Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) and salts thereof in which R1-R9, W and A are as defined in formula (I) of claim 1 are suitable as herbicides and plant growth regulators. They can be prepared by processes according to claim 5 via intermediates according to claim 9, some of which are novel.

Abstract: Benzoylcyclohexanediones of the formula (I), process for their preparation and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators are described. In this formula (I), R11, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are various radicals, L is an alkylene chain, and Y and Z are a monoatomic bridge element.

Abstract: Isocyanates of the formula (I) in which X and Y are defined as in formula (I) of claim 1 can be prepared by reacting a compound of the formula (II) or its salts in which X and Y are defined as in formula (I), with 1 to 6 mol of phosgene per mole of compound of the formula (II), in the presence of 2 to 3.5 molar equivalents of a base per mole of compound of the formula (II) and in the presence of an aprotic organic solvent at a reaction temperature in the range from −30 to +60° C. to give the compound of the formula (I). The compounds (I) can be converted by reaction with nucleophiles to give addition products, such as carbamates, ureas and sulfonylureas and corresponding products, e.g. herbicidal sulfonylureas.

Abstract: Glufosinate and the 2-methyl analog thereof can be prepared in a multi-step synthesis from methylphosphorus compounds (II) with unsaturated keto compounds (III) via adducts (IV), subsequent reaction under the conditions of a Strecker synthesis and finally hydrolysis of the aminonitrile (V): Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Hydrolysis of (V) to give glufosinate Depending on process conditions and substrates, various compounds can be identified as adducts (IV).

Abstract: Disubstituted methylidenehydrazinophenylsulfonylureas, processes for their preparation and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators Compounds of the formula (I) and salts thereof in which R1 to R6, W, X, Y, Z are as defined in claim 1 and the group R2R3C is a carbon atom which is subsituted by at least one electron-withdrawing radical R2 or R3 are suitable as herbicides and plant growth regulators. They can be prepared in accordance with known processes via intermediates, some of which are novel.

Abstract: N-Heteroaryl-N′-(pyrid-2-yl-sulfonyl)ureas, processes for their preparation, and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators Compounds of the formula (I) in which R1—R4, A, n, m and w are as defined in claim 1, are suitable as herbicides for controlling harmful plants and can be prepared, inter alia, from the sulfonamides of the formula (II) by reacting them with carbamates R*O—CO—NR4—A.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a herbicidal combination for the selective control of harmful grasses from the group consisting of Phalaris supp. and Lolium supp. in crops of useful plants, each combination comprising: A) one or more compounds from the group of the 1,2,4-triaznones; and B) one or more compounds from the group consisting of (het)aryloxyphenoxy-propionic acid derivatives and cyclohexanedione oximes, and to the novel herbicidal compositions defined in the description suitable for the use according to the invention. The compositions are also suitable for reducing the application rate and the phytotoxicity of the individual herbicides in the crops.

Abstract: The present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules encoding enzymes which are involved in the starch synthesis in plants. These enzymes are starch synthases from wheat. The invention further relates to vectors and host cells containing said nucleic acid molecules, in particular transformed plant cells and plants regenerated from these cells, which exhibit an increased or a reduced activity of the described starch synthases.

Abstract: Substituted piperidines, processes for their preparation and their use as pesticides and fungicides. The invention relates to substituted piperidines of the formula in which R1 is H, halogen, alkyl, haloalkyl or cycloalkyl; R2 and R3 are as defined in the description; A is CH or N; X is NH, O or S(O)q where q=0, 1 or 2; Y and Z are O, S or optionally substituted imino; m and n are 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; R4 and R4′ are H, alkyl, haloalkyl, halogen or alkoxy; R5 is optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or heterocyclyl in which one or more carbon units can be replaced by CO or by hetero atom units; to processes for their preparation, to compositions comprising them and to their use as pesticides and fungicides.

Abstract: Benzoyl derivatives of the formula (I), process for their preparation and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators are described. In this formula (I), R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are various organic radicals, Q is isothiazole, isoxazole, cyclohexanedione or a &bgr;-ketonitrile radical and A, B, E and X are divalent units containing one or more atoms.

Abstract: A mixture comprising (A) thidiazoron or thidiazuron and diuron and (B) cyclanilide or cyclanilide and ethephon is suitable for effecting leaf abscission of plants, in particular in crops of cotton.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) and salts thereof in which R1 to R6, W, X, Y and Z are defined as in claim 1, have herbicidal or plant growth-regulatory properties. They can be prepared by processes analogous to known processes (cf. claim 5), in some cases via novel intermediate products (cf.

Abstract: 1,3-Oxazoline and 1,3-thiazoline derivatives, their preparation, and their use as pesticides 1,3-Oxazoline and 1,3-thiazoline derivatives of the formula (I) where the symbols have the following meanings: A is phenyl, pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyrazolyl or thienyl, E is a single bond, (C1-C4)alkylene, —O—CH2— or —CH2—O—; G is a radical selected from the group consisting of Z is oxygen or sulfur. Compounds of the formula (I) have, in particular, a very good acaricidal and insecticidal action with regard to the spectrum of action and the potency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel substituted pyridines/pyrimidines of the formula I where A is CH or N; X is NH, O or S(O)q where q is 0, 1 or 2; Y1, Y2 and Y3 independently of one another are a group of the formula —O—, —CO—, —CNR6—, —S(O)r— or —N(O)lR6— where l is 0 or 1 and where r is 0, 1 or 2, or a group of the formula CR7R8, or Y1 or Y3 replace a direct bond; Z is a direct bond, NR9, O, S(O)s where s is 0, 1 or 2, OSO2, SO2O, NR10SO2, SO2NR11, SiR12R13 or  where U is a direct bond, NR14 or O; W is oxygen or sulfur; V is a direct bond, NR15 or oxygen; m and n and 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; where the radicals R1 to R15 have the meaning given in the description, to processes for their preparation, to their use as pesticides, fungicides and ovicides and to their use as veterinary medicaments.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a process for the generation of male sterility in plants comprising the steps of (a) transforming a plant cell with DNA sequences that selectively inhibit the expression of essential metabolic compounds and (b) regenerating plants from said plant cells. Cells impaired in the biosynthesis of basic metabolic compounds undergo starvation and eventually die. Such pathways include amino acid biosynthesis, nucleic acid biosynthesis and other biosynthetic pathways such as citric acid cycle, pentose phosphate pathway, fatty acid metabolism, vitamin biosynthesis that will render the cell inactive due to nutrient depletion, if one or more enzymes or proteins involved in this pathway would become inactive by using inhibitory DNA constructs.

Abstract: Acylsulfamoylbenzamides of the formula I and crop protection compositions comprising them are described. In this formula I, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are various organic radicals and X is CH or N.

Abstract: The invention describes recombinant DNA molecules that allow expression of a deregulated or unregulated fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) in plant cells. Such expression leads to an increase in the photosynthesis rate and biomass production in photosynthetically active cells. Furthermore, the invention describes transgenic plants that show an increased photosynthesis rate due to the expression of a deregulated or unregulated FBPase.

Abstract: There are described DNA sequences from Arabidopsis that contain the coding region of amino acid transporters, as well as plasmids, bacteria, yeasts and plants containing these DNA sequences.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) and their salts as defined in claim 1, in which R1 is CO—Q—R8, where R8=H or R R2 and R3 are H or (C1-C4)alkyl, R4 is H, R, RO, OH, RCO, RSO2, PhSO2 R5 is RSO2, PhSO2, PhCO, RNHSO2, R2NSO2, RCO, CHO, COCOR′, CW—T—R9, CW—NR10R11, CW—N(R12)2 or R4 and R5 together are the chain (CH2)mB or —B1—(CH2)m1B— where B=SO2, m=3, 4; m1=2, 3; T and W=O, S; Q=O, S, NR13 where R13=H, R; R6=H, R, RO, RCO, ROCO, Hal, NO2, CN; R7=H, CH3; R9=R; R10, R11=H, R; N(R12)2=heterocycle A=pyrimidinyl and triazinyl radical or an analog thereof, where R=(substituted) aliphatic hydrocarbon radical, are suitable as selective herbicides. They are prepared by analogous processes via sulfonamides, some of which are new, of the formula (II) (see claim 4).

Abstract: The present invention relates to 4-haloalkyl-3-heterocyclylpyridines and 4-haloalkyl-5-heterocyclylpyrimidines of the formula (I), to processes for their preparation, to compositions comprising them, and to the use of these compounds for controlling animal pests, in particular insects, spider mites, ectoparasites and helminths. In the formula (I), Q is a 5-membered heterocyclic group which is optionally substituted by halogen or organic radicals, Y is halo-C1-C8-alkyl, X is CH or N and m is 0 or 1.