COMPOSITION COMPRISING A GLUCAN OR A GLUCAN DERIVATIVE AND A PESTICIDE AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING PLANT HEALTH

Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for improving the health of an agricultural plant by applying to the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is expected to grow, and/or the seeds from which the plant grows a non-phytotoxic effective amount of active ingredient mixtures, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is as defined in the present specification.
Description

The present invention relates to a method for improving the health of an agricultural plant by applying to the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is expected to grow, and/or the seeds from which the plant grows a non-phytotoxic effective amount of active ingredient mixtures, comprising a component (A) and a component (B), wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is a compound selected from the active ingredients as defined below. Furthermore, the present invention relates to certain plant-protecting active ingredient mixtures, comprising a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and certain pesticides, as further described below.


One typical problem arising in the field of pest control and the control of phytopathogenic fungi lies in the need to reduce the dosage rates of the active ingredient and the residues of the actives in order to reduce or avoid unfavorable environmental or toxicological effects whilst still allowing effective pesticidal action.


Another problem encountered concerns the need to have available pesticidal compounds which are effective against a broad spectrum of pests and/or phytopathogenic fungi.


Another difficulty in relation to the use of pesticides, particularly of fungicides and insecticides, is that practical experience in agriculture has shown that the repeated and exclusive application of an individual pesticidal compound leads in many cases to a rapid selection of pests or harmful fungi which have developed natural or adapted resistance against the active compound in question. Normally, such fungi strains are also cross resistant against other active ingredients having the same mode of action. An effective control of the pathogens with said active compounds is then not possible anymore. However, active ingredients having new mechanisms of action are difficult and expensive to develop.


Another problem underlying the present invention is the desire for compositions that improve plants, a process which is commonly and hereinafter referred to as “plant health”. For example, advantageous properties that may be mentioned are improved crop characteristics including: emergence, crop yields, protein content, oil content, starch content, more developed root system (improved root growth), improved stress tolerance (e.g. against drought, heat, salt, UV, water, cold), reduced ethylene (reduced production and/or inhibition of reception), tillering increase, increase in plant height, bigger leaf blade, less dead basal leaves, stronger tillers, greener leaf color, pigment content, photosynthetic activity, less input needed (such as fertilizers or water), less seeds needed, more productive tillers, earlier flowering, early grain maturity, less plant verse (lodging), increased shoot growth, enhanced plant vigor, increased plant stand and early and better germination. Advantageous properties, obtained especially from treated seeds, are e.g. improved germination and field establishment, better vigor, more homogen field establishment. Advantageous properties, obtained especially from foliar and/or in-furrow application are e.g. improved plant growth and plant development, better growth, more tillers, greener leafes, largers leaves, more biomass, better roots, improved stress tolerance of the plants, improved self defense mechanism of the plant such as induced tolerance against fungi, bacteria, viruses and/or insects, more grain yield, more biomass harvested, improved quality of the harvest (content of fatty acids, metabolites, oil etc), more marketable products (e.g. improved size), improved process (e.g. longer shelf-life, better extraction of compounds), improved quality of seeds (for being seeded in the following seasons for seed production); or any other advantages familiar to a person skilled in the art.


Healthier plants further offer the possibility to reduce the amounts of active compounds needed in agriculture and helps avoiding the development of resistances against the respective pesticides.


It was therefore an object of the present invention to provide methods which solve the problems outlined above.


We have found that this object is in part or in whole achieved by the methods and compositions as provided by the present invention. Particularly, according to one aspect, the present invention provides a method for improving the health of an agricultural plant by applying to the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is expected to grow, and/or the seeds from which the plant grows a non-phytotoxic effective amount of a composition comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative and component (B) is an active compound selected from the group consisting of

    • B1) an active compound that inhibits the mitochondrial breathing chain at the level of the b/c1 complex;
    • B2) carboxylic amides selected from benalaxyl, benodanil, boscalid, carboxin, mepronil, fenfuram, fenhexamid, flutolanil, furametpyr, metalaxyl, ofurace, oxadixyl, oxycarboxin, penthiopyrad, thifluzamid, tiadinil, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-bromo-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-chloro-3′-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid-(3′,4′-dichloro-4-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 3,4-dichloro-isothiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(2-cyano-phenyl)-amide, dimethomorph, flumorph, flumetover, fluopicolide (picobenzamid), zoxamide, carpropamide, diclocymet, mandipropamid, N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-prop-2-inyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl)-2-methanesulfonylamino-3-methyl-butyramid and N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-prop-2-inyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl)-2-ethanesulfonylamino-3-methyl-butyramide;
    • B3) azoles selected from bitertanole, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, enilconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, fluquinconazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimenol, triadimefon, triticonazole, cyazofamid, imazalil, pefurazoate, prochloraz, triflumizol, benomyl, carbendazim, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, ethaboxam, etridiazole and hymexazole;
    • B4) nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds selected from fluazinam, pyrifenox, 3-[5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine, bupirimat, cyprodinil, ferimzon, fenarimol, mepanipyrim, nuarimol, pyrimethanil, triforin, fludioxonil, fenpiclonil, aldimorph, dodemorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, iprodion, procymidon, vinclozolin, acibenzolar-S-methyl, anilazin, captan, captafol, dazomet, diclomezine, fenoxanil, folpet, fenpropidin, famoxadone, fenamidone, octhilinon, probenazol, proquinazid, pyroquilon, quinoxyfen, tricyclazol, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propyl-chromen-4-one, 3-(3-bromo-6-fluoro-2-methyl-indole-1-sulfonyl)-[1,2,4]triazole-1-sulfonic acid dimethylamide;
    • B5) carbamates and dithiocarbamates selected from ferbam, mancozeb, metiram, metam, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram, diethofencarb, flubenthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, propamocarb, 3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-3-(2-isopropoxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyrylamino)-propionic acid methylester and N-(1-(1-(4-cyanophenyl)ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl)carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl)ester;
    • B6) guanidines selected from dodin, iminoctadine and guazatin;
    • B7) antibiotics selected from kasugamycin, polyoxine, streptomycin and validamycin A;
    • B8) fentin salts;
    • B9) sulfur-containing heterocyclic compounds selected from isoprothiolan and dithianon;
    • B10) organophosphorous compounds selected from edifenphos, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminium, iprobenfos, pyrazophos, tolclofos-methyl, phosphoric acid and the salts thereof;
    • B11) organo-chloro compounds selected from thiophanate methyl, chlorothalonil, dichlofluanid, tolylfluanid, flusulfamid, phthalide, hexachiorbenzene, pencycuron, quintozen;
    • B12) nitrophenyl derivatives selected from binapacryl, dinocap and dinobuton;
    • B13) inorganic active ingredients selected from Bordeaux composition, copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate and sulfur;
    • B14) spiroxamine;
    • B15) cyflufenamide;
    • B16) cymoxanil;
    • B17) metrafenone;
    • B18) organo(thio)phosphates selected from acephate, azamethiphos, azinphosmethyl, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, chlorfenvinphos, diazinon, dichlorvos, dicrotophos, dimethoate, disulfoton, ethion, fenitrothion, fenthion, isoxathion, malathion, methamidophos, methidathion, methyl-parathion, mevinphos, monocrotophos, oxydemeton-methyl, paraoxon, parathion, phenthoate, phosalone, phosmet, phosphamidon, phorate, phoxim, pirimiphos-methyl, profenofos, prothiofos, sulprophos, tetrachlorvinphos, terbufos, triazophos and trichlorfon;
    • B19) carbamates selected from alanycarb, aldicarb, bendiocarb, benfuracarb, carbaryl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, fenoxycarb, furathiocarb, methiocarb, methomyl, oxamyl, pirimicarb, propoxur, thiodicar and triazamate;
    • B20) pyrethroids selected from allethrin, bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cyphenothrin, cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, beta-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, deltamethrin, esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, imiprothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin, prallethrin, pyrethrin I and II, resmethrin, silafluofen, tau-fluvalinate, tefluthrin, tetramethrin, tralomethrin, transfluthrin and profluthrin, dimefluthrin;
    • B21) growth regulators selected from a) chitin synthesis inhibitors that are selected from the benzoylureas chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron, teflubenzuron, triflumuron; buprofezin, diofenolan, hexythiazox, etoxazole and clofentazine; b) ecdysone antagonists that are selected from halofenozide, methoxyfenozide, tebufenozide and azadirachtin; c) juvenoids that are selected from pyriproxyfen, methoprene and fenoxycarb and d) lipid biosynthesis inhibitors that are selected from spirodiclofen, spiromesifen and spirotetramat;
    • B22) nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonists compounds selected from clothianidin, dinotefuran, (EZ)-1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylideneamine(imidacloprid), (EZ)-3-(2-chloro-1,3-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-5-methyl-1,3,5-oxadiazinan-4-ylidene(nitro)amine(thiamethoxam), nitenpyram, acetamiprid, thiacloprid;
    • B23) the thiazol compound of formula (Γ1)









    • B24) GABA antagonist compounds selected from acetoprole, endosulfan, ethiprole, 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-α,α,α-trifluoro-p-tolyl)-4-trifluoromethylsulfinylpyrazole-3-carbonitrile (fipronil), vaniliprole, pyrafluprole, pyriprole and the phenylpyrazole compound of formula Γ2












    • B25) METI I compounds selected from fenazaquin, pyridaben, tebufenpyrad, tolfenpyrad and flufenerim;

    • B26) METI II and III compounds selected from acequinocyl, fluacyprim and hydramethylnon;

    • B27) chlorfenapyr;

    • B28) oxidative phosphorylation inhibitor compounds selected from cyhexatin, diafenthiuron, fenbutatin oxide and propargite;

    • B29) cyromazine;

    • B30) piperonyl butoxide;

    • B31) indoxacarb;

    • B32) a compound selected from benclothiaz, bifenazate, cartap, flonicamid, pyridalyl, pymetrozine, sulfur, thiocyclam, flubendiamide, cyenopyrafen, flupyrazofos, cyflumetofen, amidoflumet, the aminoquinazolinone compound of formula Γ4












    • B.33. chloranthraniliprole, the compound of formula Γ5












    • B.34. plant bioregulators selected from trinexapac-ethyl, prohexadione-calcium, chlormequat chloride, mepiquat chloride, 16,17-dihydro gibberellin A5, and 2,5-norbornadiene, and 3-amino-1,2,4-triazole.





Component (A) according to the present invention is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract.


“Glucans” are a class of homopolysaccharides which contain glucose units as monomer building blocks, wherein the glucose molecule may be linked by α- or β-glycosidic bonds and may be branched or straight chain. Specific examples for suitable glucans according to the present invention are β-glucans, more specifically β-1,3-glucans such as, for example, laminarin and curdlan. β-1-3 glucans, for example, have various origins. They can be extracted from bacteria (for example Alcaligenes faecalis which leads to curdlan), fungi, yeasts and from various plants, particularly from algae and cereals.


“Glucan derivatives” according to the present invention are glucans that are modified, for example by sulfatation or by hydrolysis. Specific examples for suitable glucan derivatives are sulfated glucans, particularly sulfated β3-glucans, more specifically β-1,3-glucans such as sulfated laminarin or sulfated curdian. Furthermore, also laminaribiose, cellobiose, nigerose, laminaritriose, laminaritetrose and laminaripentose are suitable glucan derivatives according to the present invention.


The sulfatation of glucans is described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,979,665 which relates to a method for stimulating the natural defenses of plants using sulfated β-1,3-glucans. The following publications describe methods for sulfatation, which can be used to prepare laminarin sulfate: Alban S. et al., Synthesis of laminarin sulfates with anticoagulant activity, Arzneim. Forsch. (1992) 42; 1005-1008. Analogously, other β-1,3-glucans can be sulfated according to the described method. The sulfated compounds described in these references are suitable according to the present invention as component (A).


The degree of sulfatation of the glucan is preferably equal to or higher than 1.9, preferably from 2 to 2.5. Methods for sulfatation of β-1,3-glucans and a detailed description of sulfated β-1,3-glucans such as sulfated laminarin can be found in U.S. Pat. No. 6,979,665.


Hydrolized β-glucans are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,387,847. The oligo β-1-3-glucans described therein are suitable according to the present invention as component (A). β-1-3 glucans can be hydrolysed enzymatically using β-glucanases or by use of acid. The desired oligosaccharide fraction is isolated by ultrafiltration from the resulting hydrolysate. The oligosaccharides can also be synthesized chemically via Koenig-Knorr reaction. A detailed description for hydrolyzing β-1-3 glucans, in particular for the synthesis of Laminaribiose, can be found in U.S. Pat. No. 6,303,587. Furthermore, U.S. Pat. No. 6,303,587 discloses certain glucan derivatives that are also suitable as component (A).


In particular, laminarin is a polysaccharide from the Laminaria species (seaweed). Laminarin is a linear glucan having β-1,3-glycosidic and some β-1,6-glycosidic linkages. Laminarin can be obtained from brown algae of the Pheophyceae type. For extracting laminarin various methods can be used (see for example Black et al., Appl. Chem. (1951), volume 1, pages 505 to 517, U.S. Pat. No. 5,750,472 and references cited therein). U.S. Pat. No. 5,750,472 discloses the use of laminarin as seed germination and plant growth accelerator. Laminarin can be for example extracted using the method disclosed in FR 92 08387.


According to one preferred embodiment of the present invention, component (A) is a β-glucan, in particular a β-1,3-glucan. Specifically, component (A) is laminarin or curdlan.


Seaweed extract is preferably obtained according to the methods as described in WO 93/06730, which is hereby incorporated by reference. Particularly, the extract is obtained from a brown algae, wherein the brown algae is specifically from the Phaeophyceae type (in particular Fucales or Laminariales). In general, the extraction can be accomplished by basic hydrolysis of the respective seaweed in the presence of a reducing agent such as an alkali metal borhydride. Then, the resulting hydrolysate is neutralised to a pH of about 6 to 8, e.g. by the addition of a strong acid. The product is filtrated and optionally diafiltrated or an electrodialysis may carried out (cf. WO 93/06730).


Preferably, component (A) is laminarin.


Also, preferably, component (A) is curdlan.


Also, preferably, component (A) is seaweed extract.


According to another preferred embodiment, component (A) is selected from sulfated glucan, Laminaribiose, Cellobiose, Nigerose, Laminaritriose, Laminaritetrose and Laminaripentose.


The active compounds of groups B1) to B17) that can be used as component (B), their preparation and their action against harmful fungi are generally known (cf.: http://www.hclrss.demon.co.uk/index.html); they are commercially available. In most of the cases, they can also be found in The Pesticide Manual, 13th Edition, British Crop Protection Council (2003) among other publications.

    • benalaxyl, methyl N-(phenylacetyl)-N-(2,6-xylyl)-DL-alaninate (DE 29 03 612),
    • boscalid, 2-chloro-N-(4′-chlorbiphenyl-2-yl)nicotinamide (EP-A 545 099);
    • carboxin, 5,6-dihydro-2-methyl-N-phenyl-1,4-oxathiin-3-carboxamide (U.S. Pat. No. 3,249,499),
    • mepronil, 3′-isopropoxy-o-toluanilide (U.S. Pat. No. 3,937,840),
    • fenhexamid, N-(2,3-dichloro-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-methylcyclohexanecarboxamide (Proc. Br. Crop Prot. Conf.-Pests Dis., 1998, Vol. 2, p. 327);
    • flutolanil, α,α,α-trifluoro-3′-isopropoxy-o-toluanilide (JP 1104514),
    • furametpyr, 5-chloro-N-(1,3-dihydro-1,1,3-trimethyl-4-isobenzofuranyl)-1,3-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide [CAS RN 123572-88-3],
    • metalaxyl, methyl N-(methoxyacetyl)-N-(2,6-xylyl)-DL-alaninate (GB 15 00 581);
    • ofurace, (RS)-α-(2-chloro-N-2,6-xylylacetamido)-γ-butyrolactone [CAS RN 58810-48-3];
    • oxadixyl; N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-2-methoxy-N-(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)acetamide (GB 20 58 059),
    • oxycarboxin, 5,6-dihydro-2-methyl-1,4-oxathiin-3-carboxanilide 4,4-dioxide (U.S. Pat. No. 3,399,214),
    • penthiopyrad, N-[2-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-3-thienyl]-1-methyl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide (JP 10130268),
    • thifluzamide, N-[2,6-dibromo-4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]-2-methyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)-5-thiazolecarboxamide;
    • tiadinil, 3′-chloro-4,4′-dimethyl-1,2,3-thiadiazole-5-carboxanilide [CAS RN 223580-51-6],
    • dimethomorph, 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-morpholin-4-yl-propenone (EP-A 120 321);
    • flumorph, 3-(4-fluorophenyl)-3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1-morpholin-4-ylpropenone (EP-A 860 438);
    • flumetover, 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-N-ethyl-α,α,α-trifluoro-N-methyl-p-toluamide [A-GROW No. 243, 22 (1995)],
    • fluopicolide (picobenzamid), 2,6-dichloro-N-(3-chloro-5-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-ylmethyl)benzamide (WO 99/42447);
    • zoxamide, (RS)-3,5-dichloro-N-(3-chloro-1-ethyl-1-methyl-2-oxopropyl)-p-toluamide [CAS RN 156052-68-5];
    • carpropamid, 2,2-dichloro-N-[1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-1-ethyl-3-methylcyclopropane-carboxamide [CAS RN 104030-54-8],
    • diclocymet, 2-cyano-N-[(1R)-1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)ethyl]-3,3-dimethyl butanamide;
    • mandipropamid, (RS)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-[3-methoxy-4-(prop-2-ynyloxy)phenethyl]-2-(prop-2-ynyloxy)acetamide [CAS RN 374726-62-2];
    • bitertanole, β-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yloxy)-α-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol (DE 23 24 020),
    • bromuconazole, 1-[[4-bromo-2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)tetrahydro-2-furanyl]methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (Proc. 1990 Br. Crop. Prot. Conf.-Pests Dis. Vol. 1, p. 459);
    • cyproconazole, 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-cyclopropyl-1-[1,2,4]triazol-1-ylbutan-2-ol (U.S. Pat. No. 4,664,696);
    • difenoconazole, 1-{2-[2-chloro-4-(4-chlorophenoxy)phenyl]-4-methyl-[1,3]dioxolan-2-ylmethyl}-1H-[1,2,4]triazole (GB-A 2 098 607);
    • diniconazole, (βE)-β-[(2,4-dichlorophenyl)methylene]-α-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol (Noyaku Kagaku, 1983, Vol. 8, p. 575);
    • enilconazole (imazalil), 1-[2-(2,4-dichlorphenyl)-2-(2-propenyloxy)ethyl]-1H-imidazole (Fruits, 1973, Vol. 28, p. 545);
    • epoxiconazole, (2RS,3SR)-1-[3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2,3-epoxy-2-(4-fluorophenyl)propyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (EP-A 196 038);
    • fenbuconazole, α-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl]-α-phenyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-propanenitrile (Proc. 1988 Br. Crop Prot. Conf.-Pests Dis. Vol. 1, p. 33);
    • flusilazole, 1-{[bis-(4-fluorophenyl)methylsilanyl]methyl}-1H-[1,2,4]triazole (Proc. Br. Crop Prot. Conf.-Pests Dis., 1, 413 (1984));
    • fluquinconazole, 3-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-6-fluoro-2-[1,2,4]-triazol-1-yl-3H-quinazolin-4-one (Proc. Br. Crop Prot. Conf.-Pests Dis., 5-3, 411 (1992));
    • flutriafol, α-(2-fluorophenyl)-α-(4-fluorophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol (EP 15 756);
    • hexaconazole, 2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-[1,2,4]triazol-1-ylhexan-2-ol (CAS RN 79983-71-4);
    • imibenconazole, (4-chlorophenyl)methyl N-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanimidothioate ((Proc. 1988 Br. Crop Prot. Conf.-Pests Dis. Vol. 2, p. 519),
    • ipconazole, 2-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-5-(1-methylethyl)-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl-methyl)cyclopentanol (EP 267 778),
    • metconazole, 5-(4-chlorobenzyl)-2,2-dimethyl-1-[1,2,4]triazol-1-ylmethylcyclopentanol (GB 857 383);
    • myclobutanil, 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-[1,2,4]-triazol-1-ylmethylpentanenitrile (CAS RN 88671-89-0);
    • penconazole, 1-[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pentyl]-1H-[1,2,4]triazole (Pesticide Manual, 12th Ed. (2000), p. 712);
    • propiconazole, 1-[[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-4-propyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-yl]methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (BE 835 579);
    • prothioconazole, 2-[2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxypropyl]-2,4-dihydro-[1,2,4]triazole-3-thione (WO 96/16048);
    • simeconazole, α-(4-fluorophenyl)-α-[(trimethylsilyl)methyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol [CAS RN 149508-90-7],
    • tebuconazole, 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-3-[1,2,4]triazol-1-ylmethylpentan-3-ol (EP-A 40 345);
    • tetraconazole, 1-[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-3-(1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethoxy)propyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole (EP 234 242);
    • triadimenol, β-(4-chlorophenoxy)-α-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-ethanol;
    • triadimefon, 1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-butanone;
    • triticonazole, (5E)-5-[(4-chlorophenyl)methylene]-2,2-dimethyl-1-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)cyclopentanol (FR 26 41 277);
    • cyazofamid, 4-chloro-2-cyano-N,N-dimethyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-1H-imidazole-1-sulfonamide (CAS RN 120116-88-3],
    • pefurazoate, 4-pentenyl 2-[(2-furanylmethyl)(1H-imidazol-1-ylcarbonyl)amino]butanoate [CAS RN 101903-30-4],
    • prochloraz, N-{propyl-[2-(2,4,6-trichlorophenoxy)ethyl]}imidazole-1-carboxamide (U.S. Pat. No. 3,991,071);
    • triflumizole, (4-chloro-2-trifluoromethylphenyl)-(2-propoxy-1-[1,2,4]triazol-1-ylethylidene)amine (JP-A 79/119 462)
    • benomyl, N-butyl-2-acetylaminobenzoimidazol-1-carboxamide (U.S. Pat. No. 3,631,176);
    • carbendazim, methyl (1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)-carbamate (U.S. Pat. No. 3,657,443);
    • fuberidazole, 2-(2-furanyl)-1H-benzimidazole (DE 12 09 799),
    • thiabendazole, 2-(1,3-thiazol-4-yl)benzimidazole (U.S. Pat. No. 3,017,415),
    • ethaboxam, N-(cyano-2-thienylmethyl)-4-ethyl-2-(ethylamino)-5-thiazolcarboxamide (EP-A 639 574),
    • etridiazole,
    • hymexazole, 5-methyl-1,2-oxazol-3-ol (JP 518249, JP 532202),
    • fluazinam, 3-chloro-N-[3-chloro-2,6-dinitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinamine (The Pesticide Manual, publ. The British Crop Protection Council, 10th ed. (1995), p. 474);
    • pyrifenox, 1-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(3-pyridinyl)ethanone O-methyloxime (EP-A 49 854);
    • bupirimate, 5-butyl-2-ethylamino-6-methylpyrimidin-4-yldimethylsulfamate [CAS RN 41483-43-6];
    • cyprodinil, (4-cyclopropyl-6-methylpyrimidin-2-yl)phenylamine (EP-A 310 550);
    • ferimzone, (Z)-2′-methylacetophenone 4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-ylhydrazone [CAS RN 89269-64-7];
    • fenarimol, (4-chlorophenyl)(2-chlorophenyl)pyrimidin-5-ylmethanol (GB 12 18 623);
    • mepanipyrim, (4-methyl-6-prop-1-ynylpyrimidin-2-yl)phenylamine (EP-A 224 339);
    • nuarimol, α-(2-chlorophenyl)-α-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-pyrimidinemethanol (GB 12 18 623);
    • pyrimethanil, 4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-ylphenylamine (DD-A 151 404);
    • triforine, N,N′-{piperazine-1,4-diylbis[(trichloromethyl)methylene]}diformamide (DE 19 01 421);
    • fludioxonil, 4-(2,2-difluorobenzo[1,3]dioxol-4-yl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (The Pesticide Manual, publ. The British Crop Protection Council, 10th ed. (1995), p. 482);
    • fenpiclonil, 4-(2,3-dichlorophenyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile (Proc. 1988 Br, Crop Prot. Conf.-Pests Dis., Vol. 1, p. 65);
    • aldimorph, 4-alkyl-2,5(or 2,6)-dimethylmorpholine, comprising 65-75% of 2,6-dimethylmorpholine and 25-35% of 2,5-dimethylmorpholine, comprising more than 85% of 4-dodecyl-2,5(or 2,6)-dimethylmorpholine, where “alkyl” may also include octyl, decyl, tetradecyl or hexadecyl and where the cis/trans ratio is 1:1;
    • dodemorph, 4-cyclododecyl-2,6-dimethylmorpholine (DE 1198125);
    • fenpropimorph, (RS)-cis-4-[3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methylpropyl]-2,6-dimethyl-morpholine (DE 27 52 096);
    • tridemorph, 2,6-dimethyl-4-tridecylmorpholine (DE 11 64 152);
    • iprodione, N-isopropyl-3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-2,4-dioxoimidazolidine-1-carboxamide (GB 13 12 536);
    • procymidone, N-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-1,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1,2-dicarboximide (U.S. Pat. No. 3,903,090);
    • vinclozolin, 3-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-5-methyl-5-vinyloxazolidine-2,4-dione (DE-OS 22 07 576);
    • acibenzolar-S-methyl, methyl benzo[1,2,3]thiadiazole-7-carbothionate;
    • anilazine, 4,6-dichloro-N-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2-amine (U.S. Pat. No. 2,720,480);
    • captan, 2-trichloromethylsulfanyl-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydroisoindole-1,3-dione (U.S. Pat. No. 2,553,770);
    • captafol, N-(1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethylthio)cyclohex-4-ene-1,2-dicarboximide (Phytopathology 52, S. 754 (1962));
    • dazomet, 3,5-dimethyl-1,3,5-thiadiazinane-2-thione (Bull. Soc. Chim. Fr. Vol. 15, p. 891 (1897));
    • diclomezine, 6-(3,5-dichlorophenyl)-p-tolyl)pyridazin-3(2H)-one (U.S. Pat. No. 4,052,395);
    • fenoxanil, N-(1-cyano-1,2-dimethylpropyl)-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propanamide (EP-A 262 393);
    • folpet, 2-trichloromethylsulfanylisoindole-1,3-dione (U.S. Pat. No. 2,553,770);
    • fenpropidin, (RS)-1-[3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2-methylpropyl]piperidine (DE 27 52 096);
    • famoxadone, (RS)-3-anilino-5-methyl-5-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-1,3-oxazolidine-2,4-dione [CAS RN 131807-57-3];
    • fenamidone, (S)-1-anilino-4-methyl-2-methylthio-4-phenylimidazolin-5-one [CAS RN 161326-34-7];
    • octhilinone,
    • probenazole, 3-allyloxy-1,2-benzothiazole 1,1-dioxide;
    • proquinazid, 6-iodo-2-propoxy-3-propylquinazolin-4(3H)-one (WO 97/48684);
    • pyroquilon, 1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-4-on (GB 139 43 373)
    • quinoxyfen, 5,7-dichloro-4-(4-fluorophenoxy)quinoline (U.S. Pat. No. 5,240,940);
    • tricyclazole, 5-methyl-1,2,4-triazolo[3,4-b]benzothiazole (GB 14 19 121);
    • ferbam, iron(3+)dimethyldithiocarbamate (U.S. Pat. No. 1,972,961);
    • mancozeb, manganese ethylenebis(dithiocarbanate) zinc complex (U.S. Pat. No. 3,379,610);
    • maneb, manganese ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (U.S. Pat. No. 2,504,404);
    • metiram, zinc ammoniate ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (U.S. Pat. No. 3,248,400);
    • metam, methyldithiocarbaminic acid (U.S. Pat. No. 2,791,605);
    • propineb, zinc propylenebis(dithiocarbamate) polymer (BE 611 960);
    • thiram, bis(dimethylthiocarbamoyl)disulfide (DE 642 532);
    • zineb, zinc ethylenebis(dithiocarbamate) (U.S. Pat. No. 2,457,674);
    • ziram, dimethyldithiocarbamate [CAS RN 137-30-4];
    • diethofencarb, isopropyl 3,4-diethoxycarbanilate (EP-A 78 663);
    • flubenthiavalicarb (benthiavalicarb), isopropyl {(S)-1-[(1R)-1-(6-fluorobenzothiazol-2-yl)ethylcarbamoyl]-2-methylpropyl}carbamate (JP-A 09/323,984);
    • iprovalicarb, isopropyl[(1S)-2-methyl-1-(1-p-tolylethylcarbamoyl)propyl]carbamate (EP-A 472 996);
    • propamocarb, propyl 3-(dimethylamino)propylcarbamate (DE 16 43 040);
    • dodine, (2,4-dichlorophenoxy)acetic acid (U.S. Pat. No. 2,867,562);
    • iminoctadine, bis(8-guanidinooctyl)amine (GB 11 14 155);
    • guazatine, mixture of products from the amidation of iminodi(octamethylene)diamine, mainly iminoctadine [CAS RN 108173-90-6];
    • kasugamycin, 1L-1,3,4/2,5,6-1-deoxy-2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxycyclohexyl 2-amino-2,3,4,6-tetradeoxy-4-(α-iminoglycino)-α-D-arabino-hexopyranoside [CAS RN 6980-18-3];
    • polyoxine, 5-(2-amino-5-O-carbamoyl-2-deoxy-L-xylonamido)-1-(5-carboxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2,4-dioxopyrimidin-1-yl)-1,5-dideoxy-β-D-allofuranuronic acid and the salts thereof [CAS RN 22976-86-9];
    • streptomycin, O-2-deoxy-2-methylamino-α-L-glucopyranosyl-(1→2)-O-5-deoxy-3-C-formyl-α-L-lyxofuranosyl-(1→4)N1,N3-diamidino-D-streptamine (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 69, S. 1234 (1947));
    • validamycin A,
    • fentin acetate, triphenyltin acetate (U.S. Pat. No. 3,499,086);
    • isoprothiolan, diisopropyl 1,3-dithiolan-2-ylidenemalonat (Proc. Insectic. Fungic. Conf. 8. Bd. 2, S. 715 (1975));
    • dithianon, 5,10-Dioxo-5,10-dihydronaphtho[2,3-b][1,4]dithiin-2,3-dicarbonitril (GB 857 383);
    • edifenphos, O-ethyl S,S-diphenyl phosphorodithioate (DE-A 14 93 736);
    • fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, (aluminum) ethylphosphonate (FR 22 54 276);
    • iprobenfos, S-benzyl O,O-diisopropyl phosphorothioate (Jpn. Pesticide Inf., No. 2, S. 11 (1970));
    • pyrazophos, ethyl 2-diethoxyphosphinothioyloxy-5-methylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-6-carboxylate (DE 15 45 790),
    • tolclofos-methyl, O-2,6-dichloro-p-tolyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorothioate (GB 14 67 561);
    • thiophanate-methyl, 1,2-phenylenebis(iminocarbonothioyl)bis(dimethylcarbamate) (DE-OS 19 30 540);
    • chlorothalonil, 2,4,5,6-tetrachloroisophthalonitrile (U.S. Pat. No. 3,290,353);
    • dichlofluanid, N-dichlorofluoromethylthio-N′,N′-dimethyl-N-phenylsulfamide (DE 11 93 498);
    • tolylfluanid, N-dichlorofluoromethylthio-N′,N′-dimethyl-N-p-tolylsulfamide (DE 11 93 498);
    • flusulfamide, 2′,4-dichloro-α,α,α-trifluoro-4′-nitro-m-toluenesulfanilide (EP-A 199 433);
    • phthalide (DE 16 43 347);
    • hexachlorobenzene (C. R. Seances Acad. Agric. Fr., Vol. 31, p. 24 (1945));
    • pencycuron, 1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-1-cyclopentyl-3-phenylurea (DE 27 32 257);
    • quintozene, pentachloronitrobenzene (DE 682 048);
    • binapacryl, (RS)-2-sec-Butyl-4,6-dinitrophenyl 3-methylcrotonat [CAS RN 485-31-4];
    • dinocap, mixture of 2,6-dinitro-4-octylphenylcrotonate and 2,4-dinitro-6-octylphenylcrotonate, wherein “octyl” is a mixture of 1-methylheptyl, 1-ethylhexyl and 1-propylpentyl (U.S. Pat. No. 2,526,660);
    • dinobuton, (RS)-2-sec-Butyl-4,6-dinitrophenyl isopropyl carbonat [CAS RN 973-21-7];
    • Bordeaux composition, mixture of CuSO4×3Cu(OH)2×3CaSO4 [CAS RN 8011-63-0]
    • copper acetate, Cu(OCOCH3)2 [CAS RN 8011-63-0];
    • copper oxychloride, Cu2Cl(OH)3 [CAS RN 1332-40-7];
    • basic copper sulfate, CuSO4 [CAS RN 1344-73-6];
    • spiroxamine, (8-tert-butyl-1,4-dioxaspiro[4.5]dec-2-yl)diethylamine (EP-A 281 842).
    • cyflufenamid, (Z)-N-[α-(cyclopropylmethoxyimino)-2,3-difluoro-6-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl]-2-phenylacetamide (WO 96/19442);
    • cymoxanil, 1-(2-cyano-2-methoxyiminoacetyl)-3-ethylurea (U.S. Pat. No. 3,957,847);
    • metrafenone, 3′-bromo-2,3,4,6′-tetramethoxy-2′,6-dimethylbenzophenone (U.S. Pat. No. 5,945,567);


The compounds named according to IUPAC, their preparation and their fungicidal action are likewise known:


N-(4′-bromobiphenyl-2-yl)-4-difluoromethyl-2-methylthiazole-5-carboxamide, N-(4′-trifluoromethylbiphenyl-2-yl)-4-difluoromethyl-2-methylthiazole-5-carboxamide, N-(4′-chloro-3′-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-4-difluoromethyl-2-methylthiazole-5-carboxamide, N-(3′,4′-dichloro-4-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxamide (WO 03/066609),


3,4-dichloro-isothiazol-5-carboxylic acid (2-cyanophenyl)amide (WO 99/24413);


N-(2-(4-[3-(4-Chlor-phenyl)-prop-2-ynyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl)-2-methan-sulfonylamino-3-methyl-butyramid, N-(2-(4-[3-(4-Chlor-phenyl)-prop-2-ynyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl)-2-ethanesulfonylamino-3-methyl-butyramid (WO 04/49804);


3-[5-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,3-dimethylisoxazolidin-3-yl]pyridine (EP-A 10 35 122);


2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propylchromen-4-one (WO 03/14103),


methyl 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(2-isopropoxycarbonylamino-3-methylbutyrylamino)-propanoate (EP-A 1028125)


Furthermore, the commercially available compounds of groups B18) to B32) of component (B) may be found in The Pesticide Manual, 13th Edition, British Crop Protection Council (2003) among other publications.


Thiamides of formula Γ1 and their preparation have been described in WO 98/28279. Lepimection is known from Agro Project, PJB Publications Ltd, November 2004. Benclothiaz and its preparation have been described in EP-A1 454621. Methidathion and Paraoxon and their preparation have been described in Farm Chemicals Handbook, Volume 88, Meister Publishing Company, 2001. Acetoprole and its preparation have been described in WO 98/28277. Flupyrazofos has been described in Pesticide Science 54, 1988, p. 237-243 and in U.S. Pat. No. 4,822,779. Pyrafluprole and its preparation have been described in JP 2002193709 and in WO 01/00614. Pyriprole and its preparation have been described in WO 98/45274 and in U.S. Pat. No. 6,335,357. Amidoflumet and its preparation have been described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,221,890 and in JP 21010907. Flufenerim and its preparation have been described in WO 03/007717 and in WO 03/007718. Cyflumetofen and its preparation have been described in WO 04/080180. Anthranilamides of formula Γ5 and their preparation have been described in WO 01/70671; WO 02/48137; WO 03/24222, WO 03/15518, WO 04/67528; WO 04/33468; and WO 05/118552.


According to one embodiment of the invention, component (B) is an active compound that inhibits the mitochondrial breathing chain at the level of the b/c1 complex.


Active compounds that inhibit the mitochondrial breathing chain at the level of the b/c1 complex are known as fungicides from the literature [see for example Dechema-Monographien Bd. 129, 27-38, VCH Verlagsgemeinschaft Weinheim 1993; Natural Product Reports 1993, 565-574; Biochem. Soc. Trans. 22, 63S (1993)].


A particularly important class of active compounds that inhibit the mitochondrial breathing chain at the level of the b/c1 complex are strobilurins. Strobilurins are generally known as fungicides since a long time and have, in some cases, also been described as insecticides (EP-A 178 826; EP-A 253 213; WO 93/15046; WO 95/18789; WO 95/21153; WO 95/21154; WO 95/24396; WO 96/01256; WO 97115552; WO 97/27189). A further example of an active compound that inhibits the mitochondrial breathing chain at the level of the b/c1 complex is famoxadone (5-methyl-5-(4-phenoxyphenyl)-3-(phenylamino)-2,4-oxazolidinedione).


In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention, strobilurins are used as component (B). According to the present invention, strobilurins which have proven particularly suitable are selected from


1) compounds of formula I







in which

    • X is halogen, C1-C4-alkyl or trifluoromethyl;
    • m is 0 or 1;
    • Q is C(═CH—CH3)—COOCH3, C(═CH—OCH3)—COOCH3
    •  C(═N—OCH3)—CONHCH3, C(═N—OCH3)—COOCH3, N(—OCH3)—COOCH3, or a group Q1









    •  wherein # denotes the bond to the phenyl ring;

    • A is —O—B, —CH2O—B, —OCH2—B, —CH2S—B, —CH═CH—B, —C≡C—B, —CH2O—N═C(R1)—B, —CH2S—N═C(R1)—B, —CH2O—N—C(R1)—CH═CH—B, or —CH2O—N═C(R1)—C(R2)—N—OR3, where

    • B is phenyl, naphthyl, 5-membered or 6-membered heteroaryl or 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclyl, containing one, two or three N atoms and/or one O or S atom or one or two O and/or S atoms, the ring systems being unsubstituted or substituted by one, two or three radicals Ra:
      • Ra is independently cyano, nitro, amino, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C6-alkyl-sulfonyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-halo-alkoxy, C1-C6-alkyloxycarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylamino, di-C1-C6-alkylamino, C1-C6-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-C1-C6-alkylaminocarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di-C1-C6-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, phenyl, phenoxy, benzyl, benzyloxy, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryloxy, C(═NORa)—Rb or OC(Ra)2—C(Rb)═NORb, the cyclic radicals, in turn, being unsubstituted or substituted by one, two or three radicals Rb:
      • Rb is independently cyano, nitro, halogen, amino, aminocarbonyl, aminothio-carbonyl, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-alkyl-sulfinyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-alkoxy-carbonyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylamino, di-C1-C6-alkylamino, C1-C6-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-C1-C6-alkylaminocarbonyl, C1-C6-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, di-C1-C6-alkyl-aminothiocarbonyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkenyl-oxy, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkenyl, phenyl, phenoxy, phenylthio, benzyl, benzyloxy, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryloxy or C(═NORA)—RB;
        • RA, RB are independently hydrogen or C1-C6-alkyl;
      • R1 is hydrogen, cyano, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, or C1-C4-alkylthio;
      • R2 is phenyl, phenylcarbonyl, phenylsulfonyl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, 5- or 6-membered heteroarylcarbonyl or 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl-sulfonyl, the ring systems being unsubstituted or substituted by one, two or three radicals Ra,
        • C1-C10-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C2-C10-alkenyl, C2-C10-alkynyl, C1-C10-alkylcarbonyl, C2-C10-alkenylcarbonyl, C3-C10-alkynylcarbonyl, C1-C10-alkylsulfonyl, or C(═NORa)—Rb, the hydrocarbon radicals of these groups being unsubstituted or substituted by one, two or three radicals Rc:
          • Rc is independently cyano, nitro, amino, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfonyl, C1-C6-alkylsulfinyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C6-alkoxy-carbonyl, C1-C6-alkylthio, C1-C6-alkylamino, di-C1-C6-alkylamino, C1-C6-alkylaminocarbonyl, di-C1-C6-alkylaminocarbonyl, C1-C6-alkyl-aminothiocarbonyl, di-C1-C6-alkylaminothiocarbonyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkenyloxy,
          •  C3-C6-cycloalkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyloxy, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyloxy, benzyl, benzyloxy, phenyl, phenoxy, phenylthio, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryl, 5- or 6-membered heteroaryloxy and heteroarylthio, it being possible for the cyclic groups, in turn, to be partially or fully halogenated or to have attached to them one, two or three radicals Ra; and

    • R3 is hydrogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, the hydrocarbon radicals of these groups being unsubstituted or substituted by one, two or three radicals Rc; and


      2) the strobilurins (2-chloro-5-[1-(3-methyl-benzyloxyimino)-ethyl]-benzyl)-carbamic acid methyl ester, (2-chloro-5-[1-(6-methyl-pyridine-2-ylmethoxyimino)-ethyl]-benzyl)-carbamic acid methyl ester and 2-(ortho-((2,5-dimethylphenyl-oxymethylene)phenyl)-3-methoxy-acrylic acid methyl ester.





Compounds of formula I are generally known as fungicides since a long time (see references above).


The publications cited above describe synthesis routes for the preparation of strobilurins used in the method according to the invention, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated.


Especially preferred according to the invention are strobilurins with the following meanings of the substituents, in each case alone or in combination, the disclosure of the publications cited being hereby incorporated:


In one preferred embodiment of the present invention, preferred strobilurins of formula I wherein Q is N(—OCH3)—COOCH3 are the compounds described in the publications WO 93/15046 and WO 96/01256.


In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, preferred strobilurins of formula I, wherein Q is C(═CH—OCH3)—COOCH3 are the compounds described in the publications EP-A 178 826 and EP-A 278 595.


In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, preferred strobilurins of formula I, wherein Q is C(═N—OCH3)—COOCH3 are the compounds described in the publications EP-A 253 213 and EP-A 254 426.


In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, preferred strobilurins of formula I, wherein Q is C(═N—OCH3)—CONHCH3 are the compounds described in the publications EP-A 398 692, EP-A 477 631 and EP-A 628 540.


In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, preferred strobilurins of formula I, wherein Q is C(═CH—CH3)—COOCH3 are the compounds described in the publications EP-A 280 185 and EP-A 350 691.


In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, preferred strobilurins of formula I, wherein Q is —CH2O—N═C(R1)—B are the compounds described in the publications EP-A 460 575 and EP-A 463 488.


In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, preferred strobilurins of formula I, wherein A is —O—B are the compounds described in the publications EP-A 382 375 and EP-A 398 692.


In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, preferred strobilurins of formula I, wherein A is —CH2O—N═C(R1)—C(R2)═N—OR3 are the compounds described in the publications WO 95/18789, WO 95/21153, WO 95/21154, WO 97/05103 and WO 97/06133.


Especially preferred are the strobilurins of the formula I in which


Q is N(—OCH3)—COOCH3,
A is CH2—O— and

B is 3-pyrazolyl or 1,2,4-triazolyl, where B has attached to it one or two substituents selected from the group of

    • halogen, methyl and trifluoromethyl and
    • phenyl and pyridyl, in particular 2-pyridyl, substituted by 1 to 3 radicals Rb.


These active ingredients are described by formula II,







in which T is a carbon or a nitrogen atom, Ra′ is independently selected from halogen, methyl and trifluoromethyl,


y is zero, 1 or 2, Rb is as defined for formula I, x is zero, 1, 2, 3 or 4.


More preferred active ingredients are those of formula II′:







in which Rb is as defined for formula I.


According to the present invention, the strobilurin is especially preferably selected from the compounds listed in the following tables.










TABLE 1








II

























Position of the group




No.
T
(Ra′)y
phenyl-(Rb)x
(Rb)x
Reference





II-1
N

1
2,4-Cl2
WO 96/01256


II-2
N

1
4-Cl
WO 96/01256


II-3
CH

1
2-Cl
WO 96/01256


II-4
CH

1
3-Cl
WO 96/01256


II-5
CH

1
4-Cl
WO 96/01256


II-6
CH

1
4-CH3
WO 96/01256


II-7
CH

1
H
WO 96/01256


II-8
CH

1
3-CH3
WO 96/01256


II-9
CH
5-CH3
1
3-CF3
WO 96/01256


II-10
CH
1-CH3
5
3-CF3
WO 99/33812


II-11
CH
1-CH3
5
4-Cl
WO 99/33812


II-12
CH
1-CH3
5

WO 99/33812

















TABLE 2








III





















No.
V
Y
Ra
Reference





III-1
OCH3
N
2-CH3
EP-A 253 213


III-2
OCH3
N
2,5-(CH3)2
EP-A 253 213


III-3
NHCH3
N
2,5-(CH3)2
EP-A 477 631


III-4
NHCH3
N
2-Cl
EP-A 398 692


III-5
NHCH3
N
2-CH3
EP-A 398 692


III-6
NHCH3
N
2-CH3, 4-OCF3
EP-A 628 540


III-7
NHCH3
N
2-Cl, 4-OCF3
EP-A 628 540


III-8
NHCH3
N
2-CH3, 4-OCH(CH3)—C(CH3)═NOCH3
EP-A 11 18 609


III-9
NHCH3
N
2-Cl, 4-OCH(CH3)—C(CH3)═NOCH3
EP-A 11 18 609


III-10
NHCH3
N
2-CH3, 4-OCH(CH3)—C(CH2CH3)═NOCH3
EP-A 11 18 609


III-11
OCH3
CH
2,5-(CH3)2
EP-A 226 917

















TABLE 3








IV






















No.
V
Y
T
Ra
Reference





IV-1
OCH3
CH
N
2-OCH3, 4-CF3
WO 96/16047


IV-2
OCH3
CH
N
2-OCH(CH3)2, 4-CF3
WO 96/16047


IV-3
OCH3
CH
CH
2-CF3
EP-A 278 595


IV-4
OCH3
CH
CH
4-CF3
EP-A 278 595


IV-5
NHCH3
N
CH
2-Cl
EP-A 398 692


IV-6
NHCH3
N
CH
2-CF3
EP-A 398 692


IV-7
NHCH3
N
CH
2-CF3, 4-Cl
EP-A 398 692


IV-8
NHCH3
N
CH
2-Cl, 4-CH3
EP-A 398 692

















TABLE 4








V






















No.
V
Y
R1
B
Reference





V-1
OCH3
CH
CH3
(3-CF3)C6H4
EP-A 370 629


V-2
OCH3
CH
CH3
(3,5-Cl2)C6H3
EP-A 370 629


V-3
NHCH3
N
CH3
(3-CF3)C6H4
WO 92/13830


V-4
NHCH3
N
CH3
(3-OCF3)C6H4
WO 92/13830


V-5
OCH3
N
CH3
(3-OCF3)C6H4
EP-A 460 575


V-6
OCH3
N
CH3
(3-CF3)C6H4
EP-A 460 575


V-7
OCH3
N
CH3
(3,4-Cl2)C6H3
EP-A 460 575


V-8
OCH3
N
CH3
(3,5-Cl2)C6H3
EP-A 463 488


V-9
OCH3
CH
CH3
CH═CH-(4-Cl)C6H4
EP-A 936 213

















TABLE 5








VI






















No.
V
R1
R2
R3
Reference





VI-1
OCH3
CH3
CH3
CH3
WO 95/18789


VI-2
OCH3
CH3
CH(CH3)2
CH3
WO 95/18789


VI-3
OCH3
CH3
CH2CH3
CH3
WO 95/18789


VI-4
NHCH3
CH3
CH3
CH3
WO 95/18789


VI-5
NHCH3
CH3
4-F—C6H4
CH3
WO 95/18789


VI-6
NHCH3
CH3
4-Cl—C6H4
CH3
WO 95/18789


VI-7
NHCH3
CH3
2,4-C6H3
CH3
WO 95/18789


VI-8
NHCH3
Cl
4-F—C6H4
CH3
WO 98/38857


VI-9
NHCH3
Cl
4-Cl—C6H4
CH2CH3
WO 98/38857


VI-10
NHCH3
CH3
CH2C(═CH2)CH3
CH3
WO 97/05103


VI-11
NHCH3
CH3
CH═C(CH3)2
CH3
WO 97/05103


VI-12
NHCH3
CH3
CH═C(CH3)2
CH2CH3
WO 97/05103


VI-13
NHCH3
CH3
CH═C(CH3)CH2CH3
CH3
WO 97/05103


VI-14
NHCH3
CH3
O—CH(CH3)2
CH3
WO 97/06133


VI-15
NHCH3
CH3
O—CH2CH(CH3)2
CH3
WO 97/06133


VI-16
NHCH3
CH3
C(CH3)═NOCH3
CH3
WO 97/15552

















TABLE 6








VII





















No.
V
Y
Ra
Reference





VII-1
NHCH3
N
H
EP-A 398 692


VII-2
NHCH3
N
3-CH3
EP-A 398 692


VII-3
NHCH3
N
2-NO2
EP-A 398 692


VII-4
NHCH3
N
4-NO2
EP-A 398 692


VII-5
NHCH3
N
4-Cl
EP-A 398 692


VII-6
NHCH3
N
4-Br
EP-A 398 692

















TABLE 7








VIII




















No.
Q
Ra
Reference





VIII-1
C(═CH—OCH3)COOCH3
5-O-(2-CN—C6H4)
EP-A 382 375


VIII-2
C(═CH—OCH3)COOCH3
5-O-(2-Cl—C6H4)
EP-A 382 375


VIII-3
C(═CH—OCH3)COOCH3
5-O-(2-CH3—C6H4)
EP-A 382 375


VIII-4
C(═N—OCH3)CONHCH3
5-O-(2-Cl—C6H4)
GB-A 2253624


VIII-5
C(═N—OCH3)CONHCH3
5-O-(2,4-Cl2—C6H3)
GB-A 2253624


VIII-6
C(═N—OCH3)CONHCH33
5-O-(2-CH3—C6H4)
GB-A 2253624


VIII-7
C(═N—OCH3)CONHCH3
5-O-(2-CH3, 3-Cl—C6H3)
GB-A 2253624


VIII-8
C(═N—OCH3)CCNHCH3
4-F, 5-O-(2-CH3—C6H4)
WO 98/21189


VIII-9
C(═N—OCH3)CONHCH3
4-F, 5-O-(2-Cl—C6H4)
WO 98/21189


VIII-10
C(═N—OCH3)CONHCH3
4-F, 5-O-(2-CH3, 3-Cl—C6H3)
WO 98/21189





VIII-11





4-F, 5-O-(2-Cl—C6H4)
WO 97/27189





VIII-12





4-F, 5-O-(2-CH3, 3-Cl—C6H3)
WO 97/27189





VIII-13





4-F, 5-O-(2,4-Cl2—C6H3)
WO 97/27189









Especially preferred are the strobilurins: Compound II-5 (pyraclostrobin), III-1 (kresoxim-methyl), III-3 (dimoxystrobin), III-11 (ZJ 0712), IV-3 (picoxystrobin), V-6 (trifloxystrobin), V-9 (enestroburin), VI-16 (orysastrobin), VII-1 (metominostrobin), VIII-1 (azoxystrobin), and VIII-11 (fluoxastrobin). Particularly preferred is pyraclostrobin (compound II-5), kresoxim-methyl (compound III-1) or azoxystrobin (compound VIII-1), in particular pyraclostrobin.


Most preferred are the strobilurins: Compound II-5 (pyraclostrobin), III-1 (kresoximmethyl), III-3 (dimoxystrobin), III-11 (ZJ 0712), IV-3 (picoxystrobin), V-9 (enestroburin), VI-16 (orysastrobin), and VIII-11 (fluoxastrobin). Particularly preferred is pyraclostrobin (compound II-5), kresoxim-methyl (compound III-1) or azoxystrobin (compound VIII-1), in particular pyraclostrobin.


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is a carboxylic amide selected from the group B2).


Preferably, component (B) is selected from benalaxyl, benodanil, boscalid, carboxin, mepronil, fenfuram, fenhexamid, flutolanil, furametpyr, ofurace, oxadixyl, oxycarboxin, penthiopyrad, thifluzamid, tiadinil, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-bromo-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-chloro-3′-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid-(3′,4′-dichloro-4-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 3,4-dichloro-isothiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(2-cyano-phenyl)-amide, dimethomorph, flumorph, flumetover, fluopicolide (picobenzamid), zoxamide, carpropamide, diclocymet, mandipropamid, N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-prop-2-inyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl)-2-methanesulfonylamino-3-methyl-butyramid and N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-prop-2-inyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl)-2-ethanesulfonylamino-3-methyl-butyramide.


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is an azole selected from the group B3).


Preferably, component (B) is selected from bitertanole, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, enilconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, fluquinconazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triticonazole, cyazofamid, imazalil, pefurazoate, prochloraz, triflumizol, benomyl, carbendazim, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, ethaboxam, etridiazole and hymexazole. According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound selected from the group B4).


Preferably, component (B) is selected from selected from fluazinam, pyrifenox, 3-[5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine, bupirimat, cyprodinil, ferimzon, fenarimol, mepanipyrim, nuarimol, pyrimethanil, triforin, fludioxonil, fenpiclonil, aldimorph, dodemorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, iprodion, procymidon, vinclozolin, acibenzolar-S-methyl, anilazin, captan, captafol, dazomet, diclomezine, fenoxanil, folpet, fenpropidin, octhilinon, probenazol, proquinazid, pyroquilon, quinoxyfen, tricyclazol, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propyl-chromen-4-one, 3-(3-bromo-6-fluoro-2-methyl-indole-1-sulfonyl)-[1,2,4]triazole-1-sulfonic acid dimethylamide.


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is a carbamate or thiocarbamate selected from the group B5).


Preferably, component (B) is selected from ferbam, metiram, metam, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram, diethofencarb, flubenthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, propamocarb, 3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-3-(2-isopropoxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyrylamino)-propionic acid methylester and N-(1-(1-(4-cyanophenyl)ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl)carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl)ester.


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is a guanidine selected from the group B6).


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is an antibiotic selected from the group B7).


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is a fentin salt.


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is isoprothiolan or dithianon.


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is an organophosphorous compound selected from the group B10).


Preferably, component (B) is selected from edifenphos, iprobenfos, pyrazophos, tolclofos-methyl, phosphoric acid and the salts thereof.


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is an organo-chloro compound selected from the group B11).


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is a nitro-phenyl derivative selected from the group B12).


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is an inorganic ingredient selected from the group B13).


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is spiroxamine.


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is cyflufenamide.


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is cymoxanil.


According to another embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is metrafenone.


According to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is selected from clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, and thiacloprid.


According to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is selected from clothianidin, dinotefuran, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, and thiacloprid.


According to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is selected from acetoprole, endosulfan, ethiprole, and fipronil.


According to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention, component (B) is fipronil.


If the component (A) is a sulfated glucan as defined above, component (B) can also be the active ingredient maneb.


With respect to the inventive method, and also as pesticidal compositions per se, the following combinations of component (A) with component (B) are especially preferred:













TABLE I







No.
Component (A)
Component (B)









I-1
laminarin
famoxadone



I-2
laminarin
fenamidone



I-3
laminarin
pyraclostrobin



I-4
laminarin
kresoxim-methyl



I-5
laminarin
dimoxystrobin



I-6
laminarin
ZJ 0712



I-7
laminarin
picoxystrobin



I-8
laminarin
trifloxystrobin



I-9
laminarin
enestroburin



I-10
laminarin
orysastrobin



I-11
laminarin
metominostrobin



I-12
laminarin
azoxystrobin



I-13
laminarin
fluoxastrobin



I-14
laminarin
benalaxyl



I-15
laminarin
benodanil



I-16
laminarin
boscalid



I-17
laminarin
carboxin



I-18
laminarin
mepronil



I-19
laminarin
fenfuram



I-20
laminarin
fenhexamid



I-21
laminarin
flutolanil



I-22
laminarin
furametpyr



I-23
laminarin
metalaxyl



I-24
laminarin
ofurace



I-25
laminarin
oxadixyl



I-26
laminarin
oxycarboxin



I-27
laminarin
penthiopyrad



I-28
laminarin
thifluzamid



I-29
laminarin
tiadinil



I-30
laminarin
picobenzamid



I-31
laminarin
diclocymet



I-32
laminarin
cyproconazole



I-33
laminarin
epoxiconazole



I-34
laminarin
fenbuconazole



I-35
laminarin
fluquinconazole



I-36
laminarin
flutriafol



I-37
laminarin
hexaconazole



I-38
laminarin
ipconazole



I-39
laminarin
metconazole



I-40
laminarin
propiconazole



I-41
laminarin
prothioconazole



I-42
laminarin
tebuconazole



I-43
laminarin
tetraconazole



I-44
laminarin
triadimenol



I-45
laminarin
triadimefon



I-46
laminarin
triticonazole



I-47
laminarin
cyazofamid



I-48
laminarin
imazalil



I-49
laminarin
prochloraz



I-50
laminarin
triflumizol



I-51
laminarin
benomyl



I-52
laminarin
carbendazim



I-53
laminarin
thiabendazole



I-54
laminarin
ethaboxam



I-55
laminarin
hymexazole



I-56
laminarin
pyrimethanil



I-57
laminarin
fludioxonil



I-58
laminarin
fenpiclonil



I-59
laminarin
aldimorph



I-60
laminarin
dodemorph



I-61
laminarin
fenpropimorph



I-62
laminarin
Tridemorph



I-63
laminarin
iprodione



I-64
laminarin
procymidon



I-65
laminarin
captan



I-66
laminarin
captafol



I-67
laminarin
dazomet



I-68
laminarin
diclomezine



I-69
laminarin
fenoxanil



I-70
laminarin
probenazole



I-71
laminarin
proquinazid



I-72
laminarin
pyroquilon



I-73
laminarin
quinoxyfen



I-74
laminarin
tricyclazol



I-75
laminarin
ancymidol



I-76
laminarin
flurprimidol



I-77
laminarin
inabenfide



I-78
laminarin
tetcyclacis



I-79
laminarin
ferbam



I-80
laminarin
mencozeb



I-81
laminarin
metiram



I-82
laminarin
metam



I-83
laminarin
propineb



I-84
laminarin
thiram



I-85
laminarin
zineb



I-86
laminarin
ziram



I-87
laminarin
diethofencarb



I-88
laminarin
iprovalicarb



I-89
laminarin
propamocarb



I-90
laminarin
guazatin



I-91
laminarin
streptomycin



I-92
laminarin
oxytetracyclin



I-93
laminarin
validamycin A



I-94
laminarin
isoprothiolan



I-95
laminarin
dithianon



I-96
laminarin
edifenphos



I-97
laminarin
fosetyl



I-98
laminarin
iprobenfos



I-99
laminarin
pyrazophos



I-100
laminarin
thiophanate methyl



I-101
laminarin
chlorothalonil



I-102
laminarin
dichlofluanid



I-103
laminarin
flusulfamid



I-104
laminarin
phthalide



I-105
laminarin
quintozen



I-106
laminarin
binapacryl



I-107
laminarin
dinocap



I-108
laminarin
dinobuton



I-109
laminarin
Bordeaux composition



I-110
laminarin
spiroxamine



I-111
laminarin
cyflufenamide



I-112
laminarin
cymoxanil



I-113
laminarin
metrafenone



I-114
laminarin
acephate



I-115
laminarin
chlorpyrifos



I-116
laminarin
chlorfenvinphos



I-117
laminarin
diazinon



I-118
laminarin
dichlorfos



I-119
laminarin
dimethoate



I-120
laminarin
disulfoton



I-121
laminarin
ethion



I-122
laminarin
methidathion



I-123
laminarin
methyl-parathion



I-124
laminarin
paraoxon



I-125
laminarin
parathion



I-126
laminarin
phenthoate



I-127
laminarin
phosalnoe



I-128
laminarin
phosmet



I-129
laminarin
phosphamidon



I-130
laminarin
phorate



I-131
laminarin
phoxaim



I-132
laminarin
profenofos



I-133
laminarin
prothiofos



I-134
laminarin
sulpfophos



I-135
laminarin
tetrachlorvinphos



I-136
laminarin
terbufos



I-137
laminarin
triazophos



I-138
laminarin
trichlorfon



I-139
laminarin
aldicarb



I-140
laminarin
bendiocarb



I-141
laminarin
benfuracarb



I-142
laminarin
carbaryl



I-143
laminarin
carbofuran



I-144
laminarin
carbosulfan



I-145
laminarin
fenoxycarb



I-146
laminarin
furathiocarb



I-147
laminarin
methiocarb



I-148
laminarin
methomyl



I-149
laminarin
oxamyl



I-150
laminarin
pirimicarb



I-151
laminarin
propoxur



I-152
laminarin
thiodicarb



I-153
laminarin
triazamate



I-154
laminarin
bifenthrin



I-155
laminarin
cyfluthrin



I-156
laminarin
cyphenotrin



I-157
laminarin
cypermethrin



I-158
laminarin
alpha-cypermethrin



I-159
laminarin
beta-cypermethrin



I-160
laminarin
zeta-cypermethrin



I-161
laminarin
deltamethrin



I-162
laminarin
ethofenprox



I-163
laminarin
fenproprathrin



I-164
laminarin
fenvalerate



I-165
laminarin
imiprothrin



I-166
laminarin
lambda-cyhalothrin



I-167
laminarin
permethrin



I-168
laminarin
prallethrin



I-169
laminarin
pyrethrin I



I-170
laminarin
pyrehtrin II



I-171
laminarin
resmethrin



I-172
laminarin
tefluthrin



I-173
laminarin
tetramethrin



I-174
laminarin
tralomethrin



I-175
laminarin
transfluthrin



I-176
laminarin
profluthirn



I-177
laminarin
dimefluthrin



I-178
laminarin
flufenoxuron



I-179
laminarin
hexaflumuron



I-180
laminarin
teflubenzuron



I-181
laminarin
triflumuron



I-182
laminarin
azadirachtin



I-183
laminarin
methoprene



I-184
laminarin
fenoxycarb



I-185
laminarin
spirodiclofen



I-186
laminarin
spiromesifen



I-187
laminarin
spirotetramat



I-188
laminarin
clothiadinine



I-189
laminarin
dinotefuran



I-190
laminarin
imidacloprid



I-191
laminarin
thiamethoxam



I-192
laminarin
nitenpyram



I-193
laminarin
acetampirid



I-194
laminarin
thiacloprid



I-195
laminarin
AKD1022



I-196
laminarin
acetoprole



I-197
laminarin
endosulfan



I-198
laminarin
ethiprole



I-199
laminarin
fipronil



I-200
laminarin
vaniliprole



I-201
laminarin
pyrafluprole



I-202
laminarin
pyriprole



I-203
laminarin
fenazaquin



I-204
laminarin
pyridaben



I-205
laminarin
tebufenpyrad



I-206
laminarin
tolfenpyrad



I-207
laminarin
flufenerim



I-208
laminarin
acequinocyl



I-209
laminarin
fluacyprim



I-210
laminarin
hydramethylnon



I-211
laminarin
chlorfenpyr



I-212
laminarin
diafenthiuron



I-213
laminarin
fenbutatin oxide



I-214
laminarin
cyromazine



I-215
laminarin
piperonyl butoxide



I-216
laminarin
indoxacarb



I-217
laminarin
benclothiaz



I-218
laminarin
bifenazate



I-219
laminarin
cartap



I-220
laminarin
flonicamid



I-221
laminarin
pyridalyl



I-222
laminarin
pymetrozine



I-223
laminarin
thiocyclam



I-224
laminarin
flubendiamide



I-225
laminarin
cyenopyrafen



I-226
laminarin
flupyrazofos



I-227
laminarin
cyflumetofen



I-228
laminarin
amidoflumet



I-229
laminarin
chloranthaniliprole



I-230
laminarin
Γ5



I-231
laminarin
acibenzolar-S-methyl



I-232
laminarin
trinexapac-ethyl



I-233
laminarin
prohexadione-caclium



I-234
laminarin
chlormequat chloride



I-235
laminarin
mepiquat chloride



I-236
seaweed extract
famoxadone



I-237
seaweed extract
fenamidone



I-238
seaweed extract
pyraclostrobin



I-239
seaweed extract
kresoxim-methyl



I-240
seaweed extract
dimoxystrobin



I-241
seaweed extract
ZJ 0712



I-242
seaweed extract
picoxystrobin



I-243
seaweed extract
trifloxystrobin



I-244
seaweed extract
enestroburin



I-245
seaweed extract
orysastrobin



I-246
seaweed extract
metominostrobin



I-247
seaweed extract
azoxystrobin



I-248
seaweed extract
fluoxastrobin



I-249
seaweed extract
benalaxyl



I-250
seaweed extract
benodanil



I-251
seaweed extract
boscalid



I-252
seaweed extract
carboxin



I-253
seaweed extract
mepronil



I-254
seaweed extract
fenfuram



I-255
seaweed extract
fenhexamid



I-256
seaweed extract
flutolanil



I-257
seaweed extract
furametpyr



I-258
seaweed extract
metalaxyl



I-259
seaweed extract
ofurace



I-260
seaweed extract
oxadixyl



I-261
seaweed extract
oxycarboxin



I-262
seaweed extract
penthiopyrad



I-263
seaweed extract
thifluzamid



I-264
seaweed extract
tiadinil



I-265
seaweed extract
picobenzamid



I-266
seaweed extract
diclocymet



I-267
seaweed extract
cyproconazole



I-268
seaweed extract
epoxiconazole



I-269
seaweed extract
fenbuconazole



I-270
seaweed extract
fluquinconazole



I-271
seaweed extract
flutriafol



I-272
seaweed extract
hexaconazole



I-273
seaweed extract
ipconazole



I-274
seaweed extract
metconazole



I-275
seaweed extract
propiconazole



I-276
seaweed extract
prothioconazole



I-277
seaweed extract
tebuconazole



I-278
seaweed extract
tetraconazole



I-279
seaweed extract
triadimenol



I-280
seaweed extract
triadimefon



I-281
seaweed extract
triticonazole



I-282
seaweed extract
cyazofamid



I-283
seaweed extract
imazalil



I-284
seaweed extract
prochloraz



I-285
seaweed extract
triflumizol



I-286
seaweed extract
benomyl



I-287
seaweed extract
carbendazim



I-288
seaweed extract
thiabendazole



I-289
seaweed extract
ethaboxam



I-290
seaweed extract
hymexazole



I-291
seaweed extract
pyrimethanil



I-292
seaweed extract
fludioxonil



I-293
seaweed extract
fenpiclonil



I-294
seaweed extract
aldimorph



I-295
seaweed extract
dodemorph



I-296
seaweed extract
fenpropimorph



I-297
seaweed extract
Tridemorph



I-298
seaweed extract
iprodione



I-299
seaweed extract
procymidon



I-300
seaweed extract
captan



I-301
seaweed extract
captafol



I-302
seaweed extract
dazomet



I-303
seaweed extract
diclomezine



I-304
seaweed extract
fenoxanil



I-305
seaweed extract
probenazole



I-306
seaweed extract
proquinazid



I-307
seaweed extract
pyroquilon



I-308
seaweed extract
quinoxyfen



I-309
seaweed extract
tricyclazol



I-310
seaweed extract
ancymidol



I-311
seaweed extract
flurprimidol



I-312
seaweed extract
inabenfide



I-313
seaweed extract
tetcyclacis



I-314
seaweed extract
ferbam



I-315
seaweed extract
mencozeb



I-316
seaweed extract
metiram



I-317
seaweed extract
metam



I-318
seaweed extract
propineb



I-319
seaweed extract
thiram



I-320
seaweed extract
zineb



I-321
seaweed extract
ziram



I-322
seaweed extract
diethofencarb



I-323
seaweed extract
iprovalicarb



I-324
seaweed extract
propamocarb



I-325
seaweed extract
guazatin



I-326
seaweed extract
streptomycin



I-327
seaweed extract
oxytetracyclin



I-328
seaweed extract
validamycin A



I-329
seaweed extract
isoprothiolan



I-330
seaweed extract
dithianon



I-331
seaweed extract
edifenphos



I-332
seaweed extract
fosetyl



I-333
seaweed extract
iprobenfos



I-334
seaweed extract
pyrazophos



I-335
seaweed extract
thiophanate methyl



I-336
seaweed extract
chlorothalonil



I-337
seaweed extract
dichlofluanid



I-338
seaweed extract
flusulfamid



I-339
seaweed extract
phthalide



I-340
seaweed extract
quintozen



I-341
seaweed extract
binapacryl



I-342
seaweed extract
dinocap



I-343
seaweed extract
dinobuton



I-344
seaweed extract
Bordeaux composition



I-345
seaweed extract
spiroxamine



I-346
seaweed extract
cyflufenamide



I-347
seaweed extract
cymoxanil



I-348
seaweed extract
metrafenone



I-349
seaweed extract
acephate



I-350
seaweed extract
chlorpyrifos



I-351
seaweed extract
chlorfenvinphos



I-352
seaweed extract
diazinon



I-353
seaweed extract
dichlorfos



I-354
seaweed extract
dimethoate



I-355
seaweed extract
disulfoton



I-356
seaweed extract
ethion



I-357
seaweed extract
methidathion



I-358
seaweed extract
methyl-parathion



I-359
seaweed extract
paraoxon



I-360
seaweed extract
parathion



I-361
seaweed extract
phenthoate



I-362
seaweed extract
phosalnoe



I-363
seaweed extract
phosmet



I-364
seaweed extract
phosphamidon



I-365
seaweed extract
phorate



I-366
seaweed extract
phoxaim



I-367
seaweed extract
profenofos



I-368
seaweed extract
prothiofos



I-369
seaweed extract
sulpfophos



I-370
seaweed extract
tetrachlorvinphos



I-371
seaweed extract
terbufos



I-372
seaweed extract
triazophos



I-373
seaweed extract
trichlorfon



I-374
seaweed extract
aldicarb



I-375
seaweed extract
bendiocarb



I-376
seaweed extract
benfuracarb



I-377
seaweed extract
carbaryl



I-378
seaweed extract
carbofuran



I-379
seaweed extract
carbosulfan



I-380
seaweed extract
fenoxycarb



I-381
seaweed extract
furathiocarb



I-382
seaweed extract
methiocarb



I-383
seaweed extract
methomyl



I-384
seaweed extract
oxamyl



I-385
seaweed extract
pirimicarb



I-386
seaweed extract
propoxur



I-387
seaweed extract
thiodicarb



I-388
seaweed extract
triazamate



I-389
seaweed extract
bifenthrin



I-390
seaweed extract
cyfluthrin



I-391
seaweed extract
cyphenotrin



I-392
seaweed extract
cypermethrin



I-393
seaweed extract
alpha-cypermethrin



I-394
seaweed extract
beta-cypermethrin



I-395
seaweed extract
zeta-cypermethrin



I-396
seaweed extract
deltamethrin



I-397
seaweed extract
ethofenprox



I-398
seaweed extract
fenproprathrin



I-399
seaweed extract
fenvalerate



I-400
seaweed extract
imiprothrin



I-401
seaweed extract
lambda-cyhalothrin



I-402
seaweed extract
permethrin



I-403
seaweed extract
prallethrin



I-404
seaweed extract
pyrethrin I



I-405
seaweed extract
pyrehtrin II



I-406
seaweed extract
resmethrin



I-407
seaweed extract
tefluthrin



I-408
seaweed extract
tetramethrin



I-409
seaweed extract
tralomethrin



I-410
seaweed extract
transfluthrin



I-411
seaweed extract
profluthirn



I-412
seaweed extract
dimefluthrin



I-413
seaweed extract
flufenoxuron



I-414
seaweed extract
hexaflumuron



I-415
seaweed extract
teflubenzuron



I-416
seaweed extract
triflumuron



I-417
seaweed extract
azadirachtin



I-418
seaweed extract
methoprene



I-419
seaweed extract
fenoxycarb



I-420
seaweed extract
spirodiclofen



I-421
seaweed extract
spiromesifen



I-422
seaweed extract
spirotetramat



I-423
seaweed extract
clothiadinine



I-424
seaweed extract
dinotefuran



I-425
seaweed extract
imidacloprid



I-426
seaweed extract
thiamethoxam



I-427
seaweed extract
nitenpyram



I-428
seaweed extract
acetampirid



I-429
seaweed extract
thiacloprid



I-430
seaweed extract
AKD1022



I-431
seaweed extract
acetoprole



I-432
seaweed extract
endosulfan



I-433
seaweed extract
ethiprole



I-434
seaweed extract
fipronil



I-435
seaweed extract
vaniliprole



I-436
seaweed extract
pyrafluprole



I-437
seaweed extract
pyriprole



I-438
seaweed extract
fenazaquin



I-439
seaweed extract
pyridaben



I-440
seaweed extract
tebufenpyrad



I-441
seaweed extract
tolfenpyrad



I-442
seaweed extract
flufenerim



I-443
seaweed extract
acequinocyl



I-444
seaweed extract
fluacyprim



I-445
seaweed extract
hydramethylnon



I-446
seaweed extract
chlorfenpyr



I-447
seaweed extract
diafenthiuron



I-448
seaweed extract
fenbutatin oxide



I-449
seaweed extract
cyromazine



I-450
seaweed extract
piperonyl butoxide



I-451
seaweed extract
indoxacarb



I-452
seaweed extract
benclothiaz



I-453
seaweed extract
bifenazate



I-454
seaweed extract
cartap



I-455
seaweed extract
flonicamid



I-456
seaweed extract
pyridalyl



I-457
seaweed extract
pymetrozine



I-458
seaweed extract
thiocyclam



I-459
seaweed extract
flubendiamide



I-460
seaweed extract
cyenopyrafen



I-461
seaweed extract
flupyrazofos



I-462
seaweed extract
cyflumetofen



I-463
seaweed extract
amidoflumet



I-464
seaweed extract
chloranthaniliprole



I-465
seaweed extract
Γ5



I-466
seaweed extract
acibenzolar-S-methyl



I-467
seaweed extract
trinexapac-ethyl



I-468
seaweed extract
prohexadione-caclium



I-469
seaweed extract
chlormequat chloride



I-470
seaweed extract
mepiquat chloride



I-471
curdlan
famoxadone



I-472
curdlan
fenamidone



I-473
curdlan
pyraclostrobin



I-474
curdlan
kresoxim-methyl



I-475
curdlan
dimoxystrobin



I-476
curdlan
ZJ 0712



I-477
curdlan
picoxystrobin



I-478
curdlan
trifloxystrobin



I-479
curdlan
enestroburin



I-480
curdlan
orysastrobin



I-481
curdlan
metominostrobin



I-482
curdlan
azoxystrobin



I-483
curdlan
fluoxastrobin



I-484
curdlan
benalaxyl



I-485
curdlan
benodanil



I-486
curdlan
boscalid



I-487
curdlan
carboxin



I-488
curdlan
mepronil



I-489
curdlan
fenfuram



I-490
curdlan
fenhexamid



I-491
curdlan
flutolanil



I-492
curdlan
furametpyr



I-493
curdlan
metalaxyl



I-494
curdlan
ofurace



I-495
curdlan
oxadixyl



I-496
curdlan
oxycarboxin



I-497
curdlan
penthiopyrad



I-498
curdlan
thifluzamid



I-499
curdlan
tiadinil



I-500
curdlan
picobenzamid



I-501
curdlan
diclocymet



I-502
curdlan
cyproconazole



I-503
curdlan
epoxiconazole



I-504
curdlan
fenbuconazole



I-505
curdlan
fluquinconazole



I-506
curdlan
flutriafol



I-507
curdlan
hexaconazole



I-508
curdlan
ipconazole



I-509
curdlan
metconazole



I-510
curdlan
propiconazole



I-511
curdlan
prothioconazole



I-512
curdlan
tebuconazole



I-513
curdlan
tetraconazole



I-514
curdlan
triadimenol



I-515
curdlan
triadimefon



I-516
curdlan
triticonazole



I-517
curdlan
cyazofamid



I-518
curdlan
imazalil



I-519
curdlan
prochloraz



I-520
curdlan
triflumizol



I-521
curdlan
benomyl



I-522
curdlan
carbendazim



I-523
curdlan
thiabendazole



I-524
curdlan
ethaboxam



I-525
curdlan
hymexazole



I-526
curdlan
pyrimethanil



I-527
curdlan
fludioxonil



I-528
curdlan
fenpiclonil



I-529
curdlan
aldimorph



I-530
curdlan
dodemorph



I-531
curdlan
fenpropimorph



I-532
curdlan
Tridemorph



I-533
curdlan
iprodione



I-534
curdlan
procymidon



I-535
curdlan
captan



I-536
curdlan
captafol



I-537
curdlan
dazomet



I-538
curdlan
diclomezine



I-539
curdlan
fenoxanil



I-540
curdlan
probenazole



I-541
curdlan
proquinazid



I-542
curdlan
pyroquilon



I-543
curdlan
quinoxyfen



I-544
curdlan
tricyclazol



I-545
curdlan
ancymidol



I-546
curdlan
flurprimidol



I-547
curdlan
inabenfide



I-548
curdlan
tetcyclacis



I-549
curdlan
ferbam



I-550
curdlan
mencozeb



I-551
curdlan
metiram



I-552
curdlan
metam



I-553
curdlan
propineb



I-554
curdlan
thiram



I-555
curdlan
zineb



I-556
curdlan
ziram



I-557
curdlan
diethofencarb



I-558
curdlan
iprovalicarb



I-559
curdlan
propamocarb



I-560
curdlan
guazatin



I-561
curdlan
streptomycin



I-562
curdlan
oxytetracyclin



I-563
curdlan
validamycin A



I-564
curdlan
isoprothiolan



I-565
curdlan
dithianon



I-566
curdlan
edifenphos



I-567
curdlan
fosetyl



I-568
curdlan
iprobenfos



I-569
curdlan
pyrazophos



I-570
curdlan
thiophanate methyl



I-571
curdlan
chlorothalonil



I-572
curdlan
dichlofluanid



I-573
curdlan
flusulfamid



I-574
curdlan
phthalide



I-575
curdlan
quintozen



I-576
curdlan
binapacryl



I-577
curdlan
dinocap



I-578
curdlan
dinobuton



I-579
curdlan
Bordeaux composition



I-580
curdlan
spiroxamine



I-581
curdlan
cyflufenamide



I-582
curdlan
cymoxanil



I-583
curdlan
metrafenone



I-584
curdlan
acephate



I-585
curdlan
chlorpyrifos



I-586
curdlan
chlorfenvinphos



I-587
curdlan
diazinon



I-588
curdlan
dichlorfos



I-589
curdlan
dimethoate



I-590
curdlan
disulfoton



I-591
curdlan
ethion



I-592
curdlan
methidathion



I-593
curdlan
methyl-parathion



I-594
curdlan
paraoxon



I-595
curdlan
parathion



I-596
curdlan
phenthoate



I-597
curdlan
phosalnoe



I-598
curdlan
phosmet



I-599
curdlan
phosphamidon



I-600
curdlan
phorate



I-601
curdlan
phoxaim



I-602
curdlan
profenofos



I-603
curdlan
prothiofos



I-604
curdlan
sulpfophos



I-605
curdlan
tetrachlorvinphos



I-606
curdlan
terbufos



I-607
curdlan
triazophos



I-608
curdlan
trichlorfon



I-609
curdlan
aldicarb



I-610
curdlan
bendiocarb



I-611
curdlan
benfuracarb



I-612
curdlan
carbaryl



I-613
curdlan
carbofuran



I-614
curdlan
carbosulfan



I-615
curdlan
fenoxycarb



I-616
curdlan
furathiocarb



I-617
curdlan
methiocarb



I-618
curdlan
methomyl



I-619
curdlan
oxamyl



I-620
curdlan
pirimicarb



I-621
curdlan
propoxur



I-622
curdlan
thiodicarb



I-623
curdlan
triazamate



I-624
curdlan
bifenthrin



I-625
curdlan
cyfluthrin



I-626
curdlan
cyphenotrin



I-627
curdlan
cypermethrin



I-628
curdlan
alpha-cypermethrin



I-629
curdlan
beta-cypermethrin



I-630
curdlan
zeta-cypermethrin



I-631
curdlan
deltamethrin



I-632
curdlan
ethofenprox



I-633
curdlan
fenproprathrin



I-634
curdlan
fenvalerate



I-635
curdlan
imiprothrin



I-636
curdlan
lambda-cyhalothrin



I-637
curdlan
permethrin



I-638
curdlan
prallethrin



I-639
curdlan
pyrethrin I



I-640
curdlan
pyrehtrin II



I-641
curdlan
resmethrin



I-642
curdlan
tefluthrin



I-643
curdlan
tetramethrin



I-644
curdlan
tralomethrin



I-645
curdlan
transfluthrin



I-646
curdlan
profluthirn



I-647
curdlan
dimefluthrin



I-648
curdlan
flufenoxuron



I-649
curdlan
hexaflumuron



I-650
curdlan
teflubenzuron



I-651
curdlan
triflumuron



I-652
curdlan
azadirachtin



I-653
curdlan
methoprene



I-654
curdlan
fenoxycarb



I-655
curdlan
spirodiclofen



I-656
curdlan
spiromesifen



I-657
curdlan
spirotetramat



I-658
curdlan
clothiadinine



I-659
curdlan
dinotefuran



I-660
curdlan
imidacloprid



I-661
curdlan
thiamethoxam



I-662
curdlan
nitenpyram



I-663
curdlan
acetampirid



I-664
curdlan
thiacloprid



I-665
curdlan
AKD1022



I-666
curdlan
acetoprole



I-667
curdlan
endosulfan



I-668
curdlan
ethiprole



I-669
curdlan
fipronil



I-670
curdlan
vaniliprole



I-671
curdlan
pyrafluprole



I-672
curdlan
pyriprole



I-673
curdlan
fenazaquin



I-674
curdlan
pyridaben



I-675
curdlan
tebufenpyrad



I-676
curdlan
tolfenpyrad



I-677
curdlan
flufenerim



I-678
curdlan
acequinocyl



I-679
curdlan
fluacyprim



I-680
curdlan
hydramethylnon



I-681
curdlan
chlorfenpyr



I-682
curdlan
diafenthiuron



I-683
curdlan
fenbutatin oxide



I-684
curdlan
cyromazine



I-685
curdlan
piperonyl butoxide



I-686
curdlan
indoxacarb



I-687
curdlan
benclothiaz



I-688
curdlan
bifenazate



I-689
curdlan
cartap



I-690
curdlan
flonicamid



I-691
curdlan
pyridalyl



I-692
curdlan
pymetrozine



I-693
curdlan
thiocyclam



I-694
curdlan
flubendiamide



I-695
curdlan
cyenopyrafen



I-696
curdlan
flupyrazofos



I-697
curdlan
cyflumetofen



I-698
curdlan
amidoflumet



I-699
curdlan
chloranthaniliprole



I-700
curdlan
Γ5



I-701
curdlan
acibenzolar-S-methyl



I-702
curdlan
trinexapac-ethyl



I-703
curdlan
prohexadione-caclium



I-704
curdlan
chlormequat chloride



I-705
curdlan
mepiquat chloride










Another embodiment of the present invention relates to compositions comprising the components (A) and components (B), preferably in a synergistic effective amount.


Preferred are the following compositions:


A composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from pyraclostrobin, kresoxim-methyl, dimoxystrobin, ZJ 0712, picoxystrobin, enestroburin, orysastrobin, and fluoxastrobin.


A composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from benalaxyl, benodanil, boscalid, carboxin, mepronil, fenfuram, fenhexamid, flutolanil, furametpyr, ofurace, oxadixyl, oxycarboxin, penthiopyrad, thifluzamid, tiadinil, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-bromo-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-chloro-3′-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid-(3′,4′-dichloro-4-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 3,4-dichloro-isothiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(2-cyano-phenyl)-amide, dimethomorph, flumorph, flumetover, fluopicolide (picobenzamid), zoxamide, carpropamide, diclocymet, mandipropamid, N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-prop-2-inyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl)-2-methanesulfonylamino-3-methyl-butyramid and N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-prop-2-inyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl)-2-ethanesulfonylamino-3-methyl-butyramide.


A composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from bitertanole, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, enilconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, fluquinconazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triticonazole, cyazofamid, imazalil, pefurazoate, prochloraz, triflumizol, benomyl, carbendazim, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, ethaboxam, etridiazole and hymexazole.


A composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from fluazinam, pyrifenox, 3-[5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine, bupirimat, cyprodinil, ferimzon, fenarimol, mepanipyrim, nuarimol, pyrimethanil, triforin, fludioxonil, fenpiclonil, aldimorph, dodemorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, iprodion, procymidon, vinclozolin, acibenzolar-S-methyl, anilazin, captan, captafol, dazomet, diclomezine, fenoxanil, folpet, fenpropidin, octhilinon, probenazol, proquinazid, pyroquilon, quinoxyfen, tricyclazol, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propyl-chromen-4-one, 3-(3-bromo-6-fluoro-2-methyl-indole-1-sulfonyl)-[1,2,4]triazole-1-sulfonic acid dimethylamide.


A composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from ferbam, metiram, metam, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram, diethofencarb, flubenthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, propamocarb, 3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-3-(2-isopropoxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyrylamino)-propionic acid methylester and N-(1-(1-(4-cyanophenyl)ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl)carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl)ester.


A composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from edifenphos, iprobenfos, pyrazophos, tolclofos-methyl, phosphoric acid and the salts thereof.


A composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, and thiacloprid.


A composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from acetoprole, endosulfan, ethiprole, and fipronil.


Also, each of the compositions listed in Table I constitutes a preferred composition of the present invention.


In case component (B) is selected from the fungicides defined above, such compositions are used for combating harmful fungi, as further defined and described below.


In case component (A) is selected from the insecticides defined above, such compositions are used for combating pests, as further defined and described below.


The inventive compositions are suitable for improving the health of plants when applied to plants, parts of plants, seeds, or at their locus of growth.


Thus, it was surprisingly found within the framework of the present invention that the simultaneous, that means conjoint or separate, use of a glucan or glucan derivative or a seaweed extract as component (A) together with a compound as listed for component (B) or the subsequent use of components (A) and (B) leads to a synergistic plant health effect, i.e. the effectiveness of the mixture is higher compared to the use of the individual components. Thereby, synergistic plant health increasing effects and/or synergistic yield and/or vigor improving effects can be obtained. Surprisingly, components (A) can be used as synergists for a variety of different active ingredients. By simultaneous application of the components (A) with a component (B) together or by separate application of components (A) and (B), said effects are increased more than additively. Component (A) and component (B) are thus preferably present in synergistic amounts.


According to the inventive method the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is expected to grow, and/or the seeds from which the plant grows are preferably treated simultaneously (together or separately) or subsequently with the components (A) and (B).


According to the present invention, “increased yield” of an agricultural plant means that the yield of a product of the respective plant is increased by a measurable amount over the yield of the same product of the plant produced under the same conditions, but without the application of the present invention. According to the present invention, it is preferred that the yield be increased by at least 0.5%, more preferred at least 1%, even more preferred at least 2%, still more preferred at least 4%.


According to the present invention, “improved plant health” means that certain crop characteristics are increased or improved by a measurable or noticeable amount over the same factor of the plant produced under the same conditions, but without the application of the present invention, such as: emergence, crop yields, protein content, oil content, starch content, more developed root system (improved root growth), improved stress tolerance (e.g. against drought, heat, salt, UV, water, cold), reduced ethylene (reduced production and/or inhibition of reception), tillering increase, increase in plant height, bigger leaf blade, less dead basal leaves, stronger tillers, greener leaf color, pigment content, photosynthetic activity, less input needed (such as fertilizers or water), less seeds needed, more productive tillers, earlier flowering, early grain maturity, less plant verse (lodging), increased shoot growth, enhanced plant vigor, increased plant stand and early and better germination. Advantageous properties, obtained especially from treated seeds, are e.g. improved germination and field establishment, better vigor, more homogen field establishment. Advantageous properties, obtained especially from foliar and/or in-furrow application are e.g. improved plant growth and plant development, better growth, more tillers, greener leafes, largers leaves, more biomass, better roots, improved stress tolerance of the plants, improved self defense mechanism of the plant such as induced tolerance against fungi, bacteria, viruses and/or insects, more grain yield, more biomass harvested, improved quality of the harvest (content of fatty acids, metabolites, oil etc), more marketable products (e.g. improved size), improved process (e.g. longer shelf-life, better extraction of compounds), improved quality of seeds (for being seeded in the following seasons for seed production).


The improvement of the plant health according to the present invention particularly means that the improvement of any one or several or all of the above mentioned plant characteristics are improved independently of the pesticidal action of the composition or active ingredients.


According to one embodiment of the present invention, the inventive compositions are used for yield increase of an agricultural plant.


According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the inventive compositions are used for stimulating the natural defensive reactions of a plant against a pathogen and/or a pest. Thereby, the plant can be protected against unwanted microorganisms such as phytopathogenic fungi, bacteria, viruses and insects and it has been found that the inventive compositions result in plant strengthening effects. Therefore, they are useful for mobilizing the plant's defense mechanisms against the attack of unwanted microorganisms. Consequently, the plant becomes tolerant or resistant towards these microorganisms. Unwanted microorganisms in this context are phytopathogenic fungi and/or bacteria and/or viruses and/or insects, preferably phytopathogenic fungi, bacteria and/or viruses, wherein, according to the present invention, the treated plant may develop increased defense mechanism against one of these pathogens/pests or against two, three or all of these pathogens/pests.


According to one embodiment of the described methods of the invention the treatment is made to vegetables and field crops. According to a further embodiment of the described methods of the invention the treatment is made to cereals such as for example wheat, barley or rye. In one specific embodiment, the method of the invention can be applied to field crops, such as soybeans, corn, cotton, wheat, barley, rye, rice, sugar beets and/or oilseed rape, in particular soybeans, corn, cotton, tobacco, common beans, wheat, barley, rye, peas, and others. In relation to these crops the method is preferably applied by treating the seeds or the plants. In this embodiment it may be preferred that the plants are treated with two to three applications per season.


According to another embodiment of the described methods of the invention the treatment is made to potatoes, tomatoes, cucurbits, cucumbers, melons, watermelons, garlic, onions, bananas, peanuts, carrots, cabbage, peppers, common beans, peas, lentils and/or lettuce, in particular potatoes, tomatoes, cucurbits, cucumbers, melons, watermelons, garlic, onions, and/or lettuce.


According to another embodiment of the described methods of the invention the treatment is made to apples, pears, stone fruits, or citrus, in particular apples, stone fruits, and/or citrus.


According to another embodiment of the described methods of the invention, the treatment is made to strawberries, cherries, almonds, mango, papaya, blueberries and/or grapes in particular strawberries and/or cherries.


According to another embodiment of the described methods of the invention, the treatment is made to turf and/or ornamentals.


According to another embodiment of the described methods of the invention, the treatment is made to tea, tobacco and/or coffee.


According to one embodiment of the described methods of the invention, two to ten, three to eight or four to six treatments with the compounds are made during a season.


The component (A) and the component (B) are usually applied in a synergistically effective amount, preferably in a weight ratio of from 100:1 to 1:100, in particular from 20:1 to 1:20, preferably from 10:1 to 1:10.


According to one embodiment of the described methods of the invention, the described composition is applied via the leaves or to the soil. According to another embodiment of the described methods of the invention, the treatment(s) are carried out as foliar application. In one preferred embodiment of the present invention the method according to the invention is carried out as foliar application or spray application, respectively. Preferably, one, two, three, four, five and up to ten applications during one season are carried out, specifically more than two applications, and up to 10 applications. Also preferred more than two applications, and up to 5 applications during a season are carried out.


The inventive compositions are also suitable for dressing applications on plant propagation material. The latter term embraces seeds of all kinds (fruit, tubers, grains), cuttings, cut shoots and the like. One particular field of application is the treatment of all kinds of seeds.


The method according to the invention is preferably carried out as foliar application when applied to fruit and vegetables, such as potatoes, tomatoes, cucurbits, preferably cucumbers, melons, watermelons, garlic, onions, and lettuce. Preferably more than two applications, and up to 5 or up to 10 applications during a season are carried out.


The application rates are usually between 0.01 and 2.0 kg, preferably up to 1.0 kg of active ingredient per hectare.


According to a further aspect, the present invention relates to seed, comprising one of the inventive compositions as defined herein in an amount of from 0.1 g to 1 kg per 100 kg of seeds.


Furthermore, it has been found that the inventive methods provide markedly enhanced protection of plants against plant pathogens (insects and harmful fungi) compared to the protection rates that are possible with the individual compounds.


Thus, according to a further aspect, the present invention relates to the use of the inventive compositions for combating phytopathogenic fungi and to a method for controlling harmful (phytopathogenic) fungi, which comprises treating a site, for example a plant or a plant propagation material, that is infested or liable to be infested by fungi with the inventive compositions, in any desired sequence or simultaneously, that is, jointly or separately. They are especially suitable for controlling the following plant diseases:

    • Alternaria species on vegetables, rapeseed, sugar beet and fruit and rice,
    • Aphanomyces species on sugar beet and vegetables,
    • Bipolaris and Drechslera species on corn, cereals, rice and lawns,
    • Blumeria graminis (powdery mildew) on cereals,
    • Botrytis cinerea (gray mold) on strawberries, vegetables, flowers and grapevines,
    • Bremia lactucae on lettuce,
    • Cercospora species on corn, soybeans, rice and sugar beet,
    • Cochliobolus species on corn, cereals, rice (e.g., Cochliobolus sativus on cereals, Cochliobolus miyabeanus on rice),
    • Colletotricum species on soybeans and cotton,
    • Drechslera species on cereals and corn,
    • Exserohilum species on corn,
    • Erysiphe cichoracearum and Sphaerotheca fuliginea on cucurbits,
    • Fusarium and Verticillium species on various plants,
    • Gaeumanomyces graminis on cereals,
    • Gibberella species on cereals and rice (e.g., Gibberella fujikuroi on rice),
    • Grain staining complex on rice,
    • Helminthosporium species on corn and rice,
    • Michrodochium nivale on cereals,
    • Mycosphaerella species on cereals, bananas and peanuts,
    • Phakopsara pachyrhizi and Phakopsara meibomiae on soybeans,
    • Phomopsis species on soybeans and sunflowers,
    • Phytophthora infestans on potatoes and tomatoes,
    • Plasmopara viticola on grapevines,
    • Podosphaera leucotricha on apples,
    • Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides on cereals,
    • Pseudoperonospora species on hops and cucurbits,
    • Puccinia species on cereals and corn,
    • Pyrenophora species on cereals,
    • Pyricularia oryzae, Corticium sasakii, Sarocladium oryzae, S. attenuatum, Entyloma oryzae on rice,
    • Pyricularia grisea on lawns and cereals,
    • Pythium spp. on lawns, rice, corn, cotton, rapeseed, sunflowers, sugar beet, vegetables and other plants,
    • Rhizoctonia species on cotton, rice, potatoes, lawns, corn, rapeseed, potatoes, sugar beet, vegetables and other plants,
    • Sclerotinia species on rapeseed and sunflowers,
    • Septoria tritici and Stagonospora nodorum on wheat,
    • Erysiphe (syn. Uncinula) necator on grapevines,
    • Setospaeria species on corn and lawns,
    • Sphacelotheca reilinia on corn,
    • Thievaliopsis species on soybeans and cotton,
    • Tilletia species on cereals,
    • Ustilago species on cereals, corn and sugar beet, and
    • Venturia species (scab) on apples and pears.


According to a further aspect, the present invention relates to the use of the inventive compositions for combating pests such as insects in agriculture. They are particularly suitable for controlling the following harmful insects from the order of the


lepidopterans (Lepidoptera), for example Agrotis ypsilon, Agrotis segetum, Alabama argillacea, Anticarsia gemmatalis, Argyresthia conjugella, Autographa gamma, Bupalus piniarius, Cacoecia murinana, Capua reticulana, Cheimatobia brumata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura occidentalis, Cirphis unipuncta, Cydia pomonella, Dendrolimus pini, Diaphania nitidalis, Diatraea grandiosella, Earias insulana, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, Eupoecilia ambiguella, Evetria bouliana, Feltia subterranea, Galleria mellonella, Grapholitha funebrana, Grapholitha molesta, Heliothis armigera, Heliothis virescens, Heliothis zea, Hellula undalis, Hibernia defoliaria, Hyphantria cunea, Hyponomeuta malinellus, Keiferia lycopersicella, Lambdina fiscellaria, Laphygma exigua, Leucoptera coffeella, Leucoptera scitella, Lithocolletis blancardella, Lobesia botrana, Loxostege sticticalis, Lymantria dispar, Lymantria monacha, Lyonetia clerkella, Malacosoma neustria, Mamestra brassicae, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Ostrinia nubilalis, Panolis flammea, Pectinophora gossypiella, Peridroma saucia, Phalera bucephala, Phthorimaea operculella, Phyllocnistis citrella, Pieris brassicae, Plathypena scabra, Plutella xylostella, Pseudoplusia includens, Rhyaclonia frustrana, Scrobipalpula absoluta, Sitotroga cerealella, Sparganothis pilleriana, Spodoptera frugiperda, Spodoptera littoralis, Spodoptera litura, Thaumatopoea pityocampa, Tortrix viridana, Trichoplusia ni and Zeiraphera canadensis,


beetles (Coleoptera), for example Agrilus sinuatus, Agriotes lineatus, Agriotes obscurus, Amphimallus solstitialis, Anisandrus dispar, Anthonomus grandis, Anthonomus pomorum, Atomaria linearis, Blastophagus piniperda, Blitophaga undata, Bruchus rufimanus, Bruchus pisorum, Bruchus lentis, Byctiscus betulae, Cassida nebulosa, Cerotoma trifurcata, Ceuthorrhynchus assimilis, Ceuthorrhynchus napi, Chaetocnema tibialis, Conoderus vespertinus, Crioceris asparagi, Diabrotica longicornis, Diabrotica speciosa, Diabrotica 12-punctata, Diabrotica virgifera, Diloboderus abderus, Epilachna varivestis, Epitrix hirtipennis, Eutinobothrus brasiliensis, Hylobius abietis, Hypera brunneipennis, Hypera postica, Ips typographus, Lema bilineata, Lema melanopus, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Limonius californicus, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, Melanotus communis, Meligethes aeneus, Melolontha hippocastani, Melolontha melolontha, Oulema oryzae, Ortiorrhynchus sulcatus, Oryazophagus oryzae, Otiorrhynchus ovatus, Phaedon cochleariae, Phyllotreta chrysocephala, Phyllophaga sp., Phyllophaga cuyabana, Phyllopheaga triticophaga, Phyllopertha horticola, Phyllotreta nemorum, Phyllotreta striolata, Popillia japonica, Sitona lineatus and Sitophilus granaria,


dipterans (Diptera), for example Aedes aegypti, Aedes vexans, Anastrepha ludens, Anopheles maculipennis, Ceratitis capitata, Chrysomya bezziana, Chrysomya hominivorax, Chrysomya macellaria, Contarinia sorghicola, Cordylobia anthropophaga, Culex pipiens, Dacus cucurbitae, Dacus oleae, Dasineura brassicae, Fannia canicularis, Gasterophilus intestinalis, Glossina morsitans, Haematobia irritans, Haplodiplosis equestris, Hylemyia platura, Hypoderma lineata, Liriomyza sativae, Liriomyza trifolii, Lucilia caprina, Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia sericata, Lycoria pectoralis, Mayetiola destructor, Musca domestica, Muscina stabulans, Oestrus ovis, Oscinella frit, Pegomya hysocyami, Phorbia antiqua, Phorbia brassicae, Phorbia coarctata, Rhagoletis cerasi, Rhagoletis pomonella, Tabanus bovinus, Tipula oleracea and Tipula paludosa,


thrips (Thysanoptera), e.g. Frankliniella fusca, Frankliniella occidentalis, Frankliniella tritici, Scirtothrips citri, Thrips oryzae, Thrips palmi and Thrips tabaci,


hymenopterans (Hymenoptera), e.g. Acromyrmex ambuguus, Acromyrmex crassispinus, Acromyrmex heiery, Acromyrmex landolti, Acromyrmex subterraneus, Athalia rosae, Atta capiguara, Atta cephalotes, Atta laevigata, Atta robusta, Atta sexdens, Atta texana, Hoplocampa minuta, Hoplocampa testudinea, Monomorium pharaonis, Solenopsis geminata and Solenopsis invicta,


heteropterans (Heteroptera), e.g. Acrosternum hilare, Blissus leucopterus, Cyrtopeltis notatus, Dichelops furcatus, Dysdercus cingulatus, Dysdercus intermedius, Euchistos heros, Eurygaster integriceps, Euschistus impictiventris, Leptoglossus phyllopus, Lygus lineolaris, Lygus pratensis, Nezara viridula, Piesma quadrata, Piezodorus guildini, Solubea insularis and Thyanta perditor,


Hemiptera and Homoptera, e.g. Acrosternum hilare, Blissus leucopterus, Cyrtopeltis notatus, Diaphorina citri, Dysdercus cingulatus, Dysdercus intermedius, Eurygaster integriceps, Euschistus impictiventris, Leptoglossus phyllopus, Lygus lineolaris, Lygus pratensis, Nezara viridula, Piesma quadrata, Solubea insularis, Thyanta perditor, Acyrthosiphon onobrychis, Adelges laricis, Aphidula nasturtii, Aphis fabae, Aphis forbesi, Aphis pomi, Aphis gossypii, Aphis grossulariae, Aphis schneideri, Aphis spiraecola, Aphis sambuci, Acyrthosiphon pisum, Aulacorthum solani, Brachycaudus cardui, Brachycaudus helichrysi, Brachycaudus persicae, Brachycaudus prunicola, Brevicoryne brassicae, Capitophorus horni, Cerosipha gossypii, Chaetosiphon fragaefoii, Cryptomyzus ribis, Dreyfusia nordmannianae, Dreyfusia piceae, Dysaphis radicola, Dysaulacorthum pseudosolani, Dysaphis plantaginea, Dysaphis pyri, Empoasca fabae, Hyalopterus pruni, Hyperomyzus lactucae, Macrosiphum avenae, Macrosiphum euphorbiae, Macrosiphon rosae, Megoura viciae, Melanaphis pyrarius, Metopolophium dirhodum, Myzodes persicae, Myzus ascalonicus, Myzus cerasi, Myzus varians, Nasonovia ribis-nigrl, Nilaparvata lugens, Pemphigus bursarius, Perkinsiella saccharicida, Phorodon humuli, Psylla mali, Psylla piri, Rhopalomyzus ascalonicus, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Rhopalosiphum padi, Rhopalosiphum insertum, Sappaphis mala, Sappaphis mali, Schizaphis graminum, Schizoneura lanuginosa, Sitobion avenae, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Toxoptera aurantiiand, Viteus vitifolii, Cimex lectularius, Cimex hemipterus, Reduvius senilis, Triatoma spp., and Arilus critatus,


termites (Isoptera), e.g. Calotermes flavicollis, Cornitermes cumulans, Heterotermes tenuis, Leucotermes flavipes, Neocapritemes opacus, Procornitermes triacifer; Reticulitermes lucifugus, Syntermes molestus, and Termes natalensis,


orthopterans (Orthoptera), e.g. Acheta domestica, Blatta orientalis, Blattella germanica, Forficula auricularia, Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa, Locusta migratoria, Melanoplus bivittatus, Melanoplus femur-rubrum, Melanoplus mexicanus, Melanoplus sanguinipes, Melanoplus spretus, Nomadacris septemfasciata, Periplaneta americana, Schistocerca americana, Schistocerca peregrina, Stauronotus maroccanus and Tachycines asynamorus,


Arachnoidea, such as arachnids, e.g. of the families Argasidae, Ixodidae and Sarcoptidae, such as Amblyomma americanum, Amblyomma variegatum, Argas persicus, Boophilus annulatus, Boophilus decoloratus, Boophilus microplus, Dermacentor silvarum, Hyalomma truncatum, Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes rubicundus, Ornithodorus moubata, Otobius megnini, Dermanyssus gallinae, Psoroptes ovis, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Rhipicephalus evertsi, Sarcoptes scabiei, and Eriophyidae spp. such as Aculus schlechtendali, Phyllocoptrata oleivora and Eriophyes sheldoni; Tarsonemidae spp. such as Phytonemus pallidus and Polyphagotarsonemus latus; Tenuipalpidae spp. such as Brevipalpus phoenicis; Tetranychidae spp. such as Tetranychus cinnabarinus, Tetranychus kanzawai, Tetranychus pacificus, Tetranychus telarius and Tetranychus urticae, Panonychus ulmi, Panonychus citri, and oligonychus pratensis;


thrips (Thysanoptera), e.g. Frankliniella fusca, Frankliniella occidentalis, Frankliniella schultzei, Frankliniella tritici, Scirtothrips citri, Thrips oryzae, Thrips palmi and Thrips tabaci.


In particular, the inventive mixtures are suitable for combating pests of the orders Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Thysanoptera, Homoptera, Isoptera, and Orthoptera.


They are also suitable for controlling the following harmful nematodes such as Meloidogyne, Globodera and Heterodera and other species.


In general, if laminarin is used, it can be preferred to use it in doses of between 0.005 g and 100 g per liter for treating the leaves, and of between 1 g and 100 g per 100 kg for treating the seeds.


The active ingredient mixtures of the invention can be used in the form of premix formulations or the active ingredients can be applied to the area, plant or seed to be treated simultaneously or in immediate succession, if desired together with further carriers, surfactants or other application-promoting adjuvants customarily employed in formulation technology. Besides an effective amount of the active ingredients, the inventive composition can contain an agriculturally acceptable carrier and/or vehicle. The composition may be in solid form, for example in the form of a powder or granules, or in liquid form, for example in the form of an aqueous solution.


The active ingredients or compositions used according to the present invention can be converted into the formulations conventionally used for pesticides, for example solutions, emulsions, suspensions, dusts, powders, pastes and granules. The use form depends on the particular purpose; in any case, it should ensure fine and uniform distribution of the compound according to the invention.


The present invention furthermore provides methods employing a composition as described above with at least one one solid or liquid carrier.


Best results are obtained when a formulation is used which supports the transport of the active compounds into the plants, and the distribution within the entire plant.


The compositions generally comprise between 0.1 and 95%, preferably between 0.5 and 90%, by weight of active ingredient.


When employed in plant protection, the amounts applied are, depending on the kind of effect desired, between 0.01 and 2.0 kg of active ingredient per ha.


Seed can be treated by methods known to the person skilled in the art, such as, for example, seed dressing, seed coating, seed dusting, seed soaking and seed pelleting.


In the treatment of seed, the amounts of active ingredient employed are generally from 1 to 1000 g/100 kg of seed, preferably from 1 to 200 g/100 kg, in particular from 5 to 100 g/100 kg.


When used in the protection of materials or stored products, the amount of active ingredient applied depends on the kind of application area and on the desired effect. Amounts customarily applied in the protection of materials are, for example, 0.001 g to 2 kg, preferably 0.005 g to 1 kg, of active compound per cubic meter of treated material.


The formulations are prepared in a known manner, for example by extending the active compound with solvents and/or carriers, if desired using emulsifiers and dispersants. Solvents/auxiliaries which are suitable are essentially:

    • water, aromatic solvents (for example Solvesso products, xylene), paraffins (for example mineral oil fractions), alcohols (for example methanol, butanol, pentanol, benzyl alcohol), ketones (for example cyclohexanone, gamma-butyrolactone), pyrrolidones (NMP, NOP), acetates (glycol diacetate), glycols, fatty acid dimethylamides, fatty acids and fatty acid esters. In principle, solvent mixtures may also be used,
    • carriers such as ground natural minerals (for example kaolins, clays, talc, chalk) and ground synthetic minerals (for example finely divided silica, silicates); emulsifiers such as nonionic and anionic emulsifiers (for example polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ethers, alkylsulfonates and arylsulfonates) and dispersants such as lignosulfite waste liquors and methylcellulose.


Suitable surfactants are alkali metal, alkaline earth metal and ammonium salts of lignosulfonic acid, naphthalenesulfonic acid, phenolsulfonic acid, dibutylnaphthalenesulfonic acid, alkylarylsulfonates, alkyl sulfates, alkylsulfonates, fatty alcohol sulfates, fatty acids and sulfated fatty alcohol glycol ethers, furthermore condensates of sulfonated naphthalene and naphthalene derivatives with formaldehyde, condensates of naphthalene or of naphthalenesulfonic acid with phenol and formaldehyde, polyoxyethylene octylphenol ether, ethoxylated isooctylphenol, octylphenol, nonylphenol, alkylphenol polyglycol ethers, tributylphenyl polyglycol ether, tristearylphenyl polyglycol ether, alkylaryl polyether alcohols, alcohol and fatty alcohol/ethylene oxide condensates, ethoxylated castor oil, polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, ethoxylated polyoxypropylene, lauryl alcohol polyglycol ether acetal, sorbitol esters, lignosulfite waste liquors and methylcellulose.


Suitable for the preparation of directly sprayable solutions, emulsions, pastes or oil dispersions are mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point, such as kerosene or diesel oil, furthermore coal tar oils and oils of vegetable or animal origin, aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, for example toluene, xylene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alkylated naphthalenes or their derivatives, methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, cyclohexanol, cyclohexanone, isophorone, strongly polar solvents, for example dimethyl sulfoxide, N-methylpyrrolidone and water.


Powders, materials for spreading and dustable products can be prepared by mixing or concomitantly grinding the active substances with a solid carrier.


Granules, for example coated granules, impregnated granules and homogeneous granules, can be prepared by binding the active compounds to solid carriers. Examples of solid carriers are mineral earths such as silica gels, silicates, talc, kaolin, attaclay, limestone, lime, chalk, bole, loess, clay, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide, ground synthetic materials, fertilizers, such as, for example, ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ureas, and products of vegetable origin, such as cereal meal, tree bark meal, wood meal and nutshell meal, cellulose powders and other solid carriers.


Formulations for seed treatment may further comprise binders and/or gelants and if appropriate dyes.


Binders can be added to increase the adhesion of the active compounds to the seed after the treatment. Suitable binders are for example EO/PO block copolymer surfactants, but also polyvinyl alcohols, polyvinylpyrrolidones, polyacrylates, polymethacrylates, polybutenes, polyisobutylenes, polystyrenes, polyethyleneamines, polyethyleneamides, polyethyleneimines (Lupasol®, Polymin®), polyethers, polyurethanes, polyvinyl acetates, Tylose and copolymers of these polymers. A suitable gelant is for example carrageen (Satiagel®).


In general, the formulations comprise from 0.01 to 95% by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 90% by weight, of the active compound. The active compounds are employed in a purity of from 90% to 100%, preferably 95% to 100% (according to NMR spectrum).


The concentrations of active compound in the ready-to-use preparations can be varied within relatively wide ranges. In general, they are between 0.0001 and 10%, preferably between 0.01 and 1%.


The active compounds can also be used with great success in the ultra-low-volume (ULV) process, it being possible to apply formulations with more than 95% by weight of active compound or even the active compound without additives.


For the treatment of seed, the formulations in question give, after two-to-tenfold dilution, active compound concentrations of from 0.01 to 60% by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 40% by weight, in the ready-to-use preparations.


The following are examples of formulations according to the invention: 1. Products for dilution with water


A Water-Soluble Concentrates (SL, LS)

10 parts by weight of active ingredient are dissolved with 90 parts by weight of water or with a water-soluble solvent. As an alternative, wetters or other auxiliaries are added. The active compound dissolves upon dilution with water. This gives a formulation having an active compound content of 10% by weight.


B Dispersible Concentrates (DC)

20 parts by weight of active ingredient are dissolved in 70 parts by weight of cyclohexanone with addition of 10 parts by weight of a dispersant, for example polyvinylpyrrolidone. Dilution with water gives a dispersion. The active compound content is 20% by weight.


C Emulsifiable Concentrates (EC)

15 parts by weight of active ingredient are dissolved in 75 parts by weight of xylene with addition of calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate (in each case 5 parts by weight). Dilution with water gives an emulsion. The formulation has an active compound content of 15% by weight.


D Emulsions (EW, EO, ES)

25 parts by weight of active ingredient are dissolved in 35 parts by weight of xylene with addition of calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate (in each case 5 parts by weight). This mixture is added to 30 parts by weight of water by means of an emulsifying machine (e.g. Ultraturrax) and made into a homogeneous emulsion. Dilution with water gives an emulsion. The formulation has an active compound content of 25% by weight.


E Suspensions (SC, OD, FS)

In an agitated ball mill, 20 parts by weight of active ingredient are comminuted with addition of 10 parts by weight of dispersants and wetters and 70 parts by weight of water or an organic solvent to give a fine active compound suspension. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active compound. The active compound content in the formulation is 20% by weight.


F Water-Dispersible Granules and Water-Soluble Granules (WG, SG)

50 parts by weight of active ingredient are ground finely with addition of 50 parts by weight of dispersants and wetters and made into water-dispersible or water-soluble granules by means of technical appliances (for example extrusion, spray tower, fluidized bed). Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active compound. The formulation has an active compound content of 50% by weight.


G Water-Dispersible Powders and Water-Soluble Powders (WP, SP, SS, WS)

75 parts by weight of active ingredient are ground in a rotor-stator mill with addition of 25 parts by weight of dispersants, wetters and silica gel. Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active compound. The active compound content of the formulation is 75% by weight.

    • 2. Products to be applied undiluted


H Dustable Powders (DP, DS)

5 parts by weight of active ingredient are ground finely and mixed intimately with 95 parts by weight of finely divided kaolin. This gives a dustable product with an active compound content of 5% by weight.


I Granules (GR, FG, GG, MG)

0.5 part by weight of active ingredient is ground finely and associated with 99.5 parts by weight of carriers. Current methods are extrusion, spray-drying or the fluidized bed. This gives granules with an active compound content of 0.5% by weight to be applied undiluted.


J ULV Solutions (UL)

10 parts by weight of active ingredient are dissolved in 90 parts by weight of an organic solvent, for example xylene. This gives a product with an active compound content of 10% by weight to be applied undiluted.


Seed treatment typically utilizes water-soluble concentrates (LS), suspensions (FS), dusts (DS), water-dispersible and water-soluble powders (WS, SS), emulsions (ES), emulsifiable concentrates (EC) and gel formulations (GF). These formulations can be applied neat or preferably diluted to the seed. The application can take place prior to sowing.


Preference is given to using FS formulations for seed treatment. Such formulations typically comprise from 1 to 800 g/l of active compound, from 1 to 200 g/l of surfactants, from 0 to 200 g/l of antifreeze, from 0 to 400 g/l of binder, from 0 to 200 g/l of dyes and solvent, preferably water.


The active compounds can be used as such, in the form of their formulations or the use forms prepared therefrom, for example in the form of directly sprayable solutions, powders, suspensions or dispersions, emulsions, oil dispersions, pastes, dustable products, materials for spreading, or granules, by means of spraying, atomizing, dusting, spreading or pouring. The use forms depend entirely on the intended purposes; the intention is to ensure in each case the finest possible distribution of the active compounds used according to the invention.


Aqueous use forms can be prepared from emulsion concentrates, pastes or wettable powders (sprayable powders, oil dispersions) by adding water. To prepare emulsions, pastes or oil dispersions, the substances, as such or dissolved in an oil or solvent, can be homogenized in water by means of a wetting agent, tackifier, dispersant or emulsifier. Alternatively, it is also possible to prepare concentrates composed of active substance, wetter, tackifier, dispersant or emulsifier and, if appropriate, solvent or oil, and such concentrates are suitable for dilution with water.


The active compound concentrations in the ready-to-use preparations can be varied within relatively wide ranges. In general, they are from 0.0001 to 10%, preferably from 0.01 to 1%.


The active compounds may also be used successfully in the ultra-low-volume process (ULV), by which it is possible to apply formulations comprising over 95% by weight of active compound, or even to apply the active compound without additives.


Various types of oils, wetters, adjuvants, may be added to the active compounds, if appropriate not until immediately prior to use (tank mix). These agents can be admixed with the agents according to the invention in a weight ratio of 1:100 to 100:1, preferably 1:10 to 10:1.


Suitable adjuvants in this sense are in particular: organically modified polysiloxanes, for example Break Thru S 240®; alcohol alkoxylates, for example Atplus 245®, Atplus MBA 1303®, Plurafac LF 300® and Lutensol ON 30®; EO/PO block polymers, for example Pluronic RPE 2035® and Genapol B®; alcohol ethoxylates, for example Lutensol XP 80®; and sodium dioctylsulfosuccinate, for example Leophen RA®.







USE EXAMPLES
Example 1

Soybean plants are raised under greenhouse conditions with two plants each per 12-cm pot. Spray treatments of the leaves are carried out with a volume of liquid of 750 l/ha when the plants have developed one to two trifoliate leaves. 24 hours after treatment, the shoots of the soybean plants are dissected above the cotyledons and wilted for 10 minutes under laboratory conditions. Shoots representing a distinct treatment are incubated for 60 minutes under laboratory conditions in a 100-ml Erlenmeyer flask sealed with a rubber cap. Thereafter, gas samples are taken and analyzed for their ethylene content by gas chromatography.


The results obtained indicate that some of the inventive mixtures inhibit ethylene formation in drought-stressed soybean leaves more effectively than the calculated effects of the two components when used alone.


Example 2

Soft red winter wheat seeds (Triticum aestivum, variety Coker 9663) are treated with a mixture of formulated component (A) and component (B). The carrier for all treatments is water. Each treatment is mixed in a 20 ml vial. Then 25 seeds are added, and the vial is vortexed. After treatment, seeds are allowed to dry. Plant growth pouches (18 cm×16.5 cm Cyg™ Germination Pouches, Mega-international) are watered with 20 ml water, and 4 seeds are placed in each growth pouch. Growth pouches are incubated at 25 C with 14 hours light per day and watered as needed. Shoot and root lengths and fresh weights are evaluated 7 days later.


Expected responses from the mixture are calculated based on the responses observed when each mixture partner is applied alone.


Percent effects for each of the mixture partners (MP1 and MP2) applied solo are calculated as follows:





MP1=(Control response−MP1 response)/Control response*100%





MP2=(Control response−MP2 response)/Control response*100%


Then, the expected % response for the mixture is calculated using Abbott's formula as follows:





E%response=(MP1+MP2)−(MP1*MP2)/100


Finally, the expected response for the mixture is calculated by applying the expected % response to the control response as follows:





Expected response=Control response−(Control response*E%response/100)


Wheat seeds treated with some of the mixtures of component(s) (A) and component(s) (B) produce plant seedlings with greater mass for both roots and shoots and greater root and shoot lengths than expected based on the effects of the compounds when applied alone.

Claims
  • 1-22. (canceled)
  • 23. A method for improving the health of an agricultural plant by applying to the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is expected to grow, and/or the seeds from which the plant grows a non-phytotoxic effective amount of active ingredient mixtures, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from the group consisting of B1) an active compound that inhibits the mitochondrial breathing chain at the level of the b/c1 complex;B2) carboxylic amides selected from benalaxyl, benodanil, boscalid, carboxin, mepronil, fenfuram, fenhexamid, flutolanil, furametpyr, metalaxyl, ofurace, oxadixyl, oxy-carboxin, penthiopyrad, thifluzamid, tiadinil, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-bromo-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-chloro-3′-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid-(3′,4′-dichloro-4-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 3,4-dichloro-isothiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(2-cyano-phenyl)-amide, dimethomorph, flumorph, flumetover, fluopicolide (picobenzamid), zoxamide, carpropamide, diclocymet, mandipropamid, N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-prop-2-inyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl)-2-methanesulfonylamino-3-methyl-butyramid and N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-prop-2-inyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl)-2-ethanesulfonylamino-3-methyl-butyramide;B3) azoles selected from bitertanole, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, enilconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, fluquinconazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimenol, triadimefon, triticonazole, cyazofamid, imazalil, pefurazoate, prochloraz, triflumizol, benomyl, carbendazim, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, ethaboxam, etridiazole and hymexazole;B4) nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds selected from fluazinam, pyrifenox, 3-[5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine, bupirimat, cyprodinil, ferimzon, fenarimol, mepanipyrim, nuarimol, pyrimethanil, triforin, fludioxonil, fenpiclonil, aldimorph, dodemorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, iprodion, procymidon, vinclozolin, acibenzolar-S-methyl, anilazin, captan, captafol, dazomet, diclomezine, fenoxanil, folpet, fenpropidin, famoxadone, fenamidone, octhilinon, probenazol, proquinazid, pyroquilon, quinoxyfen, tricyclazol, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propyl-chromen-4-one, 3-(3-bromo-6-fluoro-2-methyl-indole-1-sulfonyl)-[1,2,4]triazole-1-sulfonic acid dimethylamide;B5) carbamates and dithiocarbamates selected from ferbam, mancozeb, metiram, metam, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram, diethofencarb, flubenthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, propamocarb, 3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-3-(2-isopropoxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyrylamino)-propionic acid methylester and N-(1-(1-(4-cyanophenyl)ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl) carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl)ester;B6) guanidines selected from dodin, iminoctadine and guazatin;B7) antibiotics selected from kasugamycin, polyoxine, streptomycin and validamycin A;B8) fentin salts;B9) sulfur-containing heterocyclic compounds selected from isoprothiolan and dithianon;B10) organophosphorous compounds selected from edifenphos, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, iprobenfos, pyrazophos, tolclofos-methyl, phosphoric acid and the salts thereof;B11) organo-chloro compounds selected from thiophanate methyl, chlorothalonil, dichlofluanid, tolylfluanid, flusulfamid, phthalide, hexachlorbenzene, pencycuron, quintozen;B12) nitrophenyl derivatives selected from binapacryl, dinocap and dinobuton;B13) inorganic active ingredients selected from Bordeaux composition, copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate and sulfur;B14) spiroxamine;B15) cyflufenamide;B16) cymoxanil;B17) metrafenone;B18) organo(thio)phosphates selected from acephate, azamethiphos, azinphos-methyl, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, chlorfenvinphos, diazinon, dichlorvos, dicrotophos, dimethoate, disulfoton, ethion, fenitrothion, fenthion, isoxathion, malathion, methamidophos, methidathion, methyl-parathion, mevinphos, monocrotophos, oxydemeton-methyl, paraoxon, parathion, phenthoate, phosalone, phosmet, phosphamidon, phorate, phoxim, pirimiphos-methyl, profenofos, prothiofos, sulprophos, tetrachlorvinphos, terbufos, triazophos and trichlorfon;B19) carbamates selected from alanycarb, aldicarb, bendiocarb, benfuracarb, carbaryl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, fenoxycarb, furathiocarb, methiocarb, methomyl, oxamyl, pirimicarb, propoxur, thiodicar and triazamate;B20) pyrethroids selected from allethrin, bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cyphenothrin, cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, beta-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, deltamethrin, esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, imiprothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin, prallethrin, pyrethrin I and II, resmethrin, silafluofen, tau-fluvalinate, tefluthrin, tetramethrin, tralomethrin, transfluthrin and profluthrin, dimefluthrin;B21) growth regulators selected from a) chitin synthesis inhibitors that are selected from the benzoylureas chlorfluazuron, diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron, teflubenzuron, triflumuron; buprofezin, diofenolan, hexythiazox, etoxazole and clofentazine; b) ecdysone antagonists that are selected from halofenozide, methoxyfenozide, tebufenozide and azadirachtin; c) juvenoids that are selected from pyriproxyfen, methoprene and fenoxycarb and d) lipid biosynthesis inhibitors that are selected from spirodiclofen, spiromesifen and spirotetramat;B22) nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonists compounds selected from clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, and thiacloprid;B23) the thiazol compound of formula (Γ1)
  • 24. The method of claim 23, wherein component (A) and component (B) are present in synergistic amounts.
  • 25. The method of claim 23, wherein component (A) is a β-1,3-glucan.
  • 26. The method of any one of claim 23, wherein component (A) is laminarin.
  • 27. The method of any one of claim 23, wherein component (A) is curdlan.
  • 28. The method of claim 23, wherein component (A) is a glucan derivative selected from sulfated glucan, Laminaribiose, Cellobiose, Nigerose, Laminaritriose, Laminaritetrose and Laminaripentose.
  • 29. The method of any one of claims 23, wherein component (B) is a strobilurin selected from pyraclostrobin, kresoxim-methyl, dimoxystrobin, 2-(ortho-((2,5-Dimethylphenyl-oxymethylene)phenyl)-3-methoxy-acrylic acid methyl ester, picoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, enestroburin, orysastrobin, metominostrobin, azoxystrobin and fluoxastrobin
  • 30. The method of any one of claim 23, wherein component (B) is selected from thiamethoxam, fipronil and imidacloprid.
  • 31. The method of any one of claim 23, wherein the seaweed extract is from the brown algae of the Phaeophyceae type.
  • 32. The method of any of claim 23, wherein the plant, the locus where the plant is growing or is expected to grow, and/or the seeds from which the plant grows are treated simultaneously (together or separately) or subsequently with the components (A) and (B).
  • 33. The method of any one of claim 23, wherein two to ten treatments with the compounds are made during a season.
  • 34. The method of any one of claim 23, wherein the treatment(s) are carried out as foliar application.
  • 35. The method of any one of claim 23, wherein the treatment is made to vegetables or field crops.
  • 36. The method of any one of claim 23, wherein the plant health improvement consists in one or more effects selected from emergence, crop yields, protein content, oil content, starch content, more developed root system (improved root growth), improved stress tolerance against drought, heat, salt, UV, water, cold, reduced ethylene production and/or inhibition of reception of ethylene, tillering increase, increase in plant height, bigger leaf blade, less dead basal leaves, stronger tillers, greener leaf color, pigment content, photosynthetic activity, less fertilizers or water needed, less seeds needed, more productive tillers, earlier flowering, early grain maturity, less plant verse (lodging), increased shoot growth, enhanced plant vigor, increased plant stand and early and better germination.
  • 37. Composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from pyraclostrobin, kresoxim-methyl, dimoxystrobin, ZJ 0712, picoxystrobin, enestroburin, orysastrobin, and fluoxastrobin.
  • 38. Composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from benalaxyl, benodanil, boscalid, carboxin, mepronil, fenfuram, fenhexamid, flutolanil, furametpyr, ofurace, oxadixyl, oxycarboxin, penthiopyrad, thifluzamid, tiadinil, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-bromo-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(4′-chloro-3′-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-pyrazol-4-carboxylic acid-(3′,4′-dichloro-4-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-amide, 3,4-dichloro-isothiazol-5-carboxylic acid-(2-cyano-phenyl)-amide, dimethomorph, flumorph, flumetover, fluopicolide (picobenzamid), zoxamide, carpropamide, diclocymet, mandipropamid, N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-prop-2-inyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl)-2-methanesulfonylamino-3-methyl-butyramid and N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-prop-2-inyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)-ethyl)-2-ethanesulfonylamino-3-methyl-butyramide.
  • 39. Composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from bitertanole, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, enilconazole, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, fluquinconazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triticonazole, cyazofamid, imazalil, pefurazoate, prochloraz, triflumizol, benomyl, carbendazim, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, ethaboxam, etridiazole and hymexazole.
  • 40. Composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from fluazinam, pyrifenox, 3-[5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine, bupirimat, cyprodinil, ferimzon, fenarimol, mepanipyrim, nuarimol, pyrimethanil, triforin, fludioxonil, fenpiclonil, aldimorph, dodemorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, iprodion, procymidon, vinclozolin, acibenzolar-S-methyl, anilazin, captan, captafol, dazomet, diclomezine, fenoxanil, folpet, fenpropidin, octhilinon, probenazol, proquinazid, pyroquilon, quinoxyfen, tricyclazol, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propyl-chromen-4-one, 3-(3-bromo-6-fluoro-2-methyl-indole-1-sulfonyl)-[1,2,4]triazole-1-sulfonic acid dimethylamide.
  • 41. Composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from ferbam, metiram, metam, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram, diethofencarb, flubenthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, propamocarb, 3-(4-chloro-phenyl)-3-(2-isopropoxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyrylamino)-propionic acid methylester and N-(1-(1-(4-cyanophenyl)ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl)carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl)ester.
  • 42. Composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from edifenphos, iprobenfos, pyrazophos, tolclofos-methyl, phosphoric acid and the salts thereof.
  • 43. Composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, and thiacloprid.
  • 44. Composition, comprising component (A) and component (B) wherein component (A) is a glucan or a glucan derivative or a seaweed extract and component (B) is an active compound selected from acetoprole, endosulfan, ethiprole, and fipronil.
Priority Claims (1)
Number Date Country Kind
06113166.0 Apr 2006 EP regional
PCT Information
Filing Document Filing Date Country Kind 371c Date
PCT/EP07/54111 4/26/2007 WO 00 10/21/2008