Abstract: Transgenic plants resistant to bio-herbicides, particularly to phytotoxic non-protein amino acids including the meta-tyrosine (m-tyrosine) amino acid analog and salts thereof, means and methods for producing the transgenic plants.

Abstract: Compounds, compositions, and methods for the treatment of Canavan disease are described.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and compositions for enhancing pathogen immunity in plants and improving plant growth.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for controlling plant diseases having an excellent control efficacy on plant diseases. A composition for controlling plant diseases comprising a carboxylic acid compound represented by a formula (I): wherein each of symbols are the same as defined in the Description; or salts thereof and one or more kinds of azole compounds selected from the group (A) consisting of tebuconazole, difenoconazole, triticonazole, imazalil, triadimenol, fluquinconazole, prochloraz, prothioconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole M, cyproconazole, tetraconazole, ipconazole, triforine, pyrifenox, fenarimol, nuarimol, oxpoconazole fumarate, pefurazoate, triflumizole, azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, simeconazole, triadimefon and metconazole, shows an excellent controlling efficacy on plant diseases.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for controlling plant diseases having an excellent control efficacy on plant diseases. A composition for controlling plant diseases comprising an amide compound represented by a formula (I): wherein each of symbols are the same as defined in the Description; or salts thereof and one or more kinds of azole compounds selected from the group (A) consisting of tebuconazole, difenoconazole, triticonazole, imazalil, triadimenol, fluquinconazole, prochloraz, prothioconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole M, cyproconazole, tetraconazole, ipconazole, triforine, pyrifenox, fenarimol, nuarimol, oxpoconazole fumarate, pefurazoate, triflumizole, azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, simeconazole, triadimefon and metconazole, shows an excellent controlling efficacy on plant diseases.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for controlling plant diseases having an excellent control efficacy on plant diseases. A composition for controlling plant diseases comprising an amide compound represented by a formula (I); wherein each of symbols are the same as defined in the Description; or salts thereof and at least one kind of azole compounds selected from the group (A) consisting of tebuconazole, difenoconazole, triticonazole, imazalil, triadimenol, fluquinconazole, prochloraz, prothioconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole M, cyproconazole, tetraconazole, ipconazole, triforine, pyrifenox, fenarimol, nuarimol, oxpoconazole fumarate, pefurazoate, triflumizole, azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, simeconazole, triadimefon and metconazole, shows an excellent controlling efficacy on plant diseases.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for controlling plant diseases having an excellent control efficacy on plant diseases. A composition for controlling plant diseases comprising an amide compound represented by a formula (I): wherein each of symbols are the same as defined in the Description; or salts thereof and one or more kinds of azole compounds selected from the group (A) consisting of tebuconazole, difenoconazole, triticonazole, imazalil, triadimenol, fluquinconazole, prochloraz, prothioconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole M, cyproconazole, tetraconazole, ipconazole, triforine, pyrifenox, fenarimol, nuarimol, oxpoconazole fumarate, pefurazoate, triflumizole, azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, simeconazole, triadimefon and metconazole, shows an excellent controlling efficacy on plant diseases.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for controlling plant diseases having an excellent control efficacy on plant diseases. A composition for controlling plant diseases comprising an amide compound represented by a formula (I); wherein each of symbols are the same as defined in the Description; or salts thereof and at least one kind of azole compounds selected from the group (A) consisting of tebuconazole, difenoconazole, triticonazole, imazalil, triadimenol, fluquinconazole, prochloraz, prothioconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole M, cyproconazole, tetraconazole, ipconazole, triforine, pyrifenox, fenarimol, nuarimol, oxpoconazole fumarate, pefurazoate, triflumizole, azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, simeconazole, triadimefon and metconazole, shows an excellent controlling efficacy on plant diseases.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method for minimizing the formation of insoluble salts of phenoxy herbicides. The method comprises (1) mixing a compatibility agent, amine salts of phenoxy acid herbicides, and a chemical containing non-amine cations in a aqueous system to form a stable and non-nozzle plugging solution; and (2) application of said stable and non-nozzle plugging solution onto target plants.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stable, agricultural oil-in-water emulsion compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel liquid formulation for crop protection which comprises a) pyraclostrobin; b) at least one organic solvent S1 with a water solubility of less than 2 g/l at 20° C.; c) at least one organic solvent S2 with a water solubility of at least 2 g/l at 20° C., where S2 comprises at least one solvent S2.1 with a water solubility of more than 200 g/l at 20° C. and optionally at least one solvent S2.2 with a water solubility of 2 to 200 g/l at 20° C.; d) at least one anionic surface-active substance SA1; e) at least one nonionic surface-active substance SA2; and f) water. The invention also relates to the use of the crop protection formulation for treatment of plants and seed, and to corresponding methods.

Abstract: The invention relates to active compound combinations, in particular within a composition, which comprises (A) an amidine compound of formula (I) and a further fungicidally (B-1), insecticidally (B-2) active or plant growth regulating compound (B-3). Moreover, the invention relates to a method for curatively or preventively controlling the phytopathogenic fungi of plants or reducing the mycotoxin contamination of plant or plant parts, to the use of a combination according to the invention for the treatment of seed, to a method for protecting a seed and not at least to the treated seed.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and compositions for modulating disease resistance in plants and transgenic plants.

Abstract: The various embodiments herein provide a nano silicon carrier as a drug delivery mechanism. The nano silicon carrier comprises a diatom frustules loaded with a drug molecule to be released at the target site. The diatom frustules are of Hannaea arcus and Navicula inflexa species of diatom. The pore size of the diatom frustules is 1 to 100 nm. The diatom frustules are comb-like in structure. The diatom frustules are in the form of powdered diatomaceous earth. The drug delivery mechanism described in the embodiments herein is a controlled release mechanism. The nano silicon carrier described in the embodiments herein is also used for delivery of pesticides and herbicides in plants. The nano silicon carrier described in the embodiments herein is also used in hormone waste water treatment.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a method for reducing water stress in a plant which comprises applying an effective amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the formula (I) and agriculturally acceptable salts thereof to a plant that has been exposed to or to be exposed to water stress conditions; and so on.

Abstract: A treatment of N-(phenylethyl)succinamic acid or its salts provides enhancement of fungicide activity of a fungicide azole compound, and thus, a fungicidal composition comprising a fungicide azole compound and N-(phenylethyl)succinamic acid or its salts is effective for controlling plant diseases and may also enhance plant growth.

Abstract: An agrichemical is disclosed having increased bio-activity which is adapted for spray application in a form which offers reduced aerial drift and improved deposition on organisms, reduced agglomeration and gellation problems, is adapted for use with chemicals, pesticides and fertilizers and allows for lower agrichemical use rates. Various adjuvants and surfactants are combined with fertilizers or pesticides, such as herbicides fungicides and insecticides, to reduce application problems relating to droplet size, foaming, chemical stability, plant and area coverage, droplet drift, surface tension, suspension, incompatability, phytoxicity, solubility, volatilization and evaporation, while providing enhanced bio-efficacy and low aquatic toxicity. Purifying the agrichemical composition water source by any of various known processes such as oxidation, ultra-filtration, deionization, reverse osmosis or nanofiltration lowers or removes alkaline components, such as calcium, magnesium, iron, sodium, etc.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition comprising, as active ingredients, 4-oxo-4-[(2-phenylethyl)amino]-butyric acid and fipronil; a method of controlling pests, which comprises applying effective amounts of 4-oxo-4-[(2-phenylethyl)amino]-butyric acid and fipronil to a plant or growing site of plant and so on.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a method for reducing temperature stress of plants which comprises applying an effective amount of one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the formula (I) and an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof to a plant that has been exposed to or to be exposed to a temperature stress factor; and so on.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an agrochemical mixture for increasing the health of a plant, comprising as active ingredients a herbicidal compound (I) selected from the group consisting of: benzoic acids, pyridine carboxylic acids, quinoline carboxylic acids, and_benazolin-ethyl; and a fungicidal compound (II) in synergistically effective amounts. The present invention further relates to a method for improving the health of a plant, wherein the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is expected to grow or plant propagation material from which the plant grows is treated with an effective amount of a mixture as defined above. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a mixture as defined above for synergistically increasing the health of a plant.

Abstract: To provide a polyphenol-content-increasing agent which increases the content of polyphenol in a plant. A polyphenol-content-increasing agent for plant, containing, as an active ingredient, a 5-aminolevulinic acid or a derivative thereof represented by the following formula (1): (Chem 1) R2R1NCH2COCH2CH2COR3??(1) wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an aryl group, or an aralkyl group; R3 represents a hydroxyl group, an alkoxy group which may have a substituent, an acyloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyloxy group, an aryloxy group, an aralkyloxy group, or an amino group, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for manufacture and use of a herbicidal formulation of chlorinated carboxylic acid herbicides. A number of different solvents have been found useful in this application. Furthermore, the use of surfactants that act as solvents for the acid herbicides has been discovered. These formulations have shown superior herbicidal activity when compared to standard salt and ester forms.

Abstract: A composition that provides a combination of bactericidal, fungicidal, insecticidal, hormonal and nutritional activity when treating plants in an effective amount. The composition is an aqueous ammonium salicylate, potassium salicylate, and potassium acetate solution consisting essentially of: a first reaction product of salicylic acid and ammonium hydroxide reacted in an aqueous media with ammonium hydroxide and further reacting with a second reaction product made by combining potassium acetate and potassium hydroxide. Urea and primary nutrients, secondary nutrients and micronutrients can be subsequently added to the composition.

Abstract: N-(phenylethyl)succinamic acid or its salts is applied as a seed treatment or applied directly on or near the root zone of the seedling or growing herbicide resistant or tolerant plants to protect growth in the presence of selected herbicides.

Abstract: A composition comprising a compound selected from an auxin, an auxin precursor, an auxin metabolite or a derivative of said auxin, auxin precursor or auxin metabolite or a mixture thereof and acetaminophen or a derivative thereof for use as a chemical thinning agent.

Abstract: Prodrug compounds which metabolize into 5-ASA or analogs thereof, and taurine or analogs thereof, in the colon site are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of treatment using the compounds, are also disclosed. Such compounds have utility for treating or preventing gastrointestinal disorders, including colon cancer, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods and compositions for modulating disease resistance in plants and transgenic plants.

Abstract: An agricultural chemical composition which enables a wide range of herbicidal compounds including ones showing phytotoxicity to crop plants, etc. upon mere application to exhibit a sufficient herbicidal effect and to show reduced or no phytotoxicity to the crop plants. The agricultural chemical composition comprises (A) a herbicidal compound selected from the group consisting of sulfonylurea compounds, sulfonamide compounds, chloroacetanilide compounds, thiocarbamate compounds, pyrimidinyloxy(thio)benzoic acid compounds, tetrazolinone compounds, pyrazole compounds, cyclohexanedione compounds, phenoxycarboxylic acid compounds, oxazinone compounds, and difluoromethanesulfonylanilide compounds or salts thereof and (B) a compound selected among benzoic acid compounds.

Abstract: A treatment of N-(phenylethyl)succinamic acid or its salts provides enhancement of fungicide activity of a fungicide azole compound, and thus, a fungicidal composition comprising a fungicide azole compound and N-(phenylethyl)succinamic acid or its salts is effective for controlling plant diseases and may also enhance plant growth.

Abstract: Compositions including phenylalanine, analogues, and phenylalanine precursors protect plants against environmental stressors. Delivery systems and methods of treating are provided. A method of protecting plants against environmental and/or biological stressors includes administering a composition including phenylalanine, a phenylalanine precursor or other skikimate pathway or phenylpropanoid pathway compound, or an amino acid that can be converted to phenylalanine to at least one root, at least one germinating seed, or at least one epidermal surface of a plant. Administration of the composition to the root, seed, or plant improves or restores at least one growth characteristic of the plant when the plant is exposed to an environmental stressor such as ultra-violet radiation, cold, drought, salt, heat, fungus, beetles (e.g., Japanese beetles), hormones, bacteria, arthropods, and worms (e.g., soybean cyst nematode) or products of biotic organisms.

Abstract: The present invention consists on the synthesis of new products for the treatment of the iron chlorosis. These products may have improved properties regarding the currently known treatments. The new products are non-symmetrical ethylene diamino hidroxyphenyl acetic acid derivatives possessing only five coordination sites able to chelate metals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to benzoyl-substituted alanines of the formula I in which the variables R1 to R12 are as defined in the description, and to their agriculturally useful salts, to processes and intermediates for their preparation, and to the use of these compounds or of compositions comprising these compounds for controlling unwanted plants.

Abstract: Grape sugar development is improved by applying to the vine or to the locus of the vine a composition comprising an iron chelate. Advantages include increasing the overall sugar content of grapes and increasing the rate of development the sugar. A preferred iron chelate is the iron chelate of EDDHA, available commercially as SEQUESTRENE 138 Fe 100.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of using m-tyrosine compounds from Festuca species for inhibiting weed growth and enhancing growth of non-weed plants. The present invention also relates to methods of identifying plants having herbicidal properties.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for the alteration of fertility in plants through modulation of floral GABA levels. The techniques of the invention may find use in plant breeding techniques. Also provided by the invention are assays for the screening of candidate modulators of GABA metabolism or GABA analogs through the identification of affects on fertility following application of the candidate modulator to a plant. The technique provides an alternative to animal testing and is amenable to large scale application.

Abstract: Described are herbicide compositions, in particular, herbicide compositions that are prepared from microemulsions containing herbicide compound in acid form, and methods of their preparation and use.

Abstract: Described are herbicide compositions and methods for their preparation and use, in particular, herbicide compositions and methods relating to herbicide compositions containing herbicide compounds in acid form, and further including an acidifying agent.

Abstract: Described are herbicide compositions, in particular, herbicide compositions that are prepared from microemulsions containing herbicide compound in acid form, and methods of their preparation and use.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel aryl ketones of the formula (I) 1

Abstract: The invention is an organic, combined herbicide and fertilizer that includes a proportion of betaine by volume percent (“vol %) ranging from between 50 and 97 vol %; a proportion of organic fertilizer ranging from between 1 to 15 vol %; a proportion of adjuvants ranging from 1 to 15 vol %; and between 1 and 48 vol % of a water carrier. The organic, combined herbicide and fertilizer eliminates or controls weeds within established plant communities, such as turfgrasses, without use of artificial post-emergent contact herbicides that are hazardous to users and the environment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a formulation for increasing the synthesis and accumulation of essential oil in aromatic plants and other plants. The formulation disclosed herein comprises a resistance inducer, such as an isomer of amino butyric acid or another amino acid, which is capable of increasing the synthesis of essential oil in an aromatic plant. The formulation may further comprise secondary metabolites as well as a carrier. Aromatic plants that may be used in the present invention include, but are not limited to, rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) and menthol mint (Mentha arvensis). The present invention also provides a method of increasing the essential oil content in aromatic crops and other plants.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for inducing systemic resistance in plants, thereby protecting plants against a broad range of plant pathogens and disease. The method of the invention comprises the application of a biologically active formulation, comprising a diphenyl ether, to a plant. In accordance with the invention, it has been observed that use of this formulation results in induced systemic resistance in a target plant. Also in accordance with the method of the invention, the formulation has been shown to trigger long-lasting, non-specific systemic resistance in the plant to a variety of pathogens and disease. Furthermore, the method of the invention results in an increase in the levels of plant isoflavones.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide of the formula: 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for creating, manipulating, modifying and enhancing floral scent component to plants and cut flowers.

Abstract: Phenoxyacetic acid derivatives of the formula: wherein R1, R2, Xn and A are as defined herein, and a process for preparing the derivatives. The derivatives are used as herbicides.

Abstract: The invention relates to the compounds of Formula XA ##STR1## wherein X and Y represent independently hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine, Z.sub.1 is fluorine or chlorine and M is hydrogen or a salt forming moiety and Z.sub.2 ' is chlorine or fluorine; and the corresponding herbicidal composition and methods of use. The compounds of the invention are useful as auxin transport inhibitors (i.e. useful as herbicides) and useful as potentiators or enhancers of herbicides.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of certain auxin transport inhibiting semicarbazones to potentiate the herbicidal activity of other herbicides. The present invention includes potentiating herbicidal compositions of these auxin transport inhibitors and growth regulators, particularly, benzoic acid and benzoic acid salt herbicides. These potentiating herbicidal compositions have been found especially useful in combating or controlling the growth of broadleaf weeds, especially when applied postemergence to the locus of these weeds.

Abstract: Phytosanitary composition for use especially in affording protection to plants from undesirable plant species. The composition is characterized in that it contains at least one benzamidic compound associated with at least one cyclodextrine to improve mobility in the ground and/or the biological afficacy of the benzamidic derivative. The invention also concerns a method of preparing the phytosanitary composition.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for enhancing plant growth provide for foliar application of a substance which enhances the accumulation of formylterahydropteroyl polyglutamate (C.sub.1 -THF) in a treated plant. Treatment with substance that contribute to the structure of (C.sub.1 -THF) increase the rate and quantity of carbon fixation by the plant. Thereafter, plant growth is further improved either by exposure of the plant to elevated oxygen, illumination and heat or by foliar input of single carbon fragment sources. Opitmal results are obtained by combined treatment with a substance that can serve as a sink for C.sub.1 fragments produced in the leaf.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxypropionamides for protecting buildings, building materials and insulation compounds against the penetration of roots into and through them, and to rooting-inhibiting bitumen mixtures, sealants and insulations.