Morinda citrifolla based antifungal formulations and methods

1. A formulation for inhibiting fungal and microbial growth on plants comprising:

at least one processed Morinda citrifolia product present in an amount between about 0.01 and 99.99 percent by weight.

2. A formulation as is claim 1, wherein said formulation is comprised of an extract or mixture of extracts selected from a list consisting of fruit, stem, seed, pericarp, root bark, leaves and root of Morinda citrifolia.

3. A formulation as in claim 2, wherein extract or mixture of extracts selected from a list consisting of fruit, stem, seed, pericarp, root bark, leaves and root of Morinda citrifolia are diluted by a factor of 1-10,000 times (in weight) with water.

4. A formulation as is claim 1, wherein said formulation is made into liquid, granule, powder or paste agent with appropriate carrier materials.

5. A formulation as is claim 1, wherein the formulation is dissolved or dispersed in water.

6. A formulation as is claim 5, wherein the Morinda citrifolia product is diluted by a factor of 1-10,000 times by weight with water.

7. A formulation as is claim 1, herein the formulation is further comprised of at least one fertilizer component.

8. A formulation as is claim 1, wherein said fertilizer component is selected from a list comprised of ammonium sulfate, urea, potassium, nitrogen and ammonium chloride, chicken manure, cow manure, guano, worm castings, insect manure, saw dust, rice bran, garlic oil, fish oil, vermiculite, montmorillonite, active carbon, charcoal, diatomite, talc, alfalfa meal and pellets, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, dried shredded remains of sugar beets, corn gluten, cottonseed meal, extracts or pulverized parts of several kelp or algae, soybean meal, animal processing by-products, blood meal, bonemeal, compost or fish byproducts.

9. The formulation of claim 1, wherein said processed formulation further comprises Quercetin.

10. The formulation of claim 9, further comprising Rutin as an additional active ingredient that synergistically works with said Quercetin to inhibit said fungal and microbial growth.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said Rutin is present in an amount between about 0.1 and 10 percent by weight.

12. A formulation for inhibiting fungal and microbial growth on plants, said formulation comprising between 0.01 and 10% by weight of Morida citrifolia n-hexane fraction.

13. The formulation of claim 12, wherein said Morinda citrifolia fraction comprises a Morinda citrifolia CL2CL2 fraction.

14. The formulation of claim 12, wherein said Morinda citrifolia fraction comprises a Morinda citrifolia ETOAc fraction.

15. The formulation of claim 12, wherein said Morinda citrifolia fraction comprises a Morinda citrifolia an n-BuOH fraction.

16. A formulation as is claim 12, wherein said formulation is comprised of an extract or mixture of extracts selected from a list consisting of fruit, stem, seed, pericarp, root bark, leaves and root of Morinda citrifolia.

17. A formulation as in claim 12, wherein the formulation is diluted by a factor of 1-10,000 times by weight prior or during application.

18. A formulation as is claim 12, wherein said formulation is made into liquid, granule, powder or paste agent with appropriate carrier materials.

19. A formulation as is claim 12, wherein the formulation is dissolved or dispersed in water.

20. A formulation as is claim 12, herein the formulation is further comprised of at least one fertilizer component.

21. A formulation as is claim 20, wherein said fertilizer component is selected from a list comprised of ammonium sulfate, urea, potassium, nitrogen and ammonium chloride, chicken manure, cow manure, guano, worm castings, insect manure, saw dust, rice bran, garlic oil, fish oil, vermiculite, montmorillonite, active carbon, charcoal, diatomite, talc, alfalfa meal and pellets, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, dried shredded remains of sugar beets, corn gluten, cottonseed meal, extracts or pulverized parts of several kelp or algae, soybean meal, animal processing by-products, blood meal, bonemeal, compost or fish byproducts.

22. The formulation of claim 21, wherein said processed formulation further comprises Quercetin.

23. The formulation of claim 23, further comprising Rutin as an additional active ingredient that synergistically works with said Quercetin to inhibit said fungal and microbial growth.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein said Rutin is present in an amount between about 0.1 and 10 percent by weight.

25. A method for inhibiting fungal and microbial activity on plants, said method comprising the steps of:

exposing said plant to a formulation, said formulation comprising:

a processed Morinda citrifolia product present in an amount by weight between about 0.01-99.99 percent.

26. A method as in claim 25, wherein said plant is repeatedly exposed until all harmful fungi and microbials and related effects are ameliorated.

27. A method as in claim 25, wherein said formulation is further comprised of at least one active ingredient.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the active ingredient is selected from a list comprised of Quercetin, Rutin, n-hexane extract, CL2CL2 extract, ETOAc extract, and n-BuOH extract.

29. The method of claim 25, wherein the method further comprises the step of exposing plant material selected from a list consisting of: fruits, vegetables, leafy vegetables, root vegetables, grains, flower and bulbs.

30. The method of claim 25, further comprising the step of exposing the plant to the formulation in at least one of the following ways: the formulation may be sprayed or irrigated in the soil prior to planting; the formulation may be sprayed or irrigated in the soil during plant growth; coating the plant during cutting dividing or re-planting the plant; coating seed or bulb during planting; coating wilting flowers and shrubs; dispersing on water grown plant; coating plants infected with bacteria or virus; coating cut flowers after harvest; or coating crop and flower after harvest.

31. A formulation as is claim 25, wherein said formulation is comprised of an extract or mixture of extracts selected from a list consisting of fruit, stem, seed, pericarp, root bark, leaves and root of Morinda citrifolia.

32. A formulation as in claim 31, wherein extract or mixture of extracts selected from a list consisting of fruit, stem, seed, pericarp, root bark, leaves and root of Morinda citrifolia are diluted by a factor of 1-10,000 times (in weight) with water.

33. A formulation as is claim 25, wherein said formulation is made into liquid, granule, powder or paste agent with appropriate carrier materials.

34. A formulation as is claim 25, wherein the formulation is dissolved or dispersed in water.

35. A formulation as is claim 25, wherein the Morinda citrifolia product is diluted by a factor of 1-10,000 times by weight with water.

36. A formulation as is claim 25, herein the formulation is further comprised of at least one fertilizer component.

37. A formulation as is claim 36, wherein said fertilizer component is selected from a list comprised of ammonium sulfate, urea, potassium, nitrogen and ammonium chloride, chicken manure, cow manure, guano, worm castings, insect manure, saw dust, rice bran, garlic oil, fish oil, vermiculite, montmorillonite, active carbon, charcoal, diatomite, talc, alfalfa meal and pellets, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, dried shredded remains of sugar beets, corn gluten, cottonseed meal, extracts or pulverized parts of several kelp or algae, soybean meal, animal processing by-products, blood meal, bonemeal, compost or fish byproducts.

38. A method for inhibiting harmful fungal and microbial activity on plants, said method comprising the steps of:

initially exposing said plant to as formulation comprising at least one extract from Morinda citrifolia present in an amount between about 0.01% and 99.9% by weight; and

regularly repeating the step of exposing said plant to said formulation.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein said processed Morinda citrifolia product is selected from the group consisting of processed Morinda citrifolia fruit juice, processed Morinda citrifolia puree juice, processed Morinda citrifolia dietary fiber, processed Morinda citrifolia oil, processed Morinda citrifolia fruit juice concentrate, processed Morinda citrifolia puree juice concentrate, processed Morinda citrifolia leaves, processed Morinda citrifolia roots, processed Molinda citrifolia root bark, processed Morinda citrifolia stems, processed Morinda citrifolia seeds and processed Morinda citrifolia oil extract.