Abstract: A liquid herbicidal composition containing pinoxaden and an adjuvant, where the adjuvant is a built-in adjuvant consisting of a trisester of phosphoric acid with aliphatic or aromatic alcohols and/or a bis-ester of alkyl phosphonic acids with aliphatic or aromatic alcohols.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer comprised of a mass analyzer, ion source and detector has the capability of analyzing samples in both positive and negative ionization modes. The mass spectrometer used in conjunction with a liquid chromatograph, fluid splitters and a plurality fluid pathways so that a large volume of analyses may be performed quickly and with high precision and accuracy. The apparatus is also capable of analyzing complex mixtures such as coeluting samples.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) in which the substituents are as defined in claim 1, are suitable for use as microbiocides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to substituted pyrimidine derivatives of as well as N-oxides and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof, and their use to control undesired plant growth, in particular in crops of useful plants. The invention extends to herbicidal compositions comprising such compounds, N-oxides and/or salts as well as mixtures of the same with one or more further active ingredient (such as, for example, an herbicide, fungicide, insecticide and/or plant growth regulator) and/or a safener.

Abstract: Potato quality is improved by applying to the plant or to the locus of the plant a composition comprising (a) a compound capable of forming a chelate with iron or (b) a chelate of iron with a chelate-forming compound. Specific quality improvements include increasing the dry matter content, increasing the starch content and reducing the reducing sugar content. A preferred iron chelate is that of EDDHA, available commercially as SEQUESTRENE 138 Fe 100.

Abstract: A selective herbicidal composition for controlling grasses and weeds in crops of cultivated plants, comprising a) a herbicidally effective amount of a compound of formula I wherein the substituents are defined as given in claim 1; b) a herbicidally synergistic amount of at least one herbicide selected from the classes of phenoxy-phenoxypropionic acids, hydroxylamines, sulfonylureas, imidazolinones, pyrimidines, triazines, ureas, PPO, chloroacetanilides, phenoxyacetic acids, triazinones, dinitroanilines, azinones, carbamates, oxyacetamides, thiolcarbamates, azole-ureas, benzoic acids, anilides, nitriles, triones and sulfonamides, as well as from the herbicides amitrol, benfuresate, bentazone, cinmethylin, clomazone, chlopyralid, difenzoquat, dithiopyr, ethofumesate, flurochloridone, indanofane, isoxaben, oxaziclomefone, pyridate, pyridafol, quinchlorac, quinmerac, tridiphane and flamprop; and optionally c) to antagonise the herbicide, an antidotally effective amount of a safener selected from clo

Abstract: A compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) where W is C—R3; X is C—R4; Y is C—R5; R1 and R6, independently of each other, is, for example, H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl or C1-C6-alkyl-C(?O); R2 is H; and R3, R4 and R5, independently of each other, are, for example, H, halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C6-alkyl, or C1-C6-haloalkyl; provided that in formula II R1 is H and R6 is as defined above; and in formula I that (a) at least one of R1 and R3 to R6 is other than hydrogen, (b) R3 or R4 is other than C1 when in each instance the remaining five groups of R1 to R6 are hydrogen, and (c) (i) R3 is other than methyl, (ii) R4 is other than C1, (iii) R5 is other than C1 and (iv) R3 is not C1 when R5 is methoxy, when in each instance (i) to (iv) R1 is H, R6 is MeC(?O), and remaining groups of R2 to R5 are hydrogen; and/or salts thereof; and their use as as pesticidal agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of intermediates useful in the preparation of fungicidally active phenylpropargylether derivatives. The process involves coupling of carboxylic acid with an amine in (a) the absence of a catalyst; (b) the presence of a boronic acid catalyst.

Abstract: A compound of formula (I): wherein R1 is pyrid-4-yl optionally substituted by one to four substituents independently selected from halogen, C1-3 alkyl or C1-3 haloalkyl; R2 is hydrogen, halogen, C1-4 haloalkyl or C1-4 haloalkoxy; R3 is trifluoromethyl, difluoromethyl or difluoromethoxy and R4 is hydrogen, fluoro or chloro, or R3 is fluoro, chloro or bromo and R4 is fluoro, chloro or trifluoromethyl; and R5 is hydrogen or halogen; or salts or N-oxides thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to intermediates used to prepare compounds of formula (I), to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, mollusc and nematode pests and to insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of compounds of formula (I) wherein X is fluoro, chloro, bromo or iodo and n is 1, 2, 3 or 4, which process comprises reacting a compound of formula (II) wherein the substituents are as defined for formula (I), with inorganic nitrite in an acidic aqueous medium in the presence of bromide and a copper catalyst and wherein the process is carried out as a one-pot reaction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling the growth of weeds, in particular, large crabgrass and white clover, using a herbicidal composition comprising mesotrione and a s-metolachlor.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) in which the substituents are as defined in claim 1 are suitable for use as microbiocides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I), wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, by reacting a compound of formula (II), with a bromine or chlorine source to form a compound of formula (III), wherein X is chlorine or bromine; reacting that compound with water to form the compound of formula (IV), converting that compound, using a compound of formula (V), wherein M+ is the hydrogen cation or an alkali metal ion, alkaline earth metal ion or ammonium ion, into the compound of formula (VI), and treating that compound with a cyanide source in the presence of a base.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, and the agrochemically acceptable salts and all stereoisomers and tautomeric forms of the compounds of formula (I) can be used as agrochemical active ingredients and can be prepared in a manner known per se.

Abstract: A tooling system (1) having a number of elements (2) arranged in an array, which elements define a contoured surface, or a section of a contoured surface. The tooling system also including means (7) for mounting an element to a support rail (5) which extends across the array, which means allows adjustment of the height of the element with respect to other elements of the array, and extends through the support rail into a space defined below the support rail. A supporting element (6) formed from a suitable resistant material and including accommodation means (8) for the means for mounting, is located in the space below the support rail and is sized so that it substantially vertically fills the space between the support rail and a base on which the tooling system is located.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of ant control using mixtures of fipronil and lambda-cyhalothrin. The invention also relates to a method of reducing the foraging activity of ants using said mixtures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling plants or inhibiting plant growth which comprises applying to the plants or to the locus thereof a herbicidally effective amount of a compound of formula (I): wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or N-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes for preparing compounds of formula (I), to intermediates used in the preparation of compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) and to certain novel pyridopyridines, pyridodiazines and pyridotriazines.

Abstract: The invention relates to N-sulfonyl-?-amino-acetic acid derivatives of the general formula (I): including the optical isomers thereof and mixtures of such isomers, wherein Ar1 and Ar2 independently of each other stand for an optionally substituted aryl or heteroaryl group, R1 and R2 stand independently of each other for hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C-2C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3C6Cycloalkyl; R3 designates hydrogen, C-3C5alkenyl, C3-C5 alkynyl or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl; R4 is optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C-2C5alkenyl, C-2C5aklynyl or optionally substituted C-3C6 cycloalkyl; R5 and R6 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C-2C5alkynyl or optionally substituted C3-C6cycloalkyl; R7 and R8 are independently of each other hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-C5alkyl, optionally substituted C2-C5alkenyl, C2-C5alkynyl or optionally subst

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling weeds using mixtures of non-selective herbicides and plant growth regulators. It also relates to mixtures of non-selective herbicides and plant growth regulators per se, and compositions comprising the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling plants or inhibiting plant growth which comprises applying to the plants or to the locus thereof a herbicidally effective amount of a compound of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or TV-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes for preparing compounds of formula (I), to intermediates used in the preparation of compounds of formula (I), to herbicidal compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) and to certain novel pyridopyridines.