Abstract: The invention is a coating for agricultural products, which includes at least 10% of renewably sourced and biodegradable sugar esters. The invention is also a method of making a coated agricultural product, including the steps of providing a coating composition comprising at least 10% of a renewably sourced and biodegradable sugar ester, heating the coating composition to a temperature to reduce its viscosity to below about 100 cP, adding the coating composition to an agricultural product to form a mixture, and cooling the mixture to produce a coated agricultural product. The invention is also a method of reducing dust released from an agricultural product that includes the step of providing a coating composition comprising at least 10% of a renewable sourced and biodegradable sugar ester. Enough of the coating composition is added to the agricultural product to reduce the amount of dust released from the agricultural product by at least half.

Abstract: Provided is a compound and composition capable of increasing a sugar content in a fruit by a simple method, without being restricted by a cultivation area of a plant or a climatic environment. The agent for increasing a sugar content in a fruit of a plant comprises a compound represented by the formula MX as an active ingredient, wherein M represents alkali metal ion or alkaline earth metal ion, and X represents carbonate ion, hydrogen carbonate ion, acetate ion, citrate ion, succinate ion, phosphate ion, hydrogen phosphate ion, or pyrophosphate ion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having an excellent efficacy for controlling weeds. A cyclohexanone compound of the formula (I): wherein m is an integer of 1, 2 or 3; n is an integer of any one of 1 to 5; X represents CH2, O, S, S(O) or S(O)2; R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R2 and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, a C1-6 alkyl group and the like; R4 represents a C6-10 aryl group or a five- to six-membered heteroaryl group; G represents a hydrogen atom and the like; Z represents a halogen atom, a cyano group, a nitro group, a phenyl group, a C1-6 alkyl group and the like; is useful as an active ingredient for herbicides.

Abstract: What is described are 3-aminocarbonyl-substituted benzoylcyclohexanediones of the formula (I) as herbicides. In this formula (I), R1 to R5 are radicals such as hydrogen, organic radicals such as alkyl, and other radicals such as halogen. X is alkylene.

Abstract: To provide a polyphenol-content-increasing agent which increases the content of polyphenol in a plant. A polyphenol-content-increasing agent for plant, containing, as an active ingredient, a 5-aminolevulinic acid or a derivative thereof represented by the following formula (1): (Chem 1) R2R1NCH2COCH2CH2COR3??(1) wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; R3 represents a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group which may have a substituent, an acyloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyloxy group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyloxy group, or an amino group, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising an amphiphile and an active ingredient whose solubility in water at 20° C. is not more than 10 g/L. Likewise provided is an amphiphile comprising a hyperbranched polycarbonate which is joined to at least one linear or comb-type polymer, a process for preparing the amphiphile, and the use of the amphiphile in compositions comprising an active ingredient whose solubility in water at 20° C. is not more than 10 g/L.

Abstract: The present invention concerns stable herbicidal solid compositions containing built-in adjuvant which exhibit improved herbicidal efficacy when used to control weeds in flooded rice paddies or fields.

Abstract: Compounds represented by the following general formula (I) or salts thereof: wherein R1 represents hydrogen atom, hydroxyl group, or an alkoxy group; R2 represents hydroxyl group or an alkoxy group which may be substituted; R3 represents hydrogen atom or an alkyl group which may be substituted; Y represents —CH?CH— or —CH2—; n represents 0 or 1; Ar represents an aryl group which may be substituted or a heteroaryl group which may be substituted, which are useful as inhibitors against the abscisic acid biosynthesis and plant growth regulators.

Abstract: There is provided an essentially non-aqueous homogeneous liquid herbicide composition comprising: a) a lipophilic solvent soluble complex comprising the reaction product of: i) not in excess of about 35% by weight of one or more lipophobic herbicides having an acidic moiety; and ii) not in excess of about 99% by weight of one or more tertiary dimethylamines of the structure (CH3)2N—R wherein R contains an alkyl group of at least 8 carbon atoms and may contain other chemical moieties and wherein is at least one mole equivalent of such amine to each mole of lipophobic herbicide; b) not in excess of about 60% by weight of one or more essentially non-aqueous polar solvents having low volatility; c) not in excess of about 90% by weight of one or more additional solvents selected from the group consisting of low to medium HLB surfactants; and d) not in excess of about 99% by weight of one or more lipophilic carriers.

Abstract: What is described are derivatives of benzoylcyclohexanediones of the formula (I) and their use as herbicides. In this formula (I), R1a, R1b, R1c, R2, R3, R4 and R5 denote various radicals, X1 is a bridging atom, X2 is a carbon chain and X3 is a chalcogen atom or an oximino radical.

Abstract: Benzoylcyclohexanedione derivatives of the formula (I) and their use as herbicides are described. In this formula (I), R1, R3, and R4 are various radicals, L—(R2)n is haloalkyl, and n is 0 to 2.

Abstract: This invention concerns compounds of formula. stereochemically isomeric forms thereof, acid or base addition salts thereof, N-oxides thereof, or quaternary ammonium derivatives thereof, wherein the dotted line is an optional bond; X is a direct bond when the dotted line represents a bond, or X is hydrogen or hydroxy, when the dotted line does not represent a bond; R1, R2, R5 and R6 are each independently selected from hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkyloxy, —SO3H, and the like; R3 and R4 are each independently selected from hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, C1-4alkyl, C1-4alkyloxy, nitro, amino, cyano, trifluoromethyl, or trifluoromethoxy; L is a radical of formula wherein A1 is a direct bond or C1-6alkanediyl; A2 is C2-6alkanediyl; and R7 to R11 are hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, aminoC1-6alkyl and the like; having biocidal properties; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a biocide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel 2-aryl-3-hydroxy-cyclopent-2-en-1-one derivatives of the formula (I) ##STR1## in which X represents halogen, nitro, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkylthio, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl, halogenoalkyl or halogenoalkoxy,Y represents hydrogen, halogen, nitro, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy, alkenyloxy, alkylthio, alkylsulphinyl, alkylsulphonyl, halogenoalkyl or halogenoalkoxy,Z represents halogen, nitro, cyano, alkyl, alkoxy or halogenoalkoxy andA, B, D.sup.1, D.sup.2, G and n have the meaning given in the description,several processes for their preparation and their use as compositions for controlling pests and as herbicides.

Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula (XX) and Formula (XXIV), shown below, and processes of making same. ##STR1## wherein p is 0 ##STR2## wherein p is 1, and Y is chlorine or bromine.

Abstract: A method for controlling the growth of vegetation by applying sodium bicarbonate on and around the unwanted vegetation.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel ketoxime carbonates and a process for the synthesis of ketoxime carbonates generally. Ketoxime carbonates are useful in a variety of applications. They may be used for example as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, weed control agents and dye stuff intermediates.