Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated toxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:21-74, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1-20, as well as variants and fragments thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 6, 2014
Date of Patent:
March 5, 2019
Assignee:
Bayer CropScience LP
Inventors:
Rebecca Thayer, Kimberly S. Sampson, Duane Lehtinen, Cheryl Peters, Kira Roberts, Leonardo Magalhaes, Ethan Dunn
Abstract: The invention relates to the application of liquid active substances with the aid of a portable spray device. The subject matter of the present invention is a portable device for applying active substances, and a method for applying active substances with the aid of a portable spray device.
Abstract: The present invention relates to fungicidal N-cycloalkyl-N-(biheterocyclylethylene)carboxamide derivatives and their thiocarbonyl derivatives, their process of preparation and intermediate compounds for their preparation, their use as fungicides, particularly in the form of fungicidal compositions and methods for the control of phytopathogenic fungi of plants using these compounds or their compositions.
Abstract: Fungicidal mixtures, comprising 1) a fungicidal strain (I) selected from a) the Bacillus substilis strain with NRRL Accession No. B-21661, and b) the Bacillus pumilus strain with NRRL Accession No. B-30087, or a mutant of these strains having all the identifying characteristics of the respective strain, or a metabolite produced by the respective strain that exhibits activity against plant pathogenic fungi, and 2) at least one chemical compound (II), selected from the active compound groups A) to F): A) azoles; B) strobilurins; C) carboxamides; D) heterocyclic compounds; E) carbamates; F) other fungicides; in a synergistically effective amount, methods for controlling harmful fungi using compositions of components 1) and 2), the use of a component 1) with a component 2) for preparing such compositions, and also fungicidal agents and seed comprising such compositions.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 21, 2017
Date of Patent:
February 26, 2019
Assignee:
Bayer CropScience LP
Inventors:
Ulrich Schoefl, Maria Scherer, Egon Haden
Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) in which Q, V, T, W, X, Y and A have the meanings given in the description—and to their use for controlling animal pests.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 6, 2017
Publication date:
February 14, 2019
Applicant:
Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
Inventors:
Johannes-Rudolf JANSEN, Markus HEIL, Reiner FISCHER, David WILCKE, Matthieu WILLOT, Kerstin ILG, Sascha EILMUS, Peter LÖSEL, Wolfram ANDERSCH
Abstract: The invention relates to the application of liquid active substances with the acid of a portable spray device. The subject matter of the present invention is a system comprising a portable spray device and a replaceable cartridge that contains an active substance concentrate. The invention also relates to method for applying a liquid active substance formulation. In addition, the invention discloses a replaceable cartridge that has a memory unit in which information is stored relating to an adjustable dilution ratio for the active substance concentrate contained in the cartridge. The invention also relates to a spray device comprising a control unit that can be read out a memory unit of cartridge attached to the spray device and, on the basis of the read out information, adjust a dilution ratio for the active substance concentrate contained in the cartridge.
Abstract: The invention relates to a novel process for preparing polyfluoroalkylated quinolines from ketimines in the presence of fluoroalkylamino reagents.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 13, 2017
Publication date:
January 24, 2019
Applicants:
Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Abstract: The present invention relates to the application of liquid active substances. The subject matter of the present invention is a system, a method and a computer program product for the application of an active substance concentrate from a replaceable cartridge in a diluted form onto a target object with the aid of a portable spray device, wherein important parameters of the spray process are exchanged between the cartridge and/or the spray device and/or an external computer system.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 21, 2018
Publication date:
January 3, 2019
Applicant:
Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
Inventors:
Volker GUTSMANN, Byron REID, Chris PIENAAR, Peter JARDINE, Gaelle FAGES, Michael ZIMMERMANN
Abstract: The invention relates to the application of liquid active substances with the aid of a portable spray device. The subject matter of the present invention is a portable device for applying active substances, and a method for applying active substances with the aid of a portable spray device.
Abstract: A seed treatment apparatus provides for minimal waste of products for treating seeds, in that it is precisely controllable and automatically adjustable. A volume of seeds to be treated and a flow rate of treatment product for treating the seeds can both be sensed. At least one of the flow rate of the treatment product and the volume of seeds can automatically be adjusted if it is determined that a ratio of the flow rate of treatment product to the volume of seeds is not the same as a predetermined flow rate to volume ratio.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of a fungicidal Paenibacillus sp. strain comprising a variant fusaricidin synthetase lacking a functional adenylation domain in the third module. The present invention also provides a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of a fungicidal Paenibacillus sp. strain or a cell-free extract thereof comprising at least one Paeniserine and at least one Paeniprolixin. Also provided are isolated compounds and methods of treating a plant to control a plant disease with the disclosed compositions and compounds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 18, 2018
Date of Patent:
December 25, 2018
Assignee:
Bayer CropScience LP
Inventors:
Jeremy Beau, Daniel M. Joo, Patrick Schwientek, Colleen S. Taylor, Bjorn A. Traag
Abstract: The present invention describes a novel process for preparing 3-chloro-2-vinylphenol which, owing to the chemoselectivity achieved, also allows direct conversion into (3-chloro-2-vinylphenyl)methane-sulphonate.
Abstract: The present invention provides natural and/or simulated, synthetic, synergistic pesticidal compositions comprising terpenes, such as extracts from Chenopodium ambrosioides near ambrosioides, or compositions based on those found in Chenopodium ambrosioides near ambrosioides. The present invention also provides methods of using said compositions to kill, inhibit, prevent and/or repel plant pests from contacting and/or damaging plants.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 22, 2016
Date of Patent:
December 25, 2018
Assignee:
Bayer CropScience LP
Inventors:
Desmond Jimenez, Giselle Janssen, Dennis Long, Brett Highland, Tara Lu, Gerardo Bueno, Nicholas Wright
Abstract: The invention relates to stabilized liquid fungicide-containing formulations based on fatty acid amides as solvents, to a process for production thereof, to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi in crop protection, and to the use thereof as crop protection agents.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 8, 2016
Publication date:
December 20, 2018
Applicant:
Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
Inventors:
Martin WEIß, Martin STEINBECK, Friedhelm SCHULTZ
Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated toxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:4-11, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1-3, as well as variants and fragments thereof.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 13, 2016
Publication date:
November 15, 2018
Applicants:
Bayer CropScience LP, Bayer CropScience AG
Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel method for preparing 5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonyl fluorides by halogen exchange reaction of 5-chloro-1H-pyrazole-4-carbonyl chlorides with alkali metal fluorides, using non-polar solvents.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 28, 2016
Date of Patent:
November 13, 2018
Assignee:
Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
Inventors:
Sergii Pazenok, Hans Martin Thomas, Frank Volz
Abstract: The present invention relates to Brassica plants comprising mutant phosphatidylcholine:diacylglycerol cholinephosphotransferase encoding (ROD1) genes, ROD1 nucleic acid sequences and proteins, as well as methods for generating and identifying said plants and alleles, which can be used to plants with increased levels of C18:1 in the seeds.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 4, 2013
Date of Patent:
November 6, 2018
Assignees:
Washington State University, Bayer CropScience NV
Inventors:
Peter Denolf, Shuangyi Bai, John Browse
Abstract: The invention relates to a composition, which comprises (A) a compound selected from the group of safeners consisting of mefenpyr, mefenpyr-diethyl, cloquintocet, cloquintocet-mexyl and (B) at least one fungicidally active compound selected from the group consisting of prothioconazole, tebuconazole, difenoconazole, fludioxonil and (C) a compound selected from the group of fungicides consisting of metalaxyl or mefenoxam. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for curatively or preventively controlling the phytopathogenic microorganisms of plants or crops, to a method for improving yield of plants by using of a composition according to the invention, for the treatment of seed, to a method for protecting a seed and to the treated seed.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 20, 2016
Publication date:
November 1, 2018
Applicant:
Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft
Inventors:
Haruko SAWADA, Kelly PATZER, Donald POISSON
Abstract: A process for preparing 2-alkyl-4-trifluoromethyl-3-alkylsulfonylbenzoic acids of the formula (I) is described. Here, the substituents are radicals such as alkyl and substituted phenyl.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 21, 2016
Publication date:
October 25, 2018
Applicant:
Bayer CropScience Aktiengesellschaft
Inventors:
Christian FUNKE, Thomas HIMMLER, Sergii PAZENOK, Christoph SCHOTES, Matthias BELLER, Thomas SCHAREINA, Alexander ZAPF
Abstract: A method for operating a harvesting machine for harvesting a crop in a field, at least one operating value for a working part of the harvesting machine being determined in dependence on at least one plant property of the crop. The plant property is mapped in a plant growth model, the plant growth model modelling a development over time of the plant property and determining a predictive value or a predictive characteristic of the plant property for the time of the harvest.