Abstract: The invention relates to 2-(pyridin-2-yl)-pyrimidine compounds of general formula (I) and their use for controlling pathogenic fungi and as plant protection products that, as an active constituent, contain compounds of this type: In general formula (I), k represents 0, 1, 2, 3; m represents 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; n represents 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; R1, independent of one another, represents halogen, OH, CN, NO2, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkyl halide, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy halide, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy-C1-C4 alkyl, amino, phenoxy, which is optionally substituted by halogen or C1-C4 alkyl, NHR, NR2, C(Ra)?N—ORb, S(?O)pA1 or C(?O)A2, or two radicals R1 bound to adjacent carbon atoms can, together, also represent a group —O-Alk-O—, wherein Alk represents a linear or branched C1-C4 alkylene, and 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms can also be replaced by halogen; R2 represents C1-C4 alkyl halide, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy halide, hydroxy, halogen, CN or NO2; whereby R2 can also represent

Abstract: The invention relates to 2-(pyridin-2-yl)-pyrimidine compounds of general formula (I) and their use for controlling pathogenic fungi and as plant protection products that, as an active constituent, contain compounds of this type: In general formula (I), k represents 0, 1, 2, 3; m represents 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; n represents 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; R1, independent of one another, represents halogen, OH, CN, NO2, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkyl halide, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy halide, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy-C1-C4 alkyl, amino, phenoxy, which is optionally substituted by halogen or C1-C4 alkyl, NHR, NR2, C(Ra)?N—ORb, S(?O)pA1 or C(?O)A2, or two radicals R1 bound to adjacent carbon atoms can, together, also represent a group —O-Alk-O—, wherein Alk represents a linear or branched C1-C4 alkylene, and 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms can also be replaced by halogen; R2 represents C1-C4 alkyl halide, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy halide, hydroxy, halogen, CN or NO2; whereby R2 can also represent

Abstract: The invention relates to novel biphenyl carboxamides of formula (I), wherein A, R, Z, X, Y, m and n have the meanings given in the description, to multiple methods for producing these substances, to their use for combating unwanted micro-organisms and to novel intermediate products and the production thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to N-(ortho-phenyl)-1-methyl-3-trifluoromethylpyrazole-4-carboxanilides of the formula I in which the substituents are as defined below: R1 and R2 independently of one another are halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy or difluoromethoxy; with the proviso that when R2 is chlorine in position 4, R1 is not trifluoromethyl in position 3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to nicotinanilides of the formula I in which: n=0, 1, 2; m=2, 3; X1=F, chlorine; X2=halogen; Y=CN, NO2, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, methoxy or methylthio; p=0, 1; R1=halogen, methyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, methoxy, methylthio, methylsulfinyl or methylsulfonyl; R2=hydrogen, methyl or ethyl; W=O, S; processes for preparing these compounds, compositions and seed comprising them and also methods for controlling harmful fungi.

Abstract: The present invention relates to N-(ortho-phenyl)-1-methyl-3-difluoromethylpyrazole-4-carboxanilides of the formula I in which the substituents are as defined below: R1 and R2 independently of one another are halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, cyano, nitro, methoxy, trifluoromethoxy or difluoromethoxy.

Abstract: The invention relates to 2-(pyridin-2-yl)-pyrimidine compounds of general formula (I) and their use for controlling pathogenic fungi and as plant protection products that, as an active constituent, contain compounds of this type, whereby: k represents 0, 1, 2, 3; m represents 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; n represents 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; R1, independent of one another, represents halogen, OH, CN, NO2, C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkyl halide, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy halide, C2-C4 alkenyl, C2-C4 alkynyl, C3-C8 cycloalkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy-C1-C4 alkyl, amino, phenoxy, which is optionally substituted by halogen or C1-C4 alkyl, NHR, NR2, C(Ra)?N—ORb, S(?O)pA1 or C(?O)A2, or two radicals R1 bound to adjacent carbon atoms can, together, also represent a group —O-Alk-O—, wherein Alk represents a linear or branched C1-C4 alkylene, and 1, 2, 3 or 4 hydrogen atoms can also be replaced by halogen; R2 represents C1-C4 alkyl halide, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkoxy halide, hydroxy, halogen, CN or NO2; whereby R2 can also represent hydrogen or C1-C4 a

Abstract: The invention relates to (hetero)cyclyl(thio)carboxylic acid anilides of general formula (I) and to salts of said anilides that can be used for agricultural purposes for controlling pathogenic fungi.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of (hetero)cyclylcarboxamides of general formula (I) and to the agriculturally useful salts thereof for controlling plant pathogenic fungi, the variables in formula (I) having the following designations: A represents phenyl or an at least monosaturated five-membered or six-membered heterocycle with 1, 2 or 3 heteroatoms as ring members selected from N, O, S, S(?O) and S(?O)2, where phenyl and the at least monosaturated five-membered or six-membered heterocycle can be unsubstituted or substituted according to the description; Y represents oxygen or sulphur; R1 represents H, OH, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, halogenalkyl, halogencycloalkyl or halogenalkoxy; R2 and R3 represent H, halogen, nitro, CN, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, alkoxy, halogenalkyl, halogencycloalkyl, halogenalkenyl, halogenalkinyl or halogenalkoxy; R4 represents halogen, nitro, CN, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, alkinyl, alkoxy, halogenalkyl, halogencycloalkyl, halogenalkenyl, halogenalkinyl or halogenalkoxy;

Abstract: The present invention relates to (hetero)cyclylcarboxanilides of the formula I, in which n is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and m is 1, 2 or 3, Y is oxygen or sulfur; A is unsubstituted or substituted phenyl or is an at least monounsaturated, unsubstituted or substituted 5- or 6-membered heterocycle, R1, R2, R3m, R4m, R5 and R6 are as defined in claim 1, and their agriculturally useful salts. Moreover, the present invention relates to the use of the (hetero)cyclylcarboxanilides of the formula I and their agriculturally useful salts as fungicides, and to crop protection compositions comprising these compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel biphenyl carboxamides of formula (I), wherein A, R, Z, X, Y, m and n have the meanings given in the description, to multiple methods for producing these substances, to their use for combating unwanted micro-organisms and to novel intermediate products and the production thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel plasmid vectors for transformation of filamentous fungi and to a method of modifiying the genome of filamentous fungi based on these vectors. The invention furthermore relates to the modification of a specific gene via the process of homologous recombination, to recombinant expression of foreign genes in filamentous fungi and to new selection markers for detecting succesfull transfer of the target gene in filamentous fungi.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the provision of mevalonate kinase as target for fungicides, to the provision of novel nucleic acid sequences, of functional equivalents of the abovementioned nucleic acid sequences and to the use of the gene products of the abovementioned nucleic acid sequences as novel targets for fungicides. Moreover, the present invention relates to methods for identifying fungicides which inhibit a polypeptide with the biological activity of a mevalonate kinase and to the use of these compounds identified via the abovementioned method as fungicides.