1. A method for improving the yield of a crop produced by a plurality of plants, wherein said method comprises contacting said plants with at least one composition that comprises at least one cyclopropene, with the proviso that when said plants comprise apple trees, each of said compositions contains no aminoethoxyvinylglycine, wherein said contacting is performed while said plants are in a location other than in a building.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said composition is a liquid.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein said contacting is performed by a method that comprises spraying said composition.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said plants comprise one or more of corn or soybean or cotton or apple or pear or rice or wheat or tomato or grape or sorghum or plum or kiwi or walnut or almond or pecan or sunflower or oilseed rape or canola or barley or rye or triticale.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein said plants comprise one or more of corn or soybean or cotton or apple or pear or rice or wheat or tomato or grape or sorghum.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein said improving said crop yield comprises one or more of improving the disease resistance of said plants or improving the drought resistance of said plants or improving the frost resistance of said plants or improving the heat resistance of said plants.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein said improving said crop yield comprises one or more of improving the photosynthesis process of said plants or improving the synchronization of pollination processes of said plants or delaying leaf senescence of said plants or improving the nitrogen accumulation of said plants or improving the production of green leaves late in the growing season of said plants or enhancing the root nodulation of said plants or inhibiting the dropping of one or more of leaves, flowers, or fruiting structures from said plants.
8. A method of treating corn plants comprising at least one step of contacting said corn plants one or more times with at least one liquid composition comprising at least one cyclopropene, wherein at least one of said contacting steps is conducted after at least 10% of said corn plants have reached the developmental stage at which the fifth leaf is fully expanded.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein at least one of said contacting steps is conducted after at least 10% of said corn plants have reached the developmental stage at which the twelfth leaf is fully expanded
10. A method of treating cotton plants comprising at least one step of contacting said cotton plants one or more times with at least one liquid composition comprising at least one cyclopropene, wherein at least one of said contacting steps is conducted after at least 10% of said cotton plants have undergone seedling emergence.
11. The method of claim 10 wherein at least one of said contacting steps is conducted after at least 10% of said cotton plants have developed pinhead squares.
12. A method of treating soybean plants comprising at least one step of contacting said soybean plants with at least one liquid composition comprising at least one cyclopropene, wherein at least one of said contacting steps is conducted after at least 10% of said soybean plants have at least one node on the main stem with at least one fully developed leaf.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein at least one of said contacting steps is conducted after at least 10% of said soybean plants have begun to bloom.
14. A method of treating oilseed rape plants comprising at least one step of contacting said oilseed rape plants with at least one liquid composition comprising at least one cyclopropene, wherein at least one of said contacting steps is conducted after at least 10% of said oilseed rape plants have begun to bloom.
15. A method of treating wheat plants comprising at least one step of contacting said wheat plants with at least one liquid composition comprising at least one cyclopropene, wherein at least one of said contacting steps is conducted during F9.0 growth stage of said wheat plants.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A sealing fluid container assembly (3) connectable to a compressor assembly and to a control circuit of said compressor assembly, and which comprises a connecting unit (25) defining a releasable connection to said compressor (12) for injecting sealing fluid into an inflatable article and which cooperates releasably with a valve (v) of said inflatable article, the container assembly being characterized by comprising a sensor carried by said connecting device (12); and at least one electric contact (33) connected to said sensor (12) and cooperating with an electric terminal (24) to transmit a signal from said sensor (12) to said control device when said connecting device (12) is connected to said valve (V); said sensor (12) comprising a first and a second terminal (40, 39) designed to be short-circuited directly by said valve (V) wherein said container assembly (3) further comprises a hose (7) for supporting said connecting device (12) and a first and second conductor (13, 14) made of a conductive polymer material on the hose respectively connected to said first and second terminal (40, 39) to connect said sensor (12) to said control device, and wherein said first and second conductors comprise a band (34, 35) of conductive polymer material coextruded onto the hose (7).
2. A container assembly as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said first and second terminal (40, 39) are designed so that said first terminal (40) at least partly surrounds said valve (V).
3. A container assembly as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said first terminal (40) is movable, and comprises connecting means (48) for connecting said connecting device (12) mechanically to said valve (V).
4. A container assembly as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that said first terminal (40) rotates, and in that said connecting means (48) comprise a threaded portion.
5. A container assembly as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said connecting device (12) defines a cavity (49) for at least partly housing said valve (V) and in that said second terminal (39) is located at the bottom of said 10 cavity (49).
6. A container assembly as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that said connecting device (12) comprises a tubular insert (39) fitted inside said hose (7) and made of electrically conducting material to short-circuit said first terminal (40) when said valve (V) is connected to said connecting device (12).
7. A container assembly as claimed in claim 6, characterized by said first and second conducting element (34, 36; 35, 37) being connected parallel.
8. A container assembly as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that said first conductor (14) is located outside said hose (7), and said second conductor (13) is located inside said hose (7).
9. A kit for repairing and inflating inflatable articles, the kit comprising a compressor assembly, and a control device for controlling turn-on of said compressor assembly; and being characterized by comprising a container assembly (3) as claimed in claim 1.