The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) recombinant exosporium-producing Bacillus cells that express a fusion protein comprising: (i) at least one plant growth stimulating protein or peptide and (ii) a targeting sequence that localizes the fusion protein to the exosporium of the Bacillus cells; and b) at least one particular fungicide disclosed herein in a synergistically effective amount. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for enhancing plant growth, promoting plant health, and/or reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of a fungicidal Paenibacillus sp. strain comprising a variant fusaricidin synthetase lacking a functional adenylation domain in the third module. The present invention also provides a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of a fungicidal Paenibacillus sp. strain or a cell-free extract thereof comprising at least one Paeniserine and at least one Paeniprolixin. Also provided are isolated compounds and methods of treating a plant to control a plant disease with the disclosed compositions and compounds.
The present disclosure provides an agricultural composition and methods for controlling or preventing plant diseases. The agricultural composition comprises a bacterial isolate of Paenibacillus or Bacillu, fermented in a culture medium comprising GB6-M3, GB6-M8, GB6-M9, GB6-M10, GB6-M22, GB6-M23, GB6-M31, GB6-M33, or GB6-M34. Each of these media is a defined formula containing both maltodextrin and soy Horn as well as other components such as dextrose, yeast extract, and CaCO3.
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
42 - Scientific, technological and industrial services, research and design
44 - Medical, veterinary, hygienic and cosmetic services; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services
Goods & Services
(1) Downloadable software in the form of a mobile application for accessing, compiling, inputting, organizing, processing, providing, and storing agricultural data in the field of agriculture and for accessing and obtaining agronomic information and recommendations; (1) Software as a service (SAAS) featuring software for enabling users to input, compile, organize, store and analyze agricultural data and agricultural information and to obtain agronomic data, agronomic information and recommendations;
(2) Agronomy consulting services; providing information in the fields of agriculture and agronomy via a website;
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COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING RECOMBINANT BACILLUS CELLS AND A FUNGICIDE
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) recombinant exosporium-producing Bacillus cells that express a fusion protein comprising: (i) at least one plant growth stimulating protein or peptide and (ii) a targeting sequence that localizes the fusion protein to the exosporium of the Bacillus cells; and b) at least one particular fungicide disclosed herein in a synergistically effective amount. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for enhancing plant growth, promoting plant health, and/or reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
The present invention primarily relates to certain herbicidal compositions based on the herbicidal active ingredients (A) fluazifop or an ester thereof and (B) triclopyr or an ester or salt thereof, optionally additionally comprising (C) a diquat dihalide salt. The invention also relates to the field of plant protection and environmental health, and to methods and uses of the herbicidal compositions of the present invention for controlling unwanted plant growth.
A01N 43/34 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom
A01N 43/40 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom six-membered rings
A01N 43/90 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having two or more relevant hetero rings, condensed among themselves or with a common carbocyclic ring system
A01N 25/30 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests characterised by the surfactants
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COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING RECOMBINANT BACILLUS CELLS AND AN INSECTICIDE
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) recombinant exosporium-producing Bacillus cells that express a fusion protein comprising: (i) at least one plant growth stimulating protein or peptide and (ii) a targeting sequence that localizes the fusion protein to the exosporium of the Bacillus cells; and b) at least one particular insecticide disclosed herein in a synergistically effective amount. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for enhancing plant growth, promoting plant health, and/or reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) recombinant exosporium-producing Bacillus cells that express a fusion protein comprising: (i) at least one plant growth stimulating protein or peptide and (ii) a targeting sequence that localizes the fusion protein to the exosporium of the Bacillus cells; and b) at least one particular insecticide disclosed herein in a synergistically effective amount. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for enhancing plant growth, promoting plant health, and/or reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) recombinant exosporium-producing Bacillus cells that express a fusion protein comprising: (i) at least one plant growth stimulating protein or peptide and (ii) a targeting sequence that localizes the fusion protein to the exosporium of the Bacillus cells; and b) at least one particular fungicide disclosed herein in a synergistically effective amount. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for enhancing plant growth, promoting plant health, and/or reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
Serine proteases engineered to exhibit improvements, as well as cells and organisms comprising these novel serine proteases and methods of using the recombinant serine proteases to improve plant health or growth.
Herbaspirillum bacterial strains are engineered to express or overexpress one or more proteins and/or attenuate expression of or delete one or more genes involved in nitrogen fixation and its regulation. This enables the diazotrophic bacteria to secrete more ammonia. The engineered bacteria arc introduced to agricultural plants, or seeds for growing such, forming a symbiotic relationship that results in increased nitrogen availability to the plant and improved plant agronomic traits.
C12N 1/00 - Microorganisms, e.g. protozoaCompositions thereofProcesses of propagating, maintaining or preserving microorganisms or compositions thereofProcesses of preparing or isolating a composition containing a microorganismCulture media therefor
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DEVICES FOR USE IN TREATING SEEDS, AND RELATED METHODS
Seed treatment devices and methods of treating seeds are provided. One example seed treatment device includes a mixing chamber in which seeds and a treatment formulation are mixed when received therein, a body having an inner surface defining at least part of the mixing chamber, a rotor having an inner surface defining at least a lower portion of the mixing chamber and configured to rotate to thereby cause the seeds in a lower portion of the mixing chamber to flow upwards along the inner surface of the rotor and the inner surface of the body, and one or more baffles. Each baffle includes a first concave surface configured to redirect the seeds and the treatment formulation when the rotor rotates in a first direction and a second concave surface configured to redirect the seeds and the treatment formulation when the rotor rotates in a second direction opposite the first direction.
The present invention relates to agrochemical formulations comprising the crystalline form A of 4-[(6- chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)(2,2-difluoroethyl)amino]furan-2(5H)-one of formula (1) and to its use in plant protection applications.
A01N 43/12 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atom with one hetero atom five-membered rings condensed with a carbocyclic ring
The present invention relates to the technical field of delivery systems for agrochemical active ingredients or pharmaceutical active ingredients. The present invention primarily relates to certain compositions in solid form comprising as constituent (a) at least one agrochemical or pharmaceutical active ingredients, as constituent (b) urea, and as constituent (c) at least one non-ionic surfactant. The present invention also relates to products obtainable or obtained by the processes defined in the context of the present invention. The present invention further relates to formulations comprising these compositions or products and application mixtures obtainable or obtained by dilution of these compositions or products with water or aqueous surfactant solutions. The present invention further relates to processes for preparing these compositions, products, formulations and application mixtures as well as to uses thereof and methods of using these compositions, products, formulations and application mixtures.
A01N 43/64 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with three nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms
A01N 47/28 - Ureas or thioureas containing the groups N—CO—N or N—CS—N
The present invention relates to the technical field of delivery systems for agrochemical active ingredients or pharmaceutical active ingredients. The present invention primarily relates to certain compositions in solid form comprising as constituent (a) at least one agrochemical or pharmaceutical active ingredients, as constituent (b) urea, and as constituent (c) at least one non-ionic surfactant. The present invention also relates to products obtainable or obtained by the processes defined in the context of the present invention. The present invention further relates to formulations comprising these compositions or products and application mixtures obtainable or obtained by dilution of these compositions or products with water or aqueous surfactant solutions. The present invention further relates to processes for preparing these compositions, products, formulations and application mixtures as well as to uses thereof and methods of using these compositions, products, formulations and application mixtures.
A01N 43/64 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with three nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms
A01N 47/28 - Ureas or thioureas containing the groups N—CO—N or N—CS—N
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING WEEDS BY POST-HARVEST TREATMENT OF WEED SEEDS
A01N 25/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests
A01N 43/64 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with three nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms
A01N 25/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests
A01N 43/64 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with three nitrogen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms
The present invention primarily relates to the (selective) use of phenmedipham in the crop plants corn, cotton and soybean, and to certain herbicidally active combinations or compositions comprising (A) phenmedipham and (B) one or more aroylcyclohexanedione herbicides. The invention further relates to the use of these combinations for controlling weeds, and to corresponding methods.
A01N 35/06 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having two bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. aldehyde radical containing keto or thioketo groups as part of a ring, e.g. cyclohexanone, quinoneDerivatives thereof, e.g. ketals
C07C 271/28 - Esters of carbamic acids having oxygen atoms of carbamate groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms with the nitrogen atom of at least one of the carbamate groups bound to a carbon atom of a six-membered aromatic ring to a carbon atom of a non-condensed six-membered aromatic ring
19.
NEW USES OF PHENMEDIPHAM AND HERBICIDAL COMBINATIONS COMPRISING PHENMEDIPHAM
The present invention primarily relates to the (selective) use of phenmedipham in the crop plants corn, cotton and soybean, and to certain herbicidally active combinations or compositions comprising (A) phenmedipham and (B) one or more aroylcyclohexanedione herbicides. The invention further relates to the use of these combinations for controlling weeds, and to corresponding methods.
A01N 35/06 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having two bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. aldehyde radical containing keto or thioketo groups as part of a ring, e.g. cyclohexanone, quinoneDerivatives thereof, e.g. ketals
C07C 271/28 - Esters of carbamic acids having oxygen atoms of carbamate groups bound to acyclic carbon atoms with the nitrogen atom of at least one of the carbamate groups bound to a carbon atom of a six-membered aromatic ring to a carbon atom of a non-condensed six-membered aromatic ring
Bacillus cereusBacillus cereus Bacillus cereusBacillus cereus family member; and (b) at least one insecticide or plant growth promoter disclosed herein, in a synergistically effective amount. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for nematode control, enhancing plant growth, promoting plant health, and/or reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
The present invention primarily relates to certain herbicidal compositions based on the herbicidal active ingredients (A) fluazifop or an ester thereof, (B) triclopyr or an ester or salt thereof and (C) a diquat dihalide salt, optionally additionally comprising (D) imazapic or a salt thereof. The invention also relates to the field of plant protection and environmental health, and to methods and uses of the herbicidal compositions of the present invention for controlling unwanted plant growth.
A01N 43/34 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom
A01N 47/08 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom not being member of a ring and having no bond to a carbon or hydrogen atom, e.g. derivatives of carbonic acid the carbon atom having one or more single bonds to nitrogen atoms
A01N 43/90 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having two or more relevant hetero rings, condensed among themselves or with a common carbocyclic ring system
A01N 37/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids
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COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DIFFERENT DRIFT RETARDING AGENTS
The present invention primarily relates to certain compositions (Components B) suitable for use in the field of agriculture comprising different drift retarding agents. These Components B are suitable for controlling offsite movement of (volatile) pesticide actives, in particular of herbicidal actives. The present invention further relates to kits for preparing herbicidal application mixtures (agronomic application mixtures, application compositions) comprising or consisting of two physically separate compositions in the form of Component A and Component B as defined herein. The present invention further relates to a method for producing application mixtures using said Components B or said kits. Components B of the present invention can be used (in methods to) control offsite movement and as part of kits of the present invention. Also, the present invention relates to the use of the kits of the present invention for controlling undesired vegetation and to corresponding methods.
A01N 25/02 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
A01N 25/24 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing ingredients to enhance the sticking of the active ingredients
A01N 35/08 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having two bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. aldehyde radical at least one of the bonds to hetero atoms is to nitrogen
A01N 35/10 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having two bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. aldehyde radical at least one of the bonds to hetero atoms is to nitrogen containing a carbon-to-nitrogen double bond
A01N 37/02 - Saturated carboxylic acids or thio-analogues thereofDerivatives thereof
A01N 43/72 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with nitrogen atoms and oxygen or sulfur atoms, as ring hetero atoms
A01N 43/74 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with nitrogen atoms and oxygen or sulfur atoms, as ring hetero atoms five-membered rings with one nitrogen atom and either one oxygen atom or one sulfur atom in positions 1,3
A01N 25/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests
A01N 35/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having two bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. aldehyde radical
A01N 37/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids
The present invention primarily relates to kits for preparing herbicidal application mixtures (agronomic application mixtures, application compositions) comprising or consisting of two physically separate compositions in the form of Component A and Component B as defined herein. The present invention further relates to a method for producing application mixtures using said kit. Further, the present invention relates to certain compositions suitable as Components B useful as part of kits of the present invention. Also, the present invention also relates to the use of the kits of the present invention for controlling undesired vegetation and to corresponding methods.
A01N 25/30 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests characterised by the surfactants
A01N 25/32 - Ingredients for reducing the noxious effect of the active substances to organisms other than pests, e.g. toxicity reducing compositions, self-destructing compositions
A01N 37/10 - Aromatic or araliphatic carboxylic acids, or thio-analogues thereofDerivatives thereof
A01N 57/10 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds having phosphorus-to-oxygen bonds or phosphorus-to-sulfur bonds
A01N 37/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids
A01N 43/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds
A01N 47/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom not being member of a ring and having no bond to a carbon or hydrogen atom, e.g. derivatives of carbonic acid
A01N 57/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds
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COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING RECOMBINANT BACILLUS CELLS AND ANOTHER BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) recombinant exosporium-producing Bacillus cells that express a fusion protein comprising: (i) at least one plant growth stimulating protein or peptide and (ii) a targeting sequence that localizes the fusion protein to the exosporium of the Bacillus cells; and b) at least one further biological control agent selected from particular microorganisms disclosed herein and/or a mutant of a specific strain of a microorganism disclosed herein having all identifying characteristics of the respective strain, and/or at least one metabolite produced by the respective strain, and/or at least one metabolite produced by the respective strain that exhibits activity against insects, mites, nematodes and/or phytopathogens in a synergistically effective amount. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for enhancing plant growth, promoting plant health, and/or reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
An automated seed treatment system is adapted for on-site operation at a retail seed distributor. A sealed seed-treater vessel is configured to apply a plurality of chemical treatments to a batch of seed based on a seed treatment recipe. A programmable system controller is electrically coupled to a pump controller of each of a plurality of pump-stations. The programmable system controller is configured to receive a material transfer indication from each of the plurality of pump-stations and issue commands to the pump controller of each pump-station in response to the seed treatment recipe. The programmable system controller is configured to collect operational data representing at least consumption of chemical from the chemical container at each of the pump-stations based on the corresponding material transfer indication during seed treatment and to provide the operational data to a remotely hosted information system located remotely from the site of the retail seed distributor and accessible to at least one third party that is distinct from the retail seed distributor.
G05B 19/18 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distributionInventory or stock management
The invention relates to the use of one or more compounds of the formula (I) or salts thereof, wherein the groups R1to R8 are defined as set forth in claim 1, optionally in the presence of additional agrochemical active ingredients, for improving quality of turf or lawn.
A01N 43/80 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with nitrogen atoms and oxygen or sulfur atoms, as ring hetero atoms five-membered rings with one nitrogen atom and either one oxygen atom or one sulfur atom in positions 1,2
Compositions and methods for identifying and/or quantifying one or more bacterial and/or fungal strain(s) are described. An example composition includes a biosample, and one or more combination(s) of a forward primer sequence, a reverse primer sequence, and a probe sequence. Each of the one or more combination(s) is specific for a single bacterial strain or a single fungal strain. The composition may be used to identify and/or quantify the bacterial strain or fungal strain when present, or identified, in the biosample.
C12Q 1/689 - Nucleic acid products used in the analysis of nucleic acids, e.g. primers or probes for detection or identification of organisms for bacteria
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FUSION PROTEINS, RECOMBINANT BACTERIA, AND EXOSPORIUM FRAGEMENTS FOR PLANT HEALTH
The present invention relates to a fusion protein having a targeting sequence, exosporium protein, or exosporium protein fragment that targets the fusion protein to the exosporium of a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member and a pectinase enzyme, wherein the pectinase is a pectate lyase from Bacillus spp. having any of SEQ ID NOs: 213-217 and 222-226 or a polygalaturonase from Aspergillus niger or certain Bacillus species that can have any of SEQ ID NOs: 210-212, 218-221, and 227. The present invention also provides a recombinant Bacillus cereus family member that expresses such fusion protein and exosporium fragments derived from such recombinant Bacillus cereus family member. Methods of using such recombinant Bacillus cereus family members or exosporium fragments derived therefrom for plant growth promotion are also provided.
Serine proteases engineered to exhibit improvements, as well as cells and organisms comprising these novel serine proteases and methods of using the recombinant serine proteases to improve plant health or growth.
The present invention provides a fungicidal composition comprising: a) a microbial strain capable of producing a surfactin-type lipopeptide, an iturin-type lipopeptide, or a fengycin-type lipopeptide, or a combination thereof, or a fermentation product or cell-free preparation produced therefrom; and b) a compound of formula (I) or of formula (II) in a synergistically effective amount. Also provided is a method of controlling fungal harmful organisms in a plant with the fungicidal composition.
A01N 25/30 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests characterised by the surfactants
A01N 43/90 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having two or more relevant hetero rings, condensed among themselves or with a common carbocyclic ring system
A01N 43/72 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with nitrogen atoms and oxygen or sulfur atoms, as ring hetero atoms
Trichoderma atrovirideTrichoderma asperellumTrichoderma virensBradyrhizobium japonicumBradyrhizobium elkaniBradyrhizobium elkani, a seed treated with said composition as well as a method for promoting or improving plant health and/or plant growth of agricultural plants wherein the plants, the plant propagules, the seed of the plants and/or the locus where the plants are growing or are intended to grow are treated with an effective amount of said composition.
A01N 63/20 - BacteriaSubstances produced thereby or obtained therefrom
A01N 25/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests
Disclosed are new nucleic acid base-editing systems comprising fusion proteins comprising a) an RNA-programmable nucleic acid recognition module or other suitable nucleic acid recognition module, b) a light inducible reactive oxygen generator. Further disclosed are methods and kits to modify or mutagenize a target DNA region in prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells or organisms.
Bacillus thuringiensisBacillus thuringiensis strain NRRL B-67685 or insecticidal variants thereof. The mutants of the present invention are capable of producing increased levels of zwittermicin A compared to the parental strain. The present invention also provides a method of controlling insect pests and protecting a useful plant or a part thereof from pest damage, wherein the method comprises applying a strain of the invention, or part or extract therefrom, to the plant and/or to a locus of the plant.
The invention relates to weed mapping, monitoring and control, in particular to the mapping, monitoring and control of invasive annual grasses. A computer system comprises a receiving unit providing a processing unit with images of a geographical area, the images displaying the geographical area at points in time during a phenological cycle of a weed. At least two images depicting a weed at two different phenological stages may be used because two sequentially collected images are required in order to identify a characteristic temporal change. The processing unit analyzes the images to identify image areas showing a spectral signature characteristic of the weed. The processing unit identifies geographical sub-areas corresponding to the identified image areas and to create a weed distribution map with the identified geographical sub-areas marked as areas affected by the weed. The output unit is configured to output the map.
The disclosure provides for insecticidal compositions capable of controlling insects including bed bugs. The disclosure further provides for methods of applying insecticidal compositions described herein to control insects, including bed bug infestations. The disclosure further provides for methods of making insecticidal compositions useful for controlling insects including bed bugs.
A01N 53/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing cyclopropane carboxylic acids or derivatives thereof
A01N 51/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds having the sequences of atoms O—N—S, X—O—S, N—N—S, O—N—N or O-halogen, regardless of the number of bonds each atom has and with no atom of these sequences forming part of a heterocyclic ring
A01N 25/08 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing solids as carriers or diluents
A01N 43/12 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atom with one hetero atom five-membered rings condensed with a carbocyclic ring
The present invention provides a method for producing a fermentation product by culturing recombinant exosporium-producing Bacillus cells that express a fusion protein of interest on the exosporium in a medium containing sources of carbon and nitrogen in a total concentration of at least 20 g/L, resulting in a fermentation broth containing a high titer of the recombinant Bacillus spores.
PaenibacillusPaenibacillus sp. strain; and (b) at least one further active compound active against at least one plant pathogen, and/or plant pest and/or active in plant growth promotion.
A01N 43/40 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom six-membered rings
A01N 37/50 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio-analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a nitrogen atom attached to the same carbon skeleton by a single or double bond, this nitrogen atom not being a member of a derivative or of a thio-analogue of a carboxylic group, e.g. amino-carboxylic acids the nitrogen atom being doubly bound to the carbon skeleton
A01N 57/12 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic phosphorus compounds having phosphorus-to-oxygen bonds or phosphorus-to-sulfur bonds containing acyclic or cycloaliphatic radicals
A01N 43/80 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with nitrogen atoms and oxygen or sulfur atoms, as ring hetero atoms five-membered rings with one nitrogen atom and either one oxygen atom or one sulfur atom in positions 1,2
The present disclosure relates to the field of agrochemical compositions and formulations. In an aspect, the present disclosure provides for a composition in combination with a fibril or microfibril or nanofibril structuring agent. In yet another aspect, the disclosure provides for a composition comprising: (a) an agricultural bioactive material, a fungicide, insecticide, herbicide, and/or plant growth regulator; (b) a fibril or microfibril or nanofibril structuring agent; and (c) optionally, an auxiliary surface active agent. The disclosure further provides for a comprising a composition described herein mixed or combined with a liquid fertilizer.
A01N 63/30 - Microbial fungiSubstances produced thereby or obtained therefrom
A01N 25/22 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing ingredients stabilising the active ingredients
C05G 3/60 - Biocides or preservatives, e.g. disinfectants, pesticides or herbicidesPest repellants or attractants
C05G 3/70 - Mixtures of one or more fertilisers with additives not having a specifically fertilising activity for affecting wettability, e.g. drying agents
C05G 5/27 - Dispersions, e.g. suspensions or emulsions
A01N 43/14 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atom with one hetero atom six-membered rings
A01N 43/40 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom six-membered rings
A01N 51/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds having the sequences of atoms O—N—S, X—O—S, N—N—S, O—N—N or O-halogen, regardless of the number of bonds each atom has and with no atom of these sequences forming part of a heterocyclic ring
A01N 43/68 - 1,3,5-Triazines, not hydrogenated and not substituted at the ring nitrogen atoms with two or three nitrogen atoms directly attached to ring carbon atoms
in situin situ in the targeted area. The compositions and methods of the disclosure advantageously allow for direct application of hydrogel-forming components using existing equipment (such as, for example, sprayers) without tilling or disrupting the plants to which the compositions are applied. Hydrogel-forming components comprise one or more backbones, one or more crosslinkers, and, optionally, one or more adjuvants.
The present invention relates to the use of Bacillus subtilis QST713, Bacillus subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens FZB24, and/or a mutant thereof for improving tolerance in a plant exposed to cold stress and to the use of Bacillus subtilis QST713 and/or a mutant thereof for improving crop safety in a plant.
Bacillus subtilisBacillus subtilisamyloliquefaciensBacillus subtilisBacillus subtilis QST713 and/or a mutant thereof for improving crop safety in a plant.
Bacillus . . strain NRRL B-67746 and mutants of that strain having all the identifying characteristics of the strain. The present invention also provides a method of promoting plant growth, wherein the method comprises applying such strain or mutants to the plant, to a part of the plant and/or to a locus of the plant.
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of Bacillus spp. strain NRRL B-67746 and mutants of that strain having all the identifying characteristics of the strain. The present invention also provides a method of promoting plant growth, wherein the method comprises applying such strain or mutants to the plant, to a part of the plant and/or to a locus of the plant.
The present invention relates to active compound combinations comprising Fluopyram, at least one fungicide (B) selected from the group of inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex I or II and at least one further fungicide (C) selected from the group of specified inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex III, to compositions comprising such compound combination, and to the use thereof as biologically active agents, especially for control of harmful microorganisms in crop protection and in the protection of industrial materials.
A01N 37/50 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio-analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a nitrogen atom attached to the same carbon skeleton by a single or double bond, this nitrogen atom not being a member of a derivative or of a thio-analogue of a carboxylic group, e.g. amino-carboxylic acids the nitrogen atom being doubly bound to the carbon skeleton
A01N 43/40 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom six-membered rings
PaenibacillusPaenibacillusPaenibacillus family members, using particular N-terminal targeting sequences and derivatives of the same, and likewise are provided.
The present invention relates to active compound combinations comprising Fluopyram, at least one fungicide (B) selected from the group of inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex I or II and at least one further fungicide (C) selected from the group of specified inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex III, to compositions comprising such compound combination, and to the use thereof as biologically active agents, especially for control of harmful microorganisms in crop protection and in the protection of industrial materials.
A01N 43/40 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom six-membered rings
A01N 37/50 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio-analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a nitrogen atom attached to the same carbon skeleton by a single or double bond, this nitrogen atom not being a member of a derivative or of a thio-analogue of a carboxylic group, e.g. amino-carboxylic acids the nitrogen atom being doubly bound to the carbon skeleton
The disclosure provides for methods for preparing 2-cyanoimino-1,3-thiazolidine, which is an important building block for the preparation of crop protection active ingredients and pharmaceuticals. To this end, the disclosure provides for more efficient and improved methods of preparing 2-cyanoimino-1,3-thiazolidine.
C07D 417/06 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having nitrogen and sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atoms, not provided for by group containing two hetero rings linked by a carbon chain containing only aliphatic carbon atoms
Bacillus cereus Bacillus firmusBacillus cereus Bacillus cereus Bacillus cereusBacillus cereus family members or exosporium fragments derived therefrom for nematode control are also provided.
Bacillus cereus BacillusAspergillus nigerBacillusBacillus cereus Bacillus cereus Bacillus cereusBacillus cereus family members or exosporium fragments derived therefrom for plant growth promotion are also provided.
The present invention provides a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of a Paenibacillus sp. strain or a cell-free preparation thereof comprising a fusaricidin and a tridecaptin; wherein the fusaricidin is produced with a fusaricidin synthetase gene of fusA encoded by a DNA sequence exhibiting at least 90.5% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3; and the tridecaptin is produced with a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) gene of triE encoded by a DNA sequence exhibiting at least 90.0% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 7. Also provided are methods of treating an agricultural plant to control a disease and methods of increasing the vigor and/or crop yield of an agricultural plant with the disclosed compositions.
PaenibacillusfusAtriEtriE encoded by a DNA sequence exhibiting at least 90.0% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 7. Also provided are methods of treating an agricultural plant to control a disease and methods of increasing the vigor and/or crop yield of an agricultural plant with the disclosed compositions.
The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for optimizing a fermentation process. An exemplary method for optimizing a fermentation process comprises: subsampling a training dataset to obtain a plurality of subsampled datasets, wherein the training dataset includes data related to one or more previous instances of the fermentation process; training a plurality of mathematical models based on the plurality of subsampled datasets; identifying a plurality of sets of fermentation conditions based on the plurality of trained mathematical models; identifying one or more clusters of sets of fermentation conditions based on the plurality of sets of fermentation conditions; obtaining one or more fermentation design prototypes based on the one or more clusters; and determining a candidate fermentation condition for the fermentation process based on the one or more fermentation design prototypes.
An animal trap system includes a glue board, an animal trap accelerometer sensor, and a signal unit in close proximity to and in communications with the animal trap accelerometer sensor, wherein the signal unit also contains an accelerometer sensor. The animal trap system is capable of detecting capture events, non-capture events, false positives, and/or the type of animal captured by using differential signal analysis and machine learning techniques. When an acceleration is received by the animal trap accelerometer sensor above a pre-set acceleration threshold value, it sends a capture signal to the signal unit and if the signal unit does not receive such acceleration event, the signal unit transmits a capture signal to an off- site receiver. A method of trapping one or more animals using this system is also provided.
A product applicator assembly (100) including a housing (102) having a first end and a second end; a dispensing force; a dispensing device (310) operatively attached to the dispensing force; at least one power source (400); a dispensing switch (120) operatively attached to the dispensing force; a data operator (112) electrically connected to an electrical power source. Also provided is a bait applicator and a method of using the applicator to apply bait.
A01M 1/20 - Poisoning, narcotising, or burning insects
A01M 25/00 - Devices for dispensing poison for animals
B05C 17/005 - Hand tools or apparatus using hand-held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces for discharging material through an outlet orifice by pressure
B05C 17/01 - Hand tools or apparatus using hand-held tools, for applying liquids or other fluent materials to, for spreading applied liquids or other fluent materials on, or for partially removing applied liquids or other fluent materials from, surfaces for discharging material through an outlet orifice by pressure with mechanically or electrically actuated piston or the like
B05B 9/08 - Apparatus to be carried on or by a person, e.g. of knapsack type
A01M 17/00 - Apparatus for the destruction of vermin in soil or in foodstuffs
58.
METHODS AND FORMULATIONS FOR PREVENTING DOWNWARD MIGRATION OF AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS
A method of reducing downward migration of a pesticide (optionally in soil or turf), comprising applying a composition comprising a pesticide that is solubilized in a water-immiscible solvent to form an oil in water emulsion or an emulsifiable concentrate, wherein said pesticide exhibits superior performance against a targeted pest due to decreased downward migration in soil as compared with said pesticide which is not in an oil in water emulsion or emulsifiable concentrate form.
A01N 25/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests
A01N 25/02 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
A01N 25/32 - Ingredients for reducing the noxious effect of the active substances to organisms other than pests, e.g. toxicity reducing compositions, self-destructing compositions
A01N 43/66 - 1,3,5-Triazines, not hydrogenated and not substituted at the ring nitrogen atoms
Brevibacillus LysinibacillusViridibacillusBrevibacillus Lysinibacillus Viridibacillus Viridibacillus family members, using particular N-terminal targeting sequences and derivatives of the same, and likewise are provided.
A01N 37/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids
C07K 14/32 - Peptides having more than 20 amino acidsGastrinsSomatostatinsMelanotropinsDerivatives thereof from bacteria from Bacillus (G)
62.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING MULTIDIMENSIONAL VALUE SHARING PURCHASE APPLICATION SPECIFIC TO AGRONOMIC CARE PRODUCTS FOR PROFESSIONAL TURF AND ORNAMENTAL MANAGERS
The present disclosure relates generally to methods for creating a product package for a user using that take into account both static and dynamic loyalty criteria. The present invention is particularly adapted to utilization by sectors such as the agricultural industry where real time updates along a supply chain would be beneficial to suppliers and distributors.
A01N 63/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi, animals or substances produced by, or obtained from, microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi or animals, e.g. enzymes or fermentates
A01N 63/02 - Substances produced by, or obtained from, microorganisms or animals
The present invention provides a method of increasing the concentration of an active ingredient in an agrochemical formulation while maintaining the flowability of the agrochemical formulation. The present invention also provides an agrochemical formulation produced by the disclosed methods and plant propagation material treated with the agrochemical formulation.
A01N 43/40 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom six-membered rings
The present invention provides a method of increasing the concentration of an active ingredient in an agrochemical formulation while maintaining the flowability of the agrochemical formulation. The present invention also provides an agrochemical formulation produced by the disclosed methods and plant propagation material treated with the agrochemical formulation.
A01N 43/40 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom six-membered rings
67.
METHOD OF IMPROVING HEALTH AND ROOTING OF HARDWOOD TREES
A01N 43/68 - 1,3,5-Triazines, not hydrogenated and not substituted at the ring nitrogen atoms with two or three nitrogen atoms directly attached to ring carbon atoms
The present invention provides a liquid formulation comprising a) a triazole an/or pyrazole fungicide; and b) at least one cyclodextrin compound. The present invention also provides a method for inhibiting degradation of a triazole fungicide in a liquid formulation, comprising (a) packaging the formulation in a suitable container; (b) reducing oxygen exposure of the triazole fungicide in the formulation as compared to oxygen exposure of the triazole fungicide when the formulation is in contact with air; and (c) closing or sealing the container.
The present disclosure relates generally to vegetation management and control, in particular, to vegetation data capture, maintenance workflow generation, prioritization, passive and continuous monitoring of vegetation, and predictive analysis for vegetation that may be within or adjacent to clearance zones for railway, transportation, utility, pipeline, range & pasture, and industrial sites.
B61L 23/04 - Control, warning or like safety means along the route or between vehicles or trains for monitoring the mechanical state of the route
E01H 11/00 - Control of undesirable vegetation on roads or permanent ways of railwaysApplying liquids, e.g. water, weed-killer, bitumen, to permanent ways
70.
MUTANTS OF PAENIBACILLUS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE
The present invention provides a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of a Paenibacillus sp. strain comprising a mutant DegU lacking a functional receiver domain or a functional DNA binding domain and/or a mutant DegS lacking a functional single binding domain or a functional ATPase domain with decreased viscosity in a liquid culture. Also provided is a method of identifying a Paenibacillus sp. mutant derivative strain with decreased viscosity in a liquid culture compared to a Paenibacillus sp. parental strain with a visual screen for mutant isolates with a non-mucoid morphology.
The present invention provides a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of a Paenibacillus sp. strain comprising a mutant DegU lacking a functional receiver domain or a functional DNA binding domain and/or a mutant DegS lacking a functional single binding domain or a functional ATPase domain with decreased viscosity in a liquid culture. Also provided is a method of identifying a Paenibacillus sp. mutant derivative strain with decreased viscosity in a liquid culture compared to a Paenibacillus sp. parental strain with a visual screen for mutant isolates with a non-mucoid morphology.
PaenibacillusPaenibacillusPaenibacillus sp. strain and a stabilizing agent and methods of controlling disease in plants with the fungicidal compositions and aqueous formulations.
An applicator assembly for gel-based product and method of use that includes a housing enclosing a pump with a handle extending from the housing. The handle holds a flush mounted trigger assembly that operates the pump. Product is drawn from an external cartridge by vacuum. A movable plug maintains product structural integrity as product is withdrawn from the cartridge.
The disclosure is generally directed to methods for screening, identifying, and producing microorganisms capable of imparting beneficial properties to plants. In some aspects, improved plant-associated soil microorganisms are generated by experimental evolution using a plant root exudate or root exudate compound.
A mixing assembly (10) includes a drum (11) including a side wall (13), a top portion (15), and a bottom portion (17), in which the top portion (15) includes a first opening (19) for filling a substance into the drum (11), a second opening (12) for mixing the substance in the drum (11), and a third opening (14) for extracting the substance from the drum (11); and a mixer (105) releasably disposed in the drum (11), including a head (109) releasably attached to the second opening (12) for mixing, in which the head (109) includes a housing including an internal hollow region extending along the central axis of the head (109), and external threads configured to be attached to the second opening (12) for mixing by thread engagement, a shaft (107) disposed in the hollow region, and an impeller assembly (114) disposed at a bottom end of the shaft (107) for stirring the substance in the drum. The mixing assembly (10) also includes a a sump (16) that is substantially vertically aligned with the third opening (14) for extracting, wherein the bottom portion (17) is sloped toward the sump (16) so that the substance will flow along the sloped bottom portion (17) into the sump (16), wherein the sump (16) comprises a base defining a lowest surface of the bottom portion (17) so that the sump (16) will receive the substance that flows from the sloped bottom portion (17).
A multi-well microtiter plate is provided designed for high-throughput screening of piercing- sucking arthropods, such as insects exposed to various compounds. The microtiter plates comprise a base comprising a plurality of sample wells, a covering made from pierceable material, a housing unit comprising a plurality of housing wells providing a predetermined fit in the plurality of sample wells, and an air-penetrable seal. Methods for containing, screening, and/or imaging piercing-sucking pests andarthropods utilizing the multi- chambered microtiter plates are also provided.
PaenibacillusPaenibacillusPaenibacillus family members, using particular N-terminal targeting sequences and derivatives of the same, and likewise are provided.
The disclosure provides for methods for preparing 2-cyanoimino-1,3-thiazolidine, which is an important building block for the preparation of crop protection active ingredients and pharmaceuticals. To this end, the disclosure provides for more efficient and improved methods of preparing 2-cyanoimino-1,3-thiazolidine.
The present disclosure generally relates to a system and method for providing individualized management for a plurality of plants. An exemplary system comprises a plurality of drones including a first drone, a docking station, and a server. The first drone is assigned to a first plant of the plurality of plants and is configured to accommodate a plurality of combinations of drone attachments. The docking station comprises a plurality of drone attachments. The server includes a database related to the plurality of plants. The database includes location information associated with the first plant. The first drone is further configured to: make a plurality of visits to the first plant, gather plant-specific information associated with the first plant, obtain a prescription based on the plant-specific information, wherein the prescription is associated with one or more requirements, based on the prescription, provide care to the first plant.
A seed treatment apparatus provides for minimal waste of products for treating seeds, in that it is precisely controllable and automatically adjustable. A volume of seeds to be treated and a flow rate of treatment product for treating the seeds can both be sensed. At least one of the flow rate of the treatment product and the volume of seeds can automatically be adjusted if it is determined that a ratio of the flow rate of treatment product to the volume of seeds is not the same as a predetermined flow rate to volume ratio.
The present disclosure relates to the field of agrochemical compositions and formulations. In an aspect, the present disclosure provides for a composition in combination with a fibril or microfibril or nanofibril structuring agent. In yet another aspect, the disclosure provides for a composition comprising: (a) an agricultural bioactive material, a fungicide, insecticide, herbicide, and/or plant growth regulator; (b) a fibril or microfibril or nanofibril structuring agent; and (c) optionally, an auxiliary surface active agent. The disclosure further provides for a comprising a composition described herein mixed or combined with a liquid fertilizer.
A01N 25/02 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing liquids as carriers, diluents or solvents
A01N 25/22 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing ingredients stabilising the active ingredients
A01N 43/40 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom six-membered rings
A01N 51/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds having the sequences of atoms O—N—S, X—O—S, N—N—S, O—N—N or O-halogen, regardless of the number of bonds each atom has and with no atom of these sequences forming part of a heterocyclic ring
A01N 63/04 - Microbial fungi; Substances produced thereby or obtained therefrom
An automated seed treatment system is adapted for on-site operation at a retail seed distributor. A sealed seed-treater vessel is configured to apply a plurality of chemical treatments to a batch of seed based on a seed treatment recipe. A programmable system controller is electrically coupled to a pump controller of each of a plurality of pump-stations. The programmable system controller is configured to receive a material transfer indication from each of the plurality of pump-stations and issue commands to the pump controller of each pump-station in response to the seed treatment recipe. The programmable system controller is configured to collect operational data representing at least consumption of chemical from the chemical container at each of the pump-stations based on the corresponding material transfer indication during seed treatment and to provide the operational data to a remotely hosted information system located remotely from the site of the retail seed distributor and accessible to at least one third party that is distinct from the retail seed distributor.
G06Q 10/06 - Resources, workflows, human or project managementEnterprise or organisation planningEnterprise or organisation modelling
G06Q 10/08 - Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distributionInventory or stock management
G05B 19/18 - Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
84.
COMPOSITION FOR STABILIZING AT LEAST ONE AGROCHEMICAL ACTIVE INGREDIENT
The present invention provides a composition for stabilizing at least one active ingredient. The composition comprises at least one active ingredient and at least two of the following: a polycarboxylic acid polymer or a salt thereof, an anionic surfactant, and a wax agent. The composition has a retention of 2.4 % or less when conducting a wet sieve analysis in accordance with CIPAC MT 185 and using a 100 mesh size sieve.
A01N 25/22 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing ingredients stabilising the active ingredients
A01N 25/24 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests containing ingredients to enhance the sticking of the active ingredients
A01N 25/30 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests characterised by the surfactants
A01N 43/88 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with nitrogen atoms and oxygen or sulfur atoms, as ring hetero atoms six-membered rings with three ring hetero atoms
Safeners are provided which reduce the toxicity of biocide-containing pesticide formulations on microbial inoculants. The safeners of the invention comprise a sulfite, such as sodium bisulfite and/or a hydrazine. The safeners of the invention optionally further comprise an amine, such as N,N-dimethylamine. Pesticidal formulations comprising a pesticide, a biocide and a safener of the invention are also provided. Methods of using the safeners and pesticidal formulations of the invention to treat plants are further provided.
A01N 25/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests
A01N 25/32 - Ingredients for reducing the noxious effect of the active substances to organisms other than pests, e.g. toxicity reducing compositions, self-destructing compositions
A01N 47/24 - Carbamic acid derivatives, i.e. containing the group —O—CO—NThio-analogues thereof containing the groups , or Thio-analogues thereof
A01N 51/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds having the sequences of atoms O—N—S, X—O—S, N—N—S, O—N—N or O-halogen, regardless of the number of bonds each atom has and with no atom of these sequences forming part of a heterocyclic ring
A01N 63/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi, animals or substances produced by, or obtained from, microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi or animals, e.g. enzymes or fermentates
A01N 35/02 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having two bonds to hetero atoms with at the most one bond to halogen, e.g. aldehyde radical containing aliphatically bound aldehyde or keto groups, or thio-analogues thereofDerivatives thereof, e.g. acetals
A01N 43/80 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with nitrogen atoms and oxygen or sulfur atoms, as ring hetero atoms five-membered rings with one nitrogen atom and either one oxygen atom or one sulfur atom in positions 1,2
The present invention relates to the use of antioxidants and/or nutrients for improving crop safety in plants, a composition comprising antioxidants and a new method of plant treatment wherein is antioxidants and/or nutrients applied to a plant, a plant part, plant propagation material or the habitat the plant is growing in to improve crop safety.
A01N 43/12 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atom with one hetero atom five-membered rings condensed with a carbocyclic ring
A01N 43/40 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom six-membered rings
A01N 31/06 - Oxygen or sulfur directly attached to a cycloaliphatic ring system
A01N 31/16 - Oxygen or sulfur directly attached to an aromatic ring system with two or more oxygen or sulfur atoms directly attached to the same aromatic ring system
A method for wildfire control in a habitat that contains or could contain plants susceptible to wildfire includes applying to the habitat a composition containing a cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor. A method of controlling invasive plants in a habitat includes applying to the habitat a composition containing a cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor. A method for residual control of invasive plants in a habitat includes applying to the habitat a composition containing a cellulose biosynthesis inhibitor.
A01N 43/40 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom six-membered rings
The disclosure provides a method of treating, preventing, and/or controlling plant diseases by applying the agricultural composition comprising a bacterial isolate belonging to Paenibacillus or Bacillus. Also, the disclosure provides a method of enhancing disease resistance of a plant seed by applying the agricultural composition to the plant seed, and an agricultural composition comprising the bacterial isolate.
In the present invention, HPPD polypeptides and plants containing them showing a full tolerance against one or more HPPD inhibitor herbicides belonging to various chemical classes are described. A set of mutant HPPD polypeptides have been designed which have either no or only a significantly reduced affinity to HPPD inhibitor herbicides and, at the same time, the rate of dissociation of the HPPD inhibitors of the mutant HPPD polypeptide is increased to such an extent that the HPPD inhibitors no longer act as slow-binding or slow, tight-binding inhibitors but, instead of this, have become fully reversible inhibitors. In particular, isolated polynucleotides encoding mutant HPPD polypeptides conferring tolerance to HPPD inhibitor herbicides belonging to various chemical classes are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed.
In the present invention, HPPD polypeptides and plants containing them showing a full tolerance against one or more HPPD inhibitor herbicides belonging to various chemical classes are described. A set of mutant HPPD polypeptides have been designed which have either no or only a significantly reduced affinity to HPPD inhibitor herbicides and, at the same time, the rate of dissociation of the HPPD inhibitors of the mutant HPPD polypeptide is increased to such an extent that the HPPD inhibitors no longer act as slow-binding or slow, tight-binding inhibitors but, instead of this, have become fully reversible inhibitors. In particular, isolated polynucleotides encoding mutant HPPD polypeptides conferring tolerance to HPPD inhibitor herbicides belonging to various chemical classes are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed.
A01N 37/50 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds containing a carbon atom having three bonds to hetero atoms with at the most two bonds to halogen, e.g. carboxylic acids containing at least one carboxylic group or a thio-analogue, or a derivative thereof, and a nitrogen atom attached to the same carbon skeleton by a single or double bond, this nitrogen atom not being a member of a derivative or of a thio-analogue of a carboxylic group, e.g. amino-carboxylic acids the nitrogen atom being doubly bound to the carbon skeleton
A01N 43/40 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one nitrogen atom as the only ring hetero atom six-membered rings
A01N 51/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds having the sequences of atoms O—N—S, X—O—S, N—N—S, O—N—N or O-halogen, regardless of the number of bonds each atom has and with no atom of these sequences forming part of a heterocyclic ring
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a) recombinant exosporium-producing Bacillus cells that express a fusion protein comprising: (i) at least one plant growth stimulating protein or peptide and (ii) a targeting sequence that localizes the fusion protein to the exosporium of the Bacillus cells; and b) tioxazafen in a synergistically effective amount. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for enhancing plant growth, promoting plant health, and/or reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.
A01N 63/02 - Substances produced by, or obtained from, microorganisms or animals
A01N 43/82 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with nitrogen atoms and oxygen or sulfur atoms, as ring hetero atoms five-membered rings with three hetero atoms
A01N 43/10 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing heterocyclic compounds having rings with one or more oxygen or sulfur atoms as the only ring hetero atom with one hetero atom five-membered rings with sulfur as the ring hetero atom
C12N 15/75 - Vectors or expression systems specially adapted for prokaryotic hosts other than E. coli, e.g. Lactobacillus, Micromonospora for Bacillus
The present invention provides a method of promoting spore germination and/or vegetative growth of a plant growth-promoting Bacillus or Paenibacillus isolate, the method comprising simultaneously or sequentially applying inorganic phosphate and the plant growth-promoting Bacillus or Paenibacillus isolate to a plant, a plant part, a plant propagule, a seed of a plant and/or a locus where a plant is growing or is intended to grow.
Methods and compositions for promoting health and development in a plant or crop. The disclosure further provides for compositions and methods of improving crop yield and/or plant quality.
A01N 43/68 - 1,3,5-Triazines, not hydrogenated and not substituted at the ring nitrogen atoms with two or three nitrogen atoms directly attached to ring carbon atoms
An animal trap sensor includes a base having a distal end and a proximal end, a switch having a first metallic element and a second metallic element, and a signal unit, in which, when the first metallic element contacting the second metallic element, thereby forming a closed circuit, such that the signal unit transmits a signal to an off-site receiver. Or, an animal trap sensor includes a first portion and a second portion electrically connected with a signal unit including a power supply, in which, when the first and the second portions are disposed at a first distance between each other, thereby generating an output property, in which, when the first and the second portions are disposed at a second distance between each other, which is different from the first distance, thereby changing the output property and causing the signal unit to transmit a signal to an off-site receiver.
Systems and methods for generating crop yield maps are provided, in one example embodiment, a method can include accessing, by one or more processors, data indicative of crop yield for a field area; and accessing, by the one or more processors, one or more data types associated with the field area. Each of the data types can provide a geospatial distribution of data associated with vegetation across the field area. The method can further include determining, by the one or more processors, a crop yield distribution for the field area based at least in part on the data indicative of crop yield and the one or more data types; and generating, by the one or more processors, a yield map for the field area based at least in part on the crop yield distribution.
G06Q 10/04 - Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem"
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a biologically pure culture of plant growth promoting mutants of Bacillus firmus strain I-1582. The present invention also provides a method of treating a seed to promote plant growth, wherein the method comprises applying such mutants to the plant, to a part of the plant and/or to a locus of the plant.
A01N 63/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi, animals or substances produced by, or obtained from, microorganisms, viruses, microbial fungi or animals, e.g. enzymes or fermentates
99.
METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLING FUNGUS AND FUNGAL SPORES AND IMPROVING PLANT QUALITY
Methods and compositions for controlling or reducing fungal spores in a plant or crop. The disclosure further provides for compositions and methods of improving turfgrass and/or ornamental grass quality.
A01N 25/30 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of applicationSubstances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests characterised by the surfactants
A01N 59/00 - Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing elements or inorganic compounds
A01P 1/00 - DisinfectantsAntimicrobial compounds or mixtures thereof
Formulations are provided containing no VOC's or alternatively are low in VOC's for wide area space spray to control mosquitoes, flies, and other public health pests. When applied as an ultra-low volume (ULV) spray, these formulations have been observed to provide significantly superior control of pests.
