactants include one or more of emulsifiers, wetting agents and dispersing agents.

The anionic surfactants include one or more of, but not limited to a salt of fatty acid, a benzoate, a polycarboxylate, a salt of alkylsulfuric acid ester, alkyl ether es, an alkyl e, an alkylaryl sulfate, an alkyl diglycol ether sulfate, a salt of alcohol sulfuric acid ester, an alkyl sulfonate, an alkylaryl sulfonate, an aryl sulfonate, a lignin sulfonate, an alkyldiphenyletherdisulfonate, a polystyrene sulfonate, a salt of alkylphosphoric acid ester, an alkylaryl phosphate, a styrylaryl phosphate, ate docusates, a salt of polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfuric acid ester, a polyoxyethylenealkylaryl ether sulfate, alkyl sarcosinates, alpha olefin sulfonate sodium salt, alkyl benzene sulfonate or its salts, sodium lauroylsarcosinate, Sulfosuccinates, polyacrylates, polyacrylates — free acid and sodium salt, salt of yethylenealkylaryl ether sulfuric acid ester, a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphate, a salt of polyoxyethylenealkylaryl phosphoric acid ester, sulfosuccinates —mono and other diesters, phosphate esters, alkyl alene sulfonate— isopropyl and butyl derivatives, alkyl ether sulfates —sodium and ammonium salts; alkyl aryl ether phosphates, ethylene oxides and its derivatives, a salt of polyoxyethylene aryl International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 ether phosphoric acid ester, mono—alkyl sulphosuccinates, aromatic hydrocarbon sulphonates, 2—acrylamido—2—methylpropane sulfonic acid, ammonium lauryl e, ammonium perfluorononanoate, Docusate, Disodium cocoamphodiacetate, Magnesium laureth sulfate, Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid, Perfluorononanoic acid, carboxylates, Perfluoro—octanesulfonic acid, Perfluorooctanoic acid, Phospholipid, Potassium lauryl sulfate, Soap, Soap substitute, Sodium alkyl sulfate, Sodium dodecyl sulfate, Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Sodium laurate, Sodium laureth sulfate, Sodium lauroylsarcosinate, Sodium myreth sulfate, Sodium nonanoyloxybenzenesulfonate, Sodium pareth e, alkyl carboxylates, Sodium stearate, alpha olefin sulphonates, Sulfolipid, naphthalene sulfonate salts, alkyl naphthalene sulfonate fatty acid salts, naphthalene sulfonate condensates—sodium salt, fluoro carboxylate, fatty alcohol sulphates, alkyl naphthalene ate condensates—sodium salt, a naphthalene sulfonic acid condensed with formaldehyde or a salt of alkylnaphthalene sulfonic acid sed with dehyde; or salts, derivatives thereof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other anionic surfactants, t departing from the scope of the present invention.

Cationic surfactants include one or more of, but not limited to Dialkyl dimethyl um chlorides, Alkyl methyl ethoxylated ammonium chlorides or salts, Dodecyl—, Coco—, Hexadecyl—, Octadecyl—, Octadecyl/Behenyl—, Behenyl—, Cocoamidopropyl— ,Trimethyl um Chloride; Coco—, Stearyl—, bis(2—hydroxyethyl)Methyl Ammonium Chloride, Benzalkonium Chloride, , Tetradecyl—, cyl—Dimethyl Benzyl Ammonium Chloride, Dioctyl—, Di(Octyl—Decyl)—, l—, Dihexadecyl— Distearyl—, Di(Hydrogenated Tallow)—Dimethyl Ammonium Chloride, Di(Hydrogenated Tallow) Benzyl—, Trioctyl—, Tri(Octyl—Decyl)—, Tridodecyl—, Trihexadecyl—Methyl Ammonium Chloride, Dodecyl Trimethyl—, l Dimethyl Benzyl—, Di—(Octyl—Decyl) Dimethyl, Didecyl yl—Ammonium Bromide, quatemised amine ethoxylates, Behentrimonium de, Benzalkonium chloride, Benzethonium chloride, Benzododecinium bromide, Bronidox, quaternary ammonium salts Carbethopendecinium bromide, Cetalkonium chloride, Cetrimonium bromide, onium chloride, Cetylpyridinium chloride, Didecyldimethylammonium de, Dimethyldioctadecylammonium bromide, Dimethyldioctadecylammonium chloride, Domiphen bromide, Lauryl methyl gluceth—lO hydroxypropyldimonium chloride, Octenidinedihydrochloride, Olaflur, N—Oleyl—l, 3—propanediamine, Pahutoxin, International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 Stearalkoniurn de, Tetrarnethylarnrnoniurn hydroxide, Thonzoniurn bromide; salts or derivatives . However, those d in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other cationic surfactants, Without departing from the scope of the present invention.

The non—ionic surfactants include one or more of but are not limited to polyol esters, polyol fatty acid esters, polyethoxylated esters, polyethoxylated alcohols, ethoxylated and propoxylated fatty alcohols, ethoxylated and propoxylated alcohols, EO/PO copolyrners; EO and PO block copolymers, di, tri—block copolyrners; block mers of polyethylene glycol and polypropylene glycol, poloxarners, rbates, alkyl polysaccharides such as alkyl polyglycosides and blends thereof, arnine ethoxylates, an fatty acid ester, glycol and glycerol , glucosidyl alkyl ethers, sodiurn tallowate, polyoxyethylene glycol, sorbitan alkyl esters, sorbitan derivatives, fatty acid esters of an (Spans) and their lated derivatives (Tweens), and sucrose esters of fatty acids, Cetostearyl alcohol, Cetyl alcohol, Cocarnide DEA, Cocarnide MEA, Decyl glucoside, Decylpolyglucose, Glycerol rnonostearate, Lauryl glucoside, Maltosides, Monolaurin, Narrow—range ethoxylate, Nonidet P—40, Nonoxynol—9, nols, Octaethylene glycol rnonododecyl ether, N—Octyl beta—D—thioglucopyranoside, Octyl ide, Oleyl alcohol, PEG—10 sunflower glycerides, Pentaethylene glycol rnonododecyl ether, Polidocanol, Poloxarner, Poloxarner 407, Polyethoxylated tallow arnine, Polyglycerol cinoleate, Polysorbate, Polysorbate 20, Polysorbate 80, Sorbitan, Sorbitan monolaurate, Sorbitanrnonostearate, Sorbitantristearate, Stearyl alcohol, Surfactin, glyceryl laureate, lauryl glucoside, nonylphenolpolyethoxyethanols, nonyl phenol polyglycol ether, castor oil ethoxylate, polyglycol , polyadducts of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, block copolymer of polyalkylene glycol ether and hydroxystearic acid, tributylphenoxypolyethoxy ethanol, octylphenoxypolyethoxy ethanol, etho— propoxylatedtristyrlphenols, ethoxylated ls, polyoxy ethylene sorbitan, fatty acid polyglyceride, a fatty acid alcohol polyglycol ether, acetylene , acetylene alcohol, an oxyalkylene block polyrner, a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, a polyoxyethylenealkylaryl ether, a polyoxyethylenestyrylaryl ether, a polyoxyethylene glycol alkyl ether, polyethylene glycol, a polyoxyethylene fatty acid ester, a yethylenesorbitan fatty acid ester, a polyoxyethylene glycerin fatty acid ester, Alcohol ethoxylates — C6 to C 16/18 alcohols, linear and branched, Alcohol alkoxylates — various hydrophobes and EO/PO contents and ratios, Fatty acid esters — mono and diesters; lauric, stearic and oleic; International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 Glycerol esters — with and without EO; lauric, stearic, cocoa and tall oil derived, Ethoxylatedglycerine, Sorbitan esters — with and without EO; lauric, stearic and oleic based; mono and trimesters, Castor oil ethoxylates — 5 to 200 moles EO; non— hydrogenated and hydrogenated, Block polymers, Amine oxides— lated and non— ethoxylated; alkyl dimethyl, Fatty amine ethoxylates— coco, tallow, stearyl, oleyl amines, a polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil or a ypropylene fatty acid ester; salts or derivatives, and mixtures thereof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other non—ionic tants, without departing from the scope of the present ion.

Amphoteric or Zwitterionic surfactants include one or more of, but not limited to one or more of betaine, coco and lauryl amidopropyl betaines, Coco Alkyl Dimethyl Amine Oxides, alkyl dimethyl betaines; C8 to C18, Alkyl dipropionates — sodium lauriminodipropionate, Cocoamidopropylhydroxysulfobetaine, imidazolines, phospholipids phosphatidylserine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylcholine, and sphingomyelins, Lauryl Dimethylamine Oxide, alkyl cetates and proprionates, alkyl Ampho(di)acetates, and diproprionates, lecithin and ethanolamine fatty ; or salts, derivatives therof. However, those d in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other amphoteric or zwitterionic tants, without ing from the scope of the present invention.

Surfactants that are commercially available under the ark, include, but are not limited to Atlas G5000, TERMUL 5429, TERMUL 2510, ECOTERIC®, EULSOGEN® 118, Genapol®X, Genapol®OX —080, Genapol® C 100, Emulsogen ® EL 200, Arlacel P135, Hypermer 8261, Hypermer B239, er B261, er B246sf, Solutol HS 15, PromulgenTM D, Soprophor 7961P, Soprophor TSP/461, Soprophor TSP/724, Croduret 40, Etocas 200, Etocas 29, Rokacet R26, Cetomacrogol 1000, CHEMONIC OE-20, Triton N—101, Triton X-100, Tween 20, 40, 60, 65, 80, Span20, 40, 60, 80, 83, 85, 120, Brij®, Atlox 4912, Atlas G5000, TERMUL 3512, TERMUL 3015, TERMUL 5429, TERMUL 2510, ECOTERIC®, ECOTERIC® T85, ECOTERIC® T20, TERIC 12A4, EULSOGEN® 118, Genapol®X, Genapol®OX -080, Genapol® C 100, Emulsogen ® EL 200, l P135, Hypermer 8261, Hypermer B239, Hypermer B261, Hypermer B246sf, Solutol HS 15, PromulgenTM D, Soprophor International Application Number: 053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 796lP, Soprophor TSP/461, Soprophor 4, Croduret 40, Etocas 200, Etocas 29, Rokacet R26, CHEMONIC OE—20, TritonTM N—lOl, IGEPAL CA—630 and Isoceteth—20.

However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other conventionally known surfactants without departing from the scope of the present invention. The surfactants are cially manufactured and available through various ies.

According to an embodiment, the tants are present in the amount of 0.1% to 60% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the tants are present in the amount of 0.1% to 50% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the surfactants are present in the amount of 0.1% to 40% w/w of the total composition.

According to an embodiment; the surfactants are present in the amount of 0.1% to 30% w/w of the total ition. According to a r embodiment, the surfactants are present in the amount of 0.1% to 20% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the tants are present in the amount of 0.1% to 10% w/w of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the solvent used in the crop nutrition and fortification composition includes water miscible solvents. The water miscible solvents include but are not d to one or more of l,4—Dioxane, Ethylene glycol, Glycerol, N—Methyl—2— pyrrolidone, l,3—Propanediol, 1,5—Pentanediol, ene glycol, Triethylene glycol, l,2— Butanediol, l,3—Butanediol, l,4—Butanediol, Dimethylformamide, Dimethoxyethane, Dimethyloctanamide and Dimethyldecanamide or mixtures thereof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other water miscible solvents without departing from the scope of the present invention. According to an embodiment, the solvents are present in the amount of 01—95% w/w of the total ition. According to an embodiment, the solvents are present in the amount of 01—60% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the solvents are present in the amount of 0.1— 40% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the solvents are present in the amount of 01—30% w/w of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the dispersing agents which are used in the crop nutrition and fortification ition include but are not limited to one or more of polyvinyl International Application : IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 pyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, lignin sulphonates, phenyl naphthalene sulphonates, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal and ammonium salts of lignosulfonic acid, lignin derivatives, dibutylnaphthalene— sulfonic acid, alkylarylsulfonates, alkyl sulfates, alkylsulfonates, fatty alcohol sulfates, fatty acids and sulfated fatty alcohol glycol ethers, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, dioctyl sulfosuccinate, lauryl sulfate, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulphate, polyoxyethylenestyryl phenyl ether sulfate ester salts and the like, alkali metal salts salt thereof, um salts or amine salts, polyoxyethylene alkyl phenyl ether, polyoxyethylenestyryl phenyl ether, polyoxyethylene alkyl esters, or polyoxyethylenesorbitan alkyl esters, and the like, mixture of sodium salt of alene sulphonic acid urea formaldehyde condensate and sodium salt of phenol sulphonic formaldehyde condensate lated alkyl phenols, ethoxylated fatty acids, lated linear alcohols, polyaromatic sulfonates, sodium alkyl aryl sulfonates, glyceryl , ammonium salts of maleic anhydride copolymers, maleic anhydride copolymers, phosphate esters, condensation products of aryl sulphonic acids and formaldehyde, addition products of ethylene oxide and fatty acid esters, salts of addition products of ethylene oxide and fatty acid esters, sodium salt of isodecylsulfosuccinic acid half ester, polycarboxylates, sodium alkyl benzene sulfonates, sodium salts of sulfonated naphthalene, um salts of sulfonated alene, salts of polyacrylic acids, sodium salts of condensed sulfonic acid as well as the napthalene sulfonate— formaldehyde condensates, sodium naphthalene sulfonate dehyde condensates, tristyrylphenolethoxylate phosphate esters; tic alcohol ethoxylates; alkyl lates; EO—PO block copolymers; graft copolymers, ammonium salts of sulfonated alene, salts of polyacrylic acids.

Commercially available dispersing agents include "Morwet D425 " (sodium alene formaldehyde condensate ex Witco Corporation, USA) "Morwet EFW" Sulfated Alkyl Carboxylate and Alkyl Naphthalene Sulfonate——Sodium Salt "Tamol PP" (sodium salt of a sulphonic acid condensate) "Reax SON" (sodium lignosulphonate) "Wettol Dl" sodium alkylnaphthalene sulphonate (ex BASF). However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other conventionally known sing agents without departing from the scope of the present invention. The dispersing agents are commercially manufactured and available through various companies. According to an embodiment, the dispersing agents are present in the amount of 0.l%—60% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the dispersing agents are present in the International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 amount of 0.l%—30% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the sing agents are present in the amount of 3%—20% w/w of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the wetting agents used in the crop nutrition and fortification composition include but are not limited to one or more of phenol naphthalene sulphonates, alkyl naphthalene sulfonate, sodium alkyl naphthalene sulfonate, sodium salt of ated alkylcarboxylate, polyoxyalkylated ethyl phenols, polyoxyethoxylated fatty alcohols, polyoxyethoxylated fatty amines, lignin derivatives, alkane sulfonates, alkylbenzene sulfonates, salts of polycarboxylic acids, salts of esters of sulfosuccinic acid, alkylpolyglycol ether sulfonates, alkyl ether ates, alkyl ether sulphates and alkyl sulfosuccinic monoesters. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is le to utilize other conventionally known wetting agents without departing from the scope of the present invention. The wetting agents are commercially manufactured and available h various companies. According to an embodiment, the wetting agents are present in the amount of 0.l%—60% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the wetting agents are present in the amount of 0. l%—40% w/w of the total ition. According to an embodiment, the g agents are present in the amount of 0.l%—30% w/w of the total composition.

Emulsifiers which is used in the crop nutrition and fortification composition include but are not limited to one or more of Atlas G5000, TERMUL 5429, TERMUL 2510, ECOTERIC®, EMULSOGEN® 118, Genapol®X, Genapol®OX —080, Genapol® C 100, Emulsogen ® EL 200, Arlacel P135, Hypermer 826l, Hypermer B239, Hypermer B261, er B246sf, Solutol HS 15, PromulgenTM D, Soprophor 796lP, Soprophor 1, Soprophor TSP/724, Croduret 40, Etocas 200, Etocas 29, t R26, CHEMONIC OE-20, TritonTM N—lOl, Tween 20, 40, 60, 65, 80, Span20, 40, 60, 80, 83, 85, 120, Brij®, TritonTM Atlox 4912, Atlas G5000, TERMUL 3512, TERMUL 3015, TERMUL 5429, TERMUL 2510, ECOTERIC®, ECOTERIC® T85, ECOTERIC® T20, TERIC 12A4, EULSOGEN® ll8, Genapol®X, Genapol®OX —080, Genapol® C 100, Emulsogen ® EL 200, Arlacel P135, Hypermer 826l, Hypermer B239, Hypermer B261, Hypermer B246sf, l HS 15, PromulgenTM D, Soprophor 796lP, Soprophor TSP/461, hor 4, Croduret 40, Etocas 200, Etocas 29, Rokacet R26, CHEMONIC OE-20, TritonTM N—lOl, Tween 20, 40, 60, 65, 80 and Span 20, 40, 60, 80, 83, 85 , 120 or mixtures thereof. However, those d in the art will appreciate that it is International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 le to utilize other conventionally known emulsifiers or surfactants without departing from the scope of the present invention. The fiers are commercially manufactured and available through various companies. According to an embodiment, the emulsifier is present in the amount of 0.1%—60% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the emulsifier is present in the amount of 0.1%—50% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the fier is present in the amount of 0.1%-30% w/w of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the disintegrating agents which are used in the crop nutrition and fortification composition include, but not limited to one or more of inorganic water soluble salts e.g. sodium chloride, nitrate salts; water soluble c compounds such as agar, hydroxypropyl , carboxymethyl starch ether, tragacanth, gelatin, casein, microcrystalline cellulose, cross—linked sodium ymethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, metal stearates, a cellulose powder, dextrin, methacrylate copolymer, asdone® XL—lO (crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone), poly(vinylpyrrolidone), polyaminocarboxylic acid chelate compound, salts of polyacrylates of methacrylates, starch—polyacrylonitrile graft copolymer, sodium or potassium onates/ carbonates or their mixtures or salts with acids such as citric and fumaric acid, or salts, derivatives or mixtures thereof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize ent disintegrating agents without departing from the scope of the t ion. The disintegrating agents are commercially manufactured and available through various companies.

According to an embodiment, the disintegrating agents are present in the amount of 0.1% to 50% w/w of the composition. ing to an embodiment, the disintegrating agents are present in the amount of 0.1% to 30% w/w of the composition. According to an embodiment, the disintegrating agents are present in the amount of 0.1% to 20% w/w of the composition. According to an embodiment, the disintegrating agents are present in the amount of 0.1% to 10% w/w of the composition.

According to an embodiment, the binding agents or binders which are used in the crop nutrition and fortification composition e, but are not limited to, at least one of proteins, lipoproteins, lipids, glycolipid, glycoprotein, carbohydrates such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides, complex organic International ation Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 substance, synthetic organic rs or derivatives and combinations thereof. The binding agents also include corn syrup, celluloses such as carboxymethyl ose, ethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl ose, hydroxy—methylethyl cellulose, hydroxyethylpropyl cellulose, methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose; starches; l, starch acetates, starch hydroxyethyl ethers, ionic starches, long—chain alkyl starches, corn starch, potato starch, xanthan gum, glycogen, agar, , alginic acid, olloids, gum arabic, guar gum, gum karaya, gum tragacanth and locust bean gum. The binding agents or binder also include complex organic substances such as phenyl naphthalene sulphonate, lignin and nitrolignin, derivatives of lignin such as lignosulfonate salts ratively including calcium lignosulfonate and sodium lignosulfonate and complex carbohydrate—based compositions containing organic and inorganic ingredients such as molasses. The binding agents also include synthetic organic polymers such as ethylene oxide polymers or copolymers, propylene oxide copolymer, polyethylene glycols, polyethylene oxides, polyacrylamides, polyacrylates, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyalkylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylmethyl ether, polyvinyl acrylates, poly(vinyl acetate), sodium polyacrylate, polylactic acid, polyethoxylated fatty acids, polyethoxylated fatty alcohols, latex and the like) or salts, derivatives f. However, those d in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize different binding agents without departing from the scope of the present invention. The binding agents are commercially manufactured and available h various companies. ing to r embodiment, the binding agent is present in an amount of 0.1% to 50% w/w of the composition. According to further ment, the g agent is present in an amount of 0.1% to 30% w/w of the composition According to further embodiment, the binding agent is present in an amount of 0.1% to 20% w/w of the composition. ing to further ment, the binding agent is present in an amount of 0.1% to 10% w/w of the composition.

According to an embodiment, the carriers which are used in the crop nutrition and fortification composition include, but are not limited to one or more of solid carriers or s or diluents. According to another embodiment, the carriers include mineral carriers, plant carriers, synthetic carriers, water—soluble carriers. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize different carriers without departing from the International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 ents submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 scope of the t invention. The carriers are commercially manufactured and available through various companies.

The solid carriers include natural minerals like clay such as china clay, acid clay, kaolin such as ite, dickite, e, and halloysite, serpentines such as chrysotile, lizardite, antigorite, and amesite, synthetic and diatomaceous silicas, montmorillonite minerals such as sodium montmorillonite, smectites, such as saponite, hectorite, sauconite, and hyderite, micas, such as pyrophyllite, talc, agalmatolite, muscovite, phengite, sericite, and illite, silicas such as cristobalite and quartz, lgite and sepiolite; dolomite, gypsum, tuff, vermiculite, laponite, pumice, bauxite, hydrated aluminas, ed a, perlite, sodium bicarbonate, volclay, vermiculites, limestone, natural and synthetic silicates; charcoal, silicas, wet process s, dry process silicas, calcined products of wet process silicas, surface—modified s, mica, zeolite, aceous earth, ed aluminas, derivatives thereof; chalks (Omya ®), fuller's earth, loess, mirabilite, white carbon, slaked lime, synthetic silicic acid, starch, cellulose, cellulose, chaff, wheat flour, wood flour, starch, rice bran, wheat bran, and soybean flour, tobacco powder, a vegetable powder polyethylene, polypropylene, poly(vinylidene chloride), methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, ene glycol alginate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, carboxyvinyl polymer, casein sodium, sodium chloride, salt cake, ium pyrophosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, maleic acid, fumaric acid, and malic acid or derivatives or mixtures thereof. Commercially available Silicates are Aerosil brands, Sipemat brands such as Sipernat ® SOS and CALFLO E, and kaolin 1777. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize different solid carriers t departing from the scope of the present invention. The solid carriers are commercially manufactured and ble through various companies.

According to an embodiment, carrier is t in an amount of 0.1% to 98% w/w of the composition. According to further embodiment carrier is present in an amount of 0.1% to 80% w/w of the composition. According to further embodiment carrier is present in an amount of 0.1% to 60% w/w of the composition. According to further ment carrier is present in an amount of 0.1% to 40% w/w of the composition. According to further embodiment carrier is present in an amount of 0.1% to 20% w/w of the composition.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 According to an embodiment, the anticaking agents which are used in the crop nutrition and fortification composition include, but are not limited to one or more of polysaccharides such as starch, alginic acid, inylpyrrolidone), fumed silica (white carbon), ester gum, a eum resin, Foammaster® Soap L sodium stearate, Brij® 700 polyoxyethylene (100) stearylether, Aerosol® OT—B sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate, Silwet® L—77 silicone—polyether copolymer, sodium metasilicate, sodium alkyl sulfosuccinates, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate, salts or derivatives thereof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize different anti caking agents without departing from the scope of the present invention. The anti caking agents are commercially manufactured and ble through various companies.

According to an embodiment, the antifoaming agents or defoamers which are used in the crop nutrition and fortification composition include, but not limited to one or more of silica, ne, silicone dioxide, polydimethyl siloxane, alkyl polyacrylates, ne oxide/propylene oxide copolymers, polyethylene glycol, Silicone oils and magnesium stearate or derivatives thereof. Preferred antifoaming agents include ne emulsions (such as, e.g., Silikon® SRE, Wacker or Rhodorsil® from Rhodia), long—chain alcohols, fatty acids, fluoroorganic compounds. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other tionally known antifoaming agents without ing from the scope of the present ion.

The antifoaming agents are commercially manufactured and available through various ies. According to an embodiment, the anti—foaming agent is present in an amount of 0.01% to 20% w/w of the total composition. ing to an embodiment, the anti— g agent is present in an amount of 0.01% to 10% w/w of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the oaming agent is present in an amount of 0.01% to % w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the anti—foaming agent is present in an amount of 0.01% to 1% w/w of the total ition.

According to an embodiment, the pH—adjusters or buffers or neutralizing agents which are used in the crop nutrition and fortification composition include both acids and bases of the organic or inorganic type and mixtures thereof. According to r embodiment, pH— adjusters or buffers or neutralizing agents include, but not limited to organic acids, inorganic acids and alkali metal compounds or salts, derivatives or mixtures thereof.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 According to an embodiment, the organic acids e, but not limited to one or more of , malic, adipic, fumaric, maleic, succinic, and tartaric acid, or salts, derivatives thereof; and the mono—, di—, or tribasic salts of these acids or derivatives thereof. Alkali metal nds include hydroxides of alkali metals such as sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide, carbonates of alkali metals, hydrogencarbonates of alkali metals such as sodium hydrogen carbonate and alkali metal phosphates such as sodium phosphate and mixtures thereof. According to an ment, the salts of inorganic acids include, but not limited to one or more of alkali metal salts such as lithium chloride, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, lithium nitrate, sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, lithium sulfate, sodium sulfate, potassium sulfate, sodium drogen phosphate, potassium monohydrogen ate, sodium dihydrogen phosphate, potassium dihydrogen phosphate and the like.Mixtures can also be used to create a pH—adjusters or buffers or neutralizing . However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other conventionally known pH—adjusters or buffers or neutralizing agents without departing from the scope of the present invention.

The pH—adjusters or buffers or neutralizing agents are commercially ctured and available through various companies. According to an embodiment, the usters or buffers are present in an amount of 0.01% to 20% w/w of the total composition. ing to an embodiment, the pH—adjusters or buffers are present in an amount of 0.01% to 10% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the pH—adjusters or buffers are present in the amount of 0.01% to 5% w/w of the total ition. According to an embodiment, the pH—adjusters or s are present in the amount of 0.01% to 1% w/w of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the spreading agents which are used in the crop nutrition and fortification composition include, but not limited to one or more of cellulose powder, crosslinked inylpyrrolidone), a half ester of a polymer consisting of polyhydric alcohol with dicarboxylic anhydride, a water— soluble salt of polystyrenesulfonic acid, fatty acids, latex, aliphatic alcohols, vegetable oils such as cottonseed, or inorganic oils, petroleum distillates, modified trisiloxanes, polyglycol, polyethers, rates or salts or derivatives thereof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other conventionally known spreading agents without departing from the scope of the present ion. The spreading agents are commercially manufactured and available International Application : IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 through various companies. According to an embodiment, the spreading agent is present in an amount of 0.1% to 20% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the spreading agent is present in an amount of 0. l% to 10% w/w of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the spreading agent is present in an amount of 0.1% to 5% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the spreading agent is present in an amount of 0.1% to 1% w/w of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the ng agents which are used in the crop nutrition and fortification ition include, but not limited to one or more of paraffin, a polyamide resin, polyacrylate, yethylene, wax, polyvinyl alkyl ether, an alkylphenol—formalin condensate, fatty acids, latex, aliphatic alcohols, ble oils such as cottonseed, or inorganic oils, eum lates, modified trisiloxanes, polyglycol, polyethers, clatharates, a synthetic resin emulsion or salts or derivatives therof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is le to utilize other conventionally known sticking agents without departing from the scope of the present ion. The sticking agents are commercially ctured and available through various companies. According to an embodiment, the sticking agent is present in an amount of 0.1% to 30% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the sticking agent is t in an amount of 0.1% to 20% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the sticking agent is present in an amount of 0.1% to 10% w/w of the total composition.

According to an embodiment, the stabilizers which are used in the crop nutrition and ication composition include, but not limited to one or more of peroxide compounds such as hydrogen peroxide and organic peroxides, alkyl nitrites such as ethyl nitrite and alkyl glyoxylates such as ethyl glyoxylate, zeolite, antioxidants such as phenol nds, amine compounds, phosphoric acid compounds and the like; ultraviolet absorbers such as salicylic acid compounds, benzophenone compounds or derivatives thereof . However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other conventionally known stabilizers without departing from the scope of the present invention. The stabilizers are commercially manufactured and available through various companies. According to an embodiment, the izer is present in an amount of 0.1% to 30% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the stabilizer is present in an amount of 0.1% to 20% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the stabilizer is present in an amount of 0. l% to 10% w/w of the total composition.

International ation : IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 According to an ment, the preservatives which are used in the crop nutrition and fortification composition include but not limited to one or more of bactericides, anti— fungal agents, biocides, anti—microbial agents, and antioxidant. Non limiting examples of preservatives include one or more of benzoic acid, its esters and salts, para— ybenzoic acid (paraben), its esters and salts, propionic acid and its salts, salicylic acid and its salts, 2,4—hexadienoic acid (sorbic acid) and its salt, formaldehyde and paraformaldehyde, l,2—benzisothiazolin—3—one, 2—hydroxybiphenyl ether and its salts, 2— zincsulfidopyridine N—oxide, inorganic sulfites and bisulfites, sodium iodate, chlorobutanol, dehydraacetic acid, formic acid, l,6—bis(4—amidino—2—bromophenoxy)—n— hexane and its salts, lO—undecylenic acid and its salts, 5—amino—l,3—bis(2—ethylhexyl)—5— methylhexahydropyrimidine, 5—bromo—5—nitro— l xane, 2—bromo—2—nitropropane— l ,3 — diol, 2,4—dichlorobenzyl alcohol, N—(4—chlorophenyl)—N'—(3,4—dichlorophenyl)urea, 4— chloro—m—cresol, —trichloro—2'—hydroxy diphenyl ether, 4—chloro—3,5—dimethyl phenol, l, l '—methylene—bis(3 —( 1 —hydroxy methyl—2,4—dioximidazolidin—5—yl)urea), poly(hexamethylenediguanide) hydrochloride, 2—phenoxyethanol, hexamethylenetetramine, l—(3—chloroallyl)—3 ,5 aza— l—azonia—adamantane chloride, l(4—chlorophenoxy)— l —( dazol— l—yl)—3 ,3 —dimethyl—2—butanone, l,3— bis(hydroxymethyl)—5,5—dimethyl—2,4—imidazolidinedione, benzyl alcohol, octopirox, 1,2— dibromo—2,4—dicyanobutane, ethylenebis(6—bromo—4—chlorophenol), bromochlorophene, dichlorophene, yl—4—chlorophenol, 2—chloroacetamide, chlorhexidine, chlorhexidine acetate, chlorhexidine gluconate, chlorhexidine hydrochloride, l—phenoxypropan—2—ol, N—alkyl(C12—C22)trimethylammonium bromide and chloride, 4,4—dimethyl— l ,3 —oxazolidine, N—hydroxymethyl—N—( l ,3 — di(hydroxymethyl) —2,5—dioxoimidazolidin—4—yl)—N'—hydroxymethylurea, l,6—bis(4— amidinophenoxy)—n—hexane and its salts, aldehyde, 5—ethyl—l—aza—3,7— dioxabicyclo(3.3.0)octane, 3—(4—chlorophenoxy)propane—l,2—diol, Hyamine, alkyl(C8— C l 8)dimethylbenzylammonium chloride, alkyl(C8—C18)dimethylbenzylammonium bromide, alkyl(C8—Cl8)dimethylbenzylammonium saccharinate, benzyl hemiformal, 3— iodo—2—propynyl butylcarbamate, sodium hydroxymethylaminoacetate, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, cetylpyridinium chloride, and derivatives of 2H isothiazol—3—one lled isothiazolone derivatives) such as alkylisothiazolones (for example 2—methyl—2H—isothiazol—3—one, MIT; chloro—2—methyl—2H—isothiazol—3—one, CIT), benzoisothiazolones (for example l,2—benzoisothiazol—3(2H)—one, BIT, ational Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 commercially available as ® types from ICI) or 2—methyl—4,5—trimethylene—2H— isothiazol—3—one (MTIT), Cl—C4—alkyl para—hydroxybenzoate, an dichlorophene, Proxel® from ICI or Acticide® RS from Thor Chemie and Kathon® MK from Rohm & Haas, Bacto—lOO, thimerosal, Sodium Propinoate, Sodium Benzoate, Propyl Paraben, Propyl Paraben Sodum, Potassium Sorbate, Potassium Benzoate, Phenyl ic Nitrate, Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol, , Ethylparaben, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzothonium Chloride, Cetylpyridinium Chloride, Benzalkonium Chloride, l,2—benzothiazol—3—one, Preventol® (Lanxess®), Butylhydroxytoluene, potassium sorbate, iodine—containing organic compounds such as 3—bromo—2,3—diiodo—2—propenyl ethyl carbonate, 3—iodo—2—propynyl butyl carbamate, 2,3,3—triiodo allyl alcohol, and parachlorophenyl—3—iodopropargylformal; benzimidazole compounds and benzthiazole compounds such as 2—(4—thiazolyl)benzimidazole and 2—thiocyanomethylthiobenzo— thiazole; triazole nds such as l—(2—(2',4'—dichlorophenyl)—l,3—dioxolane—2— yl)— lH— l ,2,4—triazole, 2',4'—dichloro phenyl)—4—propyl— l ,3—dioxolane—2— ylmethyl)—lH—l,2,4—triazole, and 0t—(2—(4—chlorophenyl) ethyl)—0t—(l,l—dimethyl ethyl)—lH— l,2,4—triazole—l—ethanol; and naturally occurring compounds such as 4—isopropyl tropolone (hinokitiol) and boraxor salts or derivatives thereof. Antioxidants includes but not limited to one or more of imidazole and imidazole derivatives (e.g. urocanic acid), 4,4'—thiobis—6—t—butyl—3—methylphenol, 2,6—di—t—butyl—p—cresol (BHT), and pentaerythrityltetrakis [3 —(3 ,5 ,—di—t—butyl—4—hydroxyphenyl)]propionate; amine antioxidants such as N,N'—di—2—naphthyl—p—phenylenediamine; hydroquinoline antioxidants such as 2,5—di(t—amyl)hydroquinoline; and orus—containing antioxidants such as triphenyl phosphate, carotenoids, carotenes (e.g. d—carotene, B— carotene, lycopene) and derivatives thereof, lipoic acid and derivatives thereof (e.g. olipoic acid), ioglucose, propylthiouracil and r thio compounds (e.g. thioglycerol, thiosorbitol, thioglycolic acid, thioredoxin, and the glycosyl, N—acetyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl, amyl, butyl, lauryl, palmitoyl, oleyl, y—linoleyl, cholesteryl and glyceryl esters thereof), and salts thereof, dilaurylthiodipropionate, distearylthiodipropion— ate, thiodipropionic acid and tives thereof (esters, ethers, lipids, tides, nucleosides and salts), and sulfoximine compounds (e.g. buthioninesulfoximi— nes, homocysteine sulfoximine, buthionine es, penta—, hexa—, heptathioninesul— foximine) in very low tolerated doses (e.g. g to pmol/kg), also metal chelating agents (e. g. d—hydroxy fatty acids, EDTA, EGTA, phytic acid, lactoferrin), 0t—hydroxy acids (e.g. citric acid, lactic acid, malic acid), humic acids, gallic esters (e.g.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 propyl, octyl and dodecyl gallate), rated fatty acids and derivatives, hydroquinone and derivatives thereof (e.g. arbutin), ubiquinone and ubiquinol, and derivatives thereof, ascorbyl palmitate, stearate, di— palmitate, acetate, Mg ascorbyl phosphates, sodium and magnesium ascorbate, diso— diumascorbyl ate and sulfate, ium ascorbyltocopheryl phosphate, isoascorbic acid and derivatives thereof, the coniferyl benzoate of benzoin resin, rutin, rutinic acid and tives thereof, disodium rutinyldisulfate, lhydroxytoluene, 4,4—thiobis—6—tert—butyl—3—methylphenol, butylhydroxy anisole, p—octylphenol, mono—(di— or tri—) methyl benzylphenol, 2,6—tert— butyl—4—methylphenol, rythritol—tetrakis 3—(3,5—di—tert—butyl—4— hydroxyphenyl)propionate, butylhydroxyanisol, nordihydroguaiacic acid, ydroguaiaretic acid, trihydroxybutyrophenone, uric acid and derivatives thereof, mannose and derivatives f, selenium and selenium derivatives (e. g. selenomethionine), stilbenes and stilbene derivatives (e.g. stilbene oxide, trans—stilbene oxide). However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other conventionally known preservatives without departing from the scope of the t invention. The preservatives are commercially manufactured and available through various companies.

According to further embodiment, the preservatives or bactericides or anti—fungal agents or biocides or anti—microbial agents or idant are present in an amount of 0.1% to % w/w of the total composition. According to further embodiment, the preservatives or bactericides or anti—fungal agents or biocides or anti—microbial agents or antioxidant are present in an amount of 0.1% to 10% w/w of the total ition. According to further embodiment, the preservative or bactericides or anti—fungal agents or biocides or anti— ial agents or antioxidant is present in an amount of 0.1% to 5% w/w of the total composition. According to further embodiment, the vative or bactericides or anti— fungal agents or biocides or anti—microbial agents or antioxidant is present in an amount of 0.1% to 1% w/w of the total composition. ing to an embodiment, the structuring agent which is used in the crop nutrition and fortification composition includes one or more of thickeners, viscosity modifiers, tackifiers, suspension aids, rheological modifiers or anti—settling agents. A structuring agent prevents sedimentation of the active ingredient particles after ged storage.

International Application : IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 According to an embodiment, the structuring agents which are used in the liquid suspension composition include, but not limited to one or more polymers such as rylics, polyacrylamides, polysaccharides, hydrophobically modified ose derivatives, co—polymers of cellulose derivatives, carboxyvinyl or polyvinyl idones, polyethylenes, polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl alcohol and derivatives; clays such as ite clays, kaolin, smectite, attapulgites, attaclays with high surface area silica and natural gums such as guar gum, xanthan gum, gum , gum tragacanth, rhamsan gum, locust bean gum, carageenan, welan gum, veegum, gelatin, dextrin, collagen; polyacrylic acids and their sodium salts; the ycol ethers of fatty alcohols and polyethylene oxide or polypropylene oxide condensation products and mixtures thereof and include ethoxylated alkyl phenols (also designated in the art as alkylaryl polyether alcohols); ethoxylated aliphatic alcohols (or alkyl her alcohols); ethoxylated fatty acids (or polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters); ethoxylatedanhydrosorbitol esters (or polyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ), long chain amine and cyclic amine oxides which are nonionic in basic solutions; long chain tertiary phosphine oxides; and long chain dialkyl sulfoxides, fumed silica, mixture of fumed silica and fumed aluminium oxide, swellable polymers, polyamides or its tives; polyols such as glycerine, poly(vinyl acetate), sodium polyacrylate, poly(ethylene glycol), olipid (for e, in, and the like); stachyose, —oligosaccharides, amylose, pectins, alginates, hydrocolloids and mixtures thereof. Also, celluloses such as hemicellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, ethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxy—methyl ethyl cellulose, hydroxyl ethyl propyl cellulose, methylhydroxyethylcellulose, methylcellulose; starches such as starch acetates, starch hydroxyethyl ethers, ionic starches, long—chain alkyl starches, corn starch, amine starches, phosphates starches, and dialdehyde starches; plant starches such as corn starch and potato starch; other carbohydrates such as pectin, amylopectin, glycogen, agar, gluten, c acid, phycocolloids, or derivatives thereof. However, those skilled in the art will iate that it is possible to utilize other conventionally known structuring agents without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Preferred structuring agents include one or more of xanthan gum, aluminum silicate, methylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose, polysaccharide, ne earth metal silicate, gelatin, and polyvinyl alcohol. The structuring agents are commercially manufactured and available through various companies.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 According to an embodiment, the structuring agent is present in an amount of 0.01% to % W/W of the composition. According to an embodiment, the structuring agent is present in an amount of 0.01% to 4% W/W of the composition. According to an embodiment, the structuring agent is present in an amount of 0.01% to 3% W/W of the ition.

According to an embodiment, the structuring agent is present in an amount of 0.01% to 2% W/W of the composition. According to an embodiment, the structuring agent is present in an amount of 0.01% to l% W/W of the composition. According to an embodiment, the uring agent is present in an amount of 0.01% to 0.1% W/W of the composition.

According to an embodiment, the antifreezing agents or freezing point depressants used in the liquid sion composition include, but are not d to one or more of polyhydric alcohols such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, propylene glycol, butyrolactone, N,N—dimethyl—formamide, glycerol, monohydric or polyhydric alcohols, glycol ethers, glycol ethers, glycol monoethers such as the methyl, ethyl, propyl and butyl ether of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol and dipropylene glycol, glycol diethers such as methyl and ethyl diethers of ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol and dipropyleneglycol.or urea, especially calcium de, isopropanol, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, di— or pylene glycol monomethyl ether or cyclohexanol. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize different antifreezing agents Without departing from the scope of the present invention.

The eezing agents are commercially manufactured and ble through various companies.

According to an embodiment, the chelating or complexing or tering agents which are used in the liquid sion composition include, but not limited to one or more of polycarboxylic acids such as polyacrylic acid and the s hydrolyzed poly(methyl vinyl ether/maleic anhydride); aminopolycarboxylic acids, such as N— hydroxyethyliminodiacetic acid, nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA), N,N,N',N'— nediaminetetraacetic acid, N—hydroxyethyl—N, N',N'—ethylenediaminetriacetic acid and N,N,N',N",N"—diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid; d—hydroxy acids, such as citric acid, tartaric acid and gluconic acid; orthophosphates, such as trisodium phosphate, um phosphate, monosodium phosphate; condensed phosphates, such as sodium tripolyphosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate and sodium tetrapolyphosphate; 5—sulfo—8—hydroxyquinoline; and 3,5—disulfopyrocatechol, amino International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 polycarboxylates, ethylene e tetraacetic acid (EDTA), diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA), N—hydroxyethyl—ethylenediamine—triacetic acid (HEDTA), ethylenediaminediacetate , ethylenediaminedi(o— hydroxyphenylacetic) acid (EDDHA), cyclohexane e tetraacetic acid (CDTA), polyethyleneaminepolyacetic acids, lignosulfonate, Ca—, K—, Na—, and ammonium lignosulfonates, fulvic acid, ulmic acid, nucleic acids, humic acid, pyrophosphate, chelating resins such as imino di—acetic acid and the like or derivatives thereof. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other ing or complexing or sesquitering agents without departing from the scope of the present invention. The chelating or complexing or sesquitering agents are commercially manufactured and available through various companies.

According to an ment, the penetrant which is used in the liquid suspension composition include, but not limited to one or more of alcohol, , glycol ether, ester, amine, alkanolamine, amine oxide, quaternary um compound, triglyceride, fatty acid ester, fatty acid ether, N—methyl pyrrolidone, dimethylformamide, dimethylacetamide, or yl sulfoxide, polyoxyethylenetrimethylolpropanemonooleate,polyoxyethylenetrimethylolpropanediole ate, polyoxyethylenetrimethylolpropanetrioleate, polyoxyethylenesorbitanmonooleate, and polyoxyethylene sorbitol hexaoleate. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize different penetrants without departing from the scope of the present invention. The ants are commercially manufactured and available through various companies.

According to an embodiment, the ultraviolet absorbent is selected from, but are not limited to one or more of 2—(2'—hydroxy—5'—methylphenyl)benzotriazole, 2—ethoxy—2'—ethyloxazalic acid bisanilide, succinic acid dimethyl—l—(2—hydroxyethyl)—4—hydroxy—2,2,6,6— tetramethylpiperidine polycondensate, riazole compounds such as 2—(2'—hydroxy— '—methylphenyl)benzotriazole and 2—(2'—hydroxy—4'—n—octoxyphenyl)benzotriazole; benzophenone compounds such as oxy—4—methoxybenzophenone and 2—hydroxy— 4—n—octoxybenzophenone; salicylic acid compounds such as phenyl salicylate and p—t— butylphenyl salicylate; 2—ethylhexyl o—3,3—diphenyl acrylate, 2—ethoxy—2'—ethyl oxalic bisanilide, and dimethyl succinate—l—(2—hydroxyethyl)—4—hydroxy—2,2,6,6— tetramethylpiperidine polycondensate or derivatives or the like. However, those skilled in International Application : IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize different ultraviolet absorbents, t departing from the scope of the present invention. Such ultraviolet absorbents are cially manufactured and available through various companies.

According to an embodiment, the UV ray scattering agents es titanium dioxide or the like may be used. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize different UV ray scattering , without departing from the scope of the present invention. Such UV ray scattering agents are commercially manufactured and available through various ies.

According to an embodiment, the humectant is selected from, but not limited to one or more of polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene mers, particularly block copolymers, such as the onic PE series of mers available from Uniqema or salts, derivatives thereof. Other humectants are propylene glycol, monoethylene , hexylene glycol, butylene glycol, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, poly (ethylene ), poly (propylene glycol), ol and the like; polyhydric alcohol compounds such as propylene glycol ether, derivatives thereof. Also other humectants include aloe vera gel, alpha hydroxyl acids such as lactic acid, egg yolk and eggwhite, glyceryl triacetate, honey, lithium chloride, etc. The non—ionic surfactants mentioned above also act as humectants. However, those skilled in the art will appreciate that it is possible to utilize other conventionally known humectants without departing from the scope of the present invention. The humectants are commercially manufactured and available through various companies.

According to an embodiment, the humectant is present in the range of 0.1% to 90% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the humectant is present in the range of 0.1% to 70% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the humectant is present in the range of 0.1% to 60% w/w of the total composition. According to an embodiment, the humectant is present in the range of 0. l% to 50% w/w of the total composition. ing to an embodiment, the humectant is present in the range of 0.1% to 30% w/w of the total ition. According to an embodiment, the humectant is present in the range of 0. l% to 10% w/w of the total composition.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 ents submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 The inventors have further determined that the composition of the t invention surprisingly has enhanced physical properties of dispersibility, suspensibility, flowability, wetting time, good pourability, reduced viscosity, provides ease of ng and also reduces the loss of material while handling the product at the time of packaging as well as during field application. Surprisingly, the inventors have also ined that the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of liquid suspension and water sible granules display superior efficacy at reduced dosages compared to prior art composition.

Dispersibility of the water dispersible granular crop nutrition and fortification composition is a measure of percent dispersion. Dispersibility is calculated by the minimum percent dispersion. Dispersibility is defined as the ability of the granules to disperse upon addition to a liquid such as water or a solvent. To determine dispersibility of the granular composition as per the rd CIPAC test, MT 174, a known amount of the granular composition was added to a defined volume of water and mixed by stirring to form a suspension. After standing for a short period, the top nine—tenths are drawn off and the remaining tenth dried and determined gravimetrically. The method is virtually a shortened test of suspensibility and is riate for establishing the ease with which the granular ition dispersed uniformly in water.

It is observed that the crop nutrition and ication composition in the form of water dispersible granules exhibits almost instantaneous dispersion, thus making the actives readily ble to the crop. According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and ication composition in the form of water dispersible granules has a dispersibility of at least 40%. According to an ment, the crop ion and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible es has a dispersibility of at least 50%.

According to an embodiment, the water dispersible granules have a dispersibility of at least 60%. According to an embodiment, the water dispersible granules have a dispersibility of at least 70%. According to an embodiment, the water dispersible granules have a dispersibility of at least 80%. According to an embodiment, the water dispersible granules have a dispersibility of at least 90%. According to an embodiment, the water dispersible granules have a dispersibility of at least 99%. According to an embodiment, the water sible granules have a dispersibility of 100%.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules and liquid suspension exhibits good suspensibility.

Suspensibility is defined as the amount of active ingredient suspended after a given time in a column of liquid, of stated height, expressed as a percentage of the amount of active ingredient in the original suspension. The water sible granules can be tested for suspensibility as per the CIPAC Handbook, "MT 184 Test for Suspensibility" whereby a suspension ofknown concentration of the granular composition in CIPAC Standard Water was prepared and placed in a prescribed measuring er at a constant temperature, and allowed to remain undisturbed for a specified time. The top s were drawn off and the remaining l/ 10th was then assayed, either ally, gravimetrically, or by solvent extraction, and the suspensibility was calculated.

The suspensibility of the liquid suspension is the amount of active ingredient suspended after a given time in a column of liquid, of stated height, expressed as a percentage of the amount of active ingredient in the original suspension. The suspensibility of the liquid suspension is determined as per CIPAC MT—l6l by preparing 250 ml of diluted suspension, allowing it to stand in a measuring cylinder under defined conditions, and removing the top nine—tenths. The remaining tenth portion is then assayed either chemically, gravimetrically or by t extraction, and the suspensibility is ated.

According to an embodiment, the crop ion and fortification composition in the form of water sible granules and liquid suspension has a suspensibility of at least 30%.

According to an ment, the crop nutrition and ication composition in the form of water dispersible granules and liquid suspension has a sibility of at least 40%.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible es and liquid suspension has a suspensibility of at least 50%.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and ication ition in the form of water dispersible granules and liquid suspension has a suspensibility of at least 60%.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules and liquid suspension has a suspensibility of at least 70%.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water sible granules and liquid suspension has a suspensibility of at least 80%.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules and liquid suspension has a suspensibility of at least 90%.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 According to an ment, the crop ion and fortification ition in the form of water dispersible granules and liquid suspension has a suspensibility of at least 99%. ing to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of liquid suspension has a suspensibility of 100%.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules has almost no hardness. The hardness exhibited by the granules can be estimated by hardness testers such as the ones provided by Shimadzu, Brinell Hardness (AKB—3000 Model), Mecmesin, Agilent, t, Ametek and Rockwell.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible es and liquid suspension demonstrates superior stability towards heat, light, temperature and caking. According to further embodiment, the stability exhibited by the crop nutrition and fortification composition is more than 3 years.

According to further embodiment, the stability exhibited by the crop nutrition and fortification ition is more than 2 years. According to further embodiment, the stability ted by the crop nutrition and fortification ition is more than 1 year.

According to further embodiment, the stability exhibited by the crop nutrition and fortification composition is more than 10 months. According to further embodiment, the stability ted by the crop nutrition and fortification ition is more than 8 months. According to further embodiment, the stability exhibited by the crop nutrition and fortification itionis more than 6 . According to further embodiment, the stability exhibited by the crop nutrition and fortification composition is more than 3 months.

Wettability is the condition or the state of being wettable and can be defined as the degree to which a solid is wetted by a , measured by the force of adhesion between the solid and liquid phases. The wettability of the granular composition is measured using the Standard CIPAC Test MT—53 which bes a procedure for the determination of the time of complete wetting of wettable formulations. A weighed amount of the granular composition can be dropped on water in a beaker from a specified height and the time for complete wetting was determined. According to another embodiment, the water dispersible granular composition has wettability of less than 2 minutes. According to ational Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments ted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 another embodiment, the water dispersible ar composition has a wettability of less than 1 minute. According to another embodiment, the water dispersible granular composition has a wettability of less than 30 seconds.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of liquid suspension passes the wet sieve retention test. The test is used to determine the amount of spersible material in the formulations that are applied as dispersions in water. The wet sieve retention value of the crop ion and fortification composition in the form of liquid suspension and water sible granules can be measured by using the Standard CIPAC Test MT—185 which describes a procedure for the measuring the amount of al retained on the sieve. A sample of the formulation is dispersed in water and the suspension formed is transferred to a sieve and washed. The amount of the material ed on the sieve is determined by drying and weighing.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition has a wet sieve retention value on a 75 micron sieve of less than 10%. According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition has a wet sieve retention value on a 75 micron sieve of less than 7%. According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition has a wet sieve retention value on a 75 micron sieve of less than 5%. According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition has a wet sieve ion value on a 75 micron sieve of less than 2%. ing to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of liquid suspension is not highly concentrated and is easily pourable. The ity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to gradual deformation by shear stress or tensile stress.

The viscosity of the liquid suspension is determined by (as per CIPAC MT—l92). A sample is transferred to a standard measuring system. The measurement is d out under different shear conditions and the apparent viscosities are determined. During the test, the temperature of the liquid is kept constant. According to an embodiment, the aqeuous suspension composition has a viscosity at 25 ° C. of about 10 cps to about 1200 cps, which makes it pourable. According to an embodiment, the aqeuous suspension composition has viscosity at 25° C. of about 10 cps to about 500 cps. According to an embodiment, the aqeuous suspension composition has a viscosity at 25° C. of about less than 500 cps.

According to an embodiment, the aqeuous sion composition has viscosity at 25° C.

International Application Number: 053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 of about 10 cps to about 400 cps. According to an embodiment, the aqeuous suspension composition has viscosity at 25° C. of about 10 cps to about 300 cps. The crop nutrition and fortification composition having a viscosity in the range of 10 cps—1200 cps makes it pourable. Too viscous and highly concentrated composition tends to form a cake, making it unpourable and thus is undesirable.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification ition in the form of water dispersible granules and liquid suspension demonstrates or stability in terms of sibility under accelared storage condition (ATS). According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and ication ition demonstrates suspensibility of more than 90% under ATS. ing to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition demonstrates suspensibility of more than 80% under ATS.

According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition demonstrates suspensibility of more than 70% under ATS. According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition trates suspensibility of more than 60% under ATS. According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition demonstrates suspensibility of more than 50% under ATS. ing to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition demonstrates suspensibility of more than 40% under ATS. According to an embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition demonstrates sibility of more than 30% under ATS.

According to another embodiment, the invention relates to the process for preparing the crop nutrition and fortification composition comprising one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or es thereof, elemental r and at least one dispersing agent in the form of water dispersible granules. The crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules is made by various techniques such as spray drying, fluidized bed granulation, extrusion, freeze drying, etc.

According to an embodiment, the process of preparing a water dispersible granular composition involves milling a blend of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof in a concentration range of 0. l% to 70% by weight of the total composition; elemental sulphur in a concentration range of l% to 90% by weight of the total composition and at least one sing agent to obtain a slurry or a wet mix. The milling is carried out by using a suitable bead mill or a wet grinding equipment to obtain International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 a particle size in the range of 0.1 to 20 s. According to an embodiment, the milling step further involves optionally adding one or more agriculturally able excipients to obtain the slurry. According to an embodiment, the blending step can further optionally include an additional active ingredients selected from one or more of fertilizers, micronutrients, macronutrients, bio—stimulants, pesticidal actives or mixtures thereof. The wet mix obtained is then dried to obtain a granule, for instance in a spray dryer, fluid bed dryer or any suitable granulating equipment. The spray drying process is followed by sieving to remove the under sized and the oversized granules to obtain microgranules of the desired size. ing to another embodiment, the crop nutrition and fortification composition in the form of water dispersible granules is also made by dry milling one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof, elemental sulphur and at least one dispersing agent in an air mill or a jet mill to obtain the desired particle size in the range of 0.1 to 20 microns, preferably 0.1 to 10 s. Water is added to the dry powder and the mixture is blended to obtain a dough or paste, which is then extruded through an extruder to obtain the granules of desired size.

According to another embodiment, the invention relates to the process for preparing the crop nutrition and fortification ition in the form of liquid suspension. According to further ment, the ion relates to a process for preparing the liquid suspension ition comprising one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or es f, elemental sulphur, at least one emically acceptable ents, and at least one structuring agent. ing to an embodiment, the process of preparing the liquid suspension composition involves homogenization of one or more agrochemically acceptable excipients such as surfactants, by feeding them into a vessel provided with stirring facilities. The boron salts, xes, derivatives or mixtures thereof and elemental r were further added to the homogenized blend and stirred continued for approximately 5 to 10 minutes until the total mixture becomes homogeneous. Subsequently, the liquid suspension obtained is passed through a suitable wet milling equipment to obtain a suspension with a particle size in the range of 0.1 to 20 microns, preferably 0.1 to 10 microns. Then, requisite ational Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 quantity of the structuring agent is added to the suspension obtained, under continuous homogenization to obtain the liquid suspension composition.

According to an embodiment, the invention further relates to the use of the crop nutrition or fortification composition as at least one of a nutrient composition, a crop strengthener composition, a soil conditioner composition, crop fortification, crop protection and a yield er composition.

According to further embodiment, the invention relates to a method of ation of an effective amount of the crop nutrition and fortification composition including one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof, elemental sulphur and the emical excipient with particles in the size range of 0.1 to 20 microns, n the composition is applied to the seeds, seedlings, crops, a plant, plant propagation al, locus, parts thereof or to the surrounding soil.

According to an embodiment, the invention further relates to a method of improving the soil fertility, plant , improving the crop ion by facilitating the uptake of essential nutrients, protecting the plant, enhancing the plant yield, thening the plant or conditioning the soil; the method comprising treating at least one of seeds, ng, crops, a plant, plant propagation material, locus, parts thereof or to the surrounding soil with effective amount of the crop nutrition and fortification composition which e one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof; elemental sulphur and at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient with particles in the size range of 0.1 to 20 microns.

The composition is applied through a variety of methods. Methods of applying to the soil includes any suitable , which ensures that the composition penetrates the soil, for example, nursery tray application, in furrow application, drip irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, soil drenching, soil injection, top dressing, broad casting or oration into the soil, and such other methods. The composition can also be applied in the form of a foliar spray. The rates of application or the dosage of the composition depends on the type of use, boron and sulphur deficiency level of soil an , the type of crops, or the specific active ingredients in the composition but is such that the agrochemical active International Application : IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 ingredient, is in an effective amount to provide the desired action (such as nutrient uptake plant vigor, crop yield).

PREPARATION EXAMPLES: The following examples illustrate the basic methodology and versatility of the composition of the invention. It is recognized that s may be made to the specific parameters and ranges disclosed herein and that there may be a number of different ways known in the art to change the disclosed variables. However, it should be noted that these preparation examples are merely exemplary and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention and s it is understood that only the preferred embodiments of these elements are disclosed herein as set forth in the specification and drawings, the invention should not be so limited and should be construed in terms of the spirit and scope of the claims that follow.

A. Water sible granular composition of boron salts and elemental sulphur Example 1: Water dispersible granular composition of 5% Calcium Borate and 90% elemental sulphur: 90 parts of elemental sulphur, 5 parts of Calcium Borate, 5 parts of naphthalene sulphonate condensate, were blended together to obtain an additive mix. The additive mix obtained was wet milled using a suitable bead mill or a wet grinding equipment to obtain an average particle size of less than 20 microns. The wet milled slurry obtained was then spray dried at an inlet ature of less than 170 degree C and an outlet temperature less than 70°C ed by sieving to remove the under sized and the oversized granules and obtain a water dispersible ar composition of Sulphur 90% and m Borate 5%. The composition had the ing particle size bution: D 10 less than 0.9 microns; D50 less than 3.5 s and D90 less than 12 microns. The composition had almost no hardness. The granule size of the composition is in the range of 0.1—2.0 mm.

The composition has a dispersibility of 88% and a suspensibility of 99%. The composition has a wet sieve retention value of l%. The composition has a suspensibility of 88% under accelerated storage conditions. The composition also exhibited a wettability of 60 seconds. It is observed that the granules have almost no hardness.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 e 2: Water dispersible ar composition of 70% Zinc borate and 20% elemental sulphur. A water sible granular composition was prepared following the process steps as set forth in Example 1 where the composition includes 70 parts of zinc borate, 20 parts of elemental r, 5 parts of phenyl naphthalene sulphonate, 3 parts of sodium lignosulphonate and 2 parts of China clay.

The composition has the following particle size bution: D10 less than 0.4 microns; D50 less than 4.5 microns and D90 less than 10 microns. The granule size of the composition is in the range of 0.1—2.5 mm.

The composition has a dispersibility of 40% and a suspensibility of 30%. The composition has a wet sieve retention value of 1.5%. The composition has a suspensibility of 25% under accelerated e ions. The ition also exhibited a wettability of 120 seconds. e 3: Water dispersible granular composition of 25% Calcium Borate and 50% elemental sulphur. A water dispersible granular composition was prepared following the process steps as set forth in Example 1 where the composition includes 25 parts of Calcium Borate, 50 parts of elemental sulphur and 5 parts of naphthalene nate condensate, 8 parts of sodium lignosulphonate and 12 parts of precipitated silica.

The composition has the following particle size distribution: D10 less than 1.5 microns; D50 less than 5 microns and D90 less than 15 microns. The granule size of the composition is in the range of 0.1—0.5 mm.

The composition had a dispersibility of 80% and a suspensibility of 86%. The composition has a wet sieve retention value of 0.7%. The composition has a suspensibility of 80% under accelerated storage conditions. The composition also exhibited a wettability of 20 seconds. It is observed that the granules have almost no hardness. e 4: Water dispersible ar composition of 25% Sodium Borate and 60% elemental sulphur. A water dispersible granular composition was prepared following the process steps as set forth in Example 1 where the composition includes 25 parts of sodium International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 borate, 60 parts of elemental sulphur, 9 parts of alene sulphonate condensate, and 6 parts of china clay.

The composition has the following le size distribution: D10 less than 1.0 microns; D50 less than 3 microns and D90 less than 18 microns. The granule size of the composition is in the range of 0.1—1.5 mm.

The ition has a dispersibility of 55% and a suspensibility of 60%. The composition has a wet sieve ion value of 1.2%. The composition has a suspensibility of 55% under accelerated storage conditions. The composition also exhibited a wettability of 5 seconds.

Example 5: Water dispersible granular ition of 60 % Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, 25% elemental sulphur: A water dispersible granular ition prepared following the process steps as set forth in Example 1, where the composition includes 60 parts of Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, 25 parts of elemental sulphur, and 10 parts of naphthalene sulphonate condensate, and 5 parts of sodium ligno sulphonate.

The composition has the following particle size di stribution: D10 less than 0.6 microns; D50 less than 3.5 microns and D90 less than 9 microns. The granule size of the composition is in the range of 0.1—2.5 mm.

The composition has a sibility of 84% and a suspensibility of 92%. The composition has a wet sieve retention value of 0.6%. The composition has a suspensibility of 85% under accelerated e conditions. The composition also exhibited a wettability of 65 seconds and the es have almost no hardness.

Example 6: Water dispersible granular composition of 35% m Borate, 10% elemental sulphur and 5% bifenthrin: A water dispersible granular composition was prepared following the process steps as set forth in Example 1 where the composition includes 35 parts of calcium borate, 10 parts of elemental sulphur, 5 parts of bifenthrin, parts of naphthalene nate condensate, 10 parts of sodium lignosulphonate and parts of china clay.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 The composition had the following particle size distribution: D10 less than 2 microns; D50 less than 6 microns and D90 less than 18 microns. The granule size of the composition is in the range of 0.1 mm—2.0 mm.

The composition had a sibility of 85% and a sibility of 85%. The composition has a wet sieve ion value of 0.9%. The composition has a suspensibility of 78% under accelerated storage conditions. The composition also exhibited a wettability of 90 seconds.

B. Liquid suspension compositions of Boron salts and elemental r: Example 7: Liquid Suspension composition of 55% Sulphur and 5% Boric acid: Liquid Suspension composition was prepared by mixing 5 parts of Boric acid, 55 parts of Elemental sulphur, 7.1 parts of sodium alkyl naphthalene ate to obtain a blend. The blend was homogenised in water by feeding these ingredients into a vessel equipped with a r to obtain a homogeneous mixture. The mixture obtained was passed through a suitable wet milling equipment to obtain a suspension with particle size of less than 20 microns. Then, 3 parts of gum arabic as structuring agent, was added under continuous nization to obtain the liquid suspension composition. The composition comprised 29.9 parts of water. The composition had the following particle size distribution: D10 less than 0.8 microns; D50 less than 4 microns and D90 less than 13 microns.

The sample has a suspensibility of about 98% and a viscosity of about 450 cps. The sample exhibits a suspensibility of 90% under rated storage conditions.

Example 8: Liquid Suspension composition of 5% Sulphur, 55% Boron Phosphate: Liquid suspension composition was prepared by following the same process steps as put forth in Example 7, whereby the composition es 55 parts of Boron phosphate, 5 parts of Elemental sulphur, 8 parts of phenyl naptahlene sulfonate, 4 parts of sodium lignosulphonate, 1 part of formaldehyde, 2.5 parts of ymethylcellulose and 24.5 parts of glycerol. The composition had the following particle size distribution: D10 less than 0.5 microns; D50 less than 4.0 microns and D90 less than 12 microns.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 The sample has suspensibility of about 30% and a Viscosity of about 1200 cps. The sample exhibits a sibility of 25% under accelerated e conditions.

Example 9: Liquid Suspension composition of 10% Sulphur and 50% Zinc borate: Liquid suspension composition was prepared by following the same process steps as put forth in Example 7, y the composition included 50 parts of Zinc borate, 10 parts of tal sulphur, 3 parts of phenyl naphthalene sulphonate, 4 parts of gum arabic and 33 parts of water. The ition had the following particle size distribution: D10 less than 1 microns; D50 less than 3.5 microns and D90 less than 18 microns.

The sample has suspensibility of about 90% and a ity of about 250 cps. The sample exhibits a suspensibility of 82% under accelerated e conditions.

Example 10: Liquid Suspension composition of 60% Sulphur and 5% Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate: Liquid sion composition was prepared by following the same process steps as put forth in Example 7, whereby the composition included 5 parts of Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, 60 parts of elemental sulphur, 10 parts of naphthalene nate condensate and 5 parts of sodium lignosulphonate, and 20 parts of propylene glycol. The composition had the following particle size distribution: D10 less than 1.4 microns; D50 less than 5 microns and D90 less than 15 microns.

The sample has suspensibility of about 85% and a Viscosity of about 500 cps. The sample exhibits a suspensibility of 80% under accelerated storage conditions.

Example 11: Liquid Suspension composition of 35% Sulphur and 30% Zinc : Liquid suspension composition was prepared by ing the same process steps as put forth in Example 8, whereby the composition included 30 parts of Zinc , 35 parts of elemental sulphur, 5 parts of naphthalene sulphonate condensate and 5 parts of sodium lignosulphonate, and 25 parts of propylene glycol. The composition had the following particle size distribution: D10 less than 1.4 microns; D50 less than 5 microns and D90 less than 15 microns.

The sample has suspensibility of about 85% and a Viscosity of about 500 cps. The sample exhibits a suspensibility of 80% under accelerated storage conditions.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 e 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 Example 12: Liquid Suspension composition of 30% Sulphur and 35% boron trioxide: Liquid suspension composition was prepared by following the same process steps as put forth in Example 8, whereby the composition included 35 parts of boron trioxide, 30 parts of elemental sulphur, 10 parts of naphthalene sulphonate condensate, 1 part of 1,2— benziosothiazolin—3—one and 1.5 parts of ymethylcellulose as the structuring agent and 22.5 parts of water. The composition had the following particle size distribution: D10 less than 1.5 microns; D50 less than 3 s and D90 less than 16 microns.

The sample has a suspensibility of about 75% and a viscosity of about 650 cps. The sample exhibits a suspensibility of 68% under accelerated storage ions Example 13: Liquid Suspension composition of 30% Sulphur, 15% Sodium borate and 4% Bifenthrin: Liquid suspension composition was prepared by following the same process steps as put forth in Example 7, whereby the composition included 15 parts of Sodium Borate, 30 parts of elemental r, 4 parts of bifenthrin, 1.5 parts of 1,2— sothiazolin—3—one and 0.5 parts of gum arabic and 49 parts of water. The composition has the particle size distribution of about D10 less than 0.3 microns; D50 less than 2.5 s and D90 less than 10 microns.

The sample has a suspensibility of about 70% and a viscosity of about 400 cps. The sample exhibits a suspensibility of 60% under rated storage conditions.

FIELD STUDIES Experiment 1: Field studies were carried out to assess the synergistic effect of the water dispersible granular composition and liquid suspension composition of Sulphur and Calcium borate as per embodiments of the present invention in commercially cultivated Tomato field, in , Maharashtra.

Field experiment methodology: The experimental site was selected based on tomato crops where the Boron deficiency symptoms were likely to occur, where the soil Boron content was below the deficit level. ational Application Number: IB2019053775 Article 34 Amendments ted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 The trial was laid out during Kharif season in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with six treatments including untreated control, replicated four times. For each treatment, plot size of 40 sq.m (8m x 5m) was maintained. The compositions evaluated include Sulphur and Calcium borate alone and different formulations including combinations of sulphur and boron, where sulphur and boron, were applied in each treatment at same dosages. The compositions were applied via bend /side placement just before flowering stage of the tomato crop. The tomato crop in the trial field was raised following good agricultural practices. The seeds of Tomato, y Veer 2182, were used for the study and planted in 120 cms row to row and 45 cms plant to plant spacing. The details of the experiment are as follows: Details of experiment a) Trial on : Adgoan, Nasik (MH) b) Crop : Tomato (var: Veer 2182) c) Experiment season : Kharif 2018 (1) Trial Design : Randomized Block Design 6) Replications : Four f) Treatment : Six g) Plot size : 8m x 5m 2 40 sq.m h) Date of Application : 01.09.2018 i) Method of application : Bend/side placement j) Date of transplanting : 04.08.2018 k) Date of Pickings : 1st—23.10.2018; 2nd —27.10.2018; 3rd— 04.11.2018; 4th— 10.11.2018 5th— 16.11.2018; 6th — 22.11.2018 The observations on percentage fruit setting were carried out by tagging newly opened blossoms once a week, and counting the number of tagged ms which set fruit one week later. The fruits were harvested six times and weighed each time. The cracked or cat-facing tomatoes were culled out and counted out of 100 fruits. Fifty randomly selected fruits per plot were placed on the table at room temperature (250C :: 2) in well ated room and assessed for shelf life. The mean data of all the observations were presented in Table 1 to illustrate the impact of sulphur and Calcium borate alone and their ations in water dispersible granular form and liquid suspension, both as per the embodiment of International Application Number: 053775 Article 34 Amendments ted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 the present invention, as well as in le form known in the art, on Tomato yield and other parameters.

Table 1: To assess the synergistic effect of different ation of Sulphur and calcium borate in commercial cultivated Tomato field: Treatment Dose ' Marketa % Fruit Crack details nutrient salt in ble fruit yield g/acre yield increas (Qtl/acre es Sulph Boron (expect ur ed % fruit yield increas T 1 —Untreated . 3 14.8 T2-25% . . 348 .4 Calcium Borate (B-2.272%) water dispersible granules T3- Sulphur . 340 9 8.3 90% water dispersible granules T4— 50% . . 339.6 7 .9 10.7 10 Sulphur + 20% (18.1)* Calcium borate(B— 1 .8 15%) Pastilles T5 — 50% . . 381.2 21.1 5.3 13 Sulphur + 20% (18.1)* Calcium borate(B— 1.815%) water dispersible granules as per embodiment of the invention International Application Number: 053775 Article 34 Amendments ted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 T6— 25% 2500 90.8 84.1ab 374.7 19.0 12.3 Sulphur + 10% * Calcium borate (B-0.907%) SC as per embodiment of the invention >"is the percentage yield increase The boron salt selected and the tration used is exemplarly and can be replaced with other boron salt with different concentrations as claimed in the present invention.

From the data observed in the table 1, it can be concluded that the compositions T5, T6 as per the embodiments of the present invention demonstrate synergistic behavior.

The percentage yield se, ed for a combination of two actives such as sulphur and calcium borate was calculated as follows: E = X+Y — (xv/100) Where, E= Expected % effect by mixture of two products X and Y in a defined dose.

X= Observed % effect by product A (Treatment T2) Y= Observed % effect by product B (Treatment T1) The synergy factor (SF) is calculated by Abbott’s formula (Eq.(2)(Abbott, 1925).

SF: Observed effect /Expected effect Where, SF >1 for Synergistic reaction, SF<1 for nistic reaction, SF=1 for additive reaction.

When the percentage yield increase observed for the combination is equal to the expected percentage, merely an additive effect may be inferred, and wherein the percentage yield increase observed for the combination is lower than the expected percentage, an antagonistic effect of the combinations can be inferred. The term "synergy" is defined by Colby S. R. in an article entitled "Calculation of the synergistic and antagonistic ses of herbicide combinations" hed in Weeds, 1967, 15, p. 20-22. When the percentage of yield effect ational ation Number: IB2019053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 observed (E) for the combination is greater than the expected percentage, synergistic effect of the ation can be inferred.

Based on the data and the calculations made, the expected percentage increase in the fruit yield was found to be 18.1%. It can be clearly seen from the Table 1 above, that the treatment T5 with r 50% + 20% Calcium borate (B-1.815%) water dispersible ar composition, as per the embodiment of the present invention showed a 21.1% yield increase in tomato fruit, and ent T6 with Sulphur 25% + 10% Calcium borate (B-0.907%) suspension concentrate, as per the embodiment of the present invention showed a 19% increase in the yield of tomato.

However, treatment T4 with 50% Sulphur + 20% Calcium borate (B-1.815%) pastilles demonstrated only a 7.9% se in the yield of tomato fruits. Thus, the treatments T5 and T6 with water dispersible granules and liquid suspension compositions, respectively, as per the embodiments of the present invention demonstrated a synergistic effect, as compared to the treatment with individual actives or with pastille compositions. The results are all the more surprising as all the treatments T4 to T6 had the same dosage of Sulphur and boron being applied to the soil i.e. 2500 gms/acre of Sulphur and 90.8 gms/acre of boron.

Treatments T5 and T6 exhibited highest fruit yield of about 381.2 quintals/acre and 374.7 quintals/acre respectively when compared to treatment T4 with a fruit yield of 339.6 quintals/acre, Treatment T2 with Calcium borate water sible granules (fruit yield - 348.4 quintals/acre), sulphur 90%WDG treatment (fruit yield -340.9 quintals/acre).

It can be further seen from the Table 1, that treatments T5 and T6 with compositions as per the embodiment of the present invention, showed a surprising ion in the fruit crack points and also trated an enhanced shelf life, as compared to treatments T2 and T3, tively, with Calcium borate and Sulphur used individually, as well as when compared to Treatment T4 with 50% Sulphur + 20% Calcium borate (B-1.815%) pastilles, where Sulphur and boron are applied at same dosages of application in each treatment. Thus, the combination of sulphur and boron salt in the form of a water sible granule and suspension concentrate, both as per the embodiments of the present invention, are synergisitic in nature and showed a surprising enhancement in the yield as well as improved plant logical parameters.

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 e 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 The compositions as per the embodiment of the present ion showed increased greenness and improved fruit size and colour in tomato, as compared to treatments with individual application of actives or as compared to pastille compositions of Sulphur and m borate.

Experiment 2: Field trials were carried out to study the impact of different salts of Sulphur (S) + Boron namely, calcium borate, boron trioxide and boron phosphate, in different formulations, including compositions, as per the embodiments of the present invention, at different concentration, on the Sulphur and Boron uptake in the leaves, the total soluble solids (BriX), average fruit weight, plant dry weight and marketable fruit yield in commercially cultivated Tomato field at Idar, t.

The trials were laid out during the kharif season in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with ten treatments including untreated control, replicated thrice. For each treatment, plot size of 40 sq.m (8m x 5m) was maintained. The compositions of r and s salts in different forms and varying concentrations, at prescribed dose were applied as side/bend placement application at the time of flowering of Tomato crop. The Tomato crop in the trial field was raised following good agricultural practices. The seed of Tomato, variety Avinash, were used for the study and d in 120 cm row to row and 45 cm plant to plant spacing.

Details of experiment a) Trial Location : Idar, t b) Crop : Tomato (var: Avinash) c) Experiment season : Kharif 2018 (1) Trial Design : Randomized Block Design 6) Replications : Three f) ent : Ten g) Plot size : 8m x 5m 2 40 sq.m h) R x P spacing : l20cm x 45cm h) Date of transplanting: 27.07.2018 i) Date of Application : 20.08.2018 j) Method of application: end placement k) Date of Harvesting : lst—03.10.2018; 2nd —ll.10.2018; International Application Number: IB2019053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 3rd— 2018; 4th— 22.10.2018 5th— 28.10.2018; 6th — 04.11.2018 The observation on the Sulphur and Boron nutrient content in the leaves was carried out by ting the leaf samples from tomato plant from 4 top leaves after 20 days of treatment application. The Sulphur and Boron uptake concentration was analyzed in the laboratory, using the prescribed methodology. Total soluble solids (TSS) and average fruit weight was analyzed at the time of 2nd picking from 10 fruits in each plots and mean of 10 fruits were presented in Table 2. Plant dry weight was measured at the time of last picking, while fruits were ted siX times and weighed each time. The mean data of all the ations was presented in Table 2 to enumerate the impact of the combination of sulphur and boron and in different formulations and varying trations, on Tomato yield and other parameters.

Table 2: Effect of sulphur and Boron salt combinations in different formulations and varying trations on Tomato crop: Treatment Dose of Nutrient Total . Market details nutrient concentration Solubl able salt in 6 fruit g/acre solids yield Sulp Bor Sulp Boron (Brix) (qtl/acr hur on hur (mg/kg 6) (g/kg ) Tl-Sulphur 250 76. 12.17 37.34 . . 283.4 50% + 0 65 (11.0)* Boron 1.533 (Boron phosphate %) water dispersible granules as embodiment of the invention International Application Number: IB2019053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 T2-Sulphur 150 90. 10.06 44.82 4.72 434.5 104. 295.2 % + 0 75 5 (15.6)* Boron 1.815% (Calcium Borate 20%) water dispersible granules as embodiment of the invention T3-Sulphur 110 124 8.75 52.33 4.64 412.7 103. 288.7 55% + 0 .24 2 (13.1)* Boron 6.212 % (Boron trioxide %) water dispersible granules as embodiment of the invention T4- r 250 76. 6.64 21.51 3.78 391.2 91.6 259.1 50% + 0 65 (1.5)* Boron 1.533 (Boron phosphate %) Pastilles T5- Sulphur 150 90. 4.08 24.64 3.94 384.9 93.2 263.7 % + 0 75 (3.3)* Boron 1.815% (Calcium Borate 20%) Pastilles T6- r 110 124 4.96 27.38 3.91 396.1 92.6 264.2 55% + 0 .24 (3.5)* Boron 6.212 % (Boron trioxide %) Pastilles International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 T7— Sulphur 250 76. 11.52 38.07 4.29 411.5 102. 278.9 % + 0 65 5 (9.2)* Boron 0.766 (Boron 7.5%) SC as embodiment of the invention T8——Sulphur 150 10. 34 41.44 4 6 439. 3 103. 285.6 % + 0 l (11.9)* Boron 0.907% (Calcium Borate 10%) SC as per embodiment of the invention T9— Sulphur 110 8.29 49.35 4.61 402.4 97. 8 281.5 27.5% + * Boron 3.106 % (Boron trioxide %) SC as embodiment invention T10- 3.07 362.2 88.3 255. 3 ( Untreated - ) 0.47 24. 31 3.2 23.33 0.5%) It was observed from the table 2 that Treatments T1, T2 and T3 with different boron salts in varying concentrations of sulphur and boron salts in the water dispersible ar forms, as per the embodiment of the present invention, showed a 11%, 15.6% and 13.1% increase, respectively, in the tomato fruit yield, as compared to the untreated plants. Furthermore, the Treatments T7, T8 and T9 with varying concentrations of sulphur and boron salts in the sion concentrate form, as per the embodiment of the present invention showed 9.2%, 11.9% and 10.3% increase, respectively, in the fruit yield of tomato over the untreated control. On the other hand, it was ed that treatment with varying concentrations of Sulphur plus boron salts in the pastille form International Application Number: 053775 Article 34 Amendments ted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 (Treatments T4, T5 and T6), known in the art, showed only a 1.5%, 3.3% and 3.5% se, respectively, over the untreated control, in the fruit yield in tomato crop.

It was also observed that treatments Tl, T2, T3, T7, T8 and T9, with compositions, as per the embodiments of the present invention, showed a surprisingly significant increase in the sulphur and boron content in tomato, as well as a significant increase in the plant dry weight and the average fruit weight in tomato over the untreated l, or in comparison to treatment with Sulphur plus boron in the pastille form (Treatments T4, T5 and T6), known in the art, at same dosage of application of the actives.

Further, on comparing treatments T1, T4, T7 it was observed that ent T1 and T7 with water dispersible granular compositions and suspension concentrate compositions of sulphur and boron phosphate, as per the embodiment of the present invention, trated a yield increase in tomato of about 11% and 9% respectively, whereas treatment T4 with pastille composition of sulphur and boron phosphate, demonstrated a yield increase of only 1.5%, over the untreated control. The boron uptake with respect to the treatments T1, T7, with the itions as per the present ion, was about 37.34 mg/kg and 38.07 mg/kg respectively whereas with the treatment T4 with the pastille compositions of sulphur and boron phosphate, the boron uptake was only about 21.51mg/kg. The results are surprising as the amount of sulphur and boron being applied in each of the treatments T1, T4 and T7 was the same i.e. 2500 gms/acre of r and 76.65 gms/acre ofboron.

It was also observed that the sulphur uptake with the compositions of Treatment T1 and T7, with sulphur and boron phosphate, as per the embodiments of the present invention, was about 12.17 g/kg and 11.52 g/kg respectively whereas with T4 (pastille composition), the sulphur uptake was found to be only about 6.64 g/kg.

Further, on comparing treatment T2, T5, T8 it was observed that treatment T2, T8, respectively, with Sulphur and Calcium borate, in the water dispersible ar forms and the suspension concentrate form, both as per the embodiment of the present invention showed a yield increase of 15.6% and 11.9%, respectively, over the untreated control, whereas treatment T5 (pastille composition of Sulphur and m borate) showed a yield increase of only 3.3%. ational ation Number: IB2019053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 It was furthermore observed that the uptake of calcium was also enhanced with the application of treatments T2, T8, respectively, with Sulphur and Calcium borate, in the water dispersible granular forms and the suspension trate form, both as per the t invention as compared to treatment T5 with the pastille composition of Sulphur and Calcium borate.

The boron uptake with respect to the Treatments T2 and T8 with compositions as per the present invention, was found to be 44.82 and 41.44 mg/kg, respectively, whereas treatment T5 lle composition of r and Calcium borate) ed boron uptake of only 24.64mg/kg. Further Treatments T2 and T8 also showed a higher sulphur uptake as compared to the treatment with the pastille ition. Further Treatments T3 and T9 with Sulphur and Boron trioxide water dispersible granules and suspension concentration compositions, both as per the embodiment of the t invention also showed enhanced boron and sulphur uptake by the plants as compared to treatment T6 with pastille compositions of sulphur and boron trioxide. The results are all the more surprising as each of the comparative treatments for instance T1, T4 and T7 or T2, T5 and T8 or T3, T6 and T9 had the same dosage of sulphur and boron being applied.

Thus, composition of sulphur and boron salts at different concentration in the form of water sible granules and suspension concentrates, as per the present invention, trated si gnif1cantly higher yield and nutrient uptake in tomato, as compared to the composition in the pastille form.

It was observed that apart from the boron salts listed in the Table above, other boron salts as claimed in the present application also showed a synergistic effect in combination with elemental sulfur at the claimed concentration ranges of the present invention.

Experiment N0 3: Field s were carried out to assess the synergistic effect of different formulations of Sulphur and Zinc borate applied individually and in combination in the water dispersible granular form and as liquid suspension as per the invention, as well as in the form of pastilles, in commercially cultivated Grape field at Adgoan, Nasik (MH).

International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 ents submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 Field experiment methodology The trials were laid out during the Rabi season in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with six treatments including untreated control, replicated four times. For each treatment, six vines plants were maintained. The compositions evaluated e Sulphur and Zinc borate alone and in different formulations and varying concentrations, applied as side/bend placement application method, immediately after forward pruning.

The Grape vine plants in trial field were raised following good ltural practice. The 5 year old Grape vines, variety Thomson seedless, were used for the study.

Details of experiment a) Trial Location : , Nasik (MH) b) Crop : Grape (var: Thomson seedless) c) Experiment season : October 2018 to February 2019 (1) Trial Design : Randomized Block Design 6) Replications : Four f) Treatment : Six g) Plot size : 2.4m x 9m 2 21.6sq.m h) Date of Pruning : 02.10.2018 i) Date of Application : 04.10.2018 j) Method of application: Bend/side placement k) Date of Harvesting : 08.03.2019 The observations on fruit size, bunch weight sugar contents in berries and the fruit yield of grape were recorded at the harvesting time and the mean data was presented in Table to enumerate the impact of the ation of sulphur and Zinc borate alone and its combination in different formulation and concentrations on cially cultivated grape yield.

Table 3: Efficacy of Sulphur and Zinc borate on Grapes International Application Number: IBZO19053775 e 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 Treatment Dose of Fruit Bunch Sugar ' % fruit Expected details nutrient salt ' ' wt (g) yield % fruit in g/acre increas yield es over increase untreate gy factor) -hur -IIT2-25%T1- 15.6 730.5 16.4 840.2 Zinc Borate 24 23%) water dispersible granules T3— Sulphur 90% water dispersible granules T4— 40% 1600 110. .

Sulphur + 24 (0.69)* 40% Zinc borate (B— 2.756%) Pastilles T5 — 40% 1600 110.169 910.4 20.2 . .

Sulphur + (1.09)* 40% Zinc borate(B— 2.756%) water dispersible es as embodiment of the invention T6— 20% 1600 110. 895. 8 .

Sulphur + (1.01)* % Zinc borate (B— 1.378%) SC as per embodiment of the invention International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 * Synergistic effect It can be observed from the above table that treatment T5 (40% Sulphur + 40% Zinc borate (B- ) water dispersible granules and Treatment T6 with 20% Sulphur + 20% Zinc borate (B-1.378%) SC composition, both as per the present invention, trated a fruit yield increase of about 17.3% and 16% respectively, over the untreated control, whereas treatment T4 (40% r + 40% Zinc borate (B-2.756%) les demonstrated yield increase of only 11%.

The expected yield increase for all the treatments applied was found to be 15.9%. Thus, on comparing the treatments set forth in the above table, it was noted that Sulphur and boron salt in the form of water dispersible granules and suspension concentrate form, as per the present invention exhibited synergy and a significant enhancement in yield, as compared to the combination of Sulphur and boron salt in pastille form.

It was further observed that the grape fruit bunch weight and the sugar content in the grape berries was found to be significantly higher with the compositions of treatments T5 and T6, as per the embodiments ofthe present invention, over the untreated control or as compared to the le compositions of treatment T4.

Thus, it indicates that a composition of Sulphur and Zinc borate in the form of a water dispersible granular and suspension concentrate compositions prepared ing to the embodiments of the present invention demonstrated significant enhancement in yield and other plant parameters while being required to be applied at low doses to meet the sulphur and boron nutrient requirements of the plant.

Experiment 4: Field s were also carried out to assess the impact of different formulation of various salts r and boron in varying concentrations, including compositions as per the embodiment of the present invention, on the yield and yield attributing parameters in commercially cultivated grape field at Nasik, Maharashtra The field trials were d out to study the effect of different formulations of Sulphur and boron salts such Zinc borate, m borate and Disodium octaborate ydrate combinations in g concentrations, including compositions, as per the embodiment of International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 the t ion, on the yield and quality parameters of grapes. The trial was laid out during the rabi season in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with ten ents including untreated control, ated thrice. For each treatment, six grape vine bush were maintained.

The test samples of Sulphur and Zinc borate combination with prescribed dose were applied as side/bend placement ation method, immediately after forward pruning of grape vines. The Grape vines in trial field were raised following good agricultural practice. The Grape vine, variety Thomson seedless, was used for the study.

Details of experiment a) Trial Location : Pimpalgoan, Nasik (Maharashtra) b) Crop : Grape (var: Thomson seedless) c) Experiment season : October 2018 to March 2019 (1) Trial Design : Randomized Block Design 6) ations : Three f) Treatment : Ten g) Number of plants /treatment : Six grape vine bushes h) Plot size : 2.4m x 9m 2 21.6 sq.m h) Date of sowing : 14.10.2018 i) Date of Application : 16.10.2018 j) Method of application: Bend/side placement k) Date of Harvesting : 15.03.2019 Table 4: Efficacy of Sulphur (S) and various boron salts in different concentrations on the grape yield and yield attributing s salt in g/acre Sulphur Boron Sulphur Boron (g/kg) (mg/kg) T1- Sulphur-75% +3000 100.6 9.23 31.22 20.03 130.3 (13.8)* Boron—2.515 (Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate 12%) DG per International ation Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 T2-Sulphur 50% + . . . 134.8 * Boron 2.27% 132.9 (16.1)* T4- Sulphur 75% + . 119.3 (4.2)* Boron 2.5 15 (Disodium octaborate tetrahydrate 12%) T5- Sulphur 50% + . . . 123.1(7.5)* Boron 2.27% (Calcium %)Pastilles 120.5 (5.2)* T7- Sulphur-37.5% + . . 131.5 (14.8)* Boron 1.257 International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 T8- Sulphur 25% +2000 90.8 9.5 30.04 19.98 132.7 (15.9)* Boron 1.135% (Calcium Borate 12.5%) SC as per embodiment of the T9 — Sulphur 20% +1600 110.28 9.23 30.31 19.74 129.3 (12.9)* T10—Untreated . 14.12 16.01 114.5 CD (at 0.5%) --1.24 5.78 2.44 5.92 *-% increase or se over control It was observed from the table 4 that Treatments T1, T2 and T3 with varying concentrations of sulphur and boron in the water dispersible granular forms, as per the embodiment of the present ion, showed a significant increase, in the fruit yield of grape plants, as compared to the untreated . Furthermore, the Treatments T7, T8 and T9 with varying concentrations of r and boron in liquid suspension form, as per the t invention showed an enhanced increase in the fruit yield as compared to the untreated control.

On comparing treatment T1, T4, T7 it was observed that treatments T1 and T7, both with the compositions of Sulphur and disodium octaborate tetrahydrate, as per the present invention, demonstrated a yield increase of about 13.8% and 14.8% respectively, over the untreated control, whereas treatment T4 with pastille composition of r and disodium octaborate tetrahydrate demonstrated a yield increase of only 4.2% over the untreated control. The sulphur uptake with t to ent T1, T7 with the compositions as per the present invention, was about 9.23 g/kg and 8.72 g/kg respectively, whereas with treatment T4 (pastille composition), the sulphur uptake was only 3.77g/kg.

International ation Number: IB2019053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 Further, the boron uptake observed with treatment T1, T7 with water sible granules and suspension concentration as per the present invention, was about 31.22g/kg and 29.53 g/kg respectively whereas with treatment T4 with pastille composition, the boron uptake was observed to be only about 19.52g/kg.

Furthermore, on comparing treatment T2, T5, T8 it was observed that treatment T2, T8 (with itions as per the present invention) demonstrated a yield se of about 17.7% and 15.9%, whereas with treatment T5 with the pastille composition, the yield increase was only 7.5% over the untreated control. The sulphur uptake with t to treatment T2, T8 with water dispersible granules and suspension concentration as per the present invention, was about 9.82, 9.5 g/kg respectively whereas with treatment T5 it was only about 4.11g/kg. Also, the boron uptake observed with treatment T2, T8 was about 3482ng and 30.04g/Kg respectively whereas with treatment T5 it was about 20.31g/kg.

Moreover, ents T3 and T9 with compositions as per the present invention showed a yield increase of 10.1% and 12.9% as compared to the le composition of Treatment T6, which showed a yield increase of only 5.2%. rmore the treatments T1 to T3 and treatments T7 to T9, with compositions as per the embodiments of the invention also showed an increased sugar content in the berries as compared to treatment with pastille compositions.

The treatments T2 and T8 with Sulphur and Calcium borate water dispersible granules and suspension trate, respectively, both as per the embodiment of the invention, also showed an enhancement in calcium uptake by the plants as compared to the treatment T5 with the le composition. Further the treatments T3 and T9 with Sulphur and Zinc borate water dispersible granules and suspension trate, respectively, both as per the embodiment of the ion, exhibited an enhancement in zinc uptake by the plants as compared to the treatment T6 with the le composition.

The results are all the more surprising as each of the comparative treatments for instance T1 and T7 (compositions of present invention), with T4 (pastille composition) or T2 and T8 (compositions of present invention), with T5 (pastille composition) or T3 and T9 ational Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 (compositions of present invention) with T6 (pastille composition) had the same dosage of sulphur and boron being applied.

Thus, sulphur and boron salts in water dispersible granular form and suspension concentrate form, as per the embodiements of the present invention demonstrated significantly higher yield, boron and sulfur uptake and thereby synergy as compared to composition of sulphur and boron salt in the form of les.

Experiment 5: Field trials were carried out to study the impact of ent formulations of 50% Sulphur + 25% Calcium borate (B-2.272%) combinations on availability of Sulphur and Boron nutrients in the soil.

Pot trial ment methodology: The pot trials experiment were carried out to see the effect of different formulation 50% r + 25% Calcium borate 72%) combination for Sulphur and Boron nutrient availability, in soil over a period of time.

The earthen pots were field with two kilogram sandy loam soil and kept in five sets to draw the samples at 3, 20, 40, 60 and 80 days with three treatment and three replications.

Samples from three different ation of Sulphur and Calcium borate combination i.e.

T1- 50% Sulphur + 25% Calcium borate (B-2.272%) pastilles, T2-50% Sulphur + 25% Calcium borate (B-2.272%) water dispersible granules and T3- 50% Sulphur + 25% Calcium borate (B-2.272%) SC, were ed 2 gms each, for each treatment, replication wise and poured into respective treatment pots and mixed well. The experimental pots were kept at 25°C temperature and sufficient moisture was maintained during entire experiment. The 100g samples from first set of the treatment (i.e. 3 days after treatment) was drawn for assessment of the Sulphur and Boron availability in the soil at 3 days and similarly soil samples was drawn at 20 days, 40 days, 60 days and 80 days from 2, 3, 4 and 5th sets of pots respectively. ational Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 The comparative bility of Sulphur and Boron nutrient from different treatments was ed and ted into graphs 1 and 2 to evaluate the sulphur and boron nutrient availability status, over a period of time.

It can be seen from the graphs in Figure 1A and Figure 1B that treatments T2 with 50% Sulphur + 25% Calcium borate (B-2.272%) water dispersible granules as per the present invention and treatment T3 with 50% Sulphur + 25% Calcium borate (B-2.272%) suspension trate as per the present ion showed a significantly enhanced uptake of boron and sulphur in the soil samples as compared to Treatment T1 with 50% Sulphur + 25% Calcium borate 72%) Pastilles known in the art. It is noted that sulphur and boron are made immediately available to the crops whereas pastilles comparatively takes time to meet the nutritional requirement of the crop. It can be observed from Figure l and 2 that sulphur and boron were available for uptake immediately after application in the form of water dispersible granules or suspension concentrate composition whereas very little amount of Sulphur and boron, was released from pastilles after 3 days of application.

Experiment 6: Field studies were carried out to study the impact of different formulation of Sulphur plus Calcium borate on yellow rust (caused by Puccinia striiformis Westend var. tritici ) control in wheat.

Field experiment methodology: The field trial was carried out to see the effect of ent formulations of Sulphur + m borate on yellow rust (caused by ia striiformis Westend var. tritici ) control in wheat at Kamal, Haryana. The trial was laid out during Rabi season in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with six ents including untreated control, replicated four times. For each treatment, plot size of 30 sq.m (6m x 5m) was maintained. The test product compounds, Sulphur and Calcium borate alone and its combination in different formulations with prescribed dose were applied to the soil at the time of lSt irrigation of wheat (25 days after sowing). The wheat crop in trial field was raised following good agricultural practices. The seed of yellow rust susceptible wheat, y PBW 343, were used for the study and planted in 30 cms row to row and 10 cm plant to plant spacing. The International ation Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 yellow rust inoculum was sprayed on wheat crop in entire treatment plots including untreated plots at mid-January for uniform disease development. s of experiment a) Trial Location : Karnal, Haryana b) Crop : Wheat (var: PBW 343) c) Experiment season : Rabi 2018 (1) Trial Design : Randomized Block Design 6) Replications : Four f) Treatment : Six g) Plot size : 6m x 5m 2 30sq.m h) Date of sowing : 04. 11.2018 i) Date of Application : 30. 11. 2018 j) Method of application: Soil application k) Date of ting : 19. 04.2019 The observation on e ty of yellow rust disease was recorded in percentage using modified Cobb’s 0—9 rating scale (Peterson et al., 1948) on regularly interval on 50, 75 and 100 days after application of ents.

The mean data of plant mortality and percent disease control is presented in Table 5.

Disease control (%) = (C-Tl * 100 Where C= Disease incidence in Control; T= Disease incidence in treatment The treatments evaluated to assess the effect of different combinations and formulations of Sulphur + Calcium borate in Wheat against yellow rust disease are as set forth in Table 5: Table 5: Treatment details Dose of nutrient tage disease % Disease salt in g/acre incidence (PDI) control International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 Sulphur Boron 50 75 100 DAT DAT DAT —---—-— T2-25% Calcium BorateI... 27 36 14.9 —----—- T4- 50% Sulphur + 25% 2000 90.8 6.34 29.12 9 .4 Calcium borate (B-2.272%) Pastilles T5 — 50% Sulphur + 25% 2000 90.8 3.12 22.67 29. 5 Calcium borate(B-2.272%) water dispersible granules (as per embodiment of present invention) T6- 25% Sulphur + 12.5% 2000 90.8 3.32 21.52 3 3. 0 Calcium borate (B-1.81%) sion concentrate (as per embodiment of present invention) —-----— DAT: Days after treatments; >"Mean of four replications It can be seen from the above table that the percentage disease control of yellow rust in wheat was found to be significant with the compositions of Treatments T5 and T6 as per the embodiments of the present invention as ed to the ted control as compared to treatment with individual actives applied at same dosages of application. It can be seen that Treatment 5 with 50% Sulphur + 25% Calcium borate (B-2.272%) water dispersible granules (as per embodiment of present invention) and Treatment 6 with % Sulphur + 12.5% m borate (B-1.81%) sion concentrate (as per embodiment of t invention) showed a 29.5% and 33%, disease control respectively as compared to the untreated control or as compared to treatment T2 or T3 with individual actives, where in fact all the ents T2, T3, T5 and T6, the total amount of actives being applied were the same. In fact, it was seen that ents T4 with 50% Sulphur + % m borate (B-2.272%) Pastilles showed a disease control of only 9.4% as compared to treatments with T5 and T6, where compositions as per the embodiment of the present invention were being applied.

International Application : IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 Experiment 7: Field studies were carried out to assess the impact of the different range of particle size of composition of Sulphur (S) + Zinc borate (B) on yield of Cauliflower Field experiment ology The field trials were carried out to see the effect of different range of particle size of composition of Sulphur (S) + Zinc (B) on yield of yield of Cauliflower at Nasik, Maharashtra.

The trial was laid out during spring season in Randomized Black Design (RBD) with five treatments including ted control, replicated four times. For each treatments, plot size of 30 sq.m (6m x 5m) was maintained. The test products with prescribed dose were applied by drip irrigation at 15 days after transplanting of Cauliflower. The Cauliflower crop in trial field was raise followed good agricultural practice. The seed of Cauliflower, variety GS 277, were used for sowing in 50 cm row to row and 30 cm plant to plant spacing.

Details of experiment a) Trial on : Nasik, Maharashtra b) Crop : Cauliflower (var: GS 277) c) ment season : Spring- March to May (1) Trial Design : Randomized Block Design e) Replications : Four f) Treatment : 5 g) Plot size : 6m x 5m = 30 sq.m h) Date splanting: 03.03.2019 i) Date oprplication : 17.03.2019 j) Method of application: Drip irrigation k) Date ofHarvesting : 16.5.2019 The observation on yield was recorded at the time of harvesting and the mean data is presented in table 6 to see the impact of different treatment on yield of Cauliflower.

Table 6: Treatment Range Formulati Dose of Average Yield % Yield details of on dose nutrient salt Curd (qtl/acr increase particle (kg/acre) in g/acre e) International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 size of weight over compos (g) untreated ition Tl— Untreated II T2— 50% F1to 26.4 Sulphur + 20 % Zinc microns borate (B— 2.41%) WDG II T3— 50% 0.1 to Sulphur + 50 % Zinc s borate (B— 2.41%) WDG III. 16.2 T4- 50% 20 to 4; O 15.5 Sulphur + 50 % Zinc microns borate (B— 2.41%) WDG I...

T5— 50% 50 to 4; O. 200 96.4 945.6 11.7 Sulphur + 100 % Zinc microns borate (B— 2.41%) WDG —----—- It can be seen from the data ted in Table 6 that Treatment T2 (water dispersible granular composition of 50% Sulphur + 35% Zinc borate (B-2.41%) with particle size in the range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns, as per the embodiment of the present ion showed a significant increase in the yield and the average curd weight in cauliflower, when compared to treatment T3 with 50% Sulphur + 35% Zinc borate (B-2.41%) water dispersible granules, having particle size in the range of 0.1 to 50 s, T4 with 50% Sulphur + 35% Zinc borate (B-2.41%) water dispersible granules having le size in the range of 20 to 50 microns and T5 with 50% Sulphur + 35% Zinc borate (B-2.41%) water dispersible granules having particle size in the range of 50 to 100 microns. It was observed that the Treatment T2 with composition as per the present invention showed a surprisingly significant 26.4% increase in the cauliflower yield as compared to the untreated l whereas the treatments T3, T4 and T5 only showed a yield increase of 16.2%, 15.5% and 11.7%, respectively as compared to the untreated control. It was noted International Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 that the or y was observed with the water dispersible granular formulation as per the present invention, where the composition comprised les in the size range of 0.1 micron-20 microns, as compared to water dispersible granular formulations with higher particle size ranges.

Experiment 8: Field studies were carried out to study the effect of different formulations of Sulphr and Boron on yield of Corn.

Field experiment methodology The field trials were carried out to see the effect of different ations of Sulphur and Boron in different dosages of the active, including compositions as per the embodiment of the present invention, on the yield in commercially cultivated Corn field at Chandrala, Gandhinagar.

The trial was laid out during the Rabi season in Randomized Block Design (RBD) with four treatments including ted control, replicated four times. For each treatments, plot size of 40 sq.m (8m x 5m) was maintained. The treatments included different forms of Sulphur and Boron combinations in varying dosages of application, applied via basal application at the time of sowing of corn. Corn crop in trial field was raised ed good ltural practice.

Details of experiment a) Trial Location : Chandrala, Gandhinagar (Guj) b) Crop : Corn (var: GM 6) c) Experiment season : Rabi 2018 (1) Trial Design : Randomized Block Design 6) Replications : Four f) Treatment : Four g) Plot size : 8m x 5m 2 40 sq.m h) Date of transplanting: 06.11.2018 i) Date of Application : 06.11.2018 j) Method of application: Basal application k) Date of Harvesting : 04.04.2019 ational Application Number: IBZO19053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 The observation on grain yield was recorded at the time of harvesting and mean data of all ations were presented in tables 6 to enumerate the impact the combination of sulphur and Boron on corn yield.

Table 7: To assess the effect of different ation combination of Sulphur and Boron on yield of Corn Treatment details t % yield Dose/acre Dose of nutrient increase (in kg or . salt in g/acre over 1111) untreated —----- T2-50% Sulphur + 25% Calcium borate (B- 2.272%) WDG 2000 90.8 33.43 27.9 T3- 25% Sulphur + 12.5% Calcium borate (B-1.136%) SC 2000 90-8 32.67 25.0 T4- ite Sulphur 9000 200 3099 186 and Boron -Pastilles .- WWW ----- It was observed from the above table that Treatment 2 with 50% Sulphur + 25% Calcium borate (B-2.272%) water dispersible granules and Treatment 3 with 25% Sulphur + 12.5% m borate (B-l.l36%) suspension concentrate, both as per the embodiments of the present invention, showed a significant enhancement in the grain yield of corn over the untreated control as compared to treatment T4 with Pastille ition of ite Sulphur with Boron. In fact, Treatments 2 and 3 with compositions as per the present invention, showed 27.9% and 25% increase respectively, in the grain yield in corn over the untreated control whereas treatment T4 only showed an 18.6% increase, in the grain yield over the untreated control. The results with the treatments T2 and T3 as per the present invention are all the more surprising, as they are applied at significantly reduced dosages as compared to treatments T4 applied at very high dosages of application.

International Application Number: 053775 Article 34 Amendments submitted with Demand for IPEA dated 06 Nov 2019 Further, the inventors of present invention also tested the combination of elemental sulphur and boron salts with fertilizer or other micronutrients on certain crops like tomato and . It was observed that addition of other micronutrients such as manganese or zinc salts, to the combination of the present invention may r enhance crop characteristics like greenness, fruit weight, plant height and add to nutritional value of the crop. r such combinations may additionally help in improving the crop yield, improved photosynthesis, increase chlorophyll content and uptake of other nutrients by the crop.

Thus, it has been observed that the composition of the present invention, demonstrates enhanced, efficacious and or behavior in the . The advantages exhibited by the compositions according to the invention, include but are not limited to improved stability, improved toxicological behavior, improved physiological parameters of the crop such as enhanced root system, increased plant height, bigger leaf blade, less dead basal , er tillers, greener leaf color, increased tillering and shoot growth, improved plant vigor, earlier flowering, more productive tillers as well as an enhanced disease control.

The plants also exhibited improved chlorophyll content of the leaves, and characteristics such as ed nutrient content, protein content, ynthetic activity, early seed germination, early grain maturity, improved quality of the produce, improved fortification of the plant, ioning the soil along with an improvement in the crop yield. Also, the compositions of the inventions are suitable for drip irrigation or sprinkler irrigation, in addition to other s of applications of the agricultural compositions, in which most of the commercial products fail.

Through the composition of the present invention, the number of applications or the amount of nutrients, fertilizers or pesticides are minimized. The ition is highly safe to the user and to the environment.

From the foregoing it will be ed that numerous modifications and variations can be effectuated without departing from the true spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the present invention. It is to be understood that no limitation with respect to the specific embodiments illustrated is intended or should be inferred.

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1. A liquid suspension ition for crop nutrition and fortification, wherein the liquid composition comprises: elemental sulphur in the range of from 1%-65% by weight of the total composition; at least one boron salt, its complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof in the concentration of from 0.1%- 55% by weight of the total composition; at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient; and, at least one structuring agent in the range of from 0.01%-5% by weight of the total composition, wherein the ition comprises of particles in the size range of from 0.1 micron to 20 microns.

2. A water dispersible granular composition for crop ion and fortification composition, wherein the composition ses: elemental sulphur in the range of from 1%-90% by weight of the total composition; at least one boron salt, its complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof in the range of from 0.l%-70% by weight of the total composition; and, at least one dispersing agent present in the range of from 1% - 30% w/w of the total composition; n the granules of the composition are in the range of from 0.1-2.5 mm and comprises particles in the size range of from 0.1 micron to 20 microns.

3. The composition as claimed in the claims 1 or 2, wherein the boron salts comprise a water soluble and/or water insoluble boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof.

4. The composition as claimed in claim 3, wherein the water insoluble boron salt comprises at least one of calcium borate or gertsley borate; zinc ; magnesium borate or boracite; aluminium borate; boron phosphate; boron de or xes or derivatives or mixtures thereof.

5. The composition as claimed in claims 1 or 2, wherein the boron salts, xes or derivatives thereof comprise water soluble boron salts selected from one or more of boric acid or oric acid or boracic acid or acidum boricum; borax or sodium borate or sodium tetraborate; sodium borosilicate; sodium tetraborate decahydrate; disodium tetraborate; potassium tetraborate; boron trichloride or Boron(III) chloride or Trichloroborane; boron triiodide or triiodoborane; ; boron sesquioxide or boric acid anhydride; disodium octaborate tetrahydrate or Aquabor / Boron sodium oxide or Sodium octaborate or Tim-bor insecticide or Polybor; Borax pentahydrate or Bor48 or 5 Mol Borax; boron oxide or boron suboxide or boron monoxide; boron hydroxide, Sodium-Calcium Borates; Boron trifluoride; boric oxide; disodium octaborate; sodium borohydride or sodium tetrahydridoborate or sodium tetrahydroborate; sodium cyanoborohydride; sodium triacetoxyborohydride or sodium triacetoxyhydroborate; sodium triethylborohydride; and complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof.

6. The composition as claimed in claims 1 or 2, wherein the boron salts se one or more of boric acid; calcium borate; zinc borate; ium ; boron trioxide; borax or sodium borate or sodium tetraborate or sodium tetraborate decahydrate or sodium tetraborate pentahydrate; boron oxide; disodium octaborate tetrahydrate and their complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof.

7. The water dispersible granular composition as claimed in claim 2, wherein the granules of the composition are in a size range of 0.1 mm to 1.5 mm.

8. The water dispersible granular composition as claimed in claim 2, wherein the es of the composition comprise particles in the size range of 0.1 to 10 microns.

9. The liquid suspension composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof to elemental Sulphur is 1: 600 to 55:1; the weight ratio is 1: 50 to 35:1; ably the weight ratio is 1: 10 to 10:1 and more preferably the weight ratio is 1: 2.5 to 1.5:1.

10. The water dispersible granular composition as claimed in claim 2, wherein the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof to elemental Sulphur is 1: 90 to 70:1; ably the weight ratio of one or more of boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof to tal Sulphur is 1: 90 to 3.5:1.

11. The liquid composition as d in Claim 1, wherein the structuring agent comprises one or more of thickeners, viscosity modifiers, tackifiers, suspension aids, rheology ers and anti-settling agents.

12. The liquid suspension composition as d in Claim 1, where the composition r comprises one or more agrochemically acceptable ents selected from surfactants, sing agents, wetting agents, water miscible solvents, humectants, ing agents, penetrating agents, sticking agents, drift reducing agents, ultraviolet absorbents, UV ray scattering agents, preservatives, stabilizers, s or pH adjusters or neutralizing agents, antifreezing agents or freeze point depressants, aming agents and anticaking agents.

13. The compositions as claimed in the claims 1 or 2, wherein the composition further comprises at least one additional active ingredient selected from one or more micronutrients, macronutrients, bio stimulants, pesticidal actives and/or fertilizers selected from nitrogen fertilizers, phosphorous fertilizers, potassium fertilizers and salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof.

14. The compositions as claimed in the claims 1 or 2, wherein the micronutrients, their salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof are present in the range of 0.1% to 70% by weight of the total composition, preferably in the range of 0.1% to 40% by weight of the total composition.

15. The water dispersible granular composition as claimed in claim 2, wherein the composition r comprises one or more agrochemically acceptable excipients selected from disintegrating agents, wetting agents, binders or fillers or carriers or diluents, buffers or pH ers or neutralizing agents, antifoaming agents, drift reducing , anticaking agents, spreading agents, ating agents, sticking agents and mixtures thereof.

16. A process of preparation of the liquid suspension crop nutrition and fortification composition comprising tal sulphur, at least one boron salt, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof, at least one structuring agent and at least one agrochemically acceptable excipient, wherein the process comprises: milling a blend of elemental sulphur, at least one boron salts, complexes, derivatives or mixtures thereof, at least one structuring agent and at least one emically acceptable ent to obtain a slurry or wet mix with a particle size range of 0.1 micron to 20 microns.

17. A process of preparation of the water dispersible ar composition for crop nutrition and fortification, wherein the composition comprises elemental sulphur, at least one boron salts, complexes, derivatives or es thereof, at least one dispersing agent; wherein the process comprises: a. milling a blend of elemental r, at least one boron salts, complexes, derivatives or es thereof and at least one dispersing agent to obtain a slurry or wet mix; and, b. drying the wet mix to obtain the water dispersible granular composition with a particle size of 0.1 micron to 20 microns.

18. The process as d in claim 17, wherein the milling step further comprises including at least one further agrochemically acceptable excipient selected from disintegrating agents, wetting agents, binders or fillers or carriers or diluents, buffers or pH adjusters or neutralizing agents, antifoaming agents, drift reducing agents, anticaking agents, spreading agents, penetrating agents, and sticking agents.

19. A method of improving plant health or yield, the method sing treating at least one of a plant, a plant propagation al, locus or parts thereof, a seed, seedling or surrounding soil with the crop nutrition and fortification composition as claimed in the claims 1 or 2.