Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a pesticidal mixtures comprising as active components tioxazafen for protecting plants, the plant propagation material thereof, or soil or water, in which the plants are growing, against the attack or infestation by invertebrate pests and/or phytopathogenic harmful fungi. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a seed treatment composition comprising at least one of the pesticidal mixtures and to seeds comprising at least one of the pesticidal mixtures or the seed treatment composition thereof. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method for controlling invertebrate pests and/or phytopathogenic harmful fungi on plants comprising contacting the plant or the plant propagation material; the pest or its food supply, habitat or breeding ground; and/or the fungi or their habitat, with an effective amount of the pesticidal mixtures or the seed treatment compositions thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed in certain embodiments are systems and methods for prolonging the shelf life of produce. The following presents a simplified summary of various aspects of the present disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding of such aspects. This summary is not an extensive overview of the disclosure. It is intended to neither identify key or critical elements of the disclosure, nor delineate any scope of the particular embodiments of the disclosure or any scope of the claims. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of the disclosure in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

Abstract: There is provided a method of treating horticultural crop plants comprising the step of contacting said plants one or more times with a liquid composition, wherein said liquid composition comprises one or more cyclopropenes, and wherein said contacting is performed during a reproductive stage of said plants.