Abstract: The present invention relates to the protection of seed and plants from damage caused by insects. Treatment with Quassia extract or quassinoid(s) provides seeds, which are protected against insects, especially wireworms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an agronomic composition comprising zinc, manganese and microorganism(s) capable of promoting nutrient uptake by a plant from the soil. Furthermore, the present invention provides a seed coated by an agronomic composition according to the invention and a method for improving the yield of a plant, in particular for increasing nutrient uptake and/or cold tolerance in early stages of development by applying the agronomic composition according to the invention to a seed or to soil, in which a seed is planted. Finally, the present invention also relates to the use of an agronomic composition of the present invention to improve the yield of a plant. In particular, the composition of the present invention is used to improve recovery of a plant and/or to prevent tissue damage when the plant is exposed to low temperatures at the seed or seedling stage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the protection of seed and plants from damage caused by birds and/or insects. Treatment with denatonium benzoate provides seeds which are protected against birds, especially corvids, and insects, especially wireworms.