Novel agrochemical composition comprising 3-substituted phenylamidine compounds and use thereof

Abstract

The present invention discloses a novel agrochemical composition comprising at least one compound of formula (I), as component (1), Formula (I) wherein, R1, R2, R3, R4, and n are as defined in the detailed description, and at least one further active ingredient as component (2). Further, the present invention also relates to a ternary composition comprising component (1) as at least one phenylamidine compound of formula (I); at least two compounds selected from component (2), component (3), or a combination thereof. The present invention, also relates to a method for controlling microorganisms such as phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria of plants using the agrochemical composition according to present invention.

Description

[0001] NOVEL AGROCHEMICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING 3-SUBSTITUTED PHENYLAMIDINE COMPOUNDS AND USE THEREOF FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates to novel agrochemical compositions. More particularly, the present invention relates to novel agrochemical compositions which comprise a mixture of one or more phenylamidine compounds of formula (I) as component (1) and oxadiazole compounds as component (2). Further, the present invention also relates to a ternary composition comprising component (1) as at least one phenylamidine compound of formula (I); at least two compounds selected from component (2), component (3), or a combination thereof. The present invention, also relates to a method for controlling microorganisms such as phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria of plants.

[0003] BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The use of phenylamidine compounds as a fungicide is known from prior art documents:

[0005] WO2020148617 discloses arylamidine derivatives as fungicides, which exhibit a broad fungicidal activity spectrum.

[0006] W02020208511 discloses novel oxadiazole compounds for controlling or preventing phytopathogenic fungi. WO2017055473A1 also discloses microbiocidal oxadiazole derivatives with fungicidal activity. A combination of fungicides with different Mode of Actions is often used to facilitate disease control by, at the same time, retarding the resistance development. It is desirable to broaden the activity spectrum and to increase the efficacy of disease control by using mixtures of active ingredients that provide a combination of curative, systemic and preventative control of plant pathogens. Also desirable are combinations that provide longer lasting efficacy to allow for extended spray intervals. With respect to resistance management, it is likewise very desirable to combine fungicidal agents that inhibit different biochemical pathways in the fungal pathogens to retard development of resistance to any particular plant disease control agent.

[0007] Fungicides with a broad activity spectrum that effectively control a wider range of plant pathogens at lower application rates and with increased environmental and toxicological safety features are always the most preferred and desirable solutions. The present invention provides agrochemical compositions, which in some aspects at least, achieve the stated objectives. Surprisingly it has been found that the novel agrochemical compositions according to the present invention not only bring about the additive enhancement of the spectrum of activity with respect to the phytopathogens to be controlled, that was in principle to be expected, but also achieve a synergistic effect. The synergistic effect of the agrochemical compositions of the present invention helps to reduce the application rates of component (1) and component (2) by maintaining the level of efficacy even if the two individual compounds alone have become widely ineffective at such low application rates. Likewise, the synergistic effect of the agrochemical compositions of the present invention helps to reduce the application rates of component (1), component (2), and component (3) by maintaining the level of efficacy even if the combined individual compounds alone have become widely ineffective at such low application rates. Over and above, it allows a substantial broadening of the spectrum of phytopathogens that can be controlled, by, at the same time, increasing the safety in use.

[0008] In addition to the fungicidal synergistic activity, the agrochemical compositions according to the present invention have further surprising properties which, in a wider sense, may also be called synergistic, such as, for example: broadening of the activity spectrum to other phytopathogens, for instance, to resistant strains of plant diseases; lower application rates of the active compounds; sufficient control of diseases with the aid of the agrochemical composition according to the present invention even at application rates where the individual compounds show virtually no activity; advantageous behavior during formulation or during use, for example during grinding, sieving, emulsifying, dissolving or dispensing; improved storage stability and light stability; advantageous residue formation; improved toxicological or eco-biological behavior; improved properties of the so called effects on plant physiology, for example better growth, increased harvest yields, a better developed root system, a larger leaf area, greener leaves, stronger shoots, less seed required, mobilization of the defense system of the plant, and good plant compatibility.

[0009] Thus, the use of the novel agrochemical compositions according to the present invention contribute considerably, for example, to keeping young cereal stands healthy, which increases, for example, the winter survival of the cereal seed treated, in order to safeguard quality and yield.

[0010] Moreover, the novel agrochemical compositions according to the present invention may contribute to enhanced systemic action. Even if the individual compounds of the combination do not have sufficient systemic properties, the novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention may still have this property. In a similar manner, the novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention may result in higher long lasting efficacy of the fungicidal action.

[0011] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a novel agrochemical composition comprising a mixture of component (1) and component (2), wherein component (1) is at least one compound of formula (I),

[0012]

[0013] Formula (I)

[0014] wherein,

[0015] R1is selected from the group consisting of ethyl and isopropyl;

[0016] R2and R3are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, methyl and methoxy;

[0017] R4is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, halomethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, halomethoxy, haloethoxy and cyclopropyl;

[0018] n represents an integer of 1 or 2;

[0019] or salts, A'-oxidcs. metal complexes or stereoisomers thereof;

[0020] and

[0021] component (2) is a at least one further active compound selected from the following:

[0022] a) 2-(4-fluorophenoxy)- l-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)- l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan- 1-one; b) 2-((4-fluorophenyl)amino)- 1 -(4-(5 -(trifluoromethyl)- 1 ,2,4-oxadiazol-3 -yl)phenyl)ethan- 1 -one;

[0023] c) N-methoxy-N-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)benzyl)cyclopropanecarboxamide.

[0024] In another aspect, the present invention provides a ternary composition comprising as component (1), at least one phenylamidine compound of formula (I); as component (2), at least one fungicide selected from:

[0025] a) 2-(4-fluorophenoxy)- 1-(4-(5 -(trifluoromethyl)- l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan- 1-one; b) 2-((4-fluorophenyl)amino)- 1 -(4-(5 -(trifluoromethyl)- 1 ,2,4-oxadiazol-3 -yl)phenyl)ethan- 1 -one;

[0026] c) N-methoxy-N-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)benzyl)cyclopropanecarboxamide. and their salts; and as component (3) at least one additional fungicide. The present invention provides a method for controlling unwanted microorganisms, such as unwanted fungi and bacteria, comprising the step of applying at least one novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention to the microorganisms and / or their habitat (to the plants, plant parts, seeds, fruits or to the soil in which the plants grow).

[0027] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0028] DEFINITIONS:

[0029] In the definitions of the symbols given in the above formulae, collective terms were used which are generally representative of the following substituents:

[0030] Hydrogen: Preferably, the definition of hydrogen also encompasses isotopes of hydrogen, preferably deuterium and tritium, and more preferably deuterium.

[0031] Halogen: (also in combinations such as haloalkyl, haloalkoxy etc.) fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine, and preferably fluorine, chlorine, and bromine, and more preferably fluorine, chlorine;

[0032] Halomethyl: a methyl group, where some or all of the hydrogen atoms in these group may be replaced by halogen atoms as specified above, for example, (but not limited to) chloromethyl, bromomethyl, dichloromethyl, trichloromethyl, fluoromethyl, difluoromethyl, trifluoromethyl, chlorofluoromethyl, dichlorofluoromethyl, and chlorodifluoromethyl, and preferably difluoromethyl, or trifluoromethyl.

[0033] Halomethoxy: a methoxy group, where some or all of the hydrogen atoms in these group may be replaced by halogen atoms as specified above, for example, (but not limited to) chloromethoxy, dichloromethoxy, trichloromethoxy, fluoromethoxy, difluoromethoxy, trifluoromethoxy, dichlorofluoromethoxy, and chlorodifluoromethoxy, and preferably difluoromethoxy, or trifluoromethoxy.

[0034] Depending on the nature of the substituents, the compounds of formula (I) can be present as mixtures of different possible isomeric forms, in particular of stereoisomers, such as, for example, E and Z, threo and erythro, and also optical isomers, and, if appropriate, also of tautomers. If applicable, compounds of formula (I) comprise both the E and the Z isomers, and also the threo and erythro, and the optical isomers, any mixtures of these isomers, and the possible tautomeric forms.

[0035] Any of the compounds according to the present invention can exist in one or more optical, geometric or chiral isomer forms depending on the number of asymmetric centres in the compound. The present invention thus relates equally to all the optical isomers and to their racemic or scalemic mixtures (the term "scalemic" denotes a mixture of enantiomers in different proportions), and to the mixtures of all the possible stereoisomers, in all proportions. The diastereomers and / or the optical isomers can be separated according to the methods which are known per se by a person ordinary skilled in the art.

[0036] Any of the compounds according to the present invention can also exist in one or more geometric isomer forms depending on the number of double bonds in the compound. The present invention thus relates equally to all geometric isomers and to all possible mixtures, in all proportions. The geometric isomers can be separated according to general methods, which are known per se by a person of ordinary skill in the art. Depending on the nature of the substituents, the compounds of formula (I) can also exist in one or more geometric isomer forms depending on the relative position (syn / anti or cis / trans) of the substituents. The present invention thus relates equally to all syn / anti (or cis / trans) isomers and to all possible syn / anti (or cis / trans) mixtures, in all proportions. The syn / anti (or cis / trans) isomers can be separated according to general methods, which are known per se by person of ordinary skilled in the art.

[0037] The compound of formula (I) carries amidine groups which induce basic properties. Thus, these compounds can be reacted with acids to give salts.

[0038] Examples of inorganic acids are hydrohalic acids, such as hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen bromide and hydrogen iodide; sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, nitric acid, and acidic salts, such as NaHSCfi and KHSO4.

[0039] Suitable organic acids are, for example, formic acid, carbonic acid, alkanoic acids, such as acetic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid and propionic acid, and also glycolic acid, thiocyanic acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, citric acid, benzoic acid, cinnamic acid, oxalic acid; alkylsulfonic acids (sulfonic acids having straight-chain or branched alkyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms), arylsulfonic acids or -disulfonic acids (aromatic groups, such as phenyl and naphthyl, which carry one or two sulfonic acid groups), alkylphosphonic acids (phosphonic acids having straight-chain or branched alkyl groups having 1 to 20 carbon atoms), arylphosphonic acids or -diphosphonic acids (aromatic radicals, such as phenyl and naphthyl, which carry one or two phosphonic acid groups), wherein the alkyl and aryl groups may carry further substituents, for example, p-toluenesulfonic acid, salicylic acid, p-aminosalicylic acid, 2-phenoxybenzoic acid, 2-acetoxybenzoic acid, etc.

[0040] The radical definitions and explanations given above in general terms or stated within preferred ranges can, however, also be combined with one another as desired, i.e. including between the particular ranges and preferred ranges. They apply both to the end products and correspondingly to precursors and intermediates. In addition, individual definitions may not apply.

[0041] Embodiment 1 In an embodiment, the present invention provides a novel agrochemical composition comprising a mixture of component (1) and component (2), wherein component (1) is at least one compound of formula (I),

[0042]

[0043] Formula (I)

[0044] wherein,

[0045] R1is selected from the group consisting of ethyl and isopropyl;

[0046] R2and R3are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, methyl and methoxy;

[0047] R4is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, halomethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, halomethoxy, haloethoxy and cyclopropyl;

[0048] n represents an integer of 1 or 2;

[0049] or salts, A'-oxidcs. metal complexes or stereoisomers thereof;

[0050] and

[0051] component (2) is a at least one further active compound selected from the following:

[0052] (a) 2-(4-fhiorophenoxy)-l-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan- 1-one;

[0053] (b) 2-((4-fluorophenyl)amino)-l-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-l-one; or (c) N-methoxy-N-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)benzyl)cyclopropanecarboxamide.

[0054] Embodiment 2

[0055] In another embodiment, the component (1) in embodiment 1 is preferably at least one compound of formula (I),

[0056]

[0057] Formula (I)

[0058] wherein:

[0059] R1is selected from the group consisting of ethyl and isopropyl; R2and R3are independently selected from the group consisting of bromo, chloro, fluoro, methyl, and methoxy;

[0060] R4is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, halomethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, halomethoxy, haloethoxy and cyclopropyl; n represents an integer of 1 or 2.

[0061] Embodiment 3

[0062] In a preferred embodiment, the component (1) in embodiment 1 is at least one compound of formula (I),

[0063]

[0064] Formula (I)

[0065] wherein:

[0066] R1is ethyl;

[0067] R2and R3are independently selected from the group consisting of chloro, fluoro, methyl and methoxy;

[0068] R4is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, bromo, chloro, fluoro, cyano, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, halomethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, halomethoxy, and cyclopropyl; n represents an integer of 1 or 2.

[0069] Embodiment 4

[0070] In another preferred embodiment, the component (1) in any of the above embodiments is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of:

[0071] (1-1) N'-(2,5-dimethyl-3-(4-methylbenzyl)phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformimidamide,

[0072] (1-2) N'-(2,5-dimethyl-3-(2-methylbenzyl)phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformimidamide,

[0073] (1-3) N-ethyl-N'-(3-(3-fluorobenzyl)-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-methylformimidamide,

[0074] (1-4) N'-(2-chloro-3-(3-chloro-4-fluorobenzyl)-5-methylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N- methylformimidamide, (1-5) N'-(5-chloro-2-methyl-3-(3-methylbenzyl)phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformimidamide, (1-6) N'-(5-chloro-2-methyl-3-(4-methylbenzyl)phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformimidamide, (1-7) N-ethyl-N'-(5-fluoro-2-methyl-3-(3-methylbenzyl)phenyl)-N-methylformimidamide, (1-8) N'-(2-chloro-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-5-methylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformimidamide, (1-9) N-ethyl-N'-(5-fluoro-2-methyl-3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)benzyl)phenyl)-N- methylformimidamide,

[0075] (I- 10) N-ethyl-N'-(3-(2-fluorobenzyl)-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-methylformimidamide, and (I- 11) N-ethyl-N'-(3-(3-fluorobenzyl)-5-methoxy-2-methylphenyl)-N-methylformimidamide. All the compounds of the component ( 1) and (2), if their functional groups enable, optionally form salts with suitable bases or acids.

[0076] Where a compound of component (1) or a compound of component (2) can be present in tautomeric form, such a compound is understood hereinabove and hereinbelow also to include, where applicable, corresponding tautomeric forms, even when these are not specifically mentioned in each case.

[0077] The active ingredients (component (1)) compound (1-1) to (I- 11) from compound of formula (I) and its synthesis is described in WO2020148617 Al.

[0078] The active ingredients (component (2)) compound (a) , (b) and its synthesis is described in W02020208511 Al, and WO2022249074 Al.

[0079] The active ingredient (component (2)) compound (c) and its synthesis is described in WO2017055473 Al. The active ingredient component (3) and its synthesis is well known in the prior art(s).

[0080] Embodiment 5

[0081] The following combinations between the compounds of component (1) and the compounds of component (2) exemplify specific embodiments of the agrochemical composition according to the present invention, wherein 1-1 to 1-11, represent the compounds of component (1), defined in the embodiment 4, and a, b and c, represent the compounds of component (2) as defined in embodiment 1.

[0082] [(I- 1)+ (a)], [(!-!)+ (b)], [(I-l)+ (c)], [(I-2)+ (a)], [(I-2)+ (b)], [(I-2)+ (c)], [(I-3)+ (a)], [(I-3)+ (b)], [(I-3)+ (c)], [(I-4)+ (a)], [(I-4)+ (b)], [(I-4)+ (c)], [(I-5)+ (a)], [(I-5)+ (b)], [(I-5)+ (c)], [(I-6)+ (a)], [(I-6)+ (b)], [(I-6)+ (c)], [(I-7)+ (a)], [(I-7)+ (b)], [(I-7)+ (c)], [(I-8)+ (a)], [(I-8)+ (b)], [(I-8)+ (c)], [(I-9)+ (a)], [(I-9)+ (b)], [(I-9)+ (c)], [(I-10)+ (a)], [(I-10)+ (b)], [(I-10)+ (c)], [(1-11)+ (a)], [(1-11)+ (b)] and [(1-11)+ (c)].

[0083] Embodiment 6 The following combinations between the compounds of component (1) and compound (a) as component (2), exemplify specific embodiments of the agrochemical composition according to the present invention, wherein 1-1 to 1-11, represent the compounds of component (1) as defined in the embodiment 4.

[0084] [(I-l)+(a)], [(I-2)+(a)], [(I-3)+(a)], [(I-4)+(a)], [(I-5)+(a)], [(I-6)+(a)], [(I-7)+(a)], [(I-8)+(a)], [(I-9)+(a)], [(I-10)+(a)], and [(I- 11 )+(a)] .

[0085] Embodiment 7

[0086] The following combinations between the compounds of component (1) and compound (b) as component (2), exemplify specific embodiments of the agrochemical composition according to the present invention, wherein 1-1 to 1-11, represent the compounds of component (1) as defined in the embodiment 4.

[0087] [(I-l)+(b)], [(I-2)+(b)], [(I-3)+(b)], [(I-4)+(b)], [(I-5)+(b)], [(I-6)+(b)], [(I-7)+(b)], [(I-8)+(b)], [(I-9)+(b)], [(I-10)+(b)], and [(1-1 l)+(b)].

[0088] Embodiment 8

[0089] The following combinations between the compounds of component (1) and compound (c) as component (2), exemplify specific embodiments of the agrochemical composition according to the present invention, wherein 1-1 to 1-11, represent the compounds of component (1) as defined in the embodiment 4.

[0090] [(I-l)+(c)], [(I-2)+(c)], [(I-3)+(c)], [(I-4)+(c)], [(I-5)+(c)], [(I-6)+(c)], [(I-7)+(c)], [(I-8)+(c)], [(I-9)+(c)], [(I-10)+(c)], and [(1-1 l)+(c)].

[0091] In one embodiment, the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is between 10000: 1 and 1: 10000 in the combinations of embodiments 1 to 8.

[0092] In one embodiment, the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is between 1000: 1 and 1 : 1000 in the combinations of embodiments 1 to 8.

[0093] In one embodiment, the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is between 500: 1 and 1:500 in the combinations of embodiments 1 to 8.

[0094] In one embodiment, the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is between 100: 1 and 1: 100 in the combinations of embodiments 1 to 8.

[0095] In one embodiment, the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is between 50: 1 and 1:50 in the combinations of embodiments 1 to 8.

[0096] In one embodiment, the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is between 25: 1 and 1:25 in the combinations of embodiments 1 to 8. In one embodiment, the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is between 20: 1 and 1:20 in the combinations of embodiments 1 to 8.

[0097] In one embodiment, the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is between 10:1 and 1: 10 in the combinations of embodiments 1 to 8.

[0098] In one embodiment, the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is between 5:1 and 1:5 in the combinations of embodiments 1 to 8.

[0099] In one embodiment, the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is between 4:1 and 1:4 in the combinations of embodiments 1 to 8.

[0100] In one embodiment, the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is between 3:1 and 1:3 in the combinations of embodiments 1 to 8.

[0101] In one embodiment, the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is between 2:1 and 1:2 in the combinations of embodiments 1 to 8.

[0102] In one embodiment, the weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) is 1:1 in the combinations of embodiments 1 to 8.

[0103] Embodiment 9

[0104] In another embodiment, the present invention also provides a ternary composition comprising:

[0105] as component (1) at least one phenylamidine compound of formula (I) or salts, A'-oxidcs. metal complexes or stereoisomers thereof;

[0106] as component (2) at least one fungicide selected from compound (a), compound (b) or compound (c) and their salts; and

[0107] as component (3) at least one additional fungicide.

[0108] Embodiment 10

[0109] In another embodiment, the present invention also provides a ternary composition comprising;

[0110] at least one phenylamidine compound of formula (I) as component (1) or salts, A'-oxidcs. metal complexes or stereoisomers thereof;

[0111] at least one fungicide selected from compound (a), compound (b) or compound (c) and their salts as component (2); and

[0112] at least one additional fungicide selected from:

[0113] (A) inhibitors of the sterol biosynthesis, (B) inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex I or II,

[0114] (C) inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex III,

[0115] (D) compounds capable to have a multisite action,

[0116] (E) inhibitors of the mitosis and cell division,

[0117] (F) compounds capable of inducing a host defense,

[0118] (G) inhibitors of the amino acid and / or protein biosynthesis,

[0119] (H) inhibitors of the ATP production,

[0120] (I) inhibitors of the cell wall synthesis,

[0121] (J) inhibitors of the lipid and membrane synthesis,

[0122] (K) inhibitors of the melanine biosynthesis,

[0123] (L) inhibitors of the nucleic acid synthesis,

[0124] (M) inhibitors of the signal transduction,

[0125] (N) compounds capable of acting as uncoupler, and

[0126] (O) other fungicides;

[0127] and their salts as component (3).

[0128] Embodiment 11

[0129] In a more preferred embodiment, the compound of formula (I) or their salts, A'-oxidcs. metal complexes or stereoisomers thereof as component (1), in any of the above embodiments, is N'-(5-chloro-2-methyl-3-(3-methylbenzyl)phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformimidamide.

[0130] Embodiment 12

[0131] In a preferred embodiment, the component (2) in any of the above embodiments is at least one fungicide selected from compounds:

[0132] (a) 2-(4-fluorophenoxy)- l-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)- l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan- l-one;

[0133] (b) 2-((4-fluorophenyl)amino)- 1 -(4-(5 -(trifluoromethyl)- 1 ,2,4-oxadiazol-3 -yl)phenyl)ethan- 1 -one;

[0134] or

[0135] (c) N-methoxy-N-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)benzyl)cyclopropanecarboxamide. and their salts.

[0136] Embodiment 13

[0137] According to a further embodiment, the component (3) in the compositions of embodiments 9 to 12, comprises at least one fungicide selected from: (A) Inhibitors of the sterol biosynthesis, for example, (A001) prothioconazole; (A002) cyproconazole; (A003) tebuconazole; (A004) mefentrifluconazole; (A005) difenoconazole; (A006) epoxiconazole; (A007) metconazole; (A008) paclobutrazol; (A009) pyrisoxazole; (A010) propiconazole; (A011) tetraconazole; (A012) triticonazole; (A013) ipfentrifluconazole; (A014) clotrimazole; (A015) econazole; (A016) isoconazole; (A017) miconazole; (A018) oxpoconazole; (A019) triflumizole; (A020) azaconazole; (A021) bromuconazole; (A022) diniconazole; (A023) diniconazole-M; (A024) etaconazole; (A025) fenbuconazole; (A026) hexaconazole; (A027) imibenconazole; (A028) penconazole; (A029) simeconazole; (A030) ipconazole; (A031) uniconazole; (A032) fenhexamid; (A033) fenpropidin; (A034) fenpropimorph; (A035) fenpyrazamine; (A036) fluquinconazole; (A037) flutriafol; (A038) imazalil; (A039) imazalil sulfate; (A040) spiroxamine; (A041) prochloraz; (A042) myclobutanil; (A043) triadimenol; (A044) tridemorph; (A045) terbinafine; (A046) buthiobate; (A047) pyrifenox; (A048) fenarimol; (A049) nuarimol; (A050) triarimol; (A051) triforine; (A052) bitertanol; (A053) pefurazoate; (A054) triadimefon; (A055) pyributicarb; (A056) dodemorph; (A057) aldimorph; (A058) trimorphamide; (A059) piperalin; and (A060) naftifine;

[0138] (B) Inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex I or II. for example, (B001) benzovindiflupyr; (B002) bixafen; (B003) fluindapyr; (B004) fluxapyroxad; (B005) inpyrfluxam; (B006) boscalid; (B007) carboxin; (B008) fluopyram; (B009) flutolanil; (B010) furametpyr; (B011) isofetamid; (B012) penflufen; (BOB) penthiopyrad; (BOM) pydiflumetofen; (B015) pyraziflumid; (B016) sedaxane; (B017) isoflucypram; (B018) pyrapropoyne; (B019) fenfuram; (B020) mepronil; (B021) benodanil; (B022) oxycarboxin; (B023) diflumetorim; (B024) thifluzamide; and (B025) isopyrazam;

[0139] (C) Inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex III, for example, (C001) metarylpicoxamid; (C002) azoxystrobin; (C003) metominostrobin; (C004) orysastrobin; (C005) picoxystrobin; (C006) pyraclostrobin; (C007) pyrametostrobin; (C008) pyraoxystrobin; (C009) trifloxystrobin; (CO 10) coumethoxystrobin; (C011) coumoxystrobin; (C012) dimoxystrobin; (COB) enoxastrobin; (COM) flufenoxystrobin; (CO 15) fluoxastrobin; (CO 16) mandestrobin; (CO 17) ametoctradin; (CO 18) amisulbrom; (C019) cyazofamid; (C020) famoxadone; (C021) fenamidone; (C022) kresoxim-methyl; (C023) metyltetraprole; (C024) florylpicoxamid; (C025) pyribencarb; and (C026) fenpicoxamid;

[0140] (D) Compounds capable to have a multisite action, for example, (D001) chlorothalonil; (D002) mancozeb; (D003) copper hydroxide; (D004) copper oxychloride; (D005) captafol; (D006) captan; (D007) thiram; (D008) zineb; (D009) ziram; (D010) ferbam; (D011) dichlofluanid; (DOM) tolylfluanid; (DOB) guazatine; (DOM) iminoctadine; (DOB) anilazine; (D016) quinomethionate; (D017) dithianon; (D018) dodine; (D019) folpet; (D020) maneb; (D021) metiram; (D022) metiram zinc; (D023) oxine-copper; (D024) propineb; (D025) copper naphthenate; (D026) copper oxide; (D027) copper sulfate; (D028) Bordeaux mixture; and (D029) sulfur and sulfur preparations including calcium polysulfide; and

[0141] (E) Inhibitors of the mitosis and cell division, for example, (E001) carbendazim, (E002) diethofencarb, (E003) ethaboxam, (E004) fluopicolide, (F005) pencycuron, (E006) thiabendazole, (E007) thiophanate -methyl, (E008) zoxamide, and (E009) benomyl;

[0142] (F) Compounds capable to induce a host defence, for example, (FOO 1) acibenzolar-S-methyl, (F002) isotianil, (F003) probenazole, and (F004) tiadinil;

[0143] (G) Inhibitors of the amino acid and / or protein biosynthesis, for example, (GOO 1) cyprodinil, (G002) kasugamycin, (G003) kasugamycin hydrochloride hydrate, (G004) oxytetracycline, (G005) pyrimethanil, (G006) 3-(5-fluoro-3,3,4,4-tetramethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin- 1 -yl)quinoline, (G007) fuberidazole, (G008) thiophanate, (G009) blasticidin- S, (G010) streptomycin, and (G011) mepanipyrim;

[0144] (H) Inhibitors of the ATP production, for example, (H001) silthiofam, (H002) fentin acetate, (H003) fentin chloride, and (H004) fentin hydroxide;

[0145] (I) Inhibitors of the cell wall synthesis, for example, (1001) benthiavalicarb, (1002) dimethomorph, (1003) flumorph, (1004) iprovalicarb, (1005) mandipropamid, (1006) pyrimorph, (1007) valifenalate, (1008) (2E)-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)- 1 -(morpholin-4-yl)prop-2-en-l-one, (1009) (2Z)-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)- 1 -(morpholin-4-yl)prop-2-en- 1 -one, (1010) benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, and (1011) poly oxins;

[0146] (J) Inhibitors of the lipid and membrane synthesis, for example, (J001) propamocarb, (J002) propamocarb hydrochloride, (J003) tolclofos-methyl, (J004) difenphos, (J005) iodocarb, (J006) prothiocarb, (J007) edifenphos, (J008) iprobenfos, (J009) pyrazophos, (JO 10) isoprothiolane, (J011) etridiazole, (J012) biphenyl, (JO 13) chloroneb, (J014) dicloran, (J015) quintozene, and (J016) tecnazene;

[0147] (K) Inhibitors of the melanin biosynthesis, for example, (K001) tricyclazole, (K002) 2,2,2-trifluoroethyl {3-methyl-l-[(4-methylbenzoyl)amino]butan-2-yl}carbamate, (K003) carpropamid, (K004) diclocymet, (K005) fenoxanil, (K006) fthalide, and (K007) pyroquilon;

[0148] (L) Inhibitors of the nucleic acid synthesis, for example, (L001) benalaxyl, (L002) benalaxyl-M (kiralaxyl), (L003) metalaxyl, (L004) metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), (L005) ethirimol, (L006) furalaxyl, (L007) ofurace, (L008) oxolinic acid, (L009) hymexazole, (L010) octhilinone, (L011) bupirimate, and (L012) dimethirimol;

[0149] (M) Inhibitors of the signal transduction, for example, (M001) fludioxonil, (M002) iprodione, (M003) procymidone, (M004) proquinazid, (M005) quinoxyfen, (M006) vinclozolin, (M007) chlozolinate, (M008) fenpiclonil, (M009) proquinazid, and (M010) 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propyl-4H-l-benzopyran-4-one; (N) Compounds capable to act as an uncoupler. for example, (N001) fluazinam, (N002) meptyldinocap, (N003) binapacryl, and (N004) dinocap; or

[0150] (O) Other fungicides, for example, (0001) abscisic acid, (0002) benthiazole, (0003) bethoxazin, (0004) capsimycin, (0005) carvone, (0006) chinomethionat, (0007) cufraneb, (0008) cyflufenamid, (0009) cymoxanil, (OOIO) cyprosulfamide, (0011) flutianil, (0012) fosetyl-aluminium, (0013) fosetyl-calcium, (0014) fosetyl-sodium, (0015) methyl isothiocyanate, (0016) metrafenone, (0017) mildiomycin, (0018) natamycin, (0019) nickel dimethyldithiocarbamate, (0020) nitrothal-isopropyl, (0021) oxamocarb, (0022) oxathiapiprolin, (0023) oxyfenthiin, (0024) pentachlorophenol and salts, (0025) phosphorous acid and its salts, (0026) propamocarb-fosetylate, (0027) pyriofenone (chlazafenone), (0028) tebufloquin, (0029) tecloftalam, (0030) tolnifanide, (0043) 2-{3-[2-( l-{ [3,5- bis(difluoromethyl)- IH-pyrazol- 1-yl] acetyl }piperidin-4-yl)- l,3-thiazol-4-yl]-4,5-dihydro- 1,2-oxazol- 5-yl}-3-chlorophenyl methanesulfonate (fluoxapiprolin), (0046) 3-(4,4,5-trifluoro-3,3-dimethyl-3,4- dihydroisoquinolin- 1 -yl)quinoline, (0047) 3 -(4,4-difluoro-3,3 -dimethyl-3 ,4-dihydroisoquinolin- 1 - yl)quinoline (Quinofumelin), (0062) 5-fluoro-4-imino-3-methyl-l-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-3,4- dihydropyrimidin-2(lH)-one, (0063) pyridachlometyl, (0064) ipflufenoquin, (0065) aminopyrifen, (0066) N-[[(cyclopropyl-methoxy)amino][6-(difluoromethoxy)-2,3-difluorophenyl]- methylene]benzeneacetamide, (0067) methasulfocarb, (0068) nabam, (0069) oxine copper, (0070) ditalimfos, (0071) drazoxolon, (0072) tolyfluanide, (0073) diclobutrazol, (0074) cyprofuram, (0075) phophorous acid and salts, (0076) ferimzone, (0077) pyrrolnitrin, (0078) triazoxide, (0079) flusulfamide, (0080) diclomezine, (0081) mineral oils, (0082) organic oils, (0083) inorganic oils, (0084) potassium bicarbonate, (0085) ferric methanearsonate and (0086) flufenoxadiazam.

[0151] Embodiment 14

[0152] According to a further embodiment, the preferred component (3) in any of the above embodiments 9 to 12, comprises at least one fungicide selected from:

[0153] (A) Inhibitors of the sterol biosynthesis, for example, (A001) prothioconazole; (A002) cyproconazole; (A003) tebuconazole; (A004) mefentrifluconazole; (A005) difenoconazole; (A006) epoxiconazole; (A007) metconazole; (A008) paclobutrazol; (A009) pyrisoxazole; (A010) propiconazole; (A011) tetraconazole; (A012) triticonazole; (A013) ipfentrifluconazole; (A014) clotrimazole; (A015) econazole; (A016) isoconazole; (A017) miconazole; (A018) oxpoconazole; (A019) triflumizole; (A020) azaconazole; (A021) bromuconazole; (A022) diniconazole; (A023) diniconazole-M; (A024) etaconazole; (A025) fenbuconazole; (A026) hexaconazole; (A027) imibenconazole; (A028) penconazole; (A029) simeconazole; (A030) ipconazole; (A031) uniconazole; (A032) fenhexamid; (A033) fenpropidin; (A034) fenpropimorph; (A035) fenpyrazamine; (A036) fluquinconazole; (A037) flutriafol; (A038) imazalil; (A039) imazalil sulfate; (A040) spiroxamine; (A041) prochloraz; (A042) myclobutanil; (A043) triadimenol; (A044) tridemorph; (A045) terbinafme; (A046) buthiobate; (A047) pyrifenox; (A048) fenarimol; (A049) nuarimol; (A050) triarimol; (A051) triforine; (A052) bitertanol; (A053) pefurazoate; (A054) triadimefon; (A055) pyributicarb; (A056) dodemorph; (A057) aldimorph; (A058) trimorphamide; (A059) piperalin; and (A060) naftifme;

[0154] (B) Inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex I or II. for example, (B001) benzovindiflupyr; (B002) bixafen; (B003) fluindapyr; (B004) fluxapyroxad; (B005) inpyrfluxam; (B006) boscalid; (B007) carboxin; (B008) fluopyram; (B009) flutolanil; (B010) furametpyr; (B011) isofetamid; (B012) penflufen; (BOB) penthiopyrad; (B014) pydiflumetofen; (B015) pyraziflumid; (B016) sedaxane; (B017) isoflucypram; (B018) pyrapropoyne; (BO 19) fenfuram; (B020) mepronil; (B021) benodanil; (B022) oxycarboxin; (B023) diflumetorim; (B024) thifluzamide; and (B025) isopyrazam;

[0155] (C) Inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex III, for example, (C001) metarylpicoxamid; (C002) azoxystrobin; (C003) metominostrobin; (C004) orysastrobin; (C005) picoxystrobin; (C006) pyraclostrobin; (C007) pyrametostrobin; (C008) pyraoxystrobin; (C009) trifloxystrobin; (CO 10) coumethoxystrobin; (C011) coumoxystrobin; (CO 12) dimoxystrobin; (COB) enoxastrobin; (COM) flufenoxystrobin; (CO 15) fluoxastrobin; (CO 16) mandestrobin; (CO 17) ametoctradin; (CO 18) amisulbrom; (C019) cyazofamid; (C020) famoxadone; (C021) fenamidone; (C022) kresoxim-methyl; (C023) metyltetraprole; (C024) florylpicoxamid; (C025) pyribencarb; and (C026) fenpicoxamid;

[0156] (D) Compounds capable to have a multisite action, for example, (D001) chlorothalonil; (D002) mancozeb; (D003) copper hydroxide; (D004) copper oxychloride; (D005) captafol; (D006) captan; (D007) thiram; (D008) zineb; (D009) ziram; (D010) ferbam; (D011) dichlofluanid; (DOM) tolylfluanid; (DOB) guazatine; (DOM) iminoctadine; (DOB) anilazine; (D016) quinomethionate; (D017) dithianon; (D018) dodine; (D019) folpet; (D020) maneb; (D021) metiram; (D022) metiram zinc; (D023) oxine-copper; (D024) propineb; (D025) copper naphthenate; (D026) copper oxide; (D027) copper sulfate; (D028) bordeaux mixture; and (D029) sulfur and sulfur preparations including calcium polysulfide;

[0157] (E) Inhibitors of the mitosis and cell division, for example, (E001) carbendazim, (E002) diethofencarb, (E003) ethaboxam, (E004) fluopicolide, (E005) pencycuron, (E006) thiabendazole, (E007) thiophanate -methyl, (E008) zoxamide, and (E009) benomyl;

[0158] (F) Compounds capable to induce a host defence, for example, (FOO 1) acibenzolar-S-methyl, (F002) isotianil, (F003) probenazole, and (F004) tiadinil;

[0159] (G) Inhibitors of the amino acid and / or protein biosynthesis, for example, (GOO 1) cyprodinil, (G002) kasugamycin, (G003) kasugamycin hydrochloride hydrate, (G004) oxytetracycline, (G005) pyrimethanil, (G006) 3-(5-fluoro-3,3,4,4-tetramethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin- 1 -yl)quinoline, (G007) fuberidazole, (G008) thiophanate, (G009) blasticidin- S, (G010) streptomycin, and (G011) mepanipyrim;

[0160] (I) Inhibitors of the cell wall synthesis, for example, (1001) benthiavalicarb, (1002) dimethomorph, (1003) flumorph, (1004) iprovalicarb, (1005) mandipropamid, (1006) pyrimorph, (1007) valifenalate, (1008) (2E)-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)- 1 -(morpholin-4-yl)prop-2-en-l-one, (1009) (2Z)-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)- 1 -(morpholin-4-yl)prop-2-en- 1 -one, (1010) benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, and (1011) poly oxins;

[0161] (J) Inhibitors of the lipid and membrane synthesis, for example, (J001) propamocarb, (J002) propamocarb hydrochloride, (J003) tolclofos-methyl, (J004) difenphos, (J005) iodocarb, (J006) prothiocarb, (J007) edifenphos, (J008) iprobenfos, (J009) pyrazophos, (JO 10) isoprothiolane, (J011) etridiazole, (J012) biphenyl, (JOB) chloroneb, (J014) dicloran, (J015) quintozene, and (J016) tecnazene;

[0162] (L) Inhibitors of the nucleic acid synthesis, for example, (L001) benalaxyl, (L002) benalaxyl-M (kiralaxyl), (L003) metalaxyl, (L004) metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), (L005) ethirimol, (L006) furalaxyl, (L007) ofurace, (L008) oxolinic acid, (L009) hymexazole, (L010) octhilinone, (L011) bupirimate, and (LOB) dimethirimol;

[0163] (M) Inhibitors of the signal transduction, for example, (M001) fludioxonil, (M002) iprodione, (M003) procymidone, (M004) proquinazid, (M005) quinoxyfen, (M006) vinclozolin, (M007) chlozolinate, (M008) fenpiclonil, (M009) proquinazid, and (M010) 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propyl-4H-l-benzopyran-4-one;

[0164] (N) Compounds capable to act as an uncoupler, for example, (N001) fluazinam, (N002) meptyldinocap, (N003) binapacryl, and (N004) dinocap; or

[0165] (O) Other fungicides, for example, (0001) abscisic acid, (0002) benthiazole, (0003) bethoxazin, (0004) capsimycin, (0005) carvone, (0006) chinomethionat, (0007) cufraneb, (0008) cyflufenamid, (0009) cymoxanil, (0010) cyprosulfamide, (0011) flutianil, (0012) fosetyl-aluminium, (0013) fosetyl-calcium, (0014) fosetyl-sodium, (0015) methyl isothiocyanate, (0016) metrafenone, (0017) mildiomycin, (0018) natamycin, (0019) nickel dimethyldithiocarbamate, (0020) nitrothal -isopropyl, (0021) oxamocarb, (0022) oxathiapiprolin, (0023) oxyfenthiin, (0024) pentachlorophenol and salts, (0025) phosphorous acid and its salts, (0026) propamocarb-fosetylate, (0027) pyriofenone (chlazafenone), (0028) tebufloquin, (0029) tecloftalam, (0030) tolnifanide, (0043) 2-{3-[2-(l-{[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-lH-pyrazol-l-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-l,3-thiazol-4-yl]-4,5-dihydro-l,2-oxazol-5-yl}-3-chlorophenyl methanesulfonate (fluoxapiprolin), (0046) 3-(4,4,5-trifluoro-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-l-yl)quinoline, (0047) 3-(4,4-difluoro-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-l-yl)quinoline (Quinofumelin), (0062) 5-fhioro-4-imino-3-methyl-l-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(lH)-one, (0063) pyridachlometyl, (0064) ipflufenoquin, (0065) aminopyrifen, (0066) N-[[(cyclopropyl-methoxy)amino][6-(difluoromethoxy)-2,3-difluorophenyl]-methylene]benzeneacetamide, (0067) methasulfocarb, (0068) nabam, (0069) oxine copper, (0070) ditalimfos, (0071) drazoxolon, (0072) tolyfluanide, (0073) diclobutrazol, (0074) cyprofuram, (0075) phophorous acid and salts, (0076) ferimzone, (0077) pyrrolnitrin, (0078) triazoxide, (0079) flusulfamide, (0080) diclomezine, (0081) mineral oils, (0082) organic oils, (0083) inorganic oils, (0084) potassium bicarbonate, (0085) ferric methanearsonate and (0086) flufenoxadiazam.

[0166] Embodiment 15

[0167] In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (A001) prothioconazole; (A002) cyproconazole; (A003) tebuconazole; (A004) mefentrifluconazole; (A005) difenoconazole; (A006) epoxiconazole; (A007) metconazole; (A008) paclobutrazol; (A009) pyrisoxazole; (A010) propiconazole; (A011) tetraconazole; (A012) triticonazole; (A013) ipfentrifluconazole; (AO 14) clotrimazole; (AO 15) econazole; (AO 16) isoconazole; (AO 17) miconazole; (A018) oxpoconazole; (A019) triflumizole; (A020) azaconazole; (A021) bromuconazole; (A022) diniconazole; (A023) diniconazole-M; (A024) etaconazole; (A025) fenbuconazole; (A026) hexaconazole; (A027) imibenconazole; (A028) penconazole; (A029) simeconazole; (A030) ipconazole; (A031) uniconazole; (A032) fenhexamid; (A033) fenpropidin; (A034) fenpropimorph; (A035) fenpyrazamine; (A036) fluquinconazole; (A037) flutriafol; (A038) imazalil; (A039) imazalil sulfate; (A040) spiroxamine; (A041) prochloraz; (A042) myclobutanil; (A043) triadimenol; (A044) tridemorph; (A045) terbinafme; (A046) buthiobate; (A047) pyrifenox; (A048) fenarimol; (A049) nuarimol; (A050) triarimol; (A051) triforine; (A052) bitertanol; (A053) pefurazoate; (A054) triadimefon; (A055) pyributicarb; (A056) dodemorph; (A057) aldimorph; (A058) trimorphamide; (A059) piperalin; or (A060) naftifine; as component (3).

[0168] Embodiment 16

[0169] In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (B001) benzovindiflupyr; (B002) bixafen; (B003) fluindapyr; (B004) fluxapyroxad; (B005) inpyrfluxam; (B006) boscalid; (B007) carboxin; (B008) fluopyram; (B009) flutolanil; (BO 10) furametpyr; (B011) isofetamid; (B012) penflufen; (BOB) penthiopyrad; (BOM) pydiflumetofen; (B015) pyraziflumid; (B016) sedaxane; (B017) isoflucypram; (B018) pyrapropoyne; (B019) fenfuram; (B020) mepronil; (B021) benodanil; (B022) oxycarboxin; (B023) diflumetorim; (B024) thifluzamide; or (B025) isopyrazam; as component (3).

[0170] Embodiment 17

[0171] In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (C001) metarylpicoxamid; (C002) azoxystrobin; (C003) metominostrobin; (C004) orysastrobin; (C005) picoxystrobin; (C006) pyraclostrobin; (C007) pyrametostrobin; (C008) pyraoxystrobin; (C009) trifloxystrobin; (C010) coumethoxystrobin; (C011) coumoxystrobin; (C012) dimoxystrobin; (0013) enoxastrobin; (CO 14) flufenoxystrobin; (CO 15) fluoxastrobin; (CO 16) mandestrobin; (CO 17) ametoctradin; (C018) amisulbrom; (C019) cyazofamid; (C020) famoxadone; (C021) fenamidone; (C022) kresoxim-methyl; (C023) metyltetraprole; (C024) florylpicoxamid; (C025) pyribencarb; or (C026) fenpicoxamid; as component (3).

[0172] Embodiment 18

[0173] In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (D001) chlorothalonil; (D002) mancozeb; (D003) copper hydroxide; (D004) copper oxychloride; (D005) captafol; (D006) captan; (D007) thiram; (D008) zineb; (D009) ziram; (DO 10) ferbam; (D011) dichlofluanid; (D012) tolylfluanid; (D013) guazatine; (DOM) iminoctadine; (D015) anilazine; (D016) quinomethionate; (D017) dithianon; (D018) dodine; (D019) folpet; (D020) maneb; (D021) metiram; (D022) metiram zinc; (D023) oxine-copper; (D024) propineb; (D025) copper naphthenate; (D026) copper oxide; (D027) copper sulfate; (D028) bordeaux mixture; or (D029) sulfur and sulfur preparations including calcium polysulfide; as component (3).

[0174] Embodiment 19

[0175] In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (E001) carbendazim, (E002) diethofencarb, (E003) ethaboxam, (E004) fluopicolide, (F005) pencycuron, (E006) thiabendazole, (E007) thiophanate-methyl, (E008) zoxamide, or (E009) benomyl; as component (3).

[0176] Embodiment 20 In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (F001) acibenzolar-S-methyl, (F002) isotianil, (F003) probenazole, or (F004) tiadinil; as component (3).

[0177] Embodiment 21

[0178] In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (G001) cyprodinil, (G002) kasugamycin, (G003) kasugamycin hydrochloride hydrate, (G004) oxytetracycline, (G005) pyrimethanil, (G006) 3-(5-fluoro-3,3,4,4-tetramethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-l-yl)quinoline, (G007) fuberidazole, (G008) thiophanate, (G009) blasticidin- S, (G010) streptomycin, or (G011) mepanipyrim; as component (3).

[0179] Embodiment 22

[0180] In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2) and at least one compound selected from (H001) silthiofam, (H002) fentin acetate, (H003) fentin chloride, or (H004) fentin hydroxide, as component 3.

[0181] Embodiment 23

[0182] In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (1001) benthiavalicarb, (1002) dimethomorph, (1003) flumorph, (1004) iprovalicarb, (1005) mandipropamid, (1006) pyrimorph, (1007) valifenalate, (1008) (2E)-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)- 1 -(morpholin-4-yl)prop-2-en-l-one, (1009) (2Z)-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)-l-(morpholin-4-yl)prop-2-en-l-one, (1010) benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, or (1011) polyoxins; as component (3).

[0183] Embodiment 24

[0184] In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (J001) propamocarb, (J002) propamocarb hydrochloride, (J003) tolclofos-methyl, (J004) difenphos, (J005) iodocarb, (J006) prothiocarb, (J007) edifenphos, (J008) iprobenfos, (J009) pyrazophos, (JO 10) isoprothiolane, (JOI 1) etridiazole, (J012) biphenyl, (J013) chloroneb, (J014) dicloran, (J015) quintozene, or (JO 16) tecnazene; as component (3).

[0185] Embodiment 25

[0186] In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provide the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (K001) tricyclazole, (K002) 2,2,2- trifluoroethyl { 3 -methyl- l-[(4-methylbenzoy l)amino]butan-2-yl}carbamate, (K003) carpropamid, (K004) diclocymet, (K005) fenoxanil, (K006) fthalide, or (K007) pyroquilon as the component (3).

[0187] Embodiment 26

[0188] In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (L001) benalaxyl, (L002) benalaxyl-M (kiralaxyl), (L003) metalaxyl, (L004) metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), (L005) ethirimol, (L006) furalaxyl, (L007) ofurace, (L008) oxolinic acid, (L009) hymexazole, (L010) octhilinone, (L011) bupirimate, or (L012) dimethirimol; as component (3).

[0189] Embodiment 27

[0190] In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (M001) fludioxonil, (M002) iprodione, (M003) procymidone, (M004) proquinazid, (M005) quinoxyfen, (M006) vinclozolin, (M007) chlozolinate, (M008) fenpiclonil, (M009) proquinazid, or (M010) 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propyl-4H-l-benzopyran-4-one; as component (3).

[0191] Embodiment 28

[0192] In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component (1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (N001) fluazinam, (N002) meptyldinocap, (N003) binapacryl, or (N004) dinocap; as component (3).

[0193] Embodiment 29 In any of the above embodiments, the present invention provides the composition wherein said composition comprises at least one compound selected from the compounds of formula (I) as component ( 1), at least one compound selected from compound (a) to (c) as component (2), and at least one compound selected from (0001) abscisic acid, (0002) benthiazole, (0003) bethoxazin, (0004) capsimycin, (0005) carvone, (0006) chinomethionat, (0007) cufraneb, (0008) cyflufenamid, (0009) cymoxanil, (0010) cyprosulfamide, (0011) flutianil, (0012) fosetylaluminium, (0013) fosetyl-calcium, (0014) fosetyl-sodium, (0015) methyl isothiocyanate, (0016) metrafenone, (0017) mildiomycin, (0018) natamycin, (0019) nickel dimethyldithiocarbamate, (0020) nitrothal-isopropyl, (0021) oxamocarb, (0022) oxathiapiprolin, (0023) oxyfenthiin, (0024) pentachlorophenol and salts, (0025) phosphorous acid and its salts, (0026) propamocarb-fosetylate, (0027) pyriofenone (chlazafenone), (0028) tebufloquin, (0029) tecloftalam, (0030) tolnifanide, (0043) 2-{3-[2-(l-{[3,5-bis(difhroromethyl)-lH-pyrazol-l-yl]acetyl}piperidin-4-yl)-l,3-thiazol-4-yl]-4,5-dihydro-l,2-oxazol-5-yl}-3-chlorophenyl methanesulfonate (fluoxapiprolin), (0046) 3-(4,4,5-trifluoro-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-l-yl)quinoline, (0047) 3-(4,4-difluoro-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-l-yl)quinoline (Quinofumelin), (0062) 5-fluoro-4-imino-3-methyl-l-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(lH)-one, (0063) pyridachlometyl, (0064) ipflufenoquin, (0065) aminopyrifen, (0066) N-[[(cyclopropyl-methoxy)amino][6-(difluoromethoxy)-2,3-difluorophenyl]-methylene]benzeneacetamide, (0067) methasulfocarb, (0068) nabam, (0069) oxine copper, (0070) ditalimfos, (0071) drazoxolon, (0072) tolyfluanide, (0073) diclobutrazol, (0074) cyprofuram, (0075) phophorous acid and salts, (0076) ferimzone, (0077) pyrrolnitrin, (0078) triazoxide, (0079) flusulfamide, (0080) diclomezine, (0081) mineral oils, (0082) organic oils, (0083) inorganic oils, (0084) potassium bicarbonate, (0085) ferric methanearsonate or (0086) flufenoxadiazam, as component (3).

[0194] Embodiment 30

[0195] In any of the above embodiments, the most preferred fungicides as component (3) are selected from azoxysfrobin, metominostrobin, picoxysfrobin, trifloxysfrobin, pyraclostrobin, metyltetraprole, metarylpicoxamid, benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, fluxapyroxad, fluindapyr, inpyrfluxam, difenoconazole, mefentrifluconazole, epoxiconazole, cyproconazole, tebuconazole, prothioconazole, chlorothalonil, mancozeb, propineb, fluazinam, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, or their salts.

[0196] Embodiment 31

[0197] The ternary agrochemical compositions according to any of the above embodiments, comprise the component (1) and component (2) in a weight ratio in the range from 10,000:1 to 1:10,000, 1,000:1 to 1:1,000, 500:1 to 1:500, 100:1 to 1:100, preferably from 50:1 to 1:50, more preferably from 25:1 to 1:25, even more preferably from 20 : 1 to 1 : 20, including also ratios from 10:1 to 1:10, 5:1 to 1:5, 4:1 to 1:4, 3:1 to 1:3, 2:1 to 1:2, or 1:1.

[0198] Embodiment 32

[0199] The ternary agrochemical compositions according to any of the above embodiments, comprise the component (1) and component (3) in a weight ratio in the range from 10,000:1 to 1:10,000, 1,000:1 to 1:1,000, 500:1 to 1:500, 100:1 to 1:100, preferably from 50:1 to 1:50, more preferably from 25:1 to 1:25, even more preferably from 20 : 1 to 1 : 20, including also ratios from 10:1 to 1:10, 5:1 to 1:5, 4:1 to 1:4, 3:1 to 1:3, 2:1 to 1:2, or 1:1.

[0200] Embodiment 33

[0201] The ternary agrochemical compositions according to any of the above embodiments, comprise the component (2) and component (3) in a weight ratio in the range from 10,000:1 to 1:10,000, 1,000:1 to 1:1,000, 500:1 to 1:500, 100:1 to 1:100, preferably from 50:1 to 1:50, more preferably from 25:1 to 1:25, even more preferably from 20 : 1 to 1 : 20, including also ratios from 10:1 to 1:10, 5:1 to 1:5, 4:1 to 1:4, 3:1 to 1:3, 2:1 to 1:2, or 1:1.

[0202] Embodiment 34

[0203] Table-A: Following combinations, listed in Table-A, wherein component (1) is a compound of formula (I), component (2) is compound (a) and another component (3), is selected from the groups (A) to (O) as defined herein (component 3, for example, (A001) or prothioconazole, in combination [(!)+ component (2) + (A001)]).

[0204] Table-A:

[0205] (I) + (component (2)) + (A001), (I) + (component (2)) + (A002), (I) + (component (2)) + (A003), (I) + (component (2)) + (A004), (I) + (component (2)) + (A005), (I) + (component (2)) + (A006), (I) + (component (2)) + (A007), (I) + (component (2)) + (A008), (I) + (component (2)) + (A009), (I) + (component (2)) + (A010), (I) + (component (2)) + (A011), (I) + (component (2)) + (A012), (I) + (component (2)) + (A013), (I) + (component (2)) + (A014), (I) + (component (2)) + (A015), (I) + (component (2)) + (A016), (I) + (component (2)) + (A017), (I) + (component (2)) + (A018), (I) + (component (2)) + (A019), (I) + (component (2)) + (A020), (I) + (component (2)) + (A021), (I) + (component (2)) + (A022), (I) + (component (2)) + (A023), (I) + (component (2)) + (A024), (I) + (component (2)) + (A025), (I) + (component (2)) + (A026), (I) + (component (2)) + (A027), (I) + (component (2)) + (A028), (I) + (component (2)) + (A029), (I) + (component (2)) + (A030), (I) + (component (2)) + (A031), (I) + (component (2)) + (A032), (I) + (component (2)) + (A033), (I) + (component (2)) + (A034), (I) + (component (2)) + (A035), (I) + (component (2)) + (A036), (I) + (component (2)) + (A037), (I) + (component (2)) + (A038), (I) + (component (2)) + (A039), (I) + (component (2)) + (A040), (I) + (component (2)) + (A041), (I) + (component (2)) + (A042), (I) + (component (2)) + (A043), (I) + (component (2)) + (A044), (I) + (component (2)) + (A045), (I) + (component (2)) + (A046), (I) + (component (2)) + (A047), (I) + (component (2)) + (A048), (I) + (component (2)) + (A049), (I) + (component (2)) + (A050), (I) + (component (2)) + (A051), (I) + (component (2)) + (A052), (I) + (component (2)) + (A053), (I) + (component (2)) + (A054), (I) + (component (2)) + (A055), (I) + (component (2)) + (A056), (I) + (component (2)) + (A057), (I) + (component (2)) + (A058), (I) + (component (2)) + (A059), (I) + (component (2)) + (A060), (I) + (component (2)) + (B001), (I) + (component (2)) + (B002), (I) + (component (2)) + (B003), (I) + (component (2)) + (B004), (I) + (component (2)) + (B005), (I) + (component (2)) + (B006), (I) + (component (2)) + (B007), (I) + (component (2)) + (B008), (I) + (component (2)) + (B009), (I) + (component (2)) + (BO 10), (I) + (component (2)) + (BO 11), (I) + (component (2)) + (BOB), (I) + (component (2)) + (BOB), (I) + (component (2)) + (BO 14), (I) + (component (2)) + (BOB), (I) + (component (2)) + (BO 16), (I) + (component (2)) + (BO 17), (I) + (component (2)) + (BO 18), (I) + (component (2)) + (BO 19), (I) + (component (2)) + (B020), (I) + (component (2)) + (B021), (I) + (component (2)) + (B022), (I) + (component (2)) + (B023), (I) + (component (2)) + (B024), (I) + (component (2)) + (B025), (I) + (component (2)) + (C001), (I) + (component (2)) + (C002), (I) + (component (2)) + (C003), (I) + (component (2)) + (C004), (I) + (component (2)) + (C005), (I) + (component (2)) + (C006), (I) + (component (2)) + (C007), (I) + (component (2)) + (C008), (I) + (component (2)) + (C009), (I) + (component (2)) + (CO 10), (I) + (component (2)) + (CO 11), (I) + (component (2)) + (COB), (I) + (component (2)) + (COB), (I) + (component (2)) + (CO 14), (I) + (component (2)) + (C015), (I) + (component (2)) + (CO 16), (I) + (component (2)) + (C017), (I) + (component (2)) + (CO 18), (I) + (component (2)) + (CO 19), (I) + (component (2)) + (C020), (I) + (component (2)) + (C021), (I) + (component (2)) + (C022), (I) + (component (2)) + (C023), (I) + (component (2)) + (C024), (I) + (component (2)) + (C025), (I) + (component (2)) + (C026), (I) + (component (2)) + (D001), (I) + (component (2)) + (D002), (I) + (component (2)) + (D003), (I) + (component (2)) + (D004), (I) + (component (2)) + (D005), (I) + (component (2)) + (D006), (I) + (component (2)) + (D007), (I) + (component (2)) + (D008), (I) + (component (2)) + (D009), (I) + (component (2)) + (DO 10), (I) + (component (2)) + (D011), (I) + (component (2)) + (DOB), (I) + (component (2)) + (DOB), (I) + (component (2)) + (DO 14), (I) + (component (2)) + (DO ), (I) + (component (2)) + (DO 16), (I) + (component (2)) + (DO 17), (I) + (component (2)) + (DO 18), (I) + (component (2)) + (DO 19), (I) + (component (2)) + (D020), (I) + (component (2)) + (D021), (I) + (component (2)) + (D022), (I) + (component (2)) + (D023), (I) + (component (2)) + (D024), (I) + (component (2)) + (D025), (I) + (component (2)) + (D026), (I) + (component (2)) + (D027), (I) + (component (2)) + (D028), (I) + (component (2)) + (D029), (I) + (component (2)) + (E001), (I) + (component (2)) + (E002), (I) + (component (2)) + (E003), (I) + (component (2)) + (E004), (I) + (component (2)) + (E005), (I) + (component (2)) + (E006), (I) + (component (2)) + (E007), (I) + (component (2)) + (E008), (I) + (component (2)) + (E009), (I) + (component (2)) + (F001); (I) + (component (2)) + (F002); (1) + (component (2)) + (F003); (I) + (component (2)) + (F004); (I) + (component (2)) + (G001); (I) + (component (2)) + (G002); (I) + (component (2)) + (G003); (I) + (component (2)) + (G004); (I) + (component (2)) + (G005); (I) + (component (2)) + (G006); (I) + (component (2)) + (G007); (I) + (component (2)) + (G008); (I) + (component (2)) + (G009); (I) + (component (2)) + (GO 10); (I) + (component (2)) + (GO 11); (I) + (component (2)) + (H001); (I) + (component (2)) + (H002); (I) + (component (2)) + (H003); (I) + (component (2)) + (H004); (I) + (component (2)) + (1001); (I) + (component (2)) + (1002); (I) + (component (2)) + (1003); (I) + (component (2)) + (1004); (I) + (component (2)) + (1005); (1) + (component (2)) + (1006); (I) + (component (2)) + (1007); (I) + (component (2)) + (1008); (I) + (component (2)) + (1009); (I) + (component (2)) + (1010); (I) + (component (2)) + (1011); (I) + (component (2)) + (J001); (I) + (component (2)) + (J002); (I) + (component (2)) + (J003); (I) + (component (2)) + (J004); (1) + (component (2)) + (J005); (I) + (component (2)) + (J006); (I) + (component (2)) + (J007); (I) + (component (2)) + (J008); (I) + (component (2)) + (J009); (I) + (component (2)) + (JO 10); (I) + (component (2)) + (J011); (I) + (component (2)) + (J012); (I) + (component (2)) + (JOB); (I) + (component (2)) + (J014); (1) + (component (2)) + (JO 15); (I) + (component (2)) + (JO 16); (I) + (component (2)) + (K001); (I) + (component (2)) + (K002); (I) + (component (2)) + (K003); (I) + (component (2)) + (K004); (I) + (component (2)) + (K005); (I) + (component (2)) + (K006); (I) + (component (2)) + (K007); (I) + (component (2)) + (LOO 1); (I) + (component (2)) + (L002); (I) + (component (2)) + (L003); (I) + (component (2)) + (L004); (I) + (component (2)) + (L005); (I) + (component (2)) + (L006); (I) + (component (2)) + (L007); (I) + (component (2)) + (L008); (I) + (component (2)) + (L009); (I) + (component (2)) + (L010); (I) + (component (2)) + (L011); (I) + (component (2)) + (LOB); (I) + (component (2)) + (M001); (I) + (component (2)) + (M002); (I) + (component (2)) + (M003); (I) + (component (2)) + (M004); (I) + (component (2)) + (M005); (I) + (component (2)) + (M006); (I) + (component (2)) + (M007); (I) + (component (2)) + (M008); (I) + (component (2)) + (M009); (I) + (component (2)) + (M010); (I) + (component (2)) + (N001); (I) + (component (2)) + (N002); (I) + (component (2)) + (N003); (I) + (component (2)) + (N004); (I) + (component (2)) + (0001); (I) + (component (2)) + (0002); (I) + (component (2)) + (0003); (I) + (component (2)) + (0004); (I) + (component (2)) + (0005); (I) + (component (2)) + (0006); (I) + (component (2)) + (0007); (I) + (component (2)) + (0008); (I) + (component (2)) + (0009); (I) + (component (2)) + (0010); (I) + (component (2)) + (0011); (I) + (component (2)) + (0012); (I) + (component (2)) + (0013); (I) + (component (2)) + (0014); (I) + (component (2)) + (0015); (I) + (component (2)) + (0016); (I) + (component (2)) + (0017); (I) + (component (2)) + (0018); (I) + (component (2)) + (0019); (I) + (component (2)) + (0020); (I) + (component (2)) + (0021); (I) + (component (2)) + (0022); (I) + (component (2)) + (0023); (I) + (component (2)) + (0024); (I) + (component (2)) + (0025); (I) + (component (2)) + (0026); (I) + (component (2)) + (0027); (I) + (component (2)) + (0028); (I) + (component (2)) + (0029); (I) + (component (2)) + (0030); (I) + (component (2)) + (0043); (I) + (component (2)) + (0046); (I) + (component (2)) + (0047); (I) + (component (2)) + (0062); (I) + (component (2)) + (0063); (I) + (component (2)) + (0064); (I) + (component (2)) + (0065); (I) + (component (2)) + (0066); (I) + (component (2)) + (0067); (I) + (component (2)) + (0068); (I) + (component (2)) + (0069); (I) + (component (2)) + (0070); (I) + (component (2)) + (0071); (I) + (component (2)) + (0072); (I) + (component (2)) + (0073); (I) + (component (2)) + (0074); (I) + (component (2)) + (0075); (I) + (component (2)) + (0076); (I) + (component (2)) + (0077); (I) + (component (2)) + (0078); (I) + (component (2)) + (0079); (I) + (component (2)) + (0080); (I) + (component (2)) + (0081); (I) + (component (2)) + (0082); (I) + (component (2)) + (0083); (I) + (component (2)) + (0084); (I) + (component (2)) + (0085); (I) + (component (2)) + (0086).

[0206] Table B:

[0207] Combination [(I) + component (2) + (A001)] to [(I) + component (2) + (0086)] of Table B are defined as combination [(I) + component (2) + (A001)] to [(I) + component (2) + (0086)] of Table A, wherein component (2) in each mixture is replaced with Compound (b).

[0208] Table C:

[0209] Combination [(I) + component (2) + (A001)] to [(I) + component (2) + (0086)] of Table C are defined as combination [(I) + component (2) + (A001)] to [(I) + component (2) + (0086)] of Table A, wherein component (2) in each mixture is replaced with Compound (c).

[0210] In one embodiment, the composition mentioned in Table-A to Table-C, wherein compound (I) is selected from compound (1-1) to compound (1-11).

[0211] In a preferred embodiment, the composition mentioned in Table-A to Table-C, wherein compound (I) is compound (1-5).

[0212] Table 1: Table 1 preferably provides agrochemical compositions of SNs. 1 to 75 include, besides the listed component (2) and component (3), a compound of formula (I) as component (1).

[0213]

[0214]

[0215]

[0216]

[0217] *May be applied in the form of its enantiomer or salt, unless a specific enantiomer or salt is mentioned.

[0218] Particularly preferred agrochemical composition of components (1), (2) and (3) according to the present invention are selected from the following:

[0219] Table 2:

[0220]

[0221]

[0222]

[0223] wherein, compounds in each case may optionally be present in the form of their respective enantiomers, salts or esters, in particular their aforementioned preferred enantiomers, salts or esters, unless a specific enantiomer, salt or ester is designated.

[0224] Table 3:

[0225] Compositions 1 to 75, which differ from the corresponding compositions 1 to 75 of Table 2, wherein compound (1-1) as a component (1) in each mixture is replaced with compound (1-2).

[0226] Table 4:

[0227] Compositions 1 to 75, which differ from the corresponding compositions 1 to 75 of Table 2, wherein compound (1-1) as a component (1) in each mixture is replaced with compound (1-3).

[0228] Table 5:

[0229] Compositions 1 to 75, which differ from the corresponding compositions 1 to 75 of Table 2, wherein compound (1-1) as a component (1) in each mixture is replaced with compound (1-4).

[0230] Table 6:

[0231] Compositions 1 to 75, which differ from the corresponding compositions 1 to 75 of Table 2, wherein compound (1-1) as a component (1) in each mixture is replaced with compound (1-5).

[0232] Table 7:

[0233] Compositions 1 to 75, which differ from the corresponding compositions 1 to 75 of Table 2, wherein compound (1-1) as a component (1) in each mixture is replaced with compound (1-6).

[0234] Table 8:

[0235] Compositions 1 to 75, which differ from the corresponding compositions 1 to 75 of Table 2, wherein compound (1-1) as a component (1) in each mixture is replaced with compound (1-7).

[0236] Table 9:

[0237] Compositions 1 to 75, which differ from the corresponding compositions 1 to 75 of Table 2, wherein compound (1-1) as a component (1) in each mixture is replaced with compound (1-8).

[0238] Table 10:

[0239] Compositions 1 to 75, which differ from the corresponding compositions 1 to 75 of Table 2, wherein compound (1-1) as a component (1) in each mixture is replaced with compound (1-9).

[0240] Table 11: Compositions 1 to 75, which differ from the corresponding compositions 1 to 75 of Table 2, wherein compound (1-1) as a component (1) in each mixture is replaced with compound (I- 10).

[0241] Table 12:

[0242] Compositions 1 to 75, which differ from the corresponding compositions 1 to 75 of Table 2, wherein compound (1-1) as a component (1) in each mixture is replaced with compound (1-11).

[0243] In another embodiment, the composition according to any of the above embodiments may be admixed in a ratio of (1-80): (1-80): (1-80) of the component (1); the component (2) and the component (3), respectively. According to the present invention, the expression "composition" stands for the various mixtures or combinations of components (1), (2), and (3), for example, in a single "ready -mix" form, in a combined spray mixture composed from separate formulations of the single active compounds, such as a "tank-mix", and in a combined use of the single active ingredients when applied in a sequential manner, i.e. one after the other with a reasonably short period, such as a few hours or days. Preferably, the order of applying the components (1), (2), and (3) is not essential for working the present invention.

[0244] In a certain embodiment, the agrochemical composition according to the present invention further comprises an additional active ingredient as component (4), wherein the component (4) is not identical with the components (1), (2), and (3), as described herein (4-way mixture). In a specific embodiment, the agrochemical composition according to the present invention comprises an active compound of formula (I) as component (1), component (2), component (3), and an additional active ingredient as component (4). The term “component (4)” means: (a) compound having acaricidal, algicidal, bactericidal, fungicidal, herbicidal, insecticidal, molluscicidal, nematicidal, rodenticidal, or virucidal properties; or (b) compound that are antifeedants, bird repellents, chemosterilants, herbicide safeners, insect attractants, insect repellents, mammal repellents, mating disrupters, plant activators, plant growth regulators, or synergists.

[0245] In one embodiment, the present invention provides use of the agrochemical composition as a fungicidal composition for controlling or preventing agricultural crops and / or horticultural crops against diseases caused by phytopathogenic fungi.

[0246] In one embodiment, the present invention provides use of the fungicidal composition for controlling or preventing agricultural crops and / or horticultural crops against diseases caused by phytopathogenic fungi, wherein said phytopathogenic fungi are Alternaria spp., Botrytis spp., Cercospora spp., Colletotrichum spp., Corynespora spp., Erysiphe spp., Fusarium spp., Hemileia spp., Phakopsoraceae spp., Pyricularia spp., Rhizoctonia spp., Septaria spp., Puccinia spp., and Uromyces spp. In a preferred embodiment, the compositions disclosed in the present invention and in particular when the weight ratios of component (1) to component (2) are as disclosed for these mixtures as herein mentioned before, are used against crop phytopathogenic fungi like Alternaria species, for example, Alternaria solani,' Botrytis species, for example, Botrytis cinerecr, Cercospora spp. (Cercospora leaf spots) on soybeans (e.g. C. sojina or C. kikuchil),' Corynespora spp., e.g. Corynespora cassiicola (leaf spots) on soybeans and ornamentals; Erysiphe spp. (e.g. Erysiphe cichoracearum),' Pyricularia species, for example, Pyricularia oryzae Septoria species, for example, Septoria nodorum, Puccinia spp. (rusts) on various plants, in particular P. triticina (brown or leaf rust), P. striiformis (stripe or yellow rust), P. hordei (dwarf rust), P. graminis (stem or black rust) or P. recondita (brown or leaf rust), on cereals selected from wheat, barley or rye, P. coronata (crown rust of grasses including oats) on cereals, such as e.g. wheat, barley or rye, and Puccinia sorghi (common rust) on maize, Puccinia polysora (southern rust) on maize, and P. helianthi (sunflower rust); Puccinia melanocephala ('Brown rust' in sugarcane); Hemileia vastatrix and Hemileia coffeicola (leaf rust and grey rust of coffee) Hemileia vastatrix (Coffee rust); Uromyces spp. on various crops; and Phakopsoraceae spp. on various plants, in particular Phakopsora pachyrhizi and P. meibomiae (soybean rust) on soybeans.

[0247] The novel agrochemical compositions according to the present invention have a potent microbicidal activity. They can be used for controlling unwanted microorganisms, such as unwanted fungi and bacteria. They can be particularly useful in crop protection (by controlling microorganisms that cause plants diseases). More specifically, the agrochemical composition according to the present invention can be used to protect seeds, germinating plants, emerged seedlings, plants, plant parts, fruits, and the soil in which the plants grow from unwanted microorganisms.

[0248] The term “Control” or “Controlling” as used herein encompasses curative and protective treatment of unwanted microorganisms. The unwanted microorganisms may be pathogenic bacteria or pathogenic fungi, more specifically phytopathogenic bacteria or phytopathogenic fiingi. As detailed herein below, these phytopathogenic microorganisms are the causal agents of a broad spectrum of plants diseases. More specifically, novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention can be used as fungicides. In particular, they can be useful in crop protection, for example, for the control of unwanted fungi, such as Plasmodiophoromyceles. Oomyceles. ('hylridiomyceles. Zygomycetes, Ascomyceles. Basidiomyceles. and Deuteromycetes.

[0249] The term "locus thereof' includes soil, surroundings of plant or plant parts and equipment or tools used before, during or after sowing / planting a plant or a plant part.

[0250] Application of the compounds of the present disclosure or the compound of the present disclosure in a composition optionally comprising other compatible compounds to a plant or a plant material or locus thereof, include application by a technique known to a person skilled in the art, which includes but is not limited to spraying, coating, dipping, fumigating, impregnating, injecting, and dusting.

[0251] The novel agrochemical compositions, according to the present invention, can also be used as bactericide. In particular, they can be used in crop protection, for example, for the control of unwanted bacteria, such as Pseudomonadaceae, Rhizobiaceae. Enterobacteriaceae, Corynebacteriaceae, and Streptomycetaceae . In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method for controlling or preventing infestation of useful plants by phytopathogenic fungi in agricultural crops and / or horticultural crops, wherein the fungicidal composition is applied to the plants, to parts thereof, or to a locus thereof.

[0252] In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for combating phytopathogenic fungi, comprising treating plants, soil, and seeds to be protected with the fungicidal composition as described herein.

[0253] The present invention also relates to a method for controlling unwanted microorganisms, such as unwanted fungi and bacteria, comprising the step of applying at least one novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention to the microorganisms and / or their habitat (to the plants, plant parts, seeds, fruits or to the soil in which the plants grow).

[0254] Typically, when the novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention are used in curative or protective methods for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, an effective and non-phytotoxic amount thereof is applied to the plants, plant parts, fruits, seeds or to the soil in which the plants grow. Effective and non-phytotoxic amount means an amount that is sufficient to control or destroy the fungi present or liable to appear on the cropland and that does not entail any appreciable symptom of phytotoxicity for said crops. Such an amount can vary within a wide range depending on the fungus to be controlled, the type of crop, the climatic conditions, and the respective composition of the present invention used. This amount can be determined by systematic field trials that are within the capabilities of a person skilled in the art.

[0255] The novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention can be applied to any plants or plant parts.

[0256] In one embodiment, the present invention provides a fungicidal composition for treating seed, seed of transgenic plants, and transgenic plants.

[0257] Plants mean all plants and plant populations, such as desired and undesired wild plants or crop plants (including naturally occurring crop plants). Crop plants may be plants which can be obtained by conventional breeding and optimization methods or by biotechnological and genetic engineering methods or combinations of these methods, including the genetically modified plants (GMO or transgenic plants) and the plant cultivars which are protectable and non-protectable by plant breeders' rights.

[0258] Genetically modified plants (GMO or transgenic plants) are plants of which a heterologous gene has been stably integrated into the genome. The expression "heterologous gene" essentially means a gene which is provided or assembled outside the plant and then introduced in the nuclear, chloroplastic, or mitochondrial genome. This gene gives the transformed plant new or improved agronomic or other properties by expressing a protein or polypeptide of interest or by down regulating or silencing other gene(s) which are present in the plant (using for example, antisense technology, cosuppression technology, RNA interference - RNAi - technology or microRNA - miRNA - technology). A heterologous gene that is located in the genome is also called a transgene. A transgene that is defined by its particular location in the plant genome is called a transformation or transgenic event.

[0259] Plant cultivars are understood to mean plants which have new properties ("traits") and have been obtained by conventional breeding, by mutagenesis, or by recombinant DNA techniques. They can be cultivars, varieties, bio- or genotypes.

[0260] Plant parts are understood to mean all parts and organs of plants above and below the ground, such as shoots, leaves, needles, stalks, stems, flowers, fruit bodies, fruits, seeds, roots, tubers, and rhizomes. The plant parts also include harvested material and vegetative and generative propagation material, for example, cuttings, tubers, rhizomes, slips, and seeds.

[0261] Plants which can be treated in accordance with the methods of the present invention include the following: cotton, flax, grapevine, fruits, vegetables, such as R osaceae sp. (for example, pome fruits such as apples, and pears, but also stone fruits such as apricots, cherries, almonds, and peaches, and soft fruits such as strawberries), Ribesioidae sp., Juglandaceae sp., Betulaceae sp., Anacardiaceae sp., Fagaceae sp., Ivloraceae sp., Oleaceae sp., Actinidaceae sp., Lauraceae sp., Afusaceae sp. (for example, banana trees and plantations), Rubiaceae sp. (for example, coffee), Theaceae sp., Sterculiceae sp., Rutaceae sp. (for example, lemons, oranges and grapefruit); Solanaceae sp. (for example, tomatoes), Liliaceae sp., Asteraceae sp. (for example, lettuce), Umbelliferae sp., Cruci ferae sp., Chenopodiaceae sp., Cucurbitaceae sp. (for example cucumber), Alliaceae sp. (for example, leek, onion), Papilionaceae sp. (for example, peas); major crop plants, such as Gramineae sp. (for example, maize, turf, cereals such as wheat, rye, rice, barley, oats, millet and tiiticale), Asteraceae sp. (for example, sunflower), Brassicaceae sp. (for example, white cabbage, red cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, pak choi, kohlrabi, radishes, and oilseed rape, mustard, horseradish and cress), Fabacae sp. (for example, bean, peanuts), P apilionaceae sp. (for example, soya bean), Solanaceae sp. (for example, potatoes), Chenopodiaceae sp. (for example, sugar beet, fodder beet, swiss chard, beetroot); useful plants and ornamental plants for gardens and wooded areas; and genetically modified varieties of each of these plants.

[0262] Non-limiting examples of pathogens of fungal diseases which can be treated in accordance with the present invention include:

[0263] diseases caused by powdery mildew pathogens, for example, Blumeria species, for example, Blumeria graminis,' Podosphaera species, for example, Podosphaera leucotrichcr, Sphaerotheca species, for example, Sphaerotheca fuliginea,' Uncinula species, for example, Uncinula necator, Erysiphe species, for example, Erysiphe cichoraceanr.

[0264] diseases caused by rust disease pathogens, for example, Gymnosporangium species, for example, Gymnosporangium sabinae', Hemileia species, for example, Hemileia vastatrix,' Phakopsora species, for example, Phakopsora pachyrhizi or Phakopsora meibomiae’. Puccinia species, for example, Puccinia recondita, Puccinia graminis or Puccinia striiformis and Puccinia melanocephalcr. Uromyces species, for example, Uromyces appendiculatus .

[0265] In particular, Cronartium ribicola (White pine blister rust); Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae (Cedar-apple rust); Hemileia vastatrix (Coffee rust); Phakopsora meibomiae and P. pachyrhizi (Soybean rust); Puccinia coronata (Crown Rust of Oats and Ryegrass); Puccinia graminis (Stem rust of wheat and Kentucky bluegrass, or black rust of cereals); Puccinia hemerocallidis (Daylily rust); Puccinia persistens subsp. triticina (wheat rust or 'brown or red rust'); Puccinia sorghi (rust in com); Puccinia striiformis ('Yellow rust' in cereals); Puccinia melanocephalcr. Uromyces appendiculatus (rust of beans); Uromyces phaseoli (Bean rust); Puccinia melanocephala ('Brown rust' in sugarcane); Puccinia kuehnii ('Orange rust' in sugarcane).

[0266] diseases caused by pathogens from the group of the Oomycetes, for example, Albugo species, for example, Albugo Candida,' Bremia species, for example, Bremia laclucae'. Peronospora species, for example, Peronospora pisi orP. brassicac. Phytophthora species, for example, Phytophthora infeslans Plasmopara species, for example, Plasmopara vilicolcr. Pseudoperonospora species, for example, Pseudoperonospora humuli or P seudoperonospora cubensis'. Pythium species, for example, Pythium ullimum'.

[0267] leaf blotch diseases and leaf wilt diseases caused, for example, by Alternaria species, for example, Alternaria solemn. Cercospora species, for example, Cercospora belicolcr. Cladiosporium species, for example, Cladiosporium cucumerinum,' Cochliobolus species, for example, Cochliobolus sativus (conidial form: Drechslera, syn: Hehninthosporium) or Cochliobolus miyabeanus'. Colletotrichum species, for example, Colletotrichum lindemuthanium,' Cycloconium species, for example, Cycloconium oleaginum: Diaporthe species, for example, Diaporthe citri,' Elsinoe species, for example, Elsinoe fawcettiv, Gloeosporium species, for example, Gloeosporium laelicolor. Glomerella species, for example, Glomerella cingulata,' Guignardia species, for example, Guignardia bidwelly Leptosphaeria species, for example, Leptosphaeria maculans,' Magnaporthe species, for example, Magnaporthe grisecr, Microdochium species, for example, Microdochium nivale', Mycosphaerella species, for example, Mycosphaerella graminicola. Mycosphaerella arachidicola or Mycosphaerella fljiensis,' Phaeosphaeria species, for example, Phaeosphaeria nodorum; Pyrenophora species, for example Pyrenophora teres or Pyrenophora tritici repentis,' Ramularia species, for example, Ramularia collo-cygni or Ramularia areola,' Rhynchosporium species, for example, Rhynchosporium secalis,' Septoria species, for example, Septoria apii or Septoria lycopersici,' Stagonospora species, for example, Stagonospora nodorum’. Typhula species, for example, Typhula incamata,' Venturia species, for example, Venturia inaequalis,'

[0268] root and stem diseases caused, for example, by Corticium species, for example, Corticium graminearunr, Fusarium species, for example, Fusarium oxysporunr, Gaeumannomyces species, for example, Gaeumannomyces graminis,' Plasmodiophora species, for example, Plasmodiophora brassicae,' Rhizoctonia species, for example, Rhizoctonia solanv, Sarocladium species, for example, Sarocladium oryzae,' Sclerotium species, for example, Sclerotium oryzae,' Tapesia species, for example, Tapesia acuformis,' Thielaviopsis species, for example, Thielaviopsis basicolcr. Ganoderma species, for example, Ganoderma lucidunr,

[0269] ear and panicle diseases (including com cobs) caused, for example, by Altemaria species, for example, Alternaria spp:. Aspergillus species, for example, Aspergillus flavus,' Cladosporium species, for example, Cladosporium cladosporioides,' Claviceps species, for example, Claviceps purpurea,' Fusarium species, for example, Fusarium culmorunr, Gibberella species, for example, Gibberella zeae Monographella species, for example, Monographella nivalis,' Stagnospora species, for example, Stagnospora nodorum,' diseases caused by smut fungi, for example, Sphacelotheca species, for example, Sphacelotheca reiliana,' Tilletia species, for example, Tilletia caries or Tilletia controversa,' Urocystis species, for example, Urocystis occulta,' Ustilago species, for example, Ustilago nuda,'

[0270] fruit rot caused, for example, by Aspergillus species, for example, Aspergillus flavus,' Botrytis species, for example, Botrytis cinerea,' Penicillium species, for example, Penicillium expansum or Penicillium purpurogenum,' Rhizopus species, for example, Rhizopus stolonifer, Sclerotinia species, for example, Sclerotinia sclerotiorunr, Verticilium species, for example, Verticilium alboatrum,' seed- and soil-bome rot and wilt diseases, and also diseases of seedlings, caused, for example, by Altemaria species, for example, Alternaria brassicicokr, Aphanomyces species, for example, Aphanomyces euteiches, Ascochyta species, for example, Ascochyta lends,' Aspergillus species, for example, Aspergillus flaws,' Cladosporium species, for example, Cladosporium herbarum,' Cochliobolus species, for example, Cochliobolus sativus (conidial form: Drechslera, Bipolaris Syn: Helminthosporium); Colletotrichum species, for example, Colletotrichum coccodes,' Fusarium species, for example, Fusarium culmorunr, Gibberella species, for example, Gibberella zeae\ Macrophomina species, for example, Macrophomina phaseolina,' Microdochium species, for example, Microdochium nivalc, Monographella species, for example, Monographella nivalis,' Penicillium species, for example, Penicillium expansum,' Phoma species, for example, Phoma lingam,' Phomopsis species, for example, Phomopsis sojae,' Phytophthora species, for example, Phytophthora cactorunr, Pyrenophora species, for example, Pyrenophora graminea,' Pyricularia species, for example, Pyricularia oryzae,' Pythium species, for example, Pythium ultimunr, Rhizoctonia species, for example, Rhizoctonia solani,' Rhizopus species, for example, Rhizopus oryzae,' Sclerotiura species, for example, Sclerotium rolfsii,' Septoria species, for example, Septoria nodorum,' Typhula species, for example, Typhula incarnata,' Verticillium species, for example, Verticillium dahliae,'

[0271] cancers, galls and witches’ broom caused, for example, by Nectria species, for example, Nectria galligena,' wilt diseases caused, for example, by Monilinia species, for example, Monilinia laxa,'

[0272] deformations of leaves, flowers and fruits caused, for example, by Exobasidium species, for example, Exobasidium vexans,' Taphrina species, for example, Taphrina deformans,'

[0273] degenerative diseases in woody plants, caused, for example, by Esca species, for example, Phaeomoniella chlamydospora, Phaeoacremonium aleophilum or Fomitiporia mediterranean Ganoderma species, for example, Ganoderma boninense,'

[0274] diseases of flowers and seeds caused, for example, by Botrytis species, for example Botrytis cinerea,' diseases of plant tubers caused, for example, by Rhizoctonia species, for example, Rhizoctonia solani,' Helminthosporium species, for example, Helminthosporium solani,'

[0275] diseases caused by bacterial pathogens, for example, Xanthomonas species, for example, Xanthomonas campestris pv. oryzae,' Pseudomonas species, for example, Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans,' Erwinia species, for example, Erwinia amylovora,' Ralstonia species, for example, Ralstonia solanacearum,' Fungal diseases on roots and the stem base caused, for example, by black root rot (Calonectria crotalariae), charcoal rot (Macrophomina phaseolina)~, fusarium blight or wilt, root rot, and pod and collar rot (Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium orthoceras, Fusarium semitectum, Fusarium equiseti), mycoleptodiscus root rot (Mycoleptodiscus terrestris), neocosmospora (Neocosmospora vasinfecta), pod and stem blight (Diaporthe phaseolorum). stem canker (Diaporthe phaseolorum var. caulivord), phytophthora rot (Phytophthora megasperma), brown stem rot (Phialophora gregala). pythium rot (Pythium aphanidermatum, Pythium irregulare, Pythium debaryanum, Pythium myriotylum, Pythium ultimum), rhizoctonia root rot, stem decay, and damping-off (Rhizoctonia solani), sclerotinia stem decay (Sclerotinia scleroliorum). sclerotinia southern blight (Sclerotinia rolfsii), thielaviopsis root rot (Thielaviopsis basicola).

[0276] Plants which can be treated in accordance with the present invention include the following: Rosaceae sp (for example, pome fruits such as apples, pears, apricots, cherries, almonds, and peaches), Ribesioidae sp., Juglandaceae sp. , Betulaceae sp. , Anacardiaceae sp. , Fagaceae sp. , Moraceae sp. , Oleaceae sp. , Actinidaceae sp., Lauraceae sp., Musaceae sp. (for example, banana frees and plantations), Rubiaceae sp. (for example, coffee), Theaceae sp., Sterculiceae sp.,Rutaceae sp. (for example lemons, oranges and grapefruit); Vitaceae sp. (for example, grapes); Solanaceae sp. (for example, tomatoes, peppers), Liliaceae sp., Asteraceae sp. (for example, lettuce), Umbelliferae sp., Cruciferae sp., Chenopodiaceae sp., Cucurbitaceae sp. (for example cucumber), Alliaceae sp. (for example, leek, onion), Papilionaceae sp. (for example, peas); major crop plants, such as Poaceae / Gramineae sp. (for example, maize, turf, cereals such as wheat, rye, rice, barley, oats, millet and triticale), Asteraceae sp. (for example sunflower), Brassicaceae sp. (for example, white cabbage, red cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, pak choi, kohlrabi, radishes, and oilseed rape, mustard, horseradish and cress), Fabacae sp. (for example, bean, peanuts), Papilionaceae sp. (for example, soya bean), Solanaceae sp. (for example, potatoes), Chenopodiaceae sp. (for example, sugar beet, fodder beet, swiss chard, beetroot); Malvaceae (for example, cotton); useful plants and ornamental plants for gardens and wooded areas; and genetically modified varieties of each of these plants.

[0277] More preference is given to controlling the following diseases of soya beans: Fungal diseases on leaves, stems, pods and seeds caused, for example, by Altemaria leaf spot (Altemaria spec, atrans tenuissima), Anthracnose (Colletotrichum gloeosporoides dematium var. truncatum), brown spot (Septoria glycines ), cercospora leaf spot and blight (Cercospora kikuchii), choanephora leaf blight (Choanephora infundibulifera trispora (Syn. ), dactuliophora leaf spot (Dactuliophora glycines), downy mildew (Peronospora manshurica), drechslera blight (Drechslera glycini), frogeye leaf spot (Cercospora sojina), leptosphaerulina leaf spot (Leptosphaerulina trifolii), phyllostica leaf spot (Phyllosticta sojaecola), pod and stem blight (Phomopsis sojae), powdery mildew (Microsphaera diffusa), pyrenochaeta leaf spot (Pyrenochaeta glycines), rhizoctonia aerial, foliage, and web blight (Rhizoctonia solani), rust (Phakopsora pachyrhizi, Phakopsora meibomiae), scab (Sphaceloma glycines), stemphylium leaf blight (Stemphylium botryosum), target spot (Corynespora cassiicola).

[0278] The agrochemical compositions of the present invention can be used for curative or protective / preventive control of phytopathogenic fungi. The present invention therefore also relates to curative and protective methods for controlling phytopathogenic fungi by use of the novel agrochemical compositions, which are applied to the seed, the plant or plant parts, the fruits or the soil in which the plants grow.

[0279] The fact that the novel agrochemical compositions according to the present invention are well tolerated by plants at the concentrations required for controlling plant diseases allows the treatment of above-ground parts of plants, of propagation stock and seeds, and of the soil.

[0280] According to the present invention all plants and plant parts can be treated. By plants is meant all plants and plant populations such as desirable and undesirable wild plants, cultivars and plant varieties (whether or not protectable by plant variety or plant breeder's rights). Cultivars and plant varieties can be plants obtained by conventional propagation and breeding methods which can be assisted or supplemented by one or more biotechnological methods such as by use of double haploids, protoplast fusion, random and directed mutagenesis, molecular or genetic markers or by bioengineering and genetic engineering methods. By plant parts is meant all above ground and below ground parts and organs of plants such as shoot, leaf, blossom, and root, whereby for example, leaves, needles, stems, branches, blossoms, fruiting bodies, fruits and seed as well as roots, conns, and rhizomes are listed. Crops and vegetative and generative propagating material, for example, cuttings, conns, rhizomes, runners and seeds also belong to plant parts.

[0281] The novel agrochemical compositions according to the present invention, when they are well tolerated by plants, have favorable homeotherm toxicity and are well tolerated by the environment, are suitable for protecting plants and plant organs, for enhancing harvest yields, and for improving the quality of the harvested material. They can preferably be used as crop protection compositions. They are active against normally sensitive and resistant species and against all or some stages of development.

[0282] Plants which can be treated in accordance with the present invention include the following main crop plants: maize, soya bean, alfalfa, cotton, sunflower, Brassica oil seeds such as Brassica napus (e.g. canola, rapeseed), Brassica rapa, B.juncea (e.g. (field) mustard) and Brassica carinata, Arecaceae sp. (e.g. oilpalm, coconut), rice, wheat, sugar beet, sugar cane, oats, rye, barley, millet and sorghum, triticale, flax, nuts, grapes, vine, and various fruits and vegetables from various botanic taxa, e.g. Rosaceae sp. (e.g. pome fruits such as apples and pears, but also stone fruits such as apricots, cherries, almonds, plums and peaches, and berry fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, red and black currant and gooseberry), Ribesioidae sp., Juglandaceae sp., Betulaceae sp., Anacardiaceae sp., Fagaceae sp., Aforaceae sp., Oleaceae sp. (e.g. olive tree), Actinidaceae sp., Lauraceae sp. (e.g. avocado, cinnamon, camphor), Afusaceae sp. (e.g. banana trees and plantations), Rubiaceae sp. (e.g. coffee), Theaceae sp. (e.g. tea), Sterculiceae sp., Rutaceae sp. (e.g. lemons, oranges, mandarins and grapefruit); Solanaceae sp. (e.g. tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, capsicum, aubergines, tobacco), Liliaceae sp., Compositae sp. (e.g. lettuce, artichokes and chicory - including root chicory, endive or common chicory), Umbelliferae sp. (e.g. carrots, parsley, celery and celeriac), Cucurbitaceae sp. (e.g. cucumbers - including gherkins, pumpkins, watermelons, calabashes and melons), Alliaceae sp. (e.g. leeks and onions), Cruciferae sp. (e.g. white cabbage, red cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, pak choi, kohlrabi, radishes, horseradish, cress and Chinese cabbage), Leguminosae sp. (e.g. peanuts, peas, lentils and beans - e.g. common beans and broad beans), Chenopodiaceae sp. (e.g. Swiss chard, fodder beet, spinach, beetroot), Linaceae sp. (e.g. hemp), Cannabeacea sp. (e.g. cannabis), Malvaceae sp. (e.g. okra, cocoa), Papaveraceae (e.g. poppy), Asparagaceae (e.g. asparagus); useful plants and ornamental plants in the garden and woods including turf, lawn, grass, and Stevia rebaudiana; and in each case genetically modified types of these plants.

[0283] In particular, the novel agrochemical compositions according to the present invention are suitable for controlling the following plant diseases:

[0284] Albugo spp. (white rust) on ornamentals, vegetables (e.g. A Candida) and sunflowers (e.g. A tragopogonis); Alternaria spp.(Altemaria leaf spot) on vegetables, rape (A brassicola or brassicae), sugar beets (A tenuis), fruits, rice, soybeans, potatoes (e.g. A solani or A alternata), tomatoes (e.g. A solani or A alternata) and wheat; Aphanomyces spp. on sugar beets and vegetables; Ascochyta spp. on cereals and vegetables, e.g. A tritici (anthracnose) on wheat and A hordei on barley; Bipolaris and Drechslera spp. (teleomorph: Cochliobolus spp.), e.g. Southern leaf blight (D. maydis) or Northern leaf blight (B. zeicola) on com, e.g. spot blotch (B. sorokiniana) on cereals and e.g. B. oryzae on rice and turfs; Blumeria (formerly Erysiphe) graminis (powdery mildew) on cereals (e.g. on wheat or barley); Botrytis cinerea (teleomorph: Botryotinia fuckeliana: grey mold) on fruits and berries (e.g. strawberries), vegetables (e.g. lettuce, carrots, celery and cabbages), rape, flowers, vines, forestry plants and wheat; Bremia lactucae (downy mildew) on lettuce; Ceratocystis (syn. Ophiostoma) spp. (rot or wilt) on broad leaved trees and evergreens, e.g. C. ulmi (Dutch elm disease) on elms; Cercospora spp. (Cercospora leaf spots) on com (e.g. Gray leaf spot: C. zeaemaydis), rice, sugar beets (e.g. C. beticola), sugar cane, vegetables, coffee, soybeans (e.g. C. sojina or C. kikuchil) and rice; Cladosporium spp. on tomatoes (e.g. C. fulvum: leaf mold) and cereals, e.g. C. herbarum (black ear) on wheat; Claviceps purpurea (ergot) on cereals; Cochliobolus (anamorph: Helmin thosporium of Bipolaris) spp. (leaf spots) on com (C. carbonum), cereals (e.g. C. sativus, anamorph: B. sorokiniana) and rice (e.g. C. miyabeanus, anamorph: H. oryzae); Colletotrichum (teleomorph: Glomerella) spp. (anthracnose) on cotton (e.g. C. gossypit), com (e.g. C. gramini cola: Anthracnose stalk rot), fruits, potatoes (e.g. C. coccodes: black dot), vegetables like beans (e.g. C. lindemuthianum) and soybeans (e.g. C. truncatum or C. gloeosporioides); Corticium spp., e.g. C. sasakii (sheath blight) on rice; Corynespora cassiicola (leaf spots) on soybeans and ornamentals; Cycloconium spp., e.g. C. oleaginum on olive trees; Cylindrocarpon spp. (e.g. fruit free canker or young vine decline, teleomorph: Nectria or Neonectria spp.) on fruit trees, vines (e.g. C. liriodendri, teleomorph: Neonectria liriodendri: Black Foot Disease) and ornamentals; Dematophora (teleomorph: Rosellinia) necatrix (root and stem rot) on soybeans; Diaporthe spp., e.g. D. phaseolorum (damping off) on soybeans; Drechslera (syn. Helminthosporium, teleomorph: Pyrenophora) spp. on com, cereals, such as barley (e.g. D. teres, net blotch) and wheat (e.g. D. tritici-repentis: tan spot), rice and turf; Esca (dieback, apoplexy) on vines, caused by Formitiporia (syn. Phellinus) punctata, F. mediterranea, Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (earlier Phaeoacremonium chlamydosporum), Phaeoacremonium aleophilum and / or Botryosphaeria obtusa; Elsinoe spp. on pome fruits (E. pyn), soft fruits (E. veneta: anthracnose) and vines (E.ampelina: anthracnose); Entyloma oryzae (leaf smut) on rice; Epicoccum spp. (black mold) on wheat; Erysiphe spp. (powdery mildew) on sugar beets (E. betae), vegetables (e.g. E. pist), such as cucurbits (e.g. E. cichoracearum), cabbages, rape (e.g. E. crucifer arum); Eutypa lata (Eutypa canker or dieback, anamorph: Cytosporina lata, syn. Libertella blepharis) on fruit frees, vines and ornamental woods; Exserohilum (syn. Helminthosporium) spp. on com (e.g. E. turcicwa) Fusarium (teleomorph: Gibberella) spp. (wilt, root or stem rot) on various plants, such as F. graminearum or F. culmorum (root rot, scab or head blight) on cereals (e.g. wheat or barley), F. oxysporum on tomatoes, F. solani (f. sp. glycines now syn. F. virguliforme ) and F. tucumaniae and F. brasiliense each causing sudden death syndrome on soybeans, and F. verticillioides on com; Gaeumannomyces graminis (take-all) on cereals (e.g. wheat or barley) and com; Gib berellaspp. on cereals (e.g. G.zeae) and rice (e.g. G.fujikuroi: Bakanae disease); Glomerella cingulata on vines, pome fruits and other plants and G. gossypii on cotton; Grainstaining com plex on rice; Guignardia bidwellii (black rot) on vines; Gymnosporangium spp. on rosaceous plants and junipers, e.g. G. sabinae (mst) on pears; Helminthosporium spp. (syn. Drechslera, teleomorph: Cochliobolus) on com, cereals and rice; Hemileia spp., e.g. H. vastatrix (coffee leaf mst) on coffee; Isariopsis clavispora (syn. Cladosporium vitis) on vines; Macrophomina phaseolina (syn. phaseoft) (root and stem rot) on soybeans and cotton; Microdochium (syn. Fusarium) nivale (pink snow mold) on cereals (e.g. wheat or barley); Microsphaera diffusa (powdery mildew) on soybeans; Monilinia spp., e.g. M. laxa, M. fructicola and M. fructigena (bloom and twig blight, brown rot) on stone fruits and other rosaceous plants; Mycosphaerella spp. on cereals, bananas, soft fruits and ground nuts, such as e.g. M. graminicola (anamorph: Septoria tritici, Septoria blotch) on wheat or M. fijiensis (black Sigatoka disease) on bananas; Peronospora spp. (downy mildew) on cabbage (e.g. P. brassicae), rape (e.g. P. parasitica), onions (e.g. P. destructor), tobacco ( . tabacina) and soybeans (e.g. P. manshurica); Phakopsora pachyrhizi and P. meibomiae (soybean mst) on soybeans; Phialophora spp. e.g. on vines (e.g. P. tracheiphila and P. tetraspora) and soybeans (e.g. P. gregata: stem rot); Phoma lingam (root and stem rot) on rape and cabbage and P. betae (root rot, leaf spot and damping-off) on sugar beets; Phomopsis spp. on sunflowers, vines (e.g. P. viticola: can and leaf spot) and soybeans (e.g. stem rot: P. phaseoli, teleomorph: Diaporthe phaseolorum); Phy soderma maydis (brown spots) on com; Phytophthora spp. (wilt, root, leaf, fruit and stem root) on various plants, such as paprika and cucurbits (e.g. P. capsid), soybeans (e.g. P. megasperma, syn. P. sojae), potatoes and tomatoes (e.g. P. infestans: late blight) and broad leaved trees (e.g. P. ramorum: sudden oak death); Plasmodiophora brassicae (club root) on cabbage, rape, radish and other plants; Plasmopara spp., e.g. P. viticola (grapevine downy mildew) on vines and P. halstedii on sunflowers; Podosphaera spp. (powdery mildew) onrosa ceous plants, hop, pome and soft fruits, e.g. P. leucotricha on apples; Polymyxa spp., e.g. on cereals, such as barley and wheat (P. graminis) and sugar beets ( . betae) and thereby trans mitted viral diseases; P seudocercosporella herpotrichoides (eyespot, teleomorph: Tapesiayallundae) on cereals, e.g. wheat or barley; Pseudoperonospora (downy mildew) on various plants, e.g. P. cubensis on cucurbits or P. humili on hop; Pseudopezicula tracheiphila (red fire disease or, rotbrenner', anamorph: Phialophora) on vines; Puccinia spp. (rusts) on various plants, e.g. P. triticina (brown or leaf rust), P. striiformis (stripe or yellow rust), P. hordei (dwarf rust), P. graminis (stem or black rust) or P. recondita (brown or leaf rust) on cereals, such as e.g. wheat, barley or rye, P. kuehnii (orange rust) on sugar cane and P. asparagi on asparagus; Pyrenophora (anamorph: Drechslera) tritici-repentis (tan spot) on wheat or P. teres (net blotch) on barley; Pyricularia spp., e.g. P. oryzae (teleomorph: Magnaporthe grisea, rice blast) on rice andP. grisea on turf and cereals; Pythium spp. (damping-off) on turf, rice, com, wheat, cotton, rape, sunflowers, soybeans, sugarbeets, vegetables and various other plants (e.g. P. ultimum or P. aphanidermatum) ; Ramularia spp., e.g. R. collo-cygni (Ramularia leaf spots, Physiological leaf spots) on barley and R. beticola on sugar beets; Rhizoctonia spp. on cotton, rice, potatoes, turf, com, rape, potatoes, sugar beets, vegetables and various other plants, e.g. R. solani (root and stem rot) on soybeans, R. solani (sheath blight) on rice or R. cerealis (Rhizoctonia spring blight) on wheat or barley; Rhizopus stolonifer (black mold, soft rot) on strawberries, carrots, cabbage, vines and tomatoes; Rhynchosporium secalis (scald) on barley, rye and triticale; Sarocladium oryzae and S. attenuatum (sheath rot) on rice; Sclerotinia spp. (stem rot or white mold) on vegetables and field crops, such as rape, sunflowers (e.g. S. sclerotiorum) and soybeans (e.g. S. rolfsii or S. sclerotiorum); Septoria spp. on various plants, e.g. S. glycines (brown spot) on soybeans, S. tritici (Septoria blotch) on wheat and S. (syn. Stagonospora) no-dorum (Stagonospora blotch) on cereals; Uncinula (syn. Erysiphe) necator (powdery mildew, anamorph: Oidium tucken) on vines; Setospaeria spp. (leaf blight) on com (e.g. S. turcicum, syn. Helminthosporium turcicum) and turf; Sphacelotheca spp. (smut) on com, (e.g. S. reiliana: head smut), sorghum und sugar cane; Sphaerotheca fuliginea (powdery mildew) on cucurbits; Spongospora subterranea (powdery scab) on potatoes and thereby transmitted viral diseases; Stagonospora spp. on cereals, e.g. S. nodorum (Stagonospora blotch, teleomorph: Lepto sphaeria [syn. Phaeosphaeria] nodorum) on wheat; Synchytrium endobioticum on potatoes (potato wart disease); Taphrina spp., e.g. T. deformans (leaf curl disease) on peaches and T. pruni (plum pocket) on plums; Thielaviopsis spp. (black root rot) on tobacco, pome fmits, vegetables, soybeans and cotton, e.g. T. basicola (syn. Chalara elegans); Tilletia spp. (common bunt or stinking smut) on cereals, such as e.g. T. tritici (syn. T. caries, wheat bunt) and T. controversa (dwarf bunt) on wheat; Typhula incamata (grey snow mold) on barley or wheat; Urocystis spp., e.g. U. occulta (stem smut) on rye; Uromyces spp. (rust) on vegetables, such as beans (e.g. U. appendiculatus, syn. U. phaseoft) and sugarbeets (e.g. U. betae); Ustilago spp. (loose smut) on cereals (e.g. U. nuda and U. avaenae), com (e.g. U. maydis: com smut) and sugar cane; Venturia spp. (scab) on apples (e.g. V. inaequalis) and pears; and Verticillium spp. (wilt) on various plants, such as fmits and ornamentals, vines, soft fruits, vegetables and field crops, e.g. V. dahliae on strawberries, rape, potatoes, and tomatoes.

[0285] In one embodiment, the combinations and / or compositions of the present invention exhibit fungicidal activity against fungal pathogens preferably selected from Pyricularia oryzae (Rice blast), Botrytis cinerea (Gray mold), Alternaria solani (early blight of tomato / potato), Erysiphe cichoracearum (powdery mild in cucumber), Phytophthora infestans (Late blight of potato & tomato), Phakopsora pachyrhizi (in Soybean), Fusarium culmorum on wheat plants, and P seudoperonospora cubensis on cucumber plants.

[0286] The present invention is also directed to the use of the novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention for the treatment of soybean diseases caused by following pathogens:

[0287] Cercospora kikuchii, Cercospora sojina; Colletotrichum gloeosporoides dematium var. truncatum; Corynespora casiicola; Diaporthe phaseolorum; Microsphaera diffusa; Peronospora manshurica; Phakopsora species, for example, Phakopsora pachyrhizi and Phakopsora meibomiae; Phytophthora megasperma; Phialophora gregata; Rhizoctonia solani; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Septoria spp. e.g. Septoria glycines, Thielaviopsis basicola.

[0288] In addition, the novel agrochemical composition of the present invention can reduce the mycotoxin content in the harvested material and the foods and feeds prepared therefrom. Mycotoxins include particularly, but not exclusively, the following: deoxynivalenol (DON), nivalenol, 15 -Ac-DON, 3-Ac- DON, T2- and HT2-toxin, fumonisins, zearalenon, moniliformin, fusarin, diaceotoxyscirpenol (DAS), beauvericin, enniatin, fusaroproliferin, fusarenol, ochratoxins, patulin, ergot alkaloids and aflatoxins which can be produced, for example, by the following fungi: Fusarium spec., such as F. acuminatum, F. asiaticum, F. avenaceum, F croobvellense, F culmorum, F graminearum (Gibberella zeae), F equiseti, F fujikoroi, F musarum, F oxysporum, F proliferatum, F poae, F pseudograminearum, F. sambucinum, F. scirpi, F semitectum, F solani, F sporotrichoides, F langsethiae, F. subglutinans, F. tricinctum, F verticillioides etc., and also by Aspergillus spec., such as A. jlavus, A. parasiticus, A. nomius, A. ochraceus, A. clavatus, A. terreus, A. versicolor, Penicillium spec., such as / < verrucosum, P. viridicatum, P. citrinum, P. expansum, P. claviforme, P. roqueforti, Claviceps spec., such as C. purpurea, C.fusiformis, C. paspali, C. africana, Stachybotlys spec, and others.

[0289] The novel agrochemical composition of the present invention can also be employed for protecting storage goods. Storage goods of vegetable origin, for example, plants or plant parts, such as stems, leaves, tubers, seeds, fruits, grains, can be protected freshly harvested or after processing by (pre)drying, moistening, comminuting, grinding, pressing or roasting. Storage goods also include timber.

[0290] The novel agrochemical composition of the present invention may intervene in the physiological processes of plants, and can therefore also be used as plant growth regulators.

[0291] Growth regulating effects, comprise earlier germination, better emergence, more developed root system and / or improved root growth, increased ability of tillering, more productive tillers, earlier flowering, increased plant height and / or biomass, shorting of stems, improvements in shoot growth, number of kemels / ear, number of ears / m2, number of stolons and / or number of flowers, enhanced harvest index, bigger leaves, less dead basal leaves, improved phyllotaxy, earlier maturation / earlier fruit finish, homogenous ripping, increased duration of grain filling, better fruit finish, bigger fruit / vegetable size, sprouting resistance, and reduced lodging.

[0292] The novel agrochemical composition of the present invention also exhibits a potent strengthening effect in plants. Accordingly, they can be used for mobilizing the defences of the plant against attack by undesirable microorganisms.

[0293] Plant-strengthening (resistance-inducing) substances in the present context are substances capable of stimulating the defence system of plants in such a way that the treated plants, when subsequently inoculated with undesirable microorganisms, develop a high degree of resistance to these microorganisms.

[0294] Further, in context with the present invention plant physiology effects comprise the following:

[0295] Abiotic stress tolerance, comprising tolerance to high or low temperatures, drought tolerance and recovery after drought stress, water use efficiency (correlating to reduced water consumption), flood tolerance, ozone stress and UV tolerance, tolerance towards chemicals like heavy metals, salts, pesticides etc.

[0296] Biotic stress tolerance comprising increased fungal resistance and increased resistance against nematodes, viruses and bacteria. In context with the present invention, biotic stress tolerance preferably comprises increased fungal resistance and increased resistance against nematodes.

[0297] Increased plant vigor, comprising plant health / plant quality and seed vigor, reduced stand failure, improved appearance, increased recovery after periods of stress, improved pigmentation (e.g. chlorophyll content, stay-green effects, etc.) and improved photosynthetic efficiency. The present invention further comprises a method for treating seed. The present invention further provides seed which has been treated by one of the methods described in the previous paragraph. The inventive seeds are employed in methods for the protection of seed from unwanted microorganisms. In these methods, seed treated with at least one inventive agrochemical composition is used.

[0298] The novel agrochemical composition of the present invention is also suitable for treating seed. A large part of the damage to crop plants caused by harmful organisms is triggered by the infection of the seed during storage or after sowing as well as during and after germination of the plant. This phase is particularly critical since the roots and shoots of the growing plant are particularly sensitive, and even minor damage may result in the death of the plant. There is, therefore, a great interest in protecting the seed and the germinating plant by using appropriate compositions.

[0299] The control of phytopathogenic fungi by treating the seed of plants has been known for a long time and is the subject of constant improvements. However, the treatment of seed entails a series of problems which cannot always be solved in a satisfactory manner. For instance, it is desirable to develop methods for protecting the seed and the germinating plant, which dispense with, or at least significantly reduce, the additional deployment of crop protection compositions after planting or after emergence of the plants. It is also desirable to optimize the amount of the active ingredient used to provide the best possible protection for the seed and the germinating plant from attack by phytopathogenic fungi, but without damaging the plant itself by the active ingredient employed. In particular, methods for the treatment of seed should also take account of the intrinsic fungicidal properties of transgenic plants in order to achieve optimal protection of the seed and the germinating plant with a minimum expenditure of crop protection compositions.

[0300] In one embodiment, the present invention provides a seed comprising the fungicidal composition.

[0301] The present invention therefore also relates to a method for protection of seed and germinating plants from attack by phytopathogenic fungi, by treating the seed with an inventive composition. The present invention likewise relates to the use of the inventive compositions for treatment of seed to protect the seed and the germinating plant from phytopathogenic fungi. The present invention further relates to seed which has been treated with an inventive composition for protection from phytopathogenic fungi.

[0302] The control of phytopathogenic fungi which damage plants post-emergence is affected primarily by treating the soil and the above-ground parts of plants with crop protection compositions. Owing to the concerns regarding a possible influence of the crop protection compositions on the environment and the health of humans and animals, there are efforts to reduce the amount of active ingredients deployed.

[0303] One of the advantages of the present invention is that, in particular, the systemic properties of the novel agrochemical composition not only protect the seed itself, but also the resulting plants after emergence, from phytopathogenic fungi. In this way, the immediate treatment of the crop at the time of sowing or shortly thereafter can be dispensed with.

[0304] ft is likewise considered to be advantageous that the novel agrochemical composition can especially also be used with transgenic seed, in which case the plant growing from this seed is capable of expressing a protein which acts against pests. By virtue of the treatment of such seed with the novel agrochemical compositions, merely the expression of the protein, for example, an insecticidal protein, can control certain pests. Surprisingly, a further synergistic effect can be observed in this case, which additionally increases the effectiveness for protection against attack by pests.

[0305] The novel agrochemical compositions are suitable for protecting seeds of any plant variety which is used in agriculture, in greenhouses, in forests or in horticulture and viticulture. In particular, seeds of cereals (such as wheat, barley, rye, triticale, sorghum / millet and oats), maize, cotton, soyabean, rice, potato, sunflower, bean, coffee, beet (for example, sugar beet and fodder beet), peanut, oilseed rape, poppy, olive, coconut, cocoa, sugar cane, tobacco, vegetables (such as tomato, cucumbers, onions and lettuce), turf and ornamentals (see also below). The treatment of seeds of cereals (such as wheat, barley, rye, triticale and oats), maize, rice and soybean is of particular significance.

[0306] As also described herein, the treatment of transgenic seed with the novel agrochemical composition is of particular significance. This relates to the seed of plants containing at least one heterologous gene which enables the expression of a polypeptide or protein having insecticidal properties. The heterologous gene in transgenic seed can originate, for example, from microorganisms of the species Bacillus, Rhizobium, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Trichoderma, Clavibacter, Glomus or Gliocladium. This heterologous gene preferably originates from Bacillus sp., in which case the gene product is effective against the European maize borer and / or the western maize rootworm. The heterologous gene more preferably originates from Bacillus thuringiensis.

[0307] In the context of the present invention, the novel agrochemical composition is applied to the seed alone or in a suitable formulation. Preferably, the seed is treated in a state in which it is sufficiently stable for no damage to occur in the course of treatment. In general, the seed can be treated at any time between harvest and sowing, ft is customary to use seed which has been separated from the plant and freed from cobs, shells, stalks, coats, hairs or the flesh of the fruits. For example, it is possible to use seed which has been harvested, cleaned and dried down to a moisture content of less than 15 % by weight. Alternatively, it is also possible to use seed which, after drying, for example, has been treated with water and then dried again. When treating the seed, care must generally be taken that the amount of the novel agrochemical composition applied to the seed and / or the amount of further additives is selected such that the germination of the seed is not impaired, or that the resulting plant is not damaged. This has to be borne in mind in particular in the case of active ingredients which can have phytotoxic effects at certain application rates.

[0308] The present invention further relates to a novel agrochemical composition, for controlling unwanted microorganisms. The agrochemical compositions may be applied to the microorganisms and / or in their habitat.

[0309] The agrochemical composition typically comprises at least one active compounds combination and at least one agriculturally suitable auxiliary, e.g. carrier(s) and / or surfactant(s).

[0310] In the context of the present invention, "control of harmful microorganisms" means a reduction in infestation by harmful microorganisms, compared with the untreated plant measured as fungicidal efficacy, preferably a reduction by 25-50 %, compared with the untreated plant (100 %), more preferably a reduction by 40-79 %, compared with the untreated plant (100 %); even more preferably, the infection by harmful microorganisms is entirely suppressed (by 70-100 %). The control may be curative, i.e. for treatment of already infected plants, or protective, for protection of plants which have not yet been infected.

[0311] An "effective but non-phytotoxic amount" means an amount of the novel agrochemical composition which is sufficient to control the fungal disease of the plant in a satisfactory manner or to eradicate the fungal disease completely, and which, at the same time, does not cause any significant symptoms of phytotoxicity. In general, this application rate may vary within a relatively wide range. It depends on several factors, for example, on the fungus to be controlled, the plant, the climatic conditions and the ingredients of the inventive compositions.

[0312] The novel agrochemical composition of the present invention may be provided to the end user as ready-for-use formulation, i.e. the compositions can be directly applied to the plants or seeds by a suitable device, such as a spraying or dusting device. Alternatively, the compositions may be provided to the end user in the form of concentrates, which have to be diluted, preferably with water, prior to use.

[0313] The novel agrochemical composition of the present invention can be prepared in conventional manners, for example, by mixing the agrochemical composition according to the present invention with one or more suitable auxiliaries, such as disclosed herein above.

[0314] The novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention contains generally from 0.01 to 99% by weight, from 0.05 to 98% by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 95% by weight, more preferably from 0.5 to 90% by weight, most preferably from 10 to 70 % by weight of the active compounds according to the present invention.

[0315] The rates of application vary within wide limits and depend on the nature of the soil, the method of application, the crop plant, the pest to be controlled, the prevailing climatic conditions, and other factors governed by the method of application, the time of application and the target crop. As a general guideline compounds may be applied at a rate of 1 to 2000 L / ha, especially from 10 to 1000 L / ha.

[0316] The novel agrochemical composition can be applied directly, i.e. without containing any other components and without having been diluted. In general, it is preferable to apply the composition to the seed in the form of a suitable formulation. Suitable formulations and methods for seed treatment are known to those skilled in the art and are described, for example, in the following documents: US4272417, US4245432, US4808430, US5876739, US20030176428, W02002080675, and W02002028186.

[0317] The novel agrochemical composition usable in accordance with the present invention can be converted to the formulations such as, a suspension concentrate (SC), a water dispersible granule (WDG) / (WG), a tablet (TB), a wettable powder (WP), a water dispersible tablet (WT), an ultra-low volume (ULV), a liquid (UL), an ultra-low volume (ULV), a suspension (SU), a water soluble powder (SP), a suspo-emulsion (SE), a granule (GR), an emulsifiable granule (EG), an oil-in-water emulsion (EW), an emulsifiable granule (EG), an emulsion oil in water (EO), an emulsifiable powder (EP), an emulsion for seed treatment (ES), a solution for seed treatment (LS), a flowable concentrate for seed treatment (FS), an emulsifiable concentrate (EC), a micro-emulsion (ME), oil-in-water emulsions (EW), an oil miscible flowable concentrate (oil miscible suspension) (OF), an oil dispersible powder (OP), an oil dispersion (OD), a capsule suspension (CS), a dustable powder (DP), a soluble concentrate (SL), a water soluble granule (SG), an aerosol (AE), a mixed formulation of CS and SC (ZC), a mixed formulation of CS and SE (ZE) or a mixed formulation of CS and EW (ZW).

[0318] These formulations are prepared in a known manner, by mixing the active compounds with agriculturally acceptable additives, for example, customary extenders and also solvent(s) or diluent(s), dye(s), wetting agent(s), dispersant(s), emulsifier(s), antifoam(s), preservative(s), thickener(s), adhesive(s), gibberellins, solid carrier(s), liquid carrier(s), gaseous carrier(s), surfactant(s), binder(s), disintegrating agent(s), pH adjuster(s), anti-caking agent(s), penetrant(s), anti-freezing agent(s), defoaming agent(s), extender(s), filler(s), stabilizer(s) and / or coloring agent(s) or combination thereof, and also water. Examples for suitable auxiliaries for formulations and / or agrochemical compositions according to the invention are solvents, liquid carriers, solid carriers or fillers, surfactants, dispersants, emulsifiers, wetters, adjuvants, solubilizers, penetration enhancers, protective colloids, adhesion agents, thickeners, humectants, repellents, attractants, feeding stimulants, compatibilizers, bactericides, anti-freezing agents, anti-foaming agents, colorants, tackifiers and binders.

[0319] Suitable solvents and liquid carriers in this context are for instance water and organic solvents, such as mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point, e. g. kerosene, diesel oil, oils of vegetable or animal origin; aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, e. g. toluene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alkylated naphthalenes; alcohols, e. g. ethanol, propanol, butanol, benzyl alcohol, cyclohexanol; glycols; dimethyl sulfoxide; ketones, e. g. cyclohexanone; esters, e. g. lactates, carbonates, fatty acid esters, gammabutyrolactone; fatty acids; phosphonates; amines; amides, e. g. A'-mcthyl pyrrolidone, fatty acid dimethyl amides; and mixtures thereof. Suitable solid carriers or fillers are for instance mineral earths, e. g. silicates, silica gels, talc, kaolins, limestone, lime, chalk, clays, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, bentonite, calcium sulphate, magnesium sulphate, magnesium oxide; polysaccharides, e. g. cellulose, starch; fertilizers, e. g. ammonium sulphate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ureas; products of vegetable origin, e. g. cereal meal, tree bark meal, wood meal, nutshell meal, and mixtures thereof.

[0320] Suitable surfactants are surface-active compounds, for instance such as anionic, cationic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants, block polymers, polyelectrolytes, and mixtures thereof. Such surfactants can be used as emulsifier, dispersant, solubilizer, wetter, penetration enhancer, protective colloid, or adjuvant. Suitable anionic surfactants are for instance alkali, alkaline earth or ammonium salts of sulfonates, sulphates, phosphates, carboxylates, and mixtures thereof. Examples of sulfonates are alkylaryl sulfonates, diphenyl sulfonates, alpha-olefin sulfonates, lignin sulfonates, sulfonates of fatty acids and oils, sulfonates of ethoxylated alkylphenols, sulfonates of alkoxylated arylphenols, sulfonates of condensed naphthalenes, sulfonates of dodecyl-and tridecylbenzenes, sulfonates of naphthalenes and alkyl naphthalenes, sulfosuccinates or sulfosuccinamates. Examples of sulphates are sulphates of fatty acids and oils, of ethoxylated alkylphenols, of alcohols, of ethoxylated alcohols, or of fatty acid esters. Examples of phosphates are phosphate esters. Examples of carboxylates are alkyl carboxylates, and carboxylated alcohol or alkylphenol ethoxylates.

[0321] Suitable nonionic surfactants are for instance alkoxylates, A'-substitutcd fatty acid amides, amine oxides, esters, sugar-based surfactants, polymeric surfactants, and mixtures thereof. Examples of alkoxylates are compounds such as alcohols, alkylphenols, amines, amides, arylphenols, fatty acids or fatty acid esters which have been alkoxylated with 1 to 50 equivalents. Ethylene oxide and / or propylene oxide may be employed for the alkoxylation, preferably ethylene oxide.

[0322] Examples of A'-substitutcd fatty acid amides are fatty acid glucamides or fatty acid alkanolamides. Examples of esters are fatty acid esters, glycerol esters or monoglycerides. Examples of sugar -based surfactants are sorbitans, ethoxylated sorbitans, sucrose and glucose esters or alkylpolyglucosides. Examples of polymeric surfactants are homo- or copolymers of vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl alcohols, or vinyl acetate. Suitable cationic surfactants are for instance quaternary surfactants, for example quaternary ammonium compounds with one or two hydrophobic groups, or salts of long-chain primary amines. Suitable amphoteric surfactants are for instance alkylbetains and imidazolines. Suitable block polymers are block polymers of the A-B or A-B-A type comprising blocks of polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide, or of the A-B-C type comprising alkanol, polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide. Suitable polyelectrolytes are polyacids or polybases. Examples of polyacids are for instance alkali salts of polyacrylic acid or polyacid comb polymers. Examples of polybases are polyvinyl amines or polyethylene amines.

[0323] Suitable adjuvants are compounds, which have a negligible or even no pesticidal activity themselves, and which improve the biological performance of the compound of Formula (I) on the target. Examples are surfactants, mineral or vegetable oils, and other auxiliaries.

[0324] Suitable thickeners are for instance polysaccharides (e. g. xanthan gum, carboxymethyl cellulose), inorganic clays (organically modified or unmodified), polycarboxylates, and silicates.

[0325] Suitable bactericides are for instance bronopol and isothiazolinone derivatives such as alkylisothiazolinones and benzisothiazolinones.

[0326] Suitable anti-freezing agents are for instance ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, urea and glycerin.

[0327] Suitable anti-foaming agents are silicones, long chain alcohols, and salts of fatty acids.

[0328] Suitable colorants (e. g. in red, blue, or green) are for instance pigments of low water solubility and water-soluble dyes. Examples are inorganic colorants (e. g. iron oxide, titan oxide, iron hexacyanoferrate) and organic colorants (e. g. alizarin-, azo- and phthalocyanine colorants).

[0329] Suitable tackifiers or binders are for instance polyvinyl pyrrolidones, polyvinyl acetates, polyvinyl alcohols, polyacrylates, biological or synthetic waxes, and cellulose ethers.

[0330] Further, the novel agrochemical composition usable in accordance with the present invention can be converted to the customary seed dressing formulations, such as solutions, emulsions, suspensions, powders, foams, slurries or other coating compositions for seed, and also ULV formulations.

[0331] In the novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention, the components (1) and components (2) are advantageously present in a synergistically effective weight ratio of components (1): components (2) in a range of 10,000: 1 to 1: 10,000, or 1000: 1 to 1: 1000. The components (1) and components (2) of the agrochemical composition are advantageously present in a synergistically effective weight ratio of components (l):components (2) in a range of 100:1 to 1:100, preferably in a weight ratio of 50:1 to 1:50, particularly 25:1 to 1:25, to more preferably in a weight ratio of 20: 1 to 1 :20, even more preferably in a weight ratio of 10: 1 to 1:10.

[0332] Further ratios by weight of components (l):and components (2) which are preferably used within the weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:10 are 5: 1 to 1:5, 4:1 to 1:4, 3:1 to 1:3, 2:1 to 1:2 and 1:1.

[0333] In the novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention, the components (1) and components (3) are advantageously present in a synergistically effective weight ratio of components (1):components (3) in a range of 10,000:1 to 1:10,000, or 1000:1 to 1:1000.

[0334] The components (1) and components (3) of the agrochemical composition are advantageously present in a synergistically effective weight ratio of components (l):components (3) in a range of 100:1 to 1:100, preferably in a weight ratio of 50:1 to 1:50, particularly 25:1 to 1:25, to more preferably in a weight ratio of 20: 1 to 1 :20, even more preferably in a weight ratio of 10: 1 to 1 : 10.

[0335] Further ratios by weight of components (l):and components (3) which are preferably used within the weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:10 are 5: 1 to 1:5, 4:1 to 1:4, 3:1 to 1:3, 2:1 to 1:2 and 1:1.

[0336] In the novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention, the components (2) and components (3) are advantageously present in a synergistically effective weight ratio of components (2): components (3) in a range of 10,000: 1 to 1: 10,000, or 1000: 1 to 1: 1000.

[0337] The components (2) and components (3) of the agrochemical composition are advantageously present in a synergistically effective weight ratio of components (2): components (3) in a range of 100:1 to 1:100, preferably in a weight ratio of 50:1 to 1:50, particularly 25:1 to 1:25, to more preferably in a weight ratio of 20: 1 to 1 :20, even more preferably in a weight ratio of 10: 1 to 1:10.

[0338] Further ratios by weight of components (2): and components (3) which are preferably used within the weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:10 are 5: 1 to 1:5, 4:1 to 1:4, 3:1 to 1:3, 2:1 to 1:2 and 1:1.

[0339] In particular, the novel agrochemical composition is used for foliar application.

[0340] According to the present invention, the expression "composition" stands for the various mixtures or combinations of components (1) and (2), a binary or a two-way mixture, or various mixtures or combinations of components (1), (2) and (3), a ternary mixture or a three-way mixture, or for example, in a single "ready -mix" form, in a combined spray mixture composed from separate formulations of the single active compounds, such as a "tank- mix", and in a combined use of the single active ingredients when applied in a sequential manner, i.e. one after the other with a reasonably short period, such as a few hours or days. Preferably the order of applying the components (1), (2) and / or (3) is not essential for working the present invention.

[0341] According to the present invention, the term "agrochemical composition" means a combination or mixture of at least two active compounds with further agriculturally suitable additives, such as agriculturally suitable auxiliaries, e.g. solvents, carriers, surfactants, extenders or the like which are described above. The term "agrochemical composition" also comprises the terms "crop protection composition" and "formulation". When using the novel agrochemical composition as a fungicide, the application rates can be varied within a relatively wide range, depending on the kind of application. The application rate in the case of treatment of plant parts, for example, leaves: from 0.1 to 10000 g / ha, preferably from 10 to 1000 g / ha, more preferably from 10 to 800 g / ha, even more preferably from 50 to 300 g / ha (in the case of application by watering or dripping, it is even possible to reduce the application rate (from 10 to 50 g / ha), especially when inert substrates such as rockwool or perlite are used); in the case of seed treatment: from 2 to 200 g per 100 kg of seed, in the case of soil treatment: from 0.1 to 10000 g / ha, preferably from 1 to 5000 g / ha.

[0342] When applied to the useful plants, component (1) is typically applied at a rate of 5 to 2000 g a.i. / ha, particularly 10 to 1000 g a.i. / ha, e.g. 50, 75, 100 or 200 g a.i. / ha.

[0343] Alternatively, component (1) is typically applied at a rate of 1 to 5000 g a.i. / ha, particularly 2 to 2000 g a.i. / ha, e.g. 50, 75, 100, 150, 250, 500, 800, 1000, 1500 g a.i. / ha of component (1).

[0344] When applied to the useful plants, component (2) is typically applied at a rate of 5 to 2000 g a.i. / ha, particularly 10 to 1000 g a.i. / ha, e.g. 50, 75, 100 or 200 g a.i. / ha.

[0345] Alternatively, component (2) is typically applied at a rate of 1 to 5000 g a.i. / ha, particularly 2 to 2000 g a.i. / ha, e.g. 50, 75, 100, 150, 250, 500, 800, 1000, 1500 g a.i. / ha of component (2).

[0346] When applied to the useful plants, component (3) is typically applied at a rate of 5 to 2000 g a.i. / ha, particularly 10 to 1000 g a.i. / ha, e.g. 50, 75, 100 or 200 g a.i. / ha.

[0347] Alternatively, component (3) is typically applied at a rate of 1 to 5000 g a.i. / ha, particularly 2 to 2000 g a.i. / ha, e.g. 50, 75, 100, 150, 250, 500, 800, 1000, 1500 g a.i. / ha of component (3).

[0348] When applied to the useful plants, component (1) is typically applied at a rate of 5 to 2000 g a.i. / ha, particularly 10 to 1000 g a.i. / ha, e.g. 50, 75, 100, 125 or 200 g a.i. / ha, typically in association with 1 to 5000 g a.i. / ha, particularly 2 to 2000 g a.i. / ha, e.g. 50,75,100, 150, 250, 500, 800, 1000, 1500 g a.i. / ha of component (2).

[0349] When applied to the useful plants, component (1) is typically applied at a rate of 5 to 2000 g a.i. / ha, particularly 10 to 1000 g a.i. / ha, e.g. 50, 75, 100, 125 or 200 g a.i. / ha, typically in association with 1 to 5000 g a.i. / ha, particularly 2 to 2000 g a.i. / ha, e.g. 50, 75, 100,150, 250, 500, 800, 1000, 1500 g a.i. / ha of component (3).

[0350] When applied to the useful plants, component (2) is typically applied at a rate of 5 to 2000 g a.i. / ha, particularly 10 to 1000 g a.i. / ha, e.g. 50, 75, 100, 125 or 200 g a.i. / ha, typically in association with 1 to 5000 g a.i. / ha, particularly 2 to 2000 g a.i. / ha, e.g. 50, 75,100, 150, 250, 500, 800, 1000, 1500 g a.i. / ha of component (3).

[0351] These application rates are merely by way of example and are not limiting for the purposes of the present invention.

[0352] The user may apply the novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention usually from a predosage device, a knapsack sprayer, a spray tank, a spray plane, or an irrigation system. Usually, the agrochemical composition is made up with water, buffer, and / or further auxiliaries to the desired application concentration and the ready -to-use spray liquor or the agrochemical composition according to the present invention is thus obtained. Usually, 20 to 2000 liters, preferably 30 to 400 liters, of the ready -to-use spray liquor are applied per hectare of agricultural useful area.

[0353] According to one embodiment, individual components of the agrochemical composition according to the present invention such as parts of a kit or parts of a binary or ternary mixture may be mixed by the user himself in a spray tank or any other kind of vessel used for applications (e.g. seed treater drums, seed pelleting machinery, knapsack sprayer) and further auxiliaries may be added, if appropriate.

[0354] Consequently, one embodiment of the present invention is a kit for preparing a usable agrochemical composition, the kit comprising a) a composition comprising component (1) as defined herein and at least one auxiliary; and b) a composition comprising component (2) as defined herein and at least one auxiliary; and optionally a composition comprising at least one auxiliary and optionally a further active component (3) as defined herein.

[0355] The present invention furthermore relates to agrochemical compositions comprising a mixture of at least one compound of formula (I), (component 1), and at least one further active compound useful for plant protection, e.g. selected from the (component 2) as described above, and if desired one suitable solvent or solid carrier. These mixtures are of particular interest because many of them, when applied together at the same application rates the single compounds would need to be effective, in such a combination show a far higher activity against harmful fungi.

[0356] The present invention furthermore relates to agrochemical compositions comprising a mixture of at least one compound of formula (I), (component 1), at least one further active compound useful for plant protection, e.g. selected from the (component 2) as described above, and at least one further active compound useful for plant protection, e.g. selected from the (component 3) as described above, and if desired one suitable solvent or solid carrier. These mixtures are of particular interest because many of them when combined in a 2- or 3-way mixture show higher efficiencies against harmful fungi.

[0357] Furthermore, combating harmful fungi with a mixture of a compound of formula (I), as component (1), and at least one fungicide from component (2), as described above, is more efficient than combating those fungi with the individual compounds of formula (I), component (1), or individual fungicides from component (2). By applying a compound of formula (I) together with at least one active compound from component (2) a synergistic effect can be obtained, i.e. more than simple addition of the individual effects is obtained (synergistic mixtures).

[0358] Furthermore, combating harmful fungi with a mixture of a compound of formula (I), as component (1), at least one fungicide from component (2), and at least one fungicide from component (3), as described above, is more efficient than combating those fungi with the individual compounds of formula (I), as component (1), or individual fungicides from component (2), or individual fungicides of component (3). By applying a compound of formula (I) together with at least one active compound from component (2), and at least one active compound from component (3), a synergistic effect can be obtained, i.e. more than simple addition of the individual effects is obtained (synergistic mixtures).

[0359] The synergistic effect can be obtained by applying the compound of formula (I), as component (1), and at least one further active compound from component (2) simultaneously, either jointly (e.g. as tank -mix) or separately, or in succession, wherein the time interval between the individual applications is selected to ensure that the active compound applied first still occurs at the site of action in a sufficient amount at the time of application of the further active substance(s). The order of application is not essential for working of the present invention.

[0360] In the binary mixtures and compositions according to the present invention, the weight ratio of the compound of formula (I) [component (1)] and the component (2) generally depends from the properties of the active components used, usually it is in the range of 1000: 1 to 1: 1000, often it is in the range of 100: 1 to 1:100, regularly in the range of 1:50 to 50: 1, preferably in the range of 1:20 to 20: 1, more preferably in the range of 1 : 5 to 5 : 1 and in particular in the range of 1 :2 to 2: 1.

[0361] According to a further embodiment of the binary mixtures and compositions, the weight ratio of the compound of formula (I) [component (1)] and the component (2) usually is in the range of 500: 1 to 1:1, often in the range of 100: 1 to 1:1, regularly in the range of 50: 1 to 1:1, preferably in the range of 20: 1 to 1:1, more preferably in the range of 5: 1 to 1:1 and in particular in the range of 2: 1 to 1:1.

[0362] According to a further embodiment of the binary mixtures and compositions, the weight ratio of the compound of formula (I) [component (1)] and the component (2) usually is in the range of 1: 1 to 1:500, often in the range of 1:1 to 1:100, regularly in the range of 1:1 to 1:50, preferably in the range of 1:1 to 1:20, more preferably in the range of 1: 1 to 1:5 and in particular in the range of 1: 1 to 1:2.

[0363] Any further active components are, if desired, is added in a ratio of 20: 1 to 1:20 to the compound of formula (I) as component (1).

[0364] Consequently, one embodiment of the present invention is a kit for preparing a usable agrochemical composition, the kit comprising a) a composition comprising component (1) as defined herein and at least one auxiliary; and b) a composition comprising component (2) as defined herein and at least one auxiliary. Consequently, another embodiment of the present invention is a kit for preparing a usable agrochemical composition, the kit comprising a) a composition comprising component (1) as defined herein and at least one auxiliary; b) a composition comprising component (2) as defined herein and at least one auxiliary; and c) a composition comprising component (3) as defined herein and at least one auxiliary.

[0365] The present invention furthermore relates to agrochemical compositions comprising a mixture of at least one compound of formula (I) as component (1) and at least one further active compound selected from component (2) as described above, useful for plant protection, and if desired one suitable solvent or solid carrier. These mixtures are of particular interest because many of them at the same application rate show higher efficiencies against harmful fungi.

[0366] The present invention furthermore relates to agrochemical compositions comprising a mixture of at least one compound of formula (I) as component (1), at least one further active compound selected from component (2) as described above, and at least one further active compound selected from component (3) as described above useful for plant protection, and if desired one suitable solvent or solid carrier. These mixtures are of particular interest because many of them at the same application rate show higher efficiencies against harmful fungi.

[0367] Furthermore, combating harmful fungi with a mixture of a compound of formula (I) as component (1), and at least one further active compound selected from component (2), as described above, is more efficient than combating those fungi with the individual compounds of formula (I), component (1), or individual fungicidally active compound selected from the compounds of component (2). By applying a compound of formula (I), as component (1), together with at least one further active compound as component (2), a synergistic effect can be obtained, i.e. more than simple addition of the individual effects is obtained (synergistic mixtures).

[0368] Likewise, combating harmful fungi with a mixture of a compound of formula (I) as component (1), at least one further active compound selected from component (2), as described above, and at least one further active compound selected from component (3), as described above, is more efficient than combating those fungi with the individual compounds of formula (I), as component (1), individual fungicidally active compound selected from the compounds of component (2), or individual fungicidally active compound selected from the compounds of component (3). By applying a compound of formula (I), as component (1), together with at least one further active compound as component (2), and / or at least one further active compound as component (3), a synergistic effect can be obtained, i.e. more than simple addition of the individual effects is obtained (synergistic mixtures).

[0369] These ratios are also suitable for seed treatment.

[0370] The method of treatment according to the present invention also provides the use or application of component (1) and component (2) in a simultaneous, separate or sequential manner.

[0371] Alternatively, the method of treatment according to the present invention also provides the use or application of component (1), component (2) and component (3) in a simultaneous, separate or sequential manner.

[0372] If the single active ingredient is applied in a sequential manner, i.e. at different times, they are applied one after the other within a reasonable period, such as a few hours or days. Preferably the order of applying the component (1), component (2), or component (3) is not essential for working the present invention.

[0373] In the novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention, the component (1) and (2) are advantageously present in a synergistically effective weight ratio of component (1): component (2) in a range of 10,000:1 to 1:10,000, 1,000:1 to 1:1000, 500:1 to 1:500, 100:1 to 1:100, preferably in a weight ratio of 50:1 to 1:50, 25:1 to 1:25, more preferably in a weight ratio of 20:1 to 1:20, and even more preferably in a weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:10, 5:1 to 1:5, 4:1 to 1:4, 3:1 to 1:3, 2:1 to 1:2, or 1:1.

[0374] In the novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention, the component (1) and (3) are advantageously present in a synergistically effective weight ratio of component (l):component (3) in a range of 10,000:1 to 1:10,000, 1,000:1 to 1:1,000, 500:1 to 1:500, 100:1 to 1:100, preferably in a weight ratio of 50:1 to 1:50, 25:1 to 1:25, more preferably in a weight ratio of 20:1 to 1:20, and even more preferably in a weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:10, 5:1 to 1:5, 4:1 to 1:4, 3:1 to 1:3, 2:1 to 1:2, or 1:1.

[0375] In the novel agrochemical composition according to the present invention, the component (2) and (3) are advantageously present in a synergistically effective weight ratio of component (2):component (3) in a range of 10,000:1 to 1:10,000, 1,000:1 to 1:1000, 500:1 to 1:500, 100:1 to 1:100, preferably in a weight ratio of 50:1 to 1:50, 25:1 to 1:25, more preferably in a weight ratio of 20:1 to 1:20, and even more preferably in a weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:10, 5:1 to 1:5, 4:1 to 1:4, 3:1 to 1:3, 2:1 to 1:2, or 1:1. The composition comprising the compound of formula (I) [component (1)] and the component (2) may show a synergistic effect.

[0376] According to the present invention, a synergistic effect is given whenever the efficacy of an active ingredient combination is greater than the sum of the efficacies of the individual components. The activity to be expected E for a given active ingredient combination obeys the so-called COLBY formula.

[0377] An efficacy of 0 means that the infection level of the treated plants corresponds to that of the untreated control plants; an efficacy of 100 means that the treated plants were not infected.

[0378] The expected efficacies of active compound combinations may be determined using Colby's formulas (COLBY, S.R. "Calculating synergistic and antagonistic responses of herbicide combination", Weeds, Vol.

[0379] 15, pages 20-22; 1967).

[0380] Colby's formulas:

[0381] The expected activity for a given combination of two active compounds (binary composition) can be calculated as follows:

[0382]

[0383] In which E represents the expected percentage of inhibition of the disease for the combination of two fungicides at defined doses (for example, equal to X and Y respectively), X is the percentage of inhibition observed for the disease by the compound (1) at a given dose (equal to X), Y is the percentage of inhibition observed for the disease by the compound (2) at a defined dose (equal to Y). When the percentage of inhibition observed for the combination is greater than E, there is a synergistic effect.

[0384] The expected activity for a given combination of three active compounds (ternary composition) can be calculated as follows:

[0385]

[0386] 100 10000

[0387] X: efficacy, expressed in % of the untreated control, when using the active compound (1) at the concentration a,

[0388] Y: efficacy, expressed in % of the untreated control, when using the active compound (2) at the concentration b Z: efficacy, expressed in % of the untreated control, when using the active compound (3) at the concentration c.

[0389] E is the efficacy when the active compounds (1), (2) and (3) are applied at application rates of a, b and c. BIOLOGY EXAMPLES

[0390] As described herein, the compounds of formula (I) show fungicidal activities which are exerted with respect to numerous fungi which attack on important agricultural crops. The compounds of the present invention were assessed for their activity as described in the following tests:

[0391] Biological Test Examples

[0392] The compounds were selected for in vivo (glasshouse) testing. The methods followed to check the efficacy of the compounds on the pathogens were as following:

[0393] Example A: Pyricularia oryzae test in rice

[0394] The single compounds or the respective compound combinations were dissolved in 2% dimethyl sulfoxide / acetone and then mixed with water containing emulsifier(Tween® 20) to a calibrated spray volume of 30 mL. The test solutions were poured into spray bottles for further applications.

[0395] To test the preventive activity of compounds, healthy young rice plants, raised in the greenhouse, were sprayed with the single compound or mixture preparation at the stated application rates inside the spray cabinets using hollow cone nozzles. One day after treatment, the plants were inoculated with a spore suspension containing 1.4xl06Pyricularia oryzae inoculum. The inoculated plants were then kept in a greenhouse chamber at 24 °C temperature and 95 % relative humidity for disease expression.

[0396] A visual assessment of the performance of the compounds or respective compound combinations was carried out by rating the disease severity (0-100% scale) on treated plants 3, 7, 10 and 15 days after application. Efficacy (% control) of the single compounds and combinations were calculated by comparing the disease rating in the treatment with the one of the untreated controls. The compounds were also assessed for their plant compatibility by recording symptoms like necrosis, chlorosis, and stunting.

[0397] The results for the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), and component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), against Pyricularia oryzae on rice plants are shown in the table below:

[0398]

[0399]

[0400] The results for the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), and the component (3) against Pyricularia oryzae on rice plants are shown in the table below:

[0401]

[0402]

[0403]

[0404]

[0405]

[0406]

[0407]

[0408]

[0409] Example B: Alternaria solani test on tomato plants

[0410] The single compounds or the respective compound combinations were dissolved in 2% dimethyl sulfoxide / acetone and then mixed with water containing emulsifier (Tween® 20) to a calibrated spray volume of 30 mL. The test solutions were poured into spray bottles for further applications.

[0411] To test the preventive activity of compounds, healthy young tomato plants, raised in the greenhouse, were sprayed with the single compound or mixture preparation at the stated application rates inside the spray cabinets using hollow cone nozzles. One day after treatment, the plants were inoculated with a spore suspension containing 0.24xl06Alternaria solani inoculum and 2% malt. The inoculated plants were then kept in a greenhouse chamber at 22-24 °C temperature and 90-95 % relative humidity for disease expression.

[0412] A visual assessment of the performance of the compounds or respective compound combinations was carried out by rating the disease severity (0-100% scale) on treated plants 3, 7, 10 and 15 days after application. Efficacy (% control) of the single compounds and combinations was calculated by comparing the disease rating in the treatment with the one of the untreated controls. The compounds were also assessed for their plant compatibility by recording symptoms like necrosis, chlorosis, and stunting. The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), and the other component (2) selected from compound (a), compound (b), and compound (c), against Alternaria solani on tomato plants are shown in the table below:

[0413]

[0414]

[0415] The results of the anti-fungal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), and the component (3) against Alternaria solani on tomato plants are shown in the table below:

[0416]

[0417]

[0418]

[0419]

[0420]

[0421]

[0422] Example C: Erysiphe cichoracearum test on cucumber plants:

[0423] The single compounds or the respective compound combinations were dissolved in 2% dimethyl sulfoxide / acetone and then mixed with water containing emulsifier (Tween® 20) to a calibrated spray volume of 30 mL. The test solutions were poured into spray bottles for further applications.

[0424] To test the preventive activity of the compounds, healthy young cucumber plants, raised in the greenhouse, were sprayed with the single compound or mixture preparation at the stated application rates inside the spray cabinets using hollow cone nozzles. One day after treatment, the plants were inoculated with a conidial suspension containing 2xl05Erysiphe cichoracearum inoculum. The inoculated plants were then kept in a greenhouse chamber at 22-24 °C temperature and 50-60 % relative humidity for disease expression.

[0425] A visual assessment of the performance of the compounds and the respective compound combinations was carried out by rating the disease severity (0-100% scale) on treated plants 3, 7, 10 and 15 days after application. Efficacy (% control) of the compounds was calculated by comparing the disease rating in the treatment with the one of the untreated control. The compounds were also assessed for their plant compatibility by recording symptoms like necrosis, chlorosis, and stunting.

[0426] The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), and the other component (2) selected from compound (b), and compound (c), against Erysiphe cichoracearum on cucumber plants are shown in the table below:

[0427]

[0428] The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), and the component (3) against Erysiphe cichoracearum on cucumber plants are shown in the table below:

[0429]

[0430]

[0431] Example D: Phakopsora pachyrhiz test on soybean plants:

[0432] The single compounds or the respective compound combinations were dissolved in 2% dimethyl sulfoxide / acetone and then mixed with water containing an emulsifier (Tween® 20) to a calibrated spray volume of 30 mL. The test solutions were poured into spray bottles for further applications.

[0433] To test the preventive activity of compounds, healthy young soybean plants, raised in the greenhouse, were sprayed with the single compound or mixture preparation at the stated application rates inside the spray cabinets using hollow cone nozzles. One day after treatment, the plants were inoculated with a suspension containing 2 xlO5Phakopsora pachyrhizi conidia. The inoculated plants were then kept in a greenhouse chamber at 22-24 °C temperature and 80-90 % relative humidity for disease expression.

[0434] A visual assessment of the performance of the compounds and the respective compound combinations was carried out by rating the disease severity (0-100% scale) on treated plants 3, 7, 10 and 15 days after application. Efficacy (% control) of the compounds was calculated by comparing the disease rating in the treatment with the one of the untreated control. The compounds were also assessed for their plant compatibility by recording symptoms like necrosis, chlorosis, and stunting.

[0435] The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as the component (1), and the other component (2), selected from compound (a) and compound (b), against Phakopsora pachyrhizi on soybean plants are shown in the table below:

[0436]

[0437]

[0438] The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), and the component (3) against Phakopsora pachyrhizi on soybean plants are shown in the table below:

[0439]

[0440]

[0441] Example E: Botrytis cinerea test on tomato plants:

[0442] The single compounds or the respective compound combinations were dissolved in 2% dimethyl sulfoxide / acetone and then mixed with water containing emulsifier (Tween® 20) to a calibrated spray volume of 30 mL. The test solutions were poured into spray bottles for further applications.

[0443] To test the preventive activity of the compounds, healthy young tomato plants, raised in the greenhouse, were sprayed with the single compound or mixture preparation at the stated application rates inside the spray cabinets using hollow cone nozzles. One day after treatment, the plants were inoculated with a spore suspension containing 1.2xl06Botrytis cinerea inoculum and 2% malt. The inoculated plants were then kept in a greenhouse chamber at 18-20 °C temperature and 90-100 % relative humidity for disease expression. A visual assessment of the performance of the compounds and compound combinations was carried out by rating the disease severity (0-100% scale) on treated plants 3, 7, 10 and 15 days after application. Efficacy (% control) of the compounds was calculated by comparing the disease rating in the treatment with the one of the untreated control. The compounds were also assessed for their plant compatibility by recording symptoms like necrosis, chlorosis, and stunting.

[0444] The results of the fungicidal activity of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), and the other component (2), selected from compound (a), compound (b), and compound (c) against Botrytis dnerea on tomato plants are shown in the table below:

[0445]

[0446]

[0447] The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), and the component (3) against Botrytis cinerea on tomato plants are shown in the table below:

[0448]

[0449]

[0450]

[0451]

[0452]

[0453] Example F: Phytophthora infestans test on tomato plants:

[0454] The single compounds or the respective compound combinations were dissolved in 2% dimethyl sulfoxide / acetone and then mixed with water containing an emulsifier (Tween® 20) to the calibrated spray volume of 30 mL. Each spray solution was poured into a spray bottle for further application.

[0455] To test the preventive activity of the compounds, healthy young tomato plants, raised in the greenhouse, were sprayed with the single compound or mixture preparation at the stated application rate inside the spray cabinets using hollow cone nozzles. One day after treatment, the plants were inoculated with a sporangial suspension containing 0.24xl06Phytophthora infestans inoculum. After inoculation, the plants were kept in darkness at 15 °C during and 100% relative humidity for 24 h, and then transferred to a greenhouse chamber at 18 °C temperature and 95-100% relative humidity for disease expression.

[0456] A visual assessment of the compound’s performance was carried out by rating the disease severity (0-100% scale) on treated plants 3, 7, 10 and 15 days after application. Efficacy (% control) of the compound was calculated by comparing the disease rating in the treatment with the one of the untreated control. The sprayed plants were also assessed for plant damage by recording symptoms like necrosis, chlorosis, and stunting.

[0457] The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), and the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), against Phytophthora infestans on tomato plants are shown in the table below:

[0458]

[0459]

[0460] The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), and the component (3) against Phytophthora infestans on tomato plants are shown in the table below:

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[0462]

[0463]

[0464]

[0465]

[0466]

[0467]

[0468] Example G: Fusarium culmorum on wheat plants:

[0469] The single compounds or the respective compound combinations were dissolved in 2% dimethyl sulfoxide / acetone and then mixed with water containing an emulsifier (Tween® 20) to a calibrated spray volume of 30 mL. Each spray solution was poured into a spray bottle for further application. To test the preventive activity of the compounds, healthy young wheat plants, raised in the greenhouse, were sprayed with the single compound or mixture preparation at the stated application rate inside the spray cabinets using hollow cone nozzles. One day after the treatment, the plants were inoculated with a spore suspension containing 2xl06Fusarium culmorum inoculum. The inoculated plants were then kept in a greenhouse chamber at 24 °C temperature and 80-90% relative humidity for disease expression.

[0470] A visual assessment of the compound’s performance was carried out by rating the disease severity (0-100% scale) on treated plants 3, 7, 10 and 15 days after application. Efficacy (% control) of the compound was calculated by comparing the disease rating in the treatment with the one of the untreated control. The treated plants were also assessed for plant damage by recording symptoms like necrosis, chlorosis, and stunting. The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), and the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), against Fusarium culmorum on wheat plants are shown in the table below:

[0471]

[0472]

[0473] The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), and the component (3) against Fusarium culmorum on wheat plants are shown in the table below:

[0474]

[0475]

[0476]

[0477]

[0478]

[0479]

[0480] Example H: Pseudoperonospora cubensis on cucumber plants:

[0481] The single compounds or the respective compound combinations were dissolved in 2% dimethyl sulfoxide / acetone and then mixed with water containing emulsifier (Tween® 20) to the desired test concentration in a calibrated spray volume of 30 mL. The test solutions were poured into the spray bottles for further applications.

[0482] To test the preventive activity of the compounds, healthy young cucumber plants, raised in the greenhouse were sprayed with the single compound or mixture preparation at the stated application rates inside the spray cabinets using hallow cone nozzles. One day after treatment, the plants were inoculated with a conidial spore suspension containing 2xl04Pseudoperonospora cubensis inoculum. The inoculated plants were then kept in a greenhouse chamber at 23 °C temperature & 80-90 % relative humidity for disease expression.

[0483] A visual assessment of the performance of the compounds was carried out by rating the disease severity (0- 100% scale) on treated plants 3, 7, 10 and 15 days after application. Efficacy (% control) of the compounds was calculated by comparing the disease rating in the treatment with the one of the untreated control. The compounds were also assessed for their plant compatibility by recording symptoms like necrosis, chlorosis and stunting.

[0484] The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), and the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), against Pseudoperonospora cubensis on cucumber plants are shown in the table below:

[0485]

[0486]

[0487] The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), and the component (3) against Pseudoperonospora cubensis on cucumber plants are shown in the table below:

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[0490]

[0491]

[0492] Example I: Septoria nodorum test on wheat:

[0493] The single compounds or the respective compound combinations were dissolved in 2% DMSO / Acetone and then mixed with water containing an emulsifier (Tween® 20) to a calibrated spray volume of 30 mL. The spray solutions were poured into spray bottles for further applications.

[0494] To test the preventive activity of the compounds, healthy young wheat plants, raised in the greenhouse, were sprayed with the single compound or mixture preparation at the stated application rates inside the spray cabinets using hollow cone nozzles. One day after treatment, the plants were inoculated with a suspension containing 2.8xl06Stagnospora nodorum inoculum. The inoculated plants were then kept in a greenhouse chamber at 22-25 °C temperature and 90-100 % relative humidity for disease expression. A visual assessment of the performance of the compounds and the respective composition was carried out by rating the disease severity (0-100% scale) on treated plants 3, 7 and 10 days after application. Efficacy (% control) of the compounds and composition was calculated by comparing the disease rating in the treatment with the one of the untreated, inoculated control plants. The compounds and the respective compositions were also assessed for their plant compatibility by recording symptoms like necrosis, chlorosis, and stunting.

[0495] The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), and the component (3) against Septoria nodorum on wheat are shown in the table below:

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[0497]

[0498]

[0499]

[0500]

[0501] Example J: Rhizoctonia solani on rice plants:

[0502] The single compounds or the respective compound combinations were dissolved in 2% dimethyl sulfoxide / acetone and then mixed with water containing an emulsifier (Tween® 20) to the calibrated spray volume of 30 mL. Each spray solution was poured into a spray bottle for further application.

[0503] To test the preventive activity of the compounds, healthy young rice seedling / plants, raised in the greenhouse, were sprayed with the single compound or mixture preparation at the stated application rate inside the spray cabinets using hollow cone nozzles. One day after treatment, the plants were inoculated with an equal quantity of infected rice bran containing Rhizoctonia solani. The inoculated plants were then kept in a greenhouse chamber at 24-25 °C temperature and 90-95 % relative humidity for disease expression.

[0504] A visual assessment of the compound’s performance was carried out by rating the disease severity (0-100% scale) on treated plants 3, 7, 10 and 15 days after application. Efficacy (% control) of the compound was calculated by comparing the disease rating in the treatment with the one of the untreated control. The sprayed plants were also assessed for plant damage by recording symptoms like necrosis, chlorosis, and stunting. The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), and the component (3) against Rhizoctonia solani on rice plants are shown in the table below:

[0505]

[0506]

[0507]

[0508] Example K: Corynespora cassiicola on tomato plants

[0509] The single compounds or the respective compound combinations were dissolved in 2% dimethyl sulfoxide / acetone and then mixed with water containing an emulsifier (Tween® 20) to the calibrated spray volume of 30 mL. Each spray solution was poured into a spray bottle for further application.

[0510] To test the preventive activity of the compounds, healthy young tomato plants, raised in the greenhouse, were sprayed with the single compound or mixture preparation at the stated application rate inside the spray cabinets using hollow cone nozzles. One day after treatment, the plants were inoculated with a spore suspension containing 2.6x10sCorynespora cassiicola inoculum. The inoculated plants were then kept in a greenhouse chamber at 22-24 °C temperature and 90-95 % relative humidity for disease expression. A visual assessment of the compound’s performance was carried out by rating the disease severity (0-100% scale) on treated plants 3, 7, 10 and 15 days after application. Efficacy (% control) of the compound was calculated by comparing the disease rating in the treatment with the one of the untreated control. The treated plants were also assessed for plant damage by recording symptoms like necrosis, chlorosis, and stunting. The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (c), against Corynespora cassiicola on tomato plants are shown in the table below:

[0511]

[0512] The results of the fungicidal efficacy of the combination of the representative compound of formula (I), i.e. (1-5), as component (1), the component (2) selected from compound (a) and compound (b), and the component (3) against Corynespora cassiicola on tomato plants are shown in the table below:

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[0514]

[0515] Having described the present invention with reference to certain preferred embodiments, other embodiments will become apparent to one skilled in the art from consideration of the specification. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many modifications, both to materials and methods, may be practiced without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims

WE CLAIM:

1. A novel agrochemical composition comprising a mixture of component (1) and component (2), wherein component (1) is at least one compound of formula (I),Formula (I)wherein,R1is selected from the group consisting of ethyl and isopropyl;R2and R3are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, methyl and methoxy; R4is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, halomethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, halomethoxy, haloethoxy and cyclopropyl;n represents an integer of 1 or 2;or salts, A'-oxidcs. metal complexes or stereoisomers thereof;andcomponent (2) is at least one further active compound selected from the following:a) 2-(4-fhiorophenoxy)-l-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan- 1-one;b) 2-((4-fluorophenyl)amino)-l-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-l-one; or c) N-methoxy-N-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)benzyl)cyclopropanecarboxamide.

2. The agrochemical composition according to claim 1, wherein the component (1) and the component (2) is in a weight ratio range from 500: 1 to 1:500.

3. The agrochemical composition according to claim 1 wherein said component (1) is at least one compound selected from compound of formula (I), is(I-l)N'-(2,5-dimethyl-3-(4-methylbenzyl)phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformimidamide,(I-2)N'-(2,5-dimethyl-3-(2-methylbenzyl)phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformimidamide,(I-3)N-ethyl-N'-(3-(3-fluorobenzyl)-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-methylformimidamide,(I-4)N'-(2-chloro-3-(3-chloro-4-fluorobenzyl)-5-methylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformimidamide, (I-5)N'-(5-chloro-2-methyl-3-(3-methylbenzyl)phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformimidamide,(I-6)N'-(5-chloro-2-methyl-3-(4-methylbenzyl)phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformimidamide,(I-7)N-ethyl-N'-(5-fluoro-2-methyl-3-(3-methylbenzyl)phenyl)-N-methylformimidamide,(I-8)N'-(2-chloro-3-(4-methoxybenzyl)-5-methylphenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylformimidamide,(I-9)N-ethyl-N'-(5-fluoro-2-methyl-3-(3-(trifluoromethoxy)benzyl)phenyl)-N-methylformimidamide, (1-10) N-ethyl-N'-(3-(2-fluorobenzyl)-2,5-dimethylphenyl)-N-methylformimidamide, and (I- 11 ) N -ethyl -N'-(3 -(3 -fluorobenzyl) -5 -methoxy-2-methy Ipheny 1)-N -methylformimidamide .

4. The agrochemical composition according to claim 1, wherein said composition further comprises agriculturally acceptable additives.

5. The agrochemical composition according to claim 1, wherein said composition further comprises an additional component (3) selected frominhibitors of the sterol biosynthesis selected from (A001) prothioconazole; (A002) cyproconazole; (A003) tebuconazole; (A004) mefentrifluconazole; (A005) difenoconazole; (A006) epoxiconazole; (A007) metconazole; (A008) paclobutrazol; (A009) pyrisoxazole; (A010) propiconazole; (A011) tetraconazole; (A012) triticonazole; (A013) ipfentrifluconazole; (A014) clotrimazole; (A015) econazole; (A016) isoconazole; (A017) miconazole; (A018) oxpoconazole; (A019) triflumizole; (A020) azaconazole; (A021) bromuconazole; (A022) diniconazole; (A023) diniconazole-M; (A024) etaconazole; (A025) fenbuconazole; (A026) hexaconazole; (A027) imibenconazole; (A028) penconazole; (A029) simeconazole; (A030) ipconazole; (A031) uniconazole; (A032) fenhexamid; (A033) fenpropidin; (A034) fenpropimorph; (A035) fenpyrazamine; (A036) fluquinconazole; (A037) flutriafol; (A038) imazalil; (A039) imazalil sulfate; (A040) spiroxamine; (A041) prochloraz; (A042) myclobutanil; (A043) triadimenol; (A044) tridemorph; (A045) terbinafme; (A046) buthiobate; (A047) pyrifenox; (A048) fenarimol; (A049) nuarimol; (A050) triarimol; (A051) triforine; (A052) bitertanol; (A053) pefurazoate; (A054) triadimefon; (A055) pyributicarb; (A056) dodemorph; (A057) aldimorph; (A058) trimorphamide; (A059) piperalin; and (A060) naftifine;inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex I or II. selected from (B001) benzovindiflupyr; (B002) bixafen; (B003) fluindapyr; (B004) fluxapyroxad; (B005) inpyrfluxam; (B006) boscalid; (B007) carboxin; (B008) fluopyram; (B009) flutolanil; (B010) furametpyr; (B011) isofetamid; (B012) penflufen; (B013) penthiopyrad; (BOM) pydiflumetofen; (B015) pyraziflumid; (B016) sedaxane; (B017) isoflucypram; (B018) pyrapropoyne; (BOW) fenfuram; (B020) mepronil; (B021) benodanil; (B022) oxycarboxin; (B023) diflumetorim; (B024) thifluzamide; and (B025) isopyrazam;inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex III, selected from (C001) metarylpicoxamid; (C002) azoxystrobin; (C003) metominostrobin; (C004) orysastrobin; (C005) picoxystrobin; (C006) pyraclostrobin; (C007) pyrametostrobin; (C008) pyraoxystrobin; (C009) trifloxystrobin; (C010)coumethoxystrobin; (C011) coumoxystrobin; (C012) dimoxystrobin; (C013) enoxastrobin; (C014) flufenoxystrobin; (CO 15) fluoxastrobin; (CO 16) mandestrobin; (CO 17) ametoctradin; (CO 18) amisulbrom; (CO 19) cyazofamid; (C020) famoxadone; (C021) fenamidone; (C022) kresoxim-methyl; (C023) metyltetraprole; (C024) florylpicoxamid; (C025) pyribencarb; and (C026) fenpicoxamid; compounds capable to have a multisite action, selected from (D001) chlorothalonil; (D002) mancozeb; (D003) copper hydroxide; (D004) copper oxychloride; (D005) captafol; (D006) captan; (D007) thiram; (D008) zineb; (D009) ziram; (D010) ferbam; (D011) dichlofluanid; (D012) tolylfluanid; (D013) guazatine; (D014) iminoctadine; (D015) anilazine; (D016) quinomethionate; (D017) dithianon; (D018) dodine; (DO 19) folpet; (D020) maneb; (D021) metiram; (D022) metiram zinc; (D023) oxine-copper; (D024) propineb; (D025) copper naphthenate; (D026) copper oxide; (D027) copper sulfate; (D028) bordeaux mixture; and (D029) sulfur and sulfur preparations including calcium polysulfide;inhibitors of the mitosis and cell division, selected from (E001) carbendazim, (E002) diethofencarb, (E003) ethaboxam, (E004) fluopicolide, (F005) pencycuron, (E006) thiabendazole, (E007) thiophanate-methyl, (E008) zoxamide, and (E009) benomyl;compounds capable to induce a host defence, selected from (F001) acibenzolar-S-methyl, (F002) isotianil, (F003) probenazole, and (F004) tiadinil;inhibitors of the amino acid and / or protein biosynthesis, selected from (G001) cyprodinil, (G002) kasugamycin, (G003) kasugamycin hydrochloride hydrate, (G004) oxytefracycline, (G005) pyrimethanil, (G006) 3-(5-fluoro-3,3,4,4-tetramethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-l-yl)quinoline, (G007) fuberidazole, (G008) thiophanate, (G009) blasticidin- S, (GO 10) streptomycin, and (GO 11) mepanipyrim;inhibitors of the ATP production, selected from (H001) silthiofam, (H002) fentin acetate, (H003) fentin chloride, and (H004) fentin hydroxide;inhibitors of the cell wall synthesis, selected from (1001) benthiavalicarb, (1002) dimethomorph, (1003) flumorph, (1004) iprovalicarb, (1005) mandipropamid, (1006) pyrimorph, (1007) valifenalate, (1008) (2E)-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)- 1 -(morpholin-4-yl)prop-2-en-l-one, (1009) (2Z)-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(2-chloropyridin-4-yl)-l-(morpholin-4-yl)prop-2-en- 1-one, (1010) benthiavalicarb-isopropyl, and (1011) polyoxins;inhibitors of the lipid and membrane synthesis, selected from (J001) propamocarb, (J002) propamocarb hydrochloride, (J003) tolclofos-methyl, (J004) difenphos, (J005) iodocarb, (J006) prothiocarb, (J007) edifenphos, (J008) iprobenfos, (J009) pyrazophos, (JO 10) isoprothiolane, (JO 11) etridiazole, (J012) biphenyl, (JOB) chloroneb, (J014) dicloran, (J015) quintozene, and (J016) tecnazene;inhibitors of the melanin biosynthesis, selected from (K001) tricyclazole, (K002) 2,2,2- trifluoroethyl {3-methyl-l-[(4-methylbenzoyl)amino]butan-2-yl}carbamate, (K003) carpropamid, (K004) diclocymet, (K005) fenoxanil, (K006) fthalide, and (K007) pyroquilon;inhibitors of the nucleic acid synthesis, selected from (L001) benalaxyl, (L002) benalaxyl-M (kiralaxyl), (L003) metalaxyl, (L004) metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), (L005) ethirimol, (L006) furalaxyl, (L007) ofurace, (L008) oxolinic acid, (L009) hymexazole, (L010) octhilinone, (L011) bupirimate, and (L012) dimethirimol;inhibitors of the signal transduction, selected from (M001) fludioxonil, (M002) iprodione, (M003) procymidone, (M004) proquinazid, (M005) quinoxyfen, (M006) vinclozolin, (M007) chlozolinate, (M008) fenpiclonil, (M009) proquinazid, and (M010) 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propyl-4H-l-benzopyran-4- one;compounds capable to act as an uncoupler. selected from (N001) fluazinam, (N002) meptyldinocap, (N003) binapacryl, and (N004) dinocap; other fungicides, selected from (0001) abscisic acid, (0002) benthiazole, (0003) bethoxazin, (0004) capsimycin, (0005) carvone, (0006) chinomethionat, (0007) cufraneb, (0008) cyflufenamid, (0009) cymoxanil, (0010) cyprosulfamide, (0011) flutianil, (0012) fosetyl-aluminium, (0013) fosetyl-calcium, (0014) fosetyl-sodium, (0015) methyl isothiocyanate, (0016) metrafenone, (0017) mildiomycin, (0018) natamycin, (0019) nickel dimethyldithiocarbamate, (0020) nitrothal-isopropyl, (0021) oxamocarb, (0022) oxathiapiprolin, (0023) oxyfenthiin, (0024) pentachlorophenol and salts, (0025) phosphorous acid and its salts, (0026) propamocarb-fosetylate, (0027) pyriofenone (chlazafenone), (0028) tebufloquin, (0029) tecloftalam, (0030) tolnifanide, (0043) 2-{3-[2-(l-{[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-lH-pyrazol-l- yl] acetyl }piperidin-4-yl)- 1 ,3 -thiazol-4-yl] -4,5-dihydro- 1 ,2-oxazol-5 -yl} -3 -chlorophenyl methanesulfonate (fluoxapiprolin), (0046) 3-(4,4,5-trifluoro-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin- l-yl)quinoline, (0047) 3-(4,4-difluoro-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-l-yl)quinoline (Quinofumelin), (0062) 5 -fluoro-4-imino-3 -methyl- l-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-3,4- dihydropyrimidin-2(lH)-one, (0063) pyridachlometyl, (0064) ipflufenoquin, (0065) aminopyrifen, (0066) N-[[(cyclopropyl-methoxy)amino][6-(difluoromethoxy)-2,3-difluorophenyl]- methylene]benzeneacetamide, (0067) methasulfocarb, (0068) nabam, (0069) oxine copper, (0070) ditalimfos, (0071) drazoxolon, (0072) tolyfluanide, (0073) diclobutrazol, (0074) cyprofuram, (0075) phophorous acid and salts, (0076) ferimzone, (0077) pyrrolnitrin, (0078) triazoxide, (0079) flusulfamide, (0080) diclomezine, (0081) mineral oils, (0082) organic oils, (0083) inorganic oils, (0084) potassium bicarbonate, (0085) ferric methanearsonate and (0086) flufenoxadiazam, or combinations thereof.

6. The agrochemical composition according to claim 5, wherein said composition comprises:component (1) is at least one compound selected from compound of formula (I),wherein,R1is selected from the group consisting of ethyl and isopropyl;R2and R3are independently selected from the group consisting of halogen, methyl and methoxy; R4is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, halomethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy, halomethoxy, haloethoxy and cyclopropyl;n represents an integer of 1 or 2;or salts, A'-oxidcs. metal complexes or stereoisomers thereof;andcomponent (2) is a at least one further active compound selected from the following:a) 2-(4-fhiorophenoxy)-l-(4-(5-(trifhioromethyl)-l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan- 1-one;b) 2-((4-fluorophenyl)amino)-l-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)phenyl)ethan-l-one; or c) N-methoxy-N-(4-(5-(trifluoromethyl)-l,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl)benzyl)cyclopropanecarboxamide, and component (3) is selected form:(A001) prothioconazole; (A002) cyproconazole; (A003) tebuconazole; (A004) mefentrifluconazole; (A005) difenoconazole; (A006) epoxiconazole; (A007) metconazole; (A010) propiconazole; (A011) tetraconazole; (A012) triticonazole; (A019) triflumizole; (A026) hexaconazole; (A032) fenhexamid; (A033) fenpropidin; (A034) fenpropimorph; (A035) fenpyrazamine; (A037) flutriafol; (A051) triforine; (B001) benzovindiflupyr; (B002) bixafen; (B003) fluindapyr; (B004) fluxapyroxad; (B005) inpyrfluxam; (B006) boscalid; (B008) fluopyram; (B009) flutolanil; (B010) furametpyr; (B011) isofetamid; (B012) penflufen; (BOB) penthiopyrad; (BOM) pydiflumetofen; (B015) pyraziflumid; (BO 16) sedaxane; (BO 17) isoflucypram; (BO 18) pyrapropoyne; (B024) thifluzamide; (B025) isopyrazam; (C001) metarylpicoxamid; (C002) azoxystrobin; (C003) metominostrobin; (C005) picoxystrobin; (C006) pyraclostrobin; (C007) pyrametostrobin; (C008) pyraoxystrobin; (C009) trifloxystrobin; (C018) amisulbrom; (C019) cyazofamid; (C020) famoxadone; (C021) fenamidone; (C022) kresoxim-methyl; (C023) metyltetraprole; (C024) florylpicoxamid; (C025) pyribencarb; and (C026) fenpicoxamid; (D001) chlorothalonil; (D002) mancozeb; (D003) copper hydroxide; (D004)copper oxychloride; (D006) captan; (D007) thiram; (D008) zineb; (DO 19) folpet; (D020) maneb; (D021) metiram; (D022) metiram zinc; (D023) oxine-copper; (D024) propineb; (D026) copper oxide; (D027) copper sulfate; (D028) bordeaux mixture; and (D029) sulfur and sulfur preparations including calcium polysulfide; (E001) carbendazim, (E004) fluopicolide, (E007) thiophanate-methyl,; (F002) isotianil, (F004) tiadinil; (G001) cyprodinil, (G002) kasugamycin, (G003) kasugamycin hydrochloride hydrate,; (1001) benthiavalicarb, (1002) dimethomorph, (1003) flumorph, (1004) iprovalicarb, (1005) mandipropamid, (1007) valifenalate (1011) polyoxins; (J008) iprobenfos; (K001) tricyclazole; (M001) fludioxonil, (N001) fluazinam, (0046) 3-(4,4,5-trifluoro-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-l- yl)quinoline, (0047) 3-(4,4-difluoro-3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin- l-yl)quinoline (Quinofumelin), (0062) 5-fluoro-4-imino-3-methyl-l-[(4-methylphenyl)sulfonyl]-3,4- dihydropyrimidin-2(lH)-one, (0063) pyridachlometyl, (0064) ipflufenoquin, (0065) aminopyrifen, (0066) N-[[(cyclopropyl-methoxy)amino][6-(difluoromethoxy)-2,3-difluorophenyl]- methylene]benzeneacetamide, and (0086) flufenoxadiazam or combinations thereof.

7. The agrochemical composition according to claim 5, wherein the component (1) and the component (2) is in a weight ratio range from 100: 1 to 1: 100; the weight ratio of component (1) to component (3) in ternary composition is in the range from 500:1 to 1:500; the weight ratio of component (2) to component (3) in ternary composition is in the range from 500: 1 to 1:500.

8. The agrochemical composition according to claim 5, wherein the component (1) and the component (2) is in a weight ratio range from 50: 1 to 1:50; the weight ratio of component (1) to component (3) in ternary composition is in the range from 100:1 to 1:100; the weight ratio of component (2) to component (3) in ternary composition is in the range from 100: 1 to 1: 100.

9. The agrochemical composition according to claim 5, wherein the component (1) and the component (2) in a weight ratio of from 10: 1 to 1 : 10; the weight ratio of component ( 1) to component (3) in ternary composition is in the range from 100: 1 to 1: 100; the weight ratio of component (2) to component (3) in ternary composition is in the range from 100: 1 to 1 : 100.

10. The agrochemical composition according to claims 1 or 5, wherein said composition further comprises agriculturally acceptable additives.

11. The agrochemical composition according to claims 4 or 10, wherein agriculturally acceptable additives are selected from the group consisting of: solvent(s) or diluent(s), wetting agent(s), dispersant(s), emulsifier(s), solid carrier(s), liquid carrier(s), surfactant(s), or combination thereof.

12. The agrochemical composition according to claims 1 or 5, wherein the composition is in the form of, a suspension concentrate (SC), a water dispersible granule (WDG) / (WG), a tablet (TB), a wettablepowder (WP), a water dispersible tablet (WT), an ultra-low volume (ULV), a liquid (UL), an ultra-low volume (ULV), a suspension (SU), a water soluble powder (SP), a suspo -emulsion (SE), a granule (GR), an emulsifiable granule (EG), an oil-in-water emulsion (EW), an emulsifiable granule (EG), an emulsion oil in water (EO), an emulsifiable powder (EP), an emulsion for seed treatment (ES), a solution for seed treatment (LS), a flowable concentrate for seed treatment (FS), an emulsifiable concentrate (EC), a micro-emulsion (ME), oil-in-water emulsions (EW), an oil miscible flowable concentrate (oil miscible suspension) (OF), an oil dispersible powder (OP), an oil dispersion (OD), a capsule suspension (CS), a dustable powder (DP), a soluble concentrate (SL), a water soluble granule (SG), an aerosol (AE), a mixed formulation of CS and SC (ZC), a mixed formulation of CS and SE (ZE) or a mixed formulation of CS and EW (ZW).

13. The agrochemical composition according to any one of claims 1 to 5, for controlling or preventing agricultural crops and / or horticultural crops against diseases caused by phytopathogenic fungi.

14. The agrochemical composition according to claim 13, for controlling or preventing agricultural crops and / or horticultural crops against diseases caused by phytopathogenic fungi wherein said phytopathogenic fungi are Alternaria spp., Botrytis spp., Cercospora spp., Colletotrichum spp., Corynespora spp., Erysiphe spp., Fusarium spp., Hemileia spp., Phakopsoraceae spp., Phytophthora spp, Pseudoperonospora spp, Pyricularia spp., Rhizoctonia spp., Septaria spp, Puccinia spp., and Uromyces spp..

15. Use of agrochemical composition according to any one of claims 1 to 13, for treating seed, seed of transgenic plants or transgenic plants.

16. A method for controlling or preventing infestation of useful plants by phytopathogenic fungi in agricultural crops and / or horticultural crops, comprising applying an agrochemically effective amount of a composition according to any one of claims 1 to 13 to the plant or parts thereof, or to the plant seeds, or to a locus thereof.

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