Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions for improving seed flow and reducing dust-exposure levels from pesticide treated seeds by applying the composition described herein.

Abstract: The invention relates to a product for use in agriculture or horticulture comprising a capsule dissolving or disintegrating in the presence of humidity wherein at least a seed and a controlled release system comprising an agrochemical compound is located.

Abstract: The invention includes an apparatus and associated method for monitoring signals. The apparatus includes a port unit including a plurality of monitoring functions associated with a respective plurality of data communication channels, and a switch unit adapted for switching signals conveyed by the data communication channels, where the switch unit includes a monitoring function controller and a plurality of monitoring function images associated with the respective monitoring functions. The monitoring function images are adapted for conveying configuration information from the monitoring function controller to the respective monitoring functions and conveying status information from the respective monitoring functions to the monitoring function controller.

Abstract: A method of seed treatment for a lot of seeds, which comprises treating the lot with one or more pesticides, and one or more formulation auxiliaries selected from (a) one or more alkoxylates and (b) one or more block polyoxyalkylene polymers, wherein the total loading of (a) and (b) is at least 10 grams/100 kg of seeds and the loading of pesticides is at most 100 grams/100 kg of seeds; exempted is a loading of (a) and (b) of 18 to 24 grams/100 kg of seeds when the loading of difenoconazole is 3.6 grams/100 kg or when the loading of fludioxonil is 3.75 or 5 grams/100 kg of seeds.

Abstract: The invention includes an apparatus and associated method for monitoring signals. The apparatus includes a port unit including a plurality of monitoring functions associated with a respective plurality of data communication channels, and a switch unit adapted for switching signals conveyed by the data communication channels, where the switch unit includes a monitoring function controller and a plurality of monitoring function images associated with the respective monitoring functions. The monitoring function images are adapted for conveying configuration information from the monitoring function controller to the respective monitoring functions and conveying status information from the respective monitoring functions to the monitoring function controller.

Abstract: A seed treatment aqueous insecticidal and/or nematicidal composition in the form of a suspension comprising: (A) at least one insecticide and/or nematicide in an amount of at least 3 weight %, based on the weight of the composition, and optionally at least one other substance which has a melting point above 30° C.; and (B) at least two surface active compounds, wherein (i) at least one surface active compound has a molecular weight of less than 2200 and a Hydrophile-Lipophilic Balance (HLB) of at least 10 and (ii) at least one surface active compound is non-ionic, has a molecular weight of at least 2200, wherein 10 to 60% of the compound molecular weight contributes to the hydrophile constituent of the compound, and the molecular weight of the hydrophobe constituent of the compound is from 2000 to 10000; provided that the weight ratio of (B):(A) is in the range 0.08 to 0.5, and the weight ratio of (ii):(i) is at least 0.5.

Abstract: The invention relates to a product for use in agriculture or horticulture comprising a capsule dissolving or disintegrating in the presence of humidity wherein at least a seed and a controlled release system comprising an agrochemical compound is located.

Abstract: The invention provides a method and a data transmission network for indicating the occurrence of an error to a downstream user network facility (NNE) in data transmission systems of the communications technology even in the case of signals having unknown frame formats which are to be transmitted, wherein, by responding to a detected error state, an error signal having a pattern sequence which deviates from pattern sequences used for user and/or control data transmission in standardized formats, is generated and supplied to the user network facility (NNE).