Abstract: The present invention relates generally low volatility herbicidal compositions comprising at least one auxin herbicide and at least one monocarboxylic acid, or monocarboxylate thereof. The invention further relates generally to methods for preparing and using such low volatility herbicidal compositions, including methods for controlling auxin-susceptible plant growth on agricultural and non-agricultural lands.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pesticidal mixtures comprising one biological compound and at least one fungicidal, insecticidal or plant growth regulating compound as defined herein and respective agricultural uses thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to substituted thiophenyl uracils of general formula (I) or salts (I) thereof, wherein the groups in general formula (I) are as defined in the description, and to the use thereof as herbicides, in particular for controlling weeds and/or weed grasses in crops of cultivated plants and/or as plant growth regulators for influencing the growth of crops of cultivated plants.

Abstract: The decrease in soybean rust control using fungicide mixtures (DMAs+QoIs) reached very low levels for the harvest of 2012/13 (an average of 37% for the three main mixtures). This decrease is due to a decrease in Pp sensitivity to individual DMIs and QoIs, and mixtures thereof. Anti-resistance strategies have not been introduced in Brazil for preventing/delaying the development of resistance of the fungus that is the causal agent of rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi) in soybean [plant form the family Fabaceae, Glycine max (L.) Merr.] and of the fungus that is the casual agent of yellow leaf spot (Drechslera tritici-repentis) in wheat [plant of the family Triticea, Triticum aestivum L.], as well as other disease complexes that attack the main crop plants in Brazil, such as corn, beans, cotton, inter alia. By means of said method it is possible to recover the efficiency of several mixtures (DMI+QoI and QoI+SDHI) due to a decrease in fungal sensitivity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds which are of use in the field of agriculture as herbicides. The compounds in question are of formula II and comprise a spirofused tricycle core: wherein R4 and R5 together with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a cyclic group.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of preventing or treating parasite infection in a plurality of fish in need thereof, comprising administering to the fish an effective amount of a medicated fish feed. The medicated fish feed comprises fish feed granules or pellets coated with a composition comprising a neonicotinoid such as imidacloprid and a carrier having a high apparent digestibility coefficient such as a processed/cooked corn protein concentrate.

Abstract: The present invention provide stable agrochemical compositions comprising 2-amino-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl]butyric acid (glufosinate), an organosilicone adjuvant, a nonionic surfactant and optionally one or more other active ingredients. A process for the preparation of such compositions and their use in controlling weeds are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to uracilpyridines of formula (I) or their agriculturally acceptable salts or derivatives, wherein the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the uracilpyryidines of the formula (I), compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, i.e. for controlling harmful plants, and also a method for controlling unwanted vegetation which comprises allowing a herbicidal effective amount of at least one urycilpyridine of the formula (I) to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition for brightening skin and a method for brightening skin using the cosmetic composition are provided. The cosmetic composition is ammonia-free and persulfate-free, and includes hydrogen peroxide, at least one alkaline booster and at least one fatty compound present from about at least 30% by weight, based upon the total weight of the composition. The method for brightening skin includes applying to the skin a composition provided as a multi-part system, the parts separately containing two or more sub-compositions each of which comprises one of the hydrogen peroxide and the alkaline booster, one or both comprising a fatty compound component, the sub-combinations combinable at the time of use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling abiotic stress on turfgrass using an effective non-phytotoxic amount of acibenzolar-s-methyl.

Abstract: The present invention relates to herbicidally active pyridino-/pyrimidino-pyridine derivatives. The invention further provides processes and intermediates used for the preparation of such derivatives. The invention further extends to herbicidal compositions comprising such derivatives, as well as to the use of such compounds and compositions in controlling undesirable plant growth: in particular the use in controlling weeds, in crops of useful plants.

Abstract: Compounds of formula I A-B??(I), wherein A is a radical selected from the group consisting of formulae A1 to A8: wherein the arrow denotes the point of attachment to the radical B; and B is a radical selected from the group consisting of formulae B1 to B11: wherein the arrow denotes the point of attachment to the radical A; and 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 insecticides and can be prepared in a manner known per se.

Abstract: The present invention provides a tetrazolinone represented by formula (I) and a pest control agent comprising the same, and their use thereof.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling volunteer crop weeds in a crop by applying to weeds a herbicidally effective amount of a synergistic herbicidal composition that includes bromoxynil and a protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) inhibitor are disclosed.

Abstract: Described herein is a composition for submucosal injection comprises a biocompatible modified starch and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for injection. The biocompatible modified starch is in an amount ranging from 0.2 wt % to 50 wt % of the total weight of composition. The biocompatible modified starch is selected from one or more of the group consisting of: etherified starches, esterified starches, cross-linked starches, pre-gelatinized starches, graft starches and composite modified starches, which has a molecular weight ranging from 3,000 to 2,000,000 daltons, a water absorbency capability of at least twice of its own weight, and a particle size from 500 nm to 1000 ?m. The viscosity of the composition ranges from 9 mPa·s to 150,000 mPa·s at 25° C. The present disclosure also provides a combination reagent for submucosal injection, comprising the above-mentioned biocompatible modified starch and the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for injection.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions, devices and methods for inactivating viruses, bacteria, and fungi. The compositions, methods, and devices may include coatings or slurries such as silicon nitride powder coatings or slurries for the inactivation of viruses, bacteria, and/or fungi.

Abstract: A method of delivering at least one nucleic acid to a plant, comprising: applying a light energy to a surface of the plant to create a pore; and applying at least one nucleic acid to the pore, wherein the at least one nucleic acid comprises RNA, wherein the at least one nucleic acid comprises at least one of a RNA interference (RNAi), an antisense RNA (asRNA), a micro RNA (miRNA), a small interfering RNA (siRNA), a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), a non-coding RNA (ncRNA), mitochondrial RNA (mtDNA), and combinations thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to a biological means for improving the yield of cultivated plants. The areas of application of the invention are agriculture, horticulture and plant protection.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for delivering a substance into a plant. The systems and methods include a light energy that is applied to a first area on the plant to create a first indentation. The first indentation can be a minor incision or a rupture of a portion of the first area. Once the first indentation is created, a first dosage of the substance is applied to the first area in an amount effective to promote a biological response of the plant. It is contemplated that at least a portion of the substance is absorbed by the plant via the first indentation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating seed, comprising applying at least one plant treatment agent to said seed; and applying a dry formulation comprising/consisting of spores of P. bilaii and talc powder to said seed. The invention furthermore relates to a formulation for use in seed treatment comprising spores of P. bilaii and talc powder, seed treated with such formulation and methods of improving applicability and quality of P. bilaii spores and methods of improving plant growth, plant health or plant vigor.