179 results about "Useful plants" patented technology

The present invention provides a tetrazoyloxime derivative which is less likely to cause chemical injury to useful plants and is also superior in chemical efficacy to a conventional hetero ring-substituted oxime derivative. A tetrazoyloxime derivative represented by the general formula (1): <CHEM> X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a cyano group, a methanesulfonyl group, a nitro group, a trifluoromethyl group, or an aryl group; A represents a 1-alkyltetrazoyl-5-yl group or a 5-alkyltetrazoyl-1-yl group; and Het represents a pyridyl group having a substituent or a thiazoyl group having a substituent, and a plant disease controlling agent containing the same as an active ingredient are disclosed.

A herbicidal composition comprising: at least one herbicide; at least one carrier; at least one polycarboxylate; at least one taurate; at least one lignosulfate; at least one urea-formaldehyde polymer condensate and Cloquintocet-mexyl. A process comprising mixing: at least one herbicide; at least one carrier; at least one polycarboxylate; at least one taurate; at least one lignosulfate; at least one urea-formaldehyde polymer condensate and Cloquintocet-mexyl. A herbicidal composition produced by the process comprising mixing: at least one herbicide; at least one carrier; at least one polycarboxylate; at least one taurate; at least one lignosulfate; at least one urea-formaldehyde polymer condensate; and Cloquintocet-mexyl. A process for controlling weeds or grasses or both in crops of useful plants said process comprising treating said crops or the area where said crops are to be planted with an effective amount of a herbicidal composition comprising: at least one herbicide; at least one carrier; at least one polycarboxylate at least one taurate; at least one lignosulfate; at least one urea-formaldehyde polymer condensate; and Cloquintocet-mexyl. A process for controlling weeds or grasses or both in crops of useful plants said process comprising treating said crops or the area where said crops are to be planted with an effective amount of a herbicidal composition produced by the process comprising mixing: at least one herbicide; at least one carrier; at least one polycarboxylate; at least one taurate; at least one lignosulfate; at least one urea-formaldehyde polymer condensate; and Cloquintocet-mexyl.

The present invention relates to a process for producing arachidonic acid and / or eicosapentaenoic acid in transgenic useful plants by introducing into the plant nucleic acids coding for polypeptides having Δ6-desaturase, Δ6-elongase or Δ5-desaturase activity. Furthermore, a gene coding for an ω3-desaturase is advantageously expressed in said useful plants. In another advantageous embodiment of the process, further nucleic acid sequences coding for polypeptides of fatty acid or lipid metabolism biosynthesis may be expressed in the plants. Particularly advantageous nucleic acid sequences here are those coding for a Δ8-desaturase, Δ12-desaturase, Δ15-desaturase, Δ4-desaturase, Δ9-elongase and / or Δ5-elongase activity.The invention further relates to the use of the oils, lipids and / or fatty acids produced in the process according to the invention in feedstuffs or foodstuffs, cosmetics or pharmaceuticals.

The present invention provides products having resveratrol with high water solubility and nutraceutical and / or phytotherapic compositions having said substances. The processes for obtaining them include the solubility increase of the polyphenol corresponding to a resveratrol compound, preferably trans-resveratrol in water, by its complexation with cyclodextrin under specific conditions that favor thermodynamic equilibrium. The products of the invention present high solubility and purity in aqueous medium, being, therefore, useful to prepare nutraceutical compositions (pharmaceutical and / or alimentary) with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antidiabetics, cardioprotective, neuroprotective, chemoprotective activities; besides protecting against infections and ischemia, reducing obesity, and preventing aging. Phytotherapic compositions useful to the same therapeutical activities, prepared from the complex of resveratrol and cyclodextrin compound, preferably beta-cyclodextrin / trans-resveratrol, are also provided.

The present invention relates to novel suspension concentrate and suspoemulsion formulations comprising a herbicidally active amount of 2-(2′-nitro-4′-methylsulphonylbenzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione(mesotrione), as well as agrochemically acceptable salts thereof, having a particle size, as defined herein, of less than 1 micron and to the use of thereof in controlling weeds in crops of useful plants.

The present invention relates to: a method for producing a transgenic plant expressing miraculin, comprising introducing a miraculin gene into a useful plant that can be easily produced and cultivated throughout the year using plant molecular breeding technology; a transgenic plant expressing miraculin, which is produced by the method; and the use thereof. The present invention also relates to a food additive, a food or drink, or an antidiabetic drug, which contains miraculin that is produced by the transgenic plant.

A system and method of sustainable aquaponics that vertically integrates unique aquaponic system designs with alternative aquaculture fish feed sources, fingerling production methods, alternative aquaculture / farmed fish grow out models, and green energy sources that yield organic produce in the form of fruits and vegetables. A raceway system serves as the hub for grow-out throughout the warm and cold months. During the summer months, fish can be spawned and fed for steady growth, while during the winter months, the fish continue to grow at slower quite acceptable growth rates. Plants like legal (licensed) cannabis for medical use can be grown in plant areas near the raceways with very high yields. The system may also be used to reclaim gray water using the biology of the system to purify it for agricultural use.

The present invention relates to the Bacillus sp. strains AT-332 (NITE BP-1095) and AT-79 (NITE BP-1094) isolated from nature; and a plant disease control agent, a nematode control agent and a plant growth promoter containing the strains as active bacteria. The Bacillus sp. strains AT-332 and AT-79 strain are effective in controlling both a wide range of various plant diseases and nematode-damage and capable of promoting the growth of useful plants, due to a culture containing a secondary metabolite of the strains or cultivated and isolated live bacteria of the strains being introduced to a plant body or to the culture soil.

The invention relates to a method of enhancing the seed yield and promoting the growth of monocotyledonous or dicotyledonous plants by overexpression of TMT (tonoplast monosaccharide transporter) protein in osogenic or transgenic plant cells. The invention further concerns a transgenic plant having the property of an enhanced seed yield and increased growth as compared with the wild type, comprising a nucleotide sequence which codes for a TMT (tonoplast monosaccharide transporter) protein, as well as a regulatory nucleotide sequence, operably linked therewith, for the control of an increased gene expression of the TMT protein in the plant cells of the transgenic plant. It further relates to the use of the transgenic plant for the cultivation or production of cultivated plants or useful plants, or biomass, oils or proteins produced therefrom.

The present invention relates to a cell line derived from the cambium of an herbaceous plant having a storage root and a method for isolating the same. More specifically, relates to a cambium-derived homogeneous cell line having the ability to divide, which is obtained from the cambium-containing storage tissue of an herbaceous plant having a storage root without a separate dedifferentiation process, and to a method for isolating the same. The cell line derived from the cambium of an herbaceous plant having a storage root has active division ability and is homogeneous. Also, it is stable during culture, because it has not undergone a dedifferentiation process. Thus, through the optimization of proliferation thereof, the cell line can be allowed to proliferate in a large amount within a short time. Accordingly, the cell line derived from the cambium of an herbaceous plant having a storage root makes it possible to produce large amounts of useful plants which are difficult to cultivate outdoor due to various problems associated with the period of cultivation, the selection of cultivation land, cultivation cost and the like.

Disclosed are compositions of benzo(c)quinolizine derivatives and methods for promoting plant and seed growth. The compounds are benzo[c]quinolizine derivatives which exert an inhibiting effect on the 5-alpha-reductase enzymes. The compounds selectively affect the growth of plants, improving morphogenesis and development of commercially useful plants while acting as herbicides to inhibit weed development.

Processes for the separation and purification of polyphenol trans-resveratrol and / or anthraquinone emodin from Polygonum cuspidatum and / or Rumex acetosa, by means of solvent selective extraction. Products obtained by this process present high level of purity; being therefore useful in the preparation of nutraceutical (pharmaceutical and / or food) compositions with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, cardioprotective, neuroprotective, chemoprotective activities, besides protecting against infections and ischemia, treating type 1 and 2 diabetes, reducing obesity and preventing aging. Useful phytomedicines for the same therapeutic activity and prepared from the roots and / or rhizomes of Rumex acetosa or from their fractions are also provided.

The present invention is directed to methods of protecting crops of useful plants against attack by phytopathogenic organisms as well as the treatment of crops of useful plants infested by phytopathogenic organisms comprising administering a combination of glyphosate and at least one fungicide to the plant or locus thereof.

The method for preparing a novel elicitor or agent stimulating the defenses of plants against pathogens is applied to agronomically useful plants in order to control pathogens. The elicitor is prepared without extraction by a liquid from a dry product made of Trigonella foenum graecum seeds. The inventive method preferably includes the following steps: separating the germ fraction and cotyledon of the seed; grinding the fraction so as to obtain a powder; and solubilizing the powder in water, whereupon the obtained solution is sprayed onto the plant / s that is / are to be treated.

An agricultural working machine, in particular a tractor, has at least one agricultural working unit for working a crop field including a multitude of useful plants, and a camera system which includes a 3D camera. The camera system is configured for generating with the 3D camera 3D information regarding the crop field by recording stereoscopic image pairs along two different viewing axes. The viewing axes proceed from optical centers of the 3D camera, which are connected to each other by a baseline that is inclined relative to the horizontal.

The invention relates to an insecticidal composition containing spinetoram and monosultap, and also relates to a control method of snout moth's larva. The insecticidal composition containing spinetoram and monosultap monosultap is characterized by comprising the active ingredients of spinetoram and monosultap in a weight ratio of 1:900-1:1. The insecticidal composition comprises 0.1-10 wt% of spinetoram, 40%-90 wt% of monosultap and the balance of additives. The invention also provides a control method of arthropod animal pests, especially insects, arachnids and Nematoda; and the method comprises acting the insecticidal composition containing spinetoram and monosultap on reproduction materials of target useful plants, target harmful creatures and target useful plants. The plant propagation materials comprise seedlings, roots, nursery seedlings, cuttings and seeds. In the present invention, the spinetoram and monosultap can be applied separately, sequentially or simultaneously.

The present invention relates to a cell line derived from the cambium of an herbaceous plant having a storage root and a method for isolating the same. More specifically, relates to a cambium-derived homogeneous cell line having the ability to divide, which is obtained from the cambium-containing storage tissue of an herbaceous plant having a storage root without a separate dedifferentiation process, and to a method for isolating the same. The cell line derived from the cambium of an herbaceous plant having a storage root has active division ability and is homogeneous. Also, it is stable during culture, because it has not undergone a dedifferentiation process. Thus, through the optimization of proliferation thereof, the cell line can be allowed to proliferate in a large amount within a short time. Accordingly, the cell line derived from the cambium of an herbaceous plant having a storage root makes it possible to produce large amounts of useful plants which are difficult to cultivate outdoor due to various problems associated with the period of cultivation, the selection of cultivation land, cultivation cost and the like.

The present invention provides a method of improving the yield or water use efficiency in crops of useful plants cultivated under deficit irrigation which comprises the application of an agrochemical compound to the plant, parts of such plant, plant propagation material, or at its locus of growth, wherein the agrochemical compound is selected from the strobilurins, the neonicotinoids, the azoles, the SAR-inducing compounds, certain plant growth regulators (PGRs) and mixtures of such compounds.

Compounds of the formula (I) and salts thereofin which X, R1, R2, Y and n have the meanings indicated in the description, are suitable for use as safeners for crop plants or useful plants against the phytotoxic actions of agrochemicals such as pesticides in these plants.

Preparation containing at least one UV radiation absorbing metal oxide powder and at least one superspreading agent. Use of the preparation for the reduction of sunburn damage in useful plants.

Methods of treating seeds are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the present invention include method of controlling phytopathogenic diseases on seeds of useful plants, wherein such methods include applying to the seeds of fungicidally effective amount of a salicylic acid or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. Further embodiments include seeds treated with a plant propagation material protecting composition comprising a fungicidally effective amount of a salicylic acid or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, together with a suitable carrier.

The invention relates to an application of a host defense inducer in preventing and treating selected bacteria pests in useful plants, wherein the selected bacteria pests are selected from acidovoraxavenae, burkholderia species, burkholderia glumae, phloem bacillus species, corynebacterium, erwinia species, pseudomonas syringae, pathogenic variant of pseudomonas syringa kiwi, pathogenic variant of pseudomonas syringe soybean, pathogenic variant of pseudomonas syringe tomato, pathogenic variant of pseudomonas syringe cucumber, streptomyces species, xanthomonas species, xanthomonas axonopodis,pathogenic variant of xanthomonas axonopodis citrus, pathogenic variant of xanthomonas axonopodis soybean, xanthomonas campestris, pathogenic variant of xanthomonas campestris banana, pathogenic variant of xanthomonas campestris peaches and plums, strawberry xanthomonas and semi-transparent xanthomonas. The invention also relates to a method for preventing and treating selected bacteria pests in useful plants by adopting the host defense inducer for treatment.

A mixed composition for weeding useful as a herbicide which is effective against a wide spectrum of weeds, is highly active, has excellent residual activity, and is highly safe for useful plants. It is characterized by containing as an active ingredient a combination of (A) a compound selected among a difluoromethanesulfonylanilide compound represented by the general formula (I):(wherein R1 is hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, or C2-6 alkoxyalkyl) and salts of the compound and (B) at least one member selected among herbicidal aromatic-ring-containing compounds, e.g., indanofan, and herbicidal nitrogenous heterocyclic compounds, e.g., TH-547, nicosulfuron, Flutiacet-methyl, and atrazine.

The invention relates to the technical field of vegetable fertilizers and in particular relates to a tobacco organic fertilizer and a preparation method thereof. The tobacco organic fertilizer is prepared from the following raw materials in parts by weight: 25-35 parts of rape seed cake, 10-20 parts of bean cake starter, 10-15 parts of thoroughly decomposed tobacco wastes, 5-15 parts of pig manure, 3-5 parts of chicken manure, 5-15 parts of nitrogen fertilizer, 1-3 parts of potash fertilizer, 3-8 parts of phosphate fertilizer, 1-3 parts of humic acid, 1-3 parts of straws, 1-3 parts of calciummagnesium phosphate fertilizer and 0.5-1 part of culture. The tobacco organic fertilizer provided by the invention contains highly active substances and can achieve effects of freeing out lots of electric charge under the effect of water and breaking down blocking materials in micropores of soil aggregate, so that the soil restores the granular structure, and the effects of smoothing gas and heat,promoting growth and activity of aerobic useful plants, inhibiting and decomposing toxins in soil, increasing the content of organic matters in the soil and providing a loose and swelling growth environment for the crop root system; and moreover, according to the bean cake starter and the humic acid, direct nutritive materials can be provided for tobacco, growth of tobacco plants is promoted, thecost is low, and the economic benefits of tobacco leaves can be effectively increased.

The present invention relates to the use of a combination comprising at least one host defense inducer and at least one biological control agent in a synergistically effective amount for controlling bacterial harmful organisms in useful plants. The biological control agent is selected from specific microorganisms and / or a mutant of these strains having all the identifying characteristics of the respective strain, and / or a metabolite produced by the respective strain. In a preferred aspect of the invention the host defense inducer is isotianil or a combination of isotianil and acibenzolar-S-methyl. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling bacterial harmful organisms in useful plants by treatment with a combination comprising at least one host defense inducer and at least one biological control agent in a synergistically effective amount. A further aspect of the present invention is directed to method for controlling bacterial harmful organisms in useful plants by subjecting the plants to be protected against attack by bacterial harmful organisms to two or more sequential treatment blocks.

The invention relates to 3-(benzylsulfinyl)-5,5-dimethyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazole derivatives and 5,5-dimethyl-3-[(1H-pyrazol-4-ylmethyl)sulfinyl]-4,5-dihydroisoxazole derivatives of the formula (I) and their saltsprocesses for their preparation and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators, in particular as herbicides for the selective control of harmful plants in crops of useful plants.

Processes for the separation and purification of polyphenol trans-resveratrol and / or anthraquinone emodin from Polygonum cuspidatum and / or Rumex acetosa, by means of solvent selective extraction. Products obtained by this process present high level of purity; being therefore useful in the preparation of nutraceutical (pharmaceutical and / or food) compositions with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, cardioprotective, neuroprotective, chemoprotective activities, besides protecting against infections and ischemia, treating type 1 and 2 diabetes, reducing obesity and preventing aging. Useful phytomedicines for the same therapeutic activity and prepared from the roots and / or rhizomes of Rumex acetosa or from their fractions are also provided.

The invention discloses a novel compound with a structure shown in the specification, wherein R is H, F or methoxyl. The novel compound is prepared by a method comprising the following steps: performing hydrosilylation by taking oxabenzonorbornadiene and dimethylphenylsilane as standard substrates and [Rh(COD)Cl]2 as a metal catalyst to obtain a product A; reacting the product A with tetrabutyl ammonium fluoride, cumyl hydroperoxide and potassium hydride to remove a silicon substrate so as to generate alcohol B; and reacting the alcohol B with benzyl bromide or benzyl chloride with different substituent groups under the action of alkali to obtain a target product. The invention further relates to a weeding composition comprising the novel compound, and also relates to an application of the novel compound particularly used for controlling weeds in useful plant crops.

A herbicidal composition which comprises 1-(2-chloroimidazo[1,2-a] pyridin-3-ylsulfonyl)-3-(4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl)urea (imazosulfuron) and a compound represented by the formula (I): (I) (Compound [I]) as active ingredients, wherein the weight ratio of imazosulfuron: Compound [I] is 1:0.1-1:10, has an excellent herbicidal activity for controlling weeds in crop fields or paddy fields, and causes no phytotoxicity against useful plants.