Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a pest or protecting a plant from a pest, said method comprising contacting soil, a pest, a plant or a plant part with (a) at least one insecticide, acaricide and/or nematicide and (b) glycine betaine. The present disclosure further provides a method for enhancing the efficacy of at least one insecticide, acaricide and/or nematicide, said method comprising contacting soil, a pest, a plant or a plant part with (a) at least one insecticide, acaricide and/or nematicide and (b) glycine betaine.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a composition for improving plant growth including applying to a plant, roots of a plant, soil or substrate, or seeds of plants inactive yeast and/or yeast derivatives and at least one nitrogen source.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns the use of a new combination for reducing the amount of fungicides required to control harmful fungal plant pathogens.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a new method of increasing the selenium content of plants by a soil application of a selenium-enriched yeast and at least one nitrogen source.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a seed of a plant, a seedling or a plant derived from the seed containing an increased internal concentration of glycine-betaine compared to untreated controls. The present disclosure further relates to a method to produce a ONO seed of a plant, a seedling or a plant derived from said seed containing an increased internal concentration of glycine-betaine which will confer to the seed, seedling or plant derived from said seed an enhanced germination potential and/or increased tolerance against various environmental stresses compared to untreated controls. The present disclosure further relates to uses of glycine-betaine for enhancing the germination potential of a seed and/or for increasing the tolerance of a seed against environmental stress. The present disclosure also relates to seedlings and plants, or parts thereof, derived from a seed of the present invention having an increased international concentration of glycine-betaine.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a new post-harvest treatment method which can be applied to harvested agricultural produce to reduce post-harvest spoilage or decay.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and a composition for improving plant growth including applying to a plant, roots of a plant, soil or substrate, or seeds of plants inactive yeast and/or yeast derivatives and at least one nitrogen source.

Abstract: A composition and method for improving plant growth, wherein the composition includes at least one live strain of bacteria of the Lactobacillus rhamnosus species.

Abstract: A composition and method for improving plant growth, wherein the composition includes at least one live strain of bacteria of the Lactobacillus rhamnosus species.