WO1992019104A2 - Fatty acid based compositions for the control of established plant infections - Google Patents

Fatty acid based compositions for the control of established plant infections Download PDF

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WO1992019104A2
WO1992019104A2 PCT/US1992/003646 US9203646W WO9219104A2 WO 1992019104 A2 WO1992019104 A2 WO 1992019104A2 US 9203646 W US9203646 W US 9203646W WO 9219104 A2 WO9219104 A2 WO 9219104A2
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  • Fungicidal and bactericidal compounds have long been used to increase yields and extend agricultural production capabilities into new areas. They have also been extremely important tools for ameliorating season-to-season differences in yield and quality caused by weather-driven variations in disease pressure.
  • Wiser fungicide and bactericide use will include ways to reduce application rates (and thus potential residues), finding ways to extend registrations to new crops, and identifying new fungicidal and bactericidal compositions and treatments to combat the development of pest resistance.
  • compositions and methods which may be effective to prevent microbial growth may have very little or no impact on established infections. Of course, it is often desirable to prevent infections altogether, however, this is not always possible and there is a great need for compositions which have the unique ability to arrest the growth of established infections. This is particularly true in the control of infections which become established on agricultural products after harvest.
  • Curative fungicidal activity has been observed when some biological agents are used for disease control (e.g. strain of Bacillus subtilis) and this activity can usually be attributed to the production of antibiotic compounds by the biocontrol organism. Because expensive toxicological screening and residue/metabolite monitoring may be required for such an antibiotic, the normal registration-cost advantage of these non-chemical agents is diminished. Biological control agents which do not make antibiotics would be much easier to register, but they tend to have only preventive control.
  • powdery mildew of grapes caused by Uncinula necator can cause severe damage even in dry areas such as California.
  • this disease was controlled with applications of elemental sulfur, but this necessitates frequent, high volume applications of an irritating material.
  • egosterol biosynthesis inhibiting fungicides primarily triazoles
  • Some of these compounds are also known to have potential teratogenic effects and very long soil residuals.
  • alternative control methods are in great demand-particularly methods which are safer or more environmentally benign.
  • Fatty acids are a class of natural compounds which occur abundantly in nature and which have interesting and valuable biological activities.
  • the in vitro activity of fatty acids against many medically important fungi and bacteria is well known; however, their in vivo antifungal activity is often very limited and it is difficult to predict on the basis of in vitro experiments.
  • Ahmed et al. (Ahmed, S.M., F. Ahmad, S.M.
  • the subject invention pertains to the discovery that fatty acids, their salts and derivatives, when used at the appropriate concentration range and timing, are useful for the eradication of established fungal and bacterial infections in or on plant tissues.
  • the subject invention provides parameters of application which allow the useful application of these agents for the control of plant disease.
  • compositions comprising one or more substituted (or unsubstituted) saturated (or unsaturated) fatty acids (or their salts or derivatives).
  • the fatty acids of the subject invention can be from about C7 to about C20 and can be, for example, in the epoxide, lactone, cyclopropane, methylated, or hydroxylated forms.
  • the dose response and timing ramifications of the antifungal and antibacterial activity of fatty acids makes this a highly useful discovery.
  • the fatty acids of the subject invention, and their salts and derivatives, have unexpected utility for the eradication of plant pathogens after these pathogens have already infected their host.
  • the methods of the subject invention result in a curative activity which is highly valuable in plant disease management.
  • fatty acids can be advantageously combined with other disease control chemicals.
  • a second major embodiment of the subject invention is combination treatments whereby fatty acids (or their salts or derivatives) are combined with biological control agents.
  • the second limitation of live biological control agents is their inability to compete with resident microflora. This problem can also be overcome in accordance with the teachings of the subject invention.
  • the application of a fatty acid to a plant surface substantially disrupts the existing balance of microorganisms. This provides an opportunity for appropriately selected, live biological control agents to become established on the plant surface.
  • disrupted microbial niches are re-colonized a microorganism which is particularly adapted to surviving that disruption event is more reliably estabhshed during subsequent colonization episodes.
  • the fatty acid can be used to reduce the pathogen population and simultaneously open the way for subsequent colonization. Colonization by desirable microbes can be even further enhanced by applying a fatty acid, an enrichment agent (e.g., a particular nutrient source such as starch, cellulose or other macromolecular foodbase) and an organism particularly suited to survival and growth in that specific regime of negative and positive selection agents.
  • an enrichment agent e.g., a particular nutrient source such as starch, cellulose or other macromolecular foodbase
  • the fatty acid itself or its breakdown products can provide the foodbase which favors colonization by a certain organism.
  • the food base pan consist of the addition of another agent in the formulation.
  • a third major embodiment of the subject invention is the use of fatty acids, their salts, or derivatives, as "niche-clearing" agents.
  • fatty acid compounds claimed according to the subject application for use in curative control of estabhshed infections can be represented by the following formula:
  • R x C5 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof
  • Y j H, -C 5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R_
  • Y 2 H, C j -Cs hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R x
  • R 2 C j - o saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched, hydrocarbon having at least one hydroxyl group at any position on R 2 ; salt; or H.
  • R j C5 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof
  • Y x H, C j -Cs hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R x
  • Y 2 H, -G 5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R x
  • R 2 C j -C j o saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched, hydrocarbon which may have one or more hydroxyl groups at any position on R 2 ; carbohydrate; salt; or H.
  • R 2 is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic amines which form cationic aliphatic ammonium compounds; K + ; Na + ; and H + .
  • Oleic, linoleic, linolenic, and pelargonic acids and their salts and esters are particularly useful according to the subject invention.
  • We have found that the monoethylene glycol ester of fatty acids is particularly useful according to the subject invention.
  • the compounds used according to the subject invention are exemplified by C9 (pelargonic) and C18 (oleic) fatty acids and their salts. These compounds, which exhibit curative activity, can be combined with other control agents which have preventative activity, curative activity, or both. These other control agents may be synthetic, inorganic, or biological agents. Advantageously, these other agents may have prophylactic antifungal activity.
  • the specific combination of ingredients can be mampulated to provide the optimal composition for a particular application. It is within the skill of a person trained in this art to use the teachings presented herein to prepare appropriate compositions for use in a specific application.
  • fatty acids of the subject invention and their derivatives are highly advantageous for pesticidal use because they occur commonly in nature, have little mammalian toxicity, are compatible with other biological control strategies and are readily broken down to innocuous components.
  • ⁇ the use of a fatty acid as the active ingredient in a composition to eradicate existing phytopathogens such as fungal infections or bacterial colonization;
  • the subject invention concerns the in situ use of fatty acids and their salts or derivatives for the control of fungal and bacterial plant diseases. This mode of action is very compatible with other chemical and biological control approaches and fits well into the alternative pest control strategy which society is demanding.
  • the fatty acids used according to the subject invention can be unsubstituted, or substituted, saturated, or unsaturated, fatty acids (or their salts or derivatives), of about C7 to about C20.
  • fatty acids of length C9 and C18 typified by, but not limited to, oleic acid, pelargonic acid, and various salts or esters of these acids.
  • the fatty acid component of the subject invention may be a single fatty acid or salt, or a mixture of two or more fatty acids or salts thereof.
  • the salts which can be used according to the subject invention included sodium, potassium, and isopropylamine salts of fatty acids. Also, the monoethylene glycol ester of a fatty acid is particularly useful according to the subject invention.
  • fatty acids are particularly advantageous for strategies which combine fatty acids with various biocontrol agents.
  • a common limitation of biological controls has been the inability of the desired live control agents to colonize treated surfaces.
  • the existing microflora of that surface if well developed, can preclude the establishment of the apphed organism.
  • the fatty acids of the subject invention are useful for disrupting existing microflora (pathogens and saprophytes), making it more likely that a biocontrol organism will successfully colonize the surface it is apphed at the same time or soon after the fatty acid. This is a particularly attractive possibility with fatty acids because they do not persist on the plant at effective concentrations.
  • a further extension of this concept involves the addition of a nutrient or other enrichment agent to the fatty acid plus biological strategy.
  • Chemical control agents which can be combined with fatty acids according to the subject invention include, but are not limited to benomyl, borax, captafol, captan, chlorothalonil, various formulations containing copper; various formulations containing zinc; dichlone, dicloran, iodine, various ergosterol biosynthesis inhibiting fungicides including but not limited to fenarimol, imazalil, myclobutanil, propiconazole, prochloraz, terbutrazole, flusilazole, triadimefon, and tebuconazole; folpet, iprodione, mancozeb, maneb, metalaxyl, oxycarboxin, oxytetracycline, PCNB, pentachlorophenol, quinomethionate, sodium arsenite, sodium DNOC, sodium hypochlorite, sodium phenylphenate, streptomycin, sulfur, thiabendazole, thiophan
  • the biological control agents that can be used according to the subject invention include but are not limited to Bacillus sp., Pseudomonas sp., Trichoderma sp., Envinia sp., Pichia sp., Candida sp., Cryptococcus sp., Talaromyces sp.,
  • One embodiment of the subject invention is to select for biological agents which are tolerant to and thus well suited to a use in combination with fatty acids, their salts or their derivatives.
  • One embodiment of the present invention consists of the application of a fatty acid.
  • a further embodiment contemplates application of a fatty acid with another antifungal or antibacterial agent which may be a synthetic chemical or a biocontrol agent or a biocontrol agent and an enrichment agent. The combination of agents may be applied sequentially or as a tank mix.
  • Tank mixes of fatty acids can be prepared according to procedures which are well known to those skilled in the art.
  • a fatty acid spray oil can be prepared using a solvent solution or emulsion of the fatty acid, a surfactant, and sufficient water to dilute the mixture to the desired concentration. Salts of fatty acids are readily dispersable or soluble in water.
  • the surfactants which may be used to emulsify the fatty acid in the aqueous formulations can be any of the non-phytotoxic surfactants, which are custornarily used in preparing formulations for use on agricultural crops.
  • the composition of the subject invention may also be combined with a spray oil as described in U.S. Patent No. 4,560,677.
  • SHARPSHOOTER refers to an 80% SHARPSHOOTER formulation which consists of 80% pelargonic acid, 2% emulsifier (such as Dowfax
  • fatty acids are readily available as components of natural products.
  • commonly available compositions such as citrus seed extracts and coconut oil can be used to supply the fatty acid component for use according to the subject invention.
  • Spray oils also known as agricultural spray oils
  • paraffin oils such as 6N, 7N, 9N, and UN sold by the Sun Oil CO. of Philadelphia, PA.
  • negative selection agents include, but are not limited to, carbonate salts, alcohols, inorganic metals and combinations of these various agents.
  • Positive selection agents which can be used according to the subject invention include, but are not limited to, yeast ghosts, bacterial ghosts, algal ghosts, complex carbohydrates, simple carbohydrates, organic nitrogen, or combinations of these agents.
  • compositions and methods described herein can be used to control a broad range of fungal and bacterial targets.
  • targets include, but are not limited to species of Penicillium (i.e., expansum, digitatum, italicum), Bottytis sp., Mon ⁇ linia sp., Alternaria sp., Asperg ⁇ llus sp., Rhizopus sp., members of the Penicillium (i.e., expansum, digitatum, italicum), Bottytis sp., Mon ⁇ linia sp., Alternaria sp., Asperg ⁇ llus sp., Rhizopus sp., members of the Penicillium (i.e., expansum, digitatum, italicum), Bottytis sp., Mon ⁇ linia sp., Alternaria sp., Asperg ⁇ llus sp., Rhizopus sp., members of the Penicillium (
  • Erisyphales (powdery mildews — Sphaerotheca sp., Erisyphe sp., Uncinula sp., Podosphaera sp.), members of the Peronosporales (downy mildews, Phytopthora sp., Pythium sp., Peronospora sp.) Hemibasidiomycetes (rusts and smuts), Venturia sp., Cercospora sp., Pseudocercosporella sp., Cercospora sp., Cercosporidium sp., Fusarium sp., Ophiostoma sp.
  • targets include Erwinia sp., Pseudomonas sp., and Xanthomonas sp. These targets can be controlled on seeds, conns, bulbs, flowers, stems, leaves exposed roots and fruits of plants including but not limited to grapes, pears, apples, peaches, nectarines, grapefruit, lemons, oranges, mangos, bananas, tangerines, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, rice, wheat, rye and other cereals, flower crops, and almonds.
  • the term "produce” includes, but is not limited to, any of the plant surfaces listed above.
  • citrus refers to fruits such as oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, and the like.
  • the compositions can also be applied to surfaces such as freshly cut lumber for the control of fungal or bacterial targets.
  • pelargonic acid in a concentration of about 0.25 to about 0.5% w v has excellent curative activity against established infections of lemons with Penic ⁇ llium digitatum (Examples 2 and 3). If the lemon is wounded and infected with the pathogen and then 18-24 hours later it is treated, disease does not develop. Disease control is not observed if the fatty acids are applied at the same time the fungus is inoculated or prior to that inoculation.
  • Example 6 The utility of fatty acids and their derivatives for therapeutic control is further documented in Example 6 where pelargonic acid shows curative activity against Botrytis cinerea infection of pear and Monilinia fi ⁇ icticola infection of nectarine.
  • pelargonic acid shows curative activity against Botrytis cinerea infection of pear and Monilinia fi ⁇ icticola infection of nectarine.
  • the further protection of that fruit from subsequent infections can be achieved by the simultaneous or subsequent application of a fungicide* bactericide, or a biological control organism in a dip or spray application.
  • This application can also be made along with the application of various waxes or finishes which are commonly used with fruit.
  • the formulation of such apphcations can also include nutrients which will benefit the establishment of the biocontrol organism.
  • Fatty acids are also active against obhgate parasites such as powdery mildews. Attempts to control these diseases currently involve rigorous, preventive control programs based on either sulfur products or synthetic fungicides which inhibit ergosterol biosynthesis. If a mildew epidemic becomes too advanced, it is extremely difficult to use those same products to halt its further spread. As shown in Example 5, fatty acids and fatty acid salts which lack the ability to prevent mildew infection are capable of killing severe, estabhshed infections. As such, they are highly advantageous as "rescue treatments" in the event of severe mildew infestations.
  • One element of this invention concerns the range for the efficacious use of fatty acids.
  • Example 3 where concentrations of pelargonic acid of 0.5% and higher were more severely infected than the water control.
  • concentrations of 1% and above can become highly phytotoxic as this fatty acid is used commercially as an herbicide.
  • the safety margin between antimicrobial activity and phytotoxicity can be widened by the formulation of the fatty acid.
  • certain salts are much less phytotoxic and only shghtly less fungicidal than the parent acid (Example 4). Appropriate formulations and concentrations can be readily ascertained by those skilled in this art using the teachings of the subject invention.
  • fatty acids of the subject invention do not show preventive activity; however, it is feasible to combine this potent, therapeutic treatment with the preventive action of chemical fungicides, bactericides, or the exclusionary and/or competitive capabilities of biological control agents.
  • a further aspect of this invention concerns the combination of fatty acid based compositions with other fungicide compositions. The benefits of these combinations, fall into two main categories: fungicide and bactericide rate reductions, and enhanced activity against pathogens of interest.
  • compositions of the subject invention combined with other fungicides or bactericides makes it possible to achieve the same level of control while using a smaller quantity of the non-fatty acid fungicide or bactericide component of the mixture.
  • the compositions of the present invention can comprise a mixture of components wherein said mixture is sufficiently active so that apphcation of the composition enables utilization of reduced amounts of each of the active ingredients while still providing effective activity.
  • combinations of other fungicides or bactericides with fatty acids offer additional advantages because of the particular mode of action of these materials.
  • One such advantage is a reduction in selection pressure for resistant forms. It is often difficult to find appropriate resistance mixing partners for systemic/curative fungicides since materials which have a different mode of action and which are also curative are rare. Mixtures of curative and nor. "urative fungicides are considered to be less desirable for resistance management. Use rates of fungicides could also be lowered in cases where their current use rate is high to provide control partially tolerant pathogen strains.
  • pelargonic acid in one of two forms was added to molten, Potato Dextrose Agar and poured into small disposable petri plates.
  • the acid was added either as an emulsified free acid (SHARPSHOOTERTM 80% formulation), or as the potassium salt of the pure acid.
  • Control plates were made by adding comparable concentrations of the surfactants in the SHARPSHOOTERTM formulation or by adding water. To these plates were added suspensions of the spores of Penicillium digitatum or Botrytis cinerea. These plates were observed 3 days later for fungal ge ⁇ nination and growth and the results are shown in Table 1.
  • Lemons grown without the apphcation of synthetic chemicals were harvested and inoculated at 5 marked locations with spores of Penicillium digatatum (10 7 conidia/ml) by pricking to a depth of 2 mm with an 18-gauge needle dipped in a spore suspension. After inoculation the lemons were held in closed plastic boxes over wet paper towel at 22°C. The lemons were either not- dipped or dipped in a 1% a.i. suspension of SHARPSHOOTERTM (80% formulation) at 0, 5, 16 or 24 hours after inoculation. Infection was rated 4 days after inoculation based on the number of wounds which became infected (Table
  • Example 3 Dose Response Characteristics of Pelargonic Acid for the Control of Green Mold of Lemons Lemons grown without the apphcation of synthetic chemicals were harvested and surface disinfected by washing in a 1:10 dilution of household bleach. They were inoculated at 5 marked locations with spores of Penicillium dij&atum (10 5 conidia per ml) by pricking to a depth of 2 mm with an 18-gauge needle dipped into the spore suspension. They were incubated for 18 hours at 22°C in closed, plastic boxes on trays above wet paper towels.
  • SHARPSHOOTERTM an emulsified suspension of pelargonic acid
  • the lemons were allowed to drain-off and then returned to the boxes to incubate at 22°C for 13 days. Disease was rated 13 days later based on the percentage of wound sites which became infected (Table 3).
  • Green Mold of Lemons Lemons grown without the apphcation of synthetic chemicals were harvested and surface disinfected by washing in a 1:10 dilution of household bleach. They were inoculated at 5 marked locations with spores of Penicillium digitatum (10 6 conidia per ml) by pricking to a depth of 2 mm with an 18-gauge needle dipped into the spore suspension. They were incubated for 18 hours at 22°C in closed, plastic boxes on trays above wet paper towels.
  • SHARPSHOOTERTM an emulsified suspension of pelargonic acid
  • SHARPSHOOTERTM an emulsified suspension of pelargonic acid
  • surfactant blank of SHARPSHOOTERTM the same surfactants at the same concentration used in SHARPSHOOTERTM without the fatty acid
  • SHARPSHOOTERTM which was converted to the potassium salt by titration to pH 7 with 10 N KOH.
  • the lemons were allowed to drain-off and then returned to the boxes to incubate at 22°C.
  • the spore concentrations and the incubation temperature used constitutes a severe test of the ability of an agent to provide control of this disease. Either a delay in disease onset or in the highest disease level realized constitutes an indication of useful control under actual storage conditions. Disease was rated 5 days later based on the percentage of wound sites which became infected (Table 4).
  • Example 5 The Activity of Various Salts and Esters of Pelargonic Acid for the Control of Lemon Green Mold Lemons were surface disinfected in 10% bleach and dried. These were stab-inoculated with a 3 mm long, 18-gauge needle dipped into a spore suspension containing 10 6 spores/ml of Penicillium digitatum. Five injuries were made in each fruit along a diagonal mark. The lemons were incubated at 22°C for 18 hours at high humidity. The fruit was then treated with various salts or esters of pelargonic acid.
  • aqueous formulations were prepared with up to 20% active ingredient as the fatty acid and up to 6% isopropylamine, with the balance being water.
  • the requisite amount of pelargonic acid was dispensed into an appropriate mixing vessel and the mixing initiated.
  • the requisite amount of water was added to the acid and the acid dispersed into the water by mixing, thus fo ⁇ ning a cloudy, unstable dispersion.
  • Isopropylamine (ALDRICH Chemical Company, Milwaukee, WI) was added slowly, with continuous mixing, in sufficient quantity to bring the pH of the formulation to approximately 7.4-7.8. At this approximate pH the cloudy dispersion became translucent as the fatty acid isopropylamine salt became water soluble.
  • the 2% treatments were apphed with a cotton swab, the lower concentrations were apphed by dipping the fruit in the test solution.
  • the fruit was incubated in the same conditions for an additional 72 hours, after which the infection was rated based on the number of injury sites exhibiting characteristic softening and sporulation.
  • the percent disease control was calculated by comparing the level of infection to that in the untreated check (83% of injuries infected).
  • Example 6 Dose-Response Effects of Various Fatty Acids for the Control of Powdery Mildew on Kentucky Bluegrass
  • Kentucky Bluegrass plants were grown in 6-cell Jiffy strips for four weeks, cut to 5 cm and transplanted cell-by-cell into a 4 inch plastic pot with Promix putting medium.
  • One half of the pots were allowed to become naturally infested with powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis) so that 85-100 percent of the leaf area was covered with sporulating colonies of the fungus.
  • the other half of the pots were grown without exposure to powdery mildew.
  • Both types of plants were treated with water (as a control), with dilutions of M-PEDETM (mainly potassium salts of cl8:0 fatty acids), or with dilutions of SHARPSHOOTERTM (emulsified pelargonic acid).
  • Example 7 Efficacy of Pelargonic Acid and its Salt for the Control of Botrytis' ⁇ inerea Infection of Pears and of Monilinia fructicola Infection of Nectarines
  • Undamaged apples were prick inoculated with spores of Botrytis cinerea (10 6 conidia/ml) by dipping an 18 gauge needle in the spore suspension and using it to make a 2 mm deep wound at 5 locations on each of 4 fruits.
  • Nectarines were similarly inoculated with Monilinia fructicola (10 6 cfu/ml). The fruits were then placed in closed, plastic boxes on trays above wet paper towels.
  • SHARPSHOOTERTM an emulsified suspension of pelargonic acid
  • SHARPSHOOTERTM converted to its potassium salt by titration to pH 7 with 10 N KOH. They were returned to the boxes and allowed to incubate for 7 or 14 days at 22°C at which time they were rated for percent infection based on the number of wounds which developed decay typical of the disease in question (Table 7).
  • Example 8 The Use of Various Agents Including Fatty Acids for the Disruption of Peanut Leaf Surface Microflora
  • Peanut plants were grown in the greenhouse for three weeks, after which time they were sprayed with a leaf-washing suspension from local landscape plants. This provided a charge of potential leaf surface-colonizing microbes. These plants were then held each night in a 22°C dew chamber and placed outdoors in full sun each day. This step provides realistic selection pressure for normal leaf surface microflora. After three days in this regime, the plants were treated each day with various agents with the potential to exercise selective pressure on the population of microbes and thus to enrich for organisms tolerant to or favored by the applied agent.
  • the agents consisted of various combinations of potassium carbonate (0.05%), the potassium salt of pelargonic acid (0.5%), and yeast ghosts (10 8 cells/ml, Baker's yeast killed by boiling and washed extensively by centrifugation).
  • the potassium carbonate and pelargonic acid were considered “negative” selection agents and the yeast ghosts were considered a "positive” selection agent.
  • These agents were apphed on each of three days, during which time the plants continued to cycle between the dew chamber and sun exposure. At the end of this treatment period, individual leaves were harvested and washed to recover surface colonizing organisms. These washings were dilution-plated on both nutrient agar and potato dextrose agar, and the mean populations recovered are listed in Table 8.
  • these treatments also had evident effects on the composition of the microflora (based on colony size, morphology, color, and growth on different media).
  • individual colonies can be isolated.
  • Microorganisms thus isolated can then serve as hosts for heterologous genes which may be transformed into said host.
  • these heterologous genes could code for a protein which is toxic to a plant pest.
  • Such toxins are widely known in the art as are the genes which code for these toxins.
  • B.t.s may be applied to plants, according to the subject invention, in conjunction with fatty acid treatment or, alternatively, B.t. genes coding for toxins may be placed into, and expressed in, other hosts which are particularly adapted to growth and persistence on plants, especially in the presence of fatty acids. Methods for inserting these genes into an appropriate host are also well known. See, for example, published
  • the transformed microorganism can then be applied to appropriate plants in need of protection from pests.
  • the plants may first be treated with a fatty acid composition to clear away competing microbes and to control bacterial and fungal infection, if necessary.
  • fatty acids may subsequently be applied to clear away competing or undesirable microbes.
  • Apphcations of fatty acid may be accompanied by enrichment agents to assist the colonization of the desired microbes.
  • the desired microbes may be further transformed with additional gene(s) which make these microbes particularly adapted to selective enrichment.
  • microbes isolated after apphcation of selection treatments can be used as exceUent plant colonizers for apphcation of recombinant toxii? nroducing microbes. It should be understood that the examples and embodiments described herein are for iUustrative purposes only and that various modifications or changes in light thereof whl be suggested to persons skiUed in the art and are to be included within the spirit and purview of this apphcation and the scope of the appended claims.

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Abstract

The invention described here concerns the unique utility of fatty acids and their derivatives to eradicate existing fungal and bacterial infections in plants. Also, described herein are combination treatments whereby fatty acids are used to enhance or augment the activity of fungicides, bactericides, and biological control agents.

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DESCRIPTION
FATTY ACID BASED COMPOSITIONS FOR THE CONTROL OF ESTABLISHED PLANT INFECTIONS
Cross-Reference to a Related Application This is a continuation-in-part of copending application Serial No. 07/694,193, filed May 1, 1991.
Background of the Invention
The protection of desirable plants and their produce from fungal and bacterial pathogen infection has traditionally required preventative applications of fungicidal or bactericidal agents. Fungicidal and bactericidal compounds have long been used to increase yields and extend agricultural production capabilities into new areas. They have also been extremely important tools for ameliorating season-to-season differences in yield and quality caused by weather-driven variations in disease pressure.
The future role of fungicides and bactericides in agriculture is increasingly threatened by several factors including; the development of pest resistance, increasing concerns about food safety, and environmental accumulation of toxic compounds. As older fungicides and bactericides are removed from the market due to regulatory changes, and new fungicides and bactericides are becoming
,incrpasingly expensive to register, there is an increasing need to find ways to more wisely use the remaining, safest fungicides. This is particularly true for the many crop/disease combinations which do not represent large enough markets to pay for the cost of new compound registration. Wiser fungicide and bactericide use will include ways to reduce application rates (and thus potential residues), finding ways to extend registrations to new crops, and identifying new fungicidal and bactericidal compositions and treatments to combat the development of pest resistance.
Chemical fungicides and bactericides have provided an effective method of control; however, the public has become concerned about the amount of residual chemicals which might be found in food, ground water and the environment. Stringent new restrictions on the use of chemicals and the elimination of some effective pesticides from the market place could limit economical and effective options for controlling fungi and bacteria. It is well recognized by those skilled in this art that there is a clear distinction between preventative microbicidal (fungicidal and bactericidal) activity and curative activity. Compositions and methods which may be effective to prevent microbial growth may have very little or no impact on established infections. Of course, it is often desirable to prevent infections altogether, however, this is not always possible and there is a great need for compositions which have the unique ability to arrest the growth of established infections. This is particularly true in the control of infections which become established on agricultural products after harvest.
Curative fungicidal activity has been observed when some biological agents are used for disease control (e.g. strain of Bacillus subtilis) and this activity can usually be attributed to the production of antibiotic compounds by the biocontrol organism. Because expensive toxicological screening and residue/metabolite monitoring may be required for such an antibiotic, the normal registration-cost advantage of these non-chemical agents is diminished. Biological control agents which do not make antibiotics would be much easier to register, but they tend to have only preventive control.
The commercialization of disease biocontrol agents has also been hampered by inconsistent field performance. Organisms which show biocontrol potential in laboratory and greenhouse experiments often fail to compete with the existing microflora when applied outdoors and are thus unable to express their biocontrol potential, regardless of mode of action. Specifically there is a need for disease control methods which are more compatible with the need for affordable and effective disease control, a high degree of food safety, and minimal environmental impact. One example of the need to control post-harvest spoilage of agriculture products pertains to green and blue molds of citrus fruits caused by Penicillium digitatum and P. italicum. These molds cause severe damage during storage and shipping. The existing fresh-market industry relies completely on a combination of several chemical treatments to deliver sound fruit to distant markets over substantial periods of time without excessive damage caused by these molds. Unfortunately, there are increasing concerns about the safety of the chemicals currently used to control these fungal pathogens. Also, there are increasing problems with fungal strains with resistance to the most effective compounds.
In another example, powdery mildew of grapes caused by Uncinula necator can cause severe damage even in dry areas such as California. Traditionally this disease was controlled with applications of elemental sulfur, but this necessitates frequent, high volume applications of an irritating material. The introduction of egosterol biosynthesis inhibiting fungicides (primarily triazoles) greatly simplifies control, but also selects for tolerant strains. Some of these compounds are also known to have potential teratogenic effects and very long soil residuals. In these and other examples, alternative control methods are in great demand-particularly methods which are safer or more environmentally benign.
Fatty acids are a class of natural compounds which occur abundantly in nature and which have interesting and valuable biological activities. The in vitro activity of fatty acids against many medically important fungi and bacteria is well known; however, their in vivo antifungal activity is often very limited and it is difficult to predict on the basis of in vitro experiments. There is a much smaller body of literature concerning the activity of fatty acids and their derivatives against pathogens on agricultural crops. Ahmed et al. (Ahmed, S.M., F. Ahmad, S.M.
,Osman [1985] JAOCS 62:1578-1580) report in vitro inhibition of radial growth of several fungal genera with plant pathogenic representatives. Recently there has been an expanding use of "insecticidal soaps" in agriculture which are salts of certain fatty acids. This has resulted in a few observations of impact on fungal disease. For instance, Chase et al. (Chase, AR., L.S. Osborne [1983] Plant Disease 67:1021-1023) observed that apphcations of an 18:1 fatty acid salt "insecticidal soap" gave moderate preventive control of two foliage plant diseases and actually exacerbated two other diseases. In U.S. Patent No. 3,983,214, Misato et al. claim a fungicidal composition containing a sucrose fatty acid ester. Misato et al. emphasize the preventative activity of their composition. Similarly, in U.S. Patent No. 4,771,571, Obrero et al. describe a method of preventing infections of pineapple by treating the fruit, while on the tree, with a surfactant. In U.S. Patent No. 4,002,775, Kabara et al. claim microbicidal food additives comprising 1 or 2- mono-laurin polyol ester. Kabara's work is also described in: Chapter 14 of Ecology and Metabolism of Plant Lipids, American Chemical Society (1987); "Fatty
Acids and Derivatives as Antimicrobial Agents," In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, American Society for Microbiology (1972), pp. 23-28; "Antimicrobial Agents Derived from Fatty Acids," (1984) JAOCS 61(2):397-403; and "Antimicrobial Lipids: Natural and Synthetic Fatty Acids and Monoglycerides," Lipids 12(9):753-759. Also, the use of fatty acid esters and alcohols for the control of powdery mildew on apple buds (Frick, E.L., R.T. Burchill [1972] Plant Disease Reporter 56:770-772), but this work did not touch on fatty acids themselves or on their salts. Most in vitro tests for antimicrobial activity involve monitoring the germination and growth of pathogen propagules in a liquid or solid format in which there is exposure to the chemical agent. These assays are directly analogous to preventive applications in an agricultural setting — applications which are made prior to the time when the pathogen initiates an infection. The primary screening process for synthetic chemicals in industrial settings is almost exclusively based on in vitro and preventive in vivo testing. Thus, compounds without significant preventive activity are rejected.
There are no reports of fatty acids acting in a curative mode (applied after fungal infection is established). '
Brief Summary of the Invention The subject invention pertains to the discovery that fatty acids, their salts and derivatives, when used at the appropriate concentration range and timing, are useful for the eradication of established fungal and bacterial infections in or on plant tissues. Thus, the subject invention provides parameters of application which allow the useful application of these agents for the control of plant disease.
Specifically, established fungal and bacterial infections are effectively controlled by compositions comprising one or more substituted (or unsubstituted) saturated (or unsaturated) fatty acids (or their salts or derivatives). The fatty acids of the subject invention can be from about C7 to about C20 and can be, for example, in the epoxide, lactone, cyclopropane, methylated, or hydroxylated forms.
Specifically exemplified herein are saturated and mono-unsaturated fatty acids of length C9 and C18 respectively. The use of the compositions described here, when used in the proportions and application rates set forth more fully hereinafter, results in an unexpected control of established fungal infections. The lack of preventive activity of these compositions makes this discovery highly unexpected. This invention demonstrates that the same fatty acids which lack preventive activity for disease control exhibit advantageous curative control. This activity is most advantageous over a range of concentrations between low doses which are ineffective and higher doses which are phytotoxic to the host plant. This critical range varies with the form of the acid (free acid, salt, formulation) and the host/pathogen system under consideration, but can be determined by a person skilled in this art using the teachings of the subject invention.
The dose response and timing ramifications of the antifungal and antibacterial activity of fatty acids makes this a highly useful discovery. The fatty acids of the subject invention, and their salts and derivatives, have unexpected utility for the eradication of plant pathogens after these pathogens have already infected their host. The methods of the subject invention result in a curative activity which is highly valuable in plant disease management. ,
, The discovery of curative activity for fatty acids has further significance because that -.utility along with the properties of the compounds make them extremely useful for combinations with other disease control agents. Thus, fatty acids can be advantageously combined with other disease control chemicals. Thus, in addition to the use of fatty acids (or their salts or derivatives) as a stand-alone product for control of established microbial infections, a second major embodiment of the subject invention is combination treatments whereby fatty acids (or their salts or derivatives) are combined with biological control agents.
Currently, there are two important limitations of live biological control agents. The first is that the organisms which would be most attractive in terms of safety and inexpensive registration lack the curative efficacy which is often needed to achiever adequate control. The novel combination of curative-only fatty acids with preventive-only biologicals constitutes an important embodiment of this invention.
The second limitation of live biological control agents is their inability to compete with resident microflora. This problem can also be overcome in accordance with the teachings of the subject invention. The application of a fatty acid to a plant surface substantially disrupts the existing balance of microorganisms. This provides an opportunity for appropriately selected, live biological control agents to become established on the plant surface. When these
"disrupted microbial niches" are re-colonized a microorganism which is particularly adapted to surviving that disruption event is more reliably estabhshed during subsequent colonization episodes.
In the case of bacterial disease episodes, many of which involve an epiphytic build-up phase, the fatty acid can be used to reduce the pathogen population and simultaneously open the way for subsequent colonization. Colonization by desirable microbes can be even further enhanced by applying a fatty acid, an enrichment agent (e.g., a particular nutrient source such as starch, cellulose or other macromolecular foodbase) and an organism particularly suited to survival and growth in that specific regime of negative and positive selection agents. Also, the fatty acid itself or its breakdown products can provide the foodbase which favors colonization by a certain organism. Alternatively, the food base pan consist of the addition of another agent in the formulation.
Thus, a third major embodiment of the subject invention is the use of fatty acids, their salts, or derivatives, as "niche-clearing" agents.
The fatty acid compounds claimed according to the subject application for use in curative control of estabhshed infections can be represented by the following formula:
1 1 2 2 wherein
Z = O, N, or S
Rx = C5 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof Yj = H, -C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R_
Y2 = H, Cj-Cs hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along Rx R2 = Cj- o saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched, hydrocarbon having at least one hydroxyl group at any position on R2; salt; or H. The fatty acid compounds claimed according to the subject invention for use in combination with live biocontrol agents or as "niche-clearing" agents can also be represented by Formula I wherein: Z = O, N, or S
Rj = C5 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof
Yx = H, Cj-Cs hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along Rx
Y2 = H, -G5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along Rx
R2 = Cj-Cjo saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched, hydrocarbon which may have one or more hydroxyl groups at any position on R2; carbohydrate; salt; or H.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, R2 is selected from the group consisting of aliphatic amines which form cationic aliphatic ammonium compounds; K+; Na+; and H+. Oleic, linoleic, linolenic, and pelargonic acids and their salts and esters are particularly useful according to the subject invention. We have found that the monoethylene glycol ester of fatty acids is particularly useful according to the subject invention.
The compounds used according to the subject invention are exemplified by C9 (pelargonic) and C18 (oleic) fatty acids and their salts. These compounds, which exhibit curative activity, can be combined with other control agents which have preventative activity, curative activity, or both. These other control agents may be synthetic, inorganic, or biological agents. Advantageously, these other agents may have prophylactic antifungal activity. The specific combination of ingredients can be mampulated to provide the optimal composition for a particular application. It is within the skill of a person trained in this art to use the teachings presented herein to prepare appropriate compositions for use in a specific application. The fatty acids of the subject invention and their derivatives are highly advantageous for pesticidal use because they occur commonly in nature, have little mammalian toxicity, are compatible with other biological control strategies and are readily broken down to innocuous components. Thus, among the advantages and the embodiments of the subject invention are the following: ► the use of a fatty acid as the active ingredient in a composition to eradicate existing phytopathogens such as fungal infections or bacterial colonization;
► the use of a fatty acid to improve or compliment the activity of other fungicidal and bactericidal chemicals; ► the combination of curative fatty acids with preventive biological control agents to provide an enhanced scope of protection;
► the use of a curative fatty acid to provide control and to also perturb the plant surface microflora to enhance the subsequent colonization of that surface by a compatible biological control agent;
► the combined use of a fatty acid, an enrichment agent and a biological control agent which is tolerant to the fatty acid and1 favored by the enrichment agent; and
► the combined use of a fatty acid with or without an enrichment agent to disrupt microbial colonization and enhance subsequent colonization by a biocontrol agent.
Detailed Description of the Invention
The subject invention concerns the in situ use of fatty acids and their salts or derivatives for the control of fungal and bacterial plant diseases. This mode of action is very compatible with other chemical and biological control approaches and fits well into the alternative pest control strategy which society is demanding.
The fatty acids used according to the subject invention can be unsubstituted, or substituted, saturated, or unsaturated, fatty acids (or their salts or derivatives), of about C7 to about C20. Specifically exemplified are fatty acids of length C9 and C18 typified by, but not limited to, oleic acid, pelargonic acid, and various salts or esters of these acids. The fatty acid component of the subject invention may be a single fatty acid or salt, or a mixture of two or more fatty acids or salts thereof.
The salts which can be used according to the subject invention included sodium, potassium, and isopropylamine salts of fatty acids. Also, the monoethylene glycol ester of a fatty acid is particularly useful according to the subject invention.
Additionally, the broad spectrum antimicrobial activity of fatty acids are particularly advantageous for strategies which combine fatty acids with various biocontrol agents. A common limitation of biological controls has been the inability of the desired live control agents to colonize treated surfaces. The existing microflora of that surface, if well developed, can preclude the establishment of the apphed organism. The fatty acids of the subject invention are useful for disrupting existing microflora (pathogens and saprophytes), making it more likely that a biocontrol organism will successfully colonize the surface it is apphed at the same time or soon after the fatty acid. This is a particularly attractive possibility with fatty acids because they do not persist on the plant at effective concentrations. A further extension of this concept involves the addition of a nutrient or other enrichment agent to the fatty acid plus biological strategy.
It is within the skill of a person trained in this art to use the teachings presented herein to devise the appropriate compositions of fatty acids, biologicals and enrichment agents.
Chemical control agents which can be combined with fatty acids according to the subject invention include, but are not limited to benomyl, borax, captafol, captan, chlorothalonil, various formulations containing copper; various formulations containing zinc; dichlone, dicloran, iodine, various ergosterol biosynthesis inhibiting fungicides including but not limited to fenarimol, imazalil, myclobutanil, propiconazole, prochloraz, terbutrazole, flusilazole, triadimefon, and tebuconazole; folpet, iprodione, mancozeb, maneb, metalaxyl, oxycarboxin, oxytetracycline, PCNB, pentachlorophenol, quinomethionate, sodium arsenite, sodium DNOC, sodium hypochlorite, sodium phenylphenate, streptomycin, sulfur, thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl, triforine, vinclozolin, zineb, ziram, tricyclazole, cymoxanil, blasticidin, vahdimycin. The fatty acids can also be combined with various spray oils.
The biological control agents that can be used according to the subject invention include but are not limited to Bacillus sp., Pseudomonas sp., Trichoderma sp., Envinia sp., Pichia sp., Candida sp., Cryptococcus sp., Talaromyces sp.,
Chaetomium sp., Gliocladium sp.,Aureobasidium sp.,Dabaιyomyces sp., Exophilia sp., and Mariannaea sp. One embodiment of the subject invention is to select for biological agents which are tolerant to and thus well suited to a use in combination with fatty acids, their salts or their derivatives. One embodiment of the present invention consists of the application of a fatty acid. A further embodiment contemplates application of a fatty acid with another antifungal or antibacterial agent which may be a synthetic chemical or a biocontrol agent or a biocontrol agent and an enrichment agent. The combination of agents may be applied sequentially or as a tank mix.
Tank mixes of fatty acids can be prepared according to procedures which are well known to those skilled in the art. For example, a fatty acid spray oil can be prepared using a solvent solution or emulsion of the fatty acid, a surfactant, and sufficient water to dilute the mixture to the desired concentration. Salts of fatty acids are readily dispersable or soluble in water.
The surfactants which may be used to emulsify the fatty acid in the aqueous formulations can be any of the non-phytotoxic surfactants, which are custornarily used in preparing formulations for use on agricultural crops. The composition of the subject invention may also be combined with a spray oil as described in U.S. Patent No. 4,560,677.
Fatty acids which can be used according to the subject invention are widely available and are sold under a variety of tradenames including M-PEDE™, SHARPSHOOTER™, DeMoss™, and SAFER1" Insecticide Concentrate (SIC). As used herein, the term "SHARPSHOOTER" refers to an 80% SHARPSHOOTER formulation which consists of 80% pelargonic acid, 2% emulsifier (such as Dowfax
32B) and 18% surfactant (such as Stepfac 8170). Also, fatty acids are readily available as components of natural products. For example, commonly available compositions such as citrus seed extracts and coconut oil can be used to supply the fatty acid component for use according to the subject invention. Spray oils (also known as agricultural spray oils) which can be used as negative selection agents according to the subject invention include, but are not limited to, paraffin oils such as 6N, 7N, 9N, and UN sold by the Sun Oil CO. of Philadelphia, PA.
Other negative selection agents include, but are not limited to, carbonate salts, alcohols, inorganic metals and combinations of these various agents. Positive selection agents which can be used according to the subject invention include, but are not limited to, yeast ghosts, bacterial ghosts, algal ghosts, complex carbohydrates, simple carbohydrates, organic nitrogen, or combinations of these agents.
The compositions and methods described herein can be used to control a broad range of fungal and bacterial targets. These targets include, but are not limited to species of Penicillium (i.e., expansum, digitatum, italicum), Bottytis sp., Monϊlinia sp., Alternaria sp., Aspergϊllus sp., Rhizopus sp., members of the
Erisyphales (powdery mildews — Sphaerotheca sp., Erisyphe sp., Uncinula sp., Podosphaera sp.), members of the Peronosporales (downy mildews, Phytopthora sp., Pythium sp., Peronospora sp.) Hemibasidiomycetes (rusts and smuts), Venturia sp., Cercospora sp., Pseudocercosporella sp., Cercospora sp., Cercosporidium sp., Fusarium sp., Ophiostoma sp. and other wood staining fungi, and Diplodia sp., other targets include Erwinia sp., Pseudomonas sp., and Xanthomonas sp. These targets can be controlled on seeds, conns, bulbs, flowers, stems, leaves exposed roots and fruits of plants including but not limited to grapes, pears, apples, peaches, nectarines, grapefruit, lemons, oranges, mangos, bananas, tangerines, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, rice, wheat, rye and other cereals, flower crops, and almonds. As used herein, the term "produce" includes, but is not limited to, any of the plant surfaces listed above. Also, as used herein, the term citrus refers to fruits such as oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit, and the like. The compositions can also be applied to surfaces such as freshly cut lumber for the control of fungal or bacterial targets.
Specifically, it has been discovered that pelargonic acid in a concentration of about 0.25 to about 0.5% w v has excellent curative activity against established infections of lemons with Penicϊllium digitatum (Examples 2 and 3). If the lemon is wounded and infected with the pathogen and then 18-24 hours later it is treated, disease does not develop. Disease control is not observed if the fatty acids are applied at the same time the fungus is inoculated or prior to that inoculation. Similarly, apphcations of 2% M-PEDE™ (mainly salts of cl8 fatty acids) or 0.5% pelargonic acid can dramatically reduce further sporulation when apphed to plants which are already severely infected with powdery mildew pathogens (Example 5). Again, application of the same fatty acids to the plants prior to infection (preventative) are ineffective. Thus, the unexpected antifungal and antibacterial activity of fatty acids which we have now observed pertains specifically to their ability to eradicate existing infections. As is shown in Example 2, fatty acids are capable of arresting disease development in Penicϊllium inoculated lemons. This is a wound pathogen, and by th_ time citrus fruit reaches the packing house, infections of harvesting wounds are typically well estabhshed (12-24 hours) and require therapeutic action.
The utility of fatty acids and their derivatives for therapeutic control is further documented in Example 6 where pelargonic acid shows curative activity against Botrytis cinerea infection of pear and Monilinia fiτicticola infection of nectarine. In these cases where fatty acids are useful for eradication of existing infections of fruit, the further protection of that fruit from subsequent infections can be achieved by the simultaneous or subsequent application of a fungicide* bactericide, or a biological control organism in a dip or spray application. This application can also be made along with the application of various waxes or finishes which are commonly used with fruit. The formulation of such apphcations can also include nutrients which will benefit the establishment of the biocontrol organism.
Fatty acids are also active against obhgate parasites such as powdery mildews. Attempts to control these diseases currently involve rigorous, preventive control programs based on either sulfur products or synthetic fungicides which inhibit ergosterol biosynthesis. If a mildew epidemic becomes too advanced, it is extremely difficult to use those same products to halt its further spread. As shown in Example 5, fatty acids and fatty acid salts which lack the ability to prevent mildew infection are capable of killing severe, estabhshed infections. As such, they are highly advantageous as "rescue treatments" in the event of severe mildew infestations. One element of this invention concerns the range for the efficacious use of fatty acids. At very low concentrations there is no activity, at an intermediate range there is desirable activity, but at higher concentrations the host plant can be damaged and this can actually enhance infection (e.g. in Example 3 where concentrations of pelargonic acid of 0.5% and higher were more severely infected than the water control). In the case of powdery mildew control with pelargonic acid (Example 5), concentrations of 1% and above can become highly phytotoxic as this fatty acid is used commercially as an herbicide. The safety margin between antimicrobial activity and phytotoxicity can be widened by the formulation of the fatty acid. In particular, certain salts are much less phytotoxic and only shghtly less fungicidal than the parent acid (Example 4). Appropriate formulations and concentrations can be readily ascertained by those skilled in this art using the teachings of the subject invention.
As was mentioned earlier, the fatty acids of the subject invention do not show preventive activity; however, it is feasible to combine this potent, therapeutic treatment with the preventive action of chemical fungicides, bactericides, or the exclusionary and/or competitive capabilities of biological control agents. Thus, a further aspect of this invention concerns the combination of fatty acid based compositions with other fungicide compositions. The benefits of these combinations, fall into two main categories: fungicide and bactericide rate reductions, and enhanced activity against pathogens of interest.
The potent, curative activity of the compositions of the subject invention combined with other fungicides or bactericides makes it possible to achieve the same level of control while using a smaller quantity of the non-fatty acid fungicide or bactericide component of the mixture. The compositions of the present invention can comprise a mixture of components wherein said mixture is sufficiently active so that apphcation of the composition enables utilization of reduced amounts of each of the active ingredients while still providing effective activity. This is significant because lower use rates lead to lower residues on the crop or in the environment, lower costs of apphcation, an expansion of the margin between crop safety and efficacy for fungicides which can be phytotoxic (thus enhancing their safety or expanding the crops, varieties or timings for their use), and lower total "market basket" exposure for a multi-use fungicide or bactericide.
In addition, combinations of other fungicides or bactericides with fatty acids offer additional advantages because of the particular mode of action of these materials. One such advantage is a reduction in selection pressure for resistant forms. It is often difficult to find appropriate resistance mixing partners for systemic/curative fungicides since materials which have a different mode of action and which are also curative are rare. Mixtures of curative and nor. "urative fungicides are considered to be less desirable for resistance management. Use rates of fungicides could also be lowered in cases where their current use rate is high to provide control partially tolerant pathogen strains.
Also, there is an enhanced efficacy for multi-action combinations. Many fungicides or bactericides have excellent preventive efficacy, but are ineffective for the eradication of existing infections. Used alone, these compounds must be continually reapplied to maintain a constant, protective cover over the crop tissues. Combinations of such material with a curative, fatty acid product increases overall efficacy of the disease management strategy, allows less frequent use of the protectant, and extends to new crops or regions a control program which uses the fungicide or bactericide in question.
Following are examples which illustrate procedures, including the best mode, for practicing the invention. These examples should not be construed as limiting. All percentages are by weight and all solvent mixture proportions are by volume unless otherwise noted.
Example 1 — Activity of Selected Fatty Acids Against Plant Pathogens
Various concentrations of pelargonic acid in one of two forms was added to molten, Potato Dextrose Agar and poured into small disposable petri plates. The acid was added either as an emulsified free acid (SHARPSHOOTER™ 80% formulation), or as the potassium salt of the pure acid. Control plates were made by adding comparable concentrations of the surfactants in the SHARPSHOOTER™ formulation or by adding water. To these plates were added suspensions of the spores of Penicillium digitatum or Botrytis cinerea. These plates were observed 3 days later for fungal geπnination and growth and the results are shown in Table 1.
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+ = germination - = no germination Example 2 — A Comparison of Preventive and Curative Activity of Pelargonic Acid for the Control of Green Mold Infections of Lemons
Lemons grown without the apphcation of synthetic chemicals were harvested and inoculated at 5 marked locations with spores of Penicillium digatatum (107 conidia/ml) by pricking to a depth of 2 mm with an 18-gauge needle dipped in a spore suspension. After inoculation the lemons were held in closed plastic boxes over wet paper towel at 22°C. The lemons were either not- dipped or dipped in a 1% a.i. suspension of SHARPSHOOTER™ (80% formulation) at 0, 5, 16 or 24 hours after inoculation. Infection was rated 4 days after inoculation based on the number of wounds which became infected (Table
2).
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Example 3 — Dose Response Characteristics of Pelargonic Acid for the Control of Green Mold of Lemons Lemons grown without the apphcation of synthetic chemicals were harvested and surface disinfected by washing in a 1:10 dilution of household bleach. They were inoculated at 5 marked locations with spores of Penicillium dij&atum (105 conidia per ml) by pricking to a depth of 2 mm with an 18-gauge needle dipped into the spore suspension. They were incubated for 18 hours at 22°C in closed, plastic boxes on trays above wet paper towels. At that time they were removed and immersed for 15 seconds in dilutions of SHARPSHOOTER™ (an emulsified suspension of pelargonic acid) or in water. The lemons were allowed to drain-off and then returned to the boxes to incubate at 22°C for 13 days. Disease was rated 13 days later based on the percentage of wound sites which became infected (Table 3).
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Example 4 — Efficacy of Pelargonic Acid in Various Forms for the Control of
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Green Mold of Lemons Lemons grown without the apphcation of synthetic chemicals were harvested and surface disinfected by washing in a 1:10 dilution of household bleach. They were inoculated at 5 marked locations with spores of Penicillium digitatum (106 conidia per ml) by pricking to a depth of 2 mm with an 18-gauge needle dipped into the spore suspension. They were incubated for 18 hours at 22°C in closed, plastic boxes on trays above wet paper towels. At that time they were removed and immersed for 15 seconds in dilutions of SHARPSHOOTER™ (an emulsified suspension of pelargonic acid), in a surfactant blank of SHARPSHOOTER™ (the same surfactants at the same concentration used in SHARPSHOOTER™ without the fatty acid), or in SHARPSHOOTER™ which was converted to the potassium salt by titration to pH 7 with 10 N KOH. The lemons were allowed to drain-off and then returned to the boxes to incubate at 22°C. As in the other examples, the spore concentrations and the incubation temperature used constitutes a severe test of the ability of an agent to provide control of this disease. Either a delay in disease onset or in the highest disease level realized constitutes an indication of useful control under actual storage conditions. Disease was rated 5 days later based on the percentage of wound sites which became infected (Table 4).
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Example 5 - The Activity of Various Salts and Esters of Pelargonic Acid for the Control of Lemon Green Mold Lemons were surface disinfected in 10% bleach and dried. These were stab-inoculated with a 3 mm long, 18-gauge needle dipped into a spore suspension containing 106 spores/ml of Penicillium digitatum. Five injuries were made in each fruit along a diagonal mark. The lemons were incubated at 22°C for 18 hours at high humidity. The fruit was then treated with various salts or esters of pelargonic acid. To synthesize ethylene glycol monopelargonate, 51.5 g pelargonic acid and 51 g ethylene glycol were dissolved in 200 ml of dichloromethane, and 20 drops of H2S04 were added to the mixture. This mixture was stored at room temperature for 6 days. After 6 days, 150 ml of 0.1 N NaOH was added to the reaction mixture which was then vigorously shaken. The dichloromethane layer
(lower layer) was collected and washed with saturated NaCl solution.
After drying on Na2S04, the chloroform layer was evaporated. Remaining oil (38 g) was subjected to vacuum distillation yielding 34.8 g (yield 53.8%) of ethylene glycol monopelargonate (b.p. 135-137°C (7 mm Hg)). A ready-to use aqueous formulation of the isopropylamine salt of pelargonic (nonanoic) acid was prepared. The pelargonic acid was obtained as "EMERY 1202" from Quantum Chemical Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a mixture of normal fatty acids of chain length 8, 9, and 10, with C9 being predominant. Various aqueous formulations were prepared with up to 20% active ingredient as the fatty acid and up to 6% isopropylamine, with the balance being water. The requisite amount of pelargonic acid was dispensed into an appropriate mixing vessel and the mixing initiated. The requisite amount of water was added to the acid and the acid dispersed into the water by mixing, thus foπning a cloudy, unstable dispersion. Isopropylamine (ALDRICH Chemical Company, Milwaukee, WI) was added slowly, with continuous mixing, in sufficient quantity to bring the pH of the formulation to approximately 7.4-7.8. At this approximate pH the cloudy dispersion became translucent as the fatty acid isopropylamine salt became water soluble.
The 2% treatments were apphed with a cotton swab, the lower concentrations were apphed by dipping the fruit in the test solution. The fruit was incubated in the same conditions for an additional 72 hours, after which the infection was rated based on the number of injury sites exhibiting characteristic softening and sporulation. The percent disease control was calculated by comparing the level of infection to that in the untreated check (83% of injuries infected).
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Example 6 — Dose-Response Effects of Various Fatty Acids for the Control of Powdery Mildew on Kentucky Bluegrass
Kentucky Bluegrass plants were grown in 6-cell Jiffy strips for four weeks, cut to 5 cm and transplanted cell-by-cell into a 4 inch plastic pot with Promix putting medium. One half of the pots were allowed to become naturally infested with powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis) so that 85-100 percent of the leaf area was covered with sporulating colonies of the fungus. The other half of the pots were grown without exposure to powdery mildew. Both types of plants were treated with water (as a control), with dilutions of M-PEDE™ (mainly potassium salts of cl8:0 fatty acids), or with dilutions of SHARPSHOOTER™ (emulsified pelargonic acid). The already infected plants thus received a "curative" treatment. One day after the treatment, the as-yet uninfected plants ("preventive treatment") were inoculated by shaking heavily infected plants over the pots. AU plants were then incubated in a greenhouse and at different intervals were evaluated for percent coverage of the leaf surface by powdery mildew. These results are expressed as percent control relative to the water check for the curative treatments and percent infection for the preventive treatments (Table 6).
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Example 7 - Efficacy of Pelargonic Acid and its Salt for the Control of Botrytis' όinerea Infection of Pears and of Monilinia fructicola Infection of Nectarines
Undamaged apples were prick inoculated with spores of Botrytis cinerea (106 conidia/ml) by dipping an 18 gauge needle in the spore suspension and using it to make a 2 mm deep wound at 5 locations on each of 4 fruits. Nectarines were similarly inoculated with Monilinia fructicola (106 cfu/ml). The fruits were then placed in closed, plastic boxes on trays above wet paper towels. After 18 hours of incubation at 22°C, the fruits were removed and dipped for 15 seconds in water, in dilutions of SHARPSHOOTER™ (an emulsified suspension of pelargonic acid) or in SHARPSHOOTER™ converted to its potassium salt by titration to pH 7 with 10 N KOH. They were returned to the boxes and allowed to incubate for 7 or 14 days at 22°C at which time they were rated for percent infection based on the number of wounds which developed decay typical of the disease in question (Table 7).
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Example 8 — The Use of Various Agents Including Fatty Acids for the Disruption of Peanut Leaf Surface Microflora
Peanut plants were grown in the greenhouse for three weeks, after which time they were sprayed with a leaf-washing suspension from local landscape plants. This provided a charge of potential leaf surface-colonizing microbes. These plants were then held each night in a 22°C dew chamber and placed outdoors in full sun each day. This step provides realistic selection pressure for normal leaf surface microflora. After three days in this regime, the plants were treated each day with various agents with the potential to exercise selective pressure on the population of microbes and thus to enrich for organisms tolerant to or favored by the applied agent. The agents consisted of various combinations of potassium carbonate (0.05%), the potassium salt of pelargonic acid (0.5%), and yeast ghosts (108 cells/ml, Baker's yeast killed by boiling and washed extensively by centrifugation). The potassium carbonate and pelargonic acid were considered "negative" selection agents and the yeast ghosts were considered a "positive" selection agent. These agents were apphed on each of three days, during which time the plants continued to cycle between the dew chamber and sun exposure. At the end of this treatment period, individual leaves were harvested and washed to recover surface colonizing organisms. These washings were dilution-plated on both nutrient agar and potato dextrose agar, and the mean populations recovered are listed in Table 8.
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In addition to effects on the total surface populations recovered, these treatments also had evident effects on the composition of the microflora (based on colony size, morphology, color, and growth on different media). Following this enrichment procedure, individual colonies can be isolated. Microorganisms thus isolated can then serve as hosts for heterologous genes which may be transformed into said host. Advantageously, these heterologous genes could code for a protein which is toxic to a plant pest. Such toxins are widely known in the art as are the genes which code for these toxins. For example, it is well known that many Bacillus thuringiensis express proteins which are toxic to plant pests. B.t.s may be applied to plants, according to the subject invention, in conjunction with fatty acid treatment or, alternatively, B.t. genes coding for toxins may be placed into, and expressed in, other hosts which are particularly adapted to growth and persistence on plants, especially in the presence of fatty acids. Methods for inserting these genes into an appropriate host are also well known. See, for example, published
European Patent Apphcation 0 200 344. The transformed microorganism can then be applied to appropriate plants in need of protection from pests. The plants may first be treated with a fatty acid composition to clear away competing microbes and to control bacterial and fungal infection, if necessary. Once transformed microbes are apphed to the plants, fatty acids may subsequently be applied to clear away competing or undesirable microbes. Apphcations of fatty acid may be accompanied by enrichment agents to assist the colonization of the desired microbes. Also, the desired microbes may be further transformed with additional gene(s) which make these microbes particularly adapted to selective enrichment.
Example 9 — Application of Microfloral Disruption Agents in a Field Enrichment Protocol
Agents with the potential to disrupt leaf and flower surface microflora were apphed on 4 days during a 1 week period to tomato plants in a commercial production field. After this period, leaf washings from 15-20 separate leaflets or flowers were dilution-plated for each treatment and the number of colonies (yeasts and bacteria) were determined as reported in Table 9.
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As in Example 8, these agents were able to alter both the density and composition of the microflora on leaves and flowers. As described in Example 8, microbes isolated after apphcation of selection treatments can be used as exceUent plant colonizers for apphcation of recombinant toxii? nroducing microbes. It should be understood that the examples and embodiments described herein are for iUustrative purposes only and that various modifications or changes in light thereof whl be suggested to persons skiUed in the art and are to be included within the spirit and purview of this apphcation and the scope of the appended claims.

Claims

Claims
1. A method for the control of established fungal or bacterial plant disease, said method comprising the apphcation of a fungicidal or bactericidal amount of a fatty acid, its salt or derivative, or mixture thereof, to the situs of said plant disease.
2. The method, according to claim 1, wherein said fatty acid, its salt or derivative, is a compound which can be represented by the foUowing formula:
R1Y1V2CZR2 wherein Z = O, N, or S Rx = C5 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof Yt = H, - hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along Rj Y2 = H, Cj-Cs hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along Rx R2 = Cj-C^o saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched, hydrocarbon having at least one hydroxyl group at any position on R2; salts; or H.
3. The method, according to claim 2, wherein Z = O, and R2 is selected from the group consisting of: ahphatic amines which form cationic ahphatic ammonium compounds; K; Na; and H.
4. The method, according to claim 3, wherein R2 is isopropyl amine.
5. The method, according to claim 2, wherein said compound is a mono- glycol ester.
6. The method, according to claim 2, wherein said fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, linoleic acid, hnolenic, acid, pelargonic acid, their salts and esters.
7. The method, according to claim 2, which comprises the apphcation of two or more fatty acids, their salts or derivatives, sequentiaUy or simultaneously.
8. The method, according to claim 2, wherein said fatty acid, its salt or derivative, is contained in a natural product which is formulated for the purpose of apphcation to crops, produce, or wood products.
9. The method, according to claim 8, wherein said natural product is selected from the group consisting of citrus seed ohs and coconut oil.
10. The method, according to claim 2, which further comprises the apphcation of a synthetic or inorganic fungicide or bactericide.
11. The method, according to claim 10, wherein said synthetic or inorganic fungicide or bactericide is selected from the group consisting of benomyl, borax, captafol, captan, chlorothalonil, various forms of copper and zinc, dichlone, dicloran, iodine, fenarimol, imazahl, myclobutaml, propiconazole, prochloraz, terbutrazole, flusilazole, triadimefon, tebuconazole, folpet, iprodione, mancozeb,' maneb, metalaxyl, oxycarboxin, oxytetracycline, PCNB, pentachlorophenol, quinomethionate, sodium arsenite, sodium DNOC, sodium hypochlorite, sodium phenylphenate, streptomycin, sulfur, thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl, triforine, vinclozolin, zineb, ziram, tricyclazole, cymoxaml, blasticidin and vahdimycin.
12. The method, according to claim 2, wherein said plant disease is caused by a pathogen selected from the group consisting of Penicillium sp., Botrytis sp., Monilinia sp., Alternaria sp., Aspergillus sp., Mucor sp., Rhizopus sp., Geotnchum sp., Diplodia sp., Colletotrichum sp., members of the orders Erisphales, Peronosporales, Hemiascomycetes, Venturia sp., Cercospora sp., Cercosporidium sp., Pseudocercosporella sp., Myrothecium sp., Fusarium sp., Ophiostoma sp., Erwinia sp., Pseudomonas sp., and Xanthomonas sp.
13. The method, according to claim 12, wherein said pathogen is selected from the group consisting of Penicillium sp., Botrytis cinera, Monilinia fructicola, and powdery mildew fungi in the order Erisyphales.
14. The method, according to claim 2, wherein said fungal plant disease is affecting produce selected from the group consisting of citrus, bananas, mangos, tomatoes, pears, grapes, apples, peaches, and nectarines.
15. The method, according to claim 2, wherein said fatty acid is apphed to foliage or produce before harvest.
16. The method, according to claim 2, wherein said fatty acid is apphed to fohage or produce after harvest.
17. The method, according to claim 1, which further comprises the administration of a biocontrol agent.
18. The method, according to claim 17, wherein said fatty acid, its salt or derivative, is a compound which can be represented by the foUowing formula: -
R1Y1Y2CZR2 wherein Z = O, N, or S Rj = C5 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof Yx = H, Cι-C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along Rx Y2 = H, (- hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along Rx 9 R2 = - o saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched, 0 hydrocarbon which may have one or more hydroxyl groups 1 at any position on R2; carbohydrate; salt; or H.
1 19. The method, according to claim 18, wherein Z = O, and R2 is selected
2 from the group consisting of: ahphatic amines which form cationic ahphatic
3 ammonium compounds; K; Na; and H.
1 20. The method, according to claim 19, wherein R2 is isopropyl amine.
1 21. The method, according to claim 18, wherein said compound is a mono-
2 glycol ester.
1 22. The method, according to claim 18, wherein said fatty acid is selected
2 from the group consisting of oleic acid, linoleic acid, hnolenic acid, pelargonic
3 acid, their salts and esters.
1.
23. The method, according to claim 18, which comprises the apphcation
2 of two or more fatty acids, their salts or derivatives, sequentiaUy or simultaneously.
1 24. The method, according to claim 18, wherein said fatty acid, its salt or derivative, is contained in a natural product which is formulated for the purpose ' of apphcation to crops, produce, or wood products.
25. The method, according to claim 18, wherein said biocontrol agent is selected from the group consisting of bacteria, filamentous fungi, yeasts, and actinomycetes.
26. The method, according to claim 25, wherein, said biocontrol agent is selected from the group consisting of, Bacillus sp., Pseudomonas sp., Trichoderma sp., Erwinia sp., Pichia sp., Candida sp., Cryptococcus sp., Talaromyces sp., Chaetomium sp., Gliocladium sp., Aureobasidium sp., Dabaryomyces sp., Exophilia sp., and Mariannaea sp.
27. The method, according to claim 18, wherein said biocontrol agent has been selected or engineered for tolerance to fatty acids.
28. The method, according to claim 18, wherein said plant disease is caused by a pathogen selected from the group consisting of Penicillium sp., Botrytis sp., Monilinia sp., Alternaria sp., Aspergillus sp., Mucor sp., Rhizopus sp., Geotn hum sp., Diplodia sp., Colletotrichum sp. , members of the orders Erisphales, Peronosporales, Hemiascomycetes, Venturia sp., Cercospora sp., Cercosporidium sp., Pseudocercosporella sp., Myrothecium sp., Fusarium sp., Ophiostoma sp., Erwinia sp., Pseudomonas sp., and Xanthomonas sp.
29. The method, according to claim 28, wherein said pathogen is selected from the group consisting of Penicillium sp., Botrytis cinera, Monilinia fructicola, and powdery mildew fungi in the order Erisyphales.
30. The method, according to claim 18, wherein said fungal plant disease is affecting produce selected from the group consisting of citrus, bananas, mangos, tomatoes, pears, grapes, apples, peaches, and nectarines.
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31. The method, according to claim 18, wherein said fatty acid and biocontrol agent are apphed to foliage or produce before harvest.
32. The method, according to claim 18, wherein said fatty acid and biocontrol agent are apphed to foliage or produce after harvest.
33. A method for manipulating the microbial population of a wood, plant, or harvested produce surface, said method comprising the apphcation of a negative selection agent to said wood, plant, or harvested produce surface to disrupt the resident surface microflora and aUow enhanced colonization of that surface by microorganisms favored by the apphcation of said selection agent.
34. The method, according to claim 33, wherein said negative selection agent is chosen from the group consisting of fatty acids, and their salts and derivatives; natural products containing fatty acids, and their salts and derivatives; carbonate salts; agricultural spray oils derived from petroleum based products; alcohols; inorganic metals; and combinations thereof.
35. The method, according to claim 34, wherein said fatty acid, its salt or derivative, is a compound which can be represented by the foUowing formula:
O
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R1Y1Y2CZR2 wherein Z = O, N, or S Rx = C5 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof Yj = H, Cj- hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along Rj Y2 = H, C^ hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along Rj R2 = -Cjo saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched,' ' • hydrocarbon which may have one or more hydroxyl groups at any position on R2; carbohydrate; salt; or H.
36. The method, according to claim 35, wherein Z = O, and R2 is selected from the group consisting of: ahphatic amines which form cationic ahphatic ammonium compounds; K; Na; and H.
37. The method, according to claim 36, wherein R2 is isopropyl amine.
38. The method, according to claim 35, wherein said compound is a mono- glycol ester.
39. The method, according to claim 35, wherein said fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of oleic acid, linoleic acid, hnolenic acid, pelargonic acid, their salts and esters.
40. The method, according to claim 35, which comprises the apphcation of two or more fatty acids, their salts or derivatives, sequentiaUy or simultaneously.
41. The method, according to claim 34, wherein said fatty acid, its salt or derivative, is contained in a natural product which is formulated for the purpose of apphcation to crops, produce, or wood products.
42. The method, according to claim 34, wherein said agricultural spray oh is chosen from the group consisting of SunSpray oils 6N, 7N, 8N, 9N, and UN.
43. The method, according to claim 34, which further comprises the addition of a positive selection agent in combination with the negative selection agent and wherein said positive selection agent is chosen from the group consisting of yeast ghosts, bacterial ghosts, algal ghosts, complex carbohydrates, simple carbohydrates, organic nitrogen, and combinations thereof.
44. The method, according to claim 34, wherein said method is used to promote the establishment and growth of a desired microorganism on a plant surface, said method comprising applying a composition comprising a fatty acid, its salt or derivative, as defined in claim 32, to said plant, wherein said method further comprises applying said desired microorganism to said plant.
45. The method, according to claim 44, wherein said desired microorganism is selected from the group consisting of bacteria, filamentous fungi, yeasts, and actinomycetes.
46. The method, according to claim 45, wherein, said desired microorganism is selected from the group consisting of, Bacillus sp., Pseudomonas sp., Trichoderma sp., Erwinia sp., Pichia sp., Candida sp., Cryptococcus sp., Talaromyces sp., Chaetomium sp., Gliocladium sp., Aureobasidium sp., Dabaryomyces sp., Exophilia sp., and Mariannaea sp.
47. The method, according to claim 44, wherein said desired microorganism has been selected or engineered for tolerance to fatty acids.
48. The method, according to claim 34, wherein said plant disease is caused by a pathogen selected from the group consisting of Penicillium sp., Botrytis sp., Monilinia sp., Alternaria sp., Aspergillus sp., Mucor sp., Rhizopus sp., Geotnchum sp., Diplodia sp., Colletotrichum sp., members of the orders Erisphales, Peronosporales, Hemiascomycetes, Venturia sp., Cercospora sp., Cercosporidium sp., Pseudocercosporella sp., Myrothecium sp., Fusarium sp., Ophiostoma sp., Erwinia sp., Pseudomonas sp., and Xanthomonas sp.
49. The method, according to claim 48, wherein said pathogen is selected from the group consisting of Penicillium sp., Botrytis cinera, Monilinia fructicola, and powdery mildew fungi in the order Erisyphales.
50. The method, according to claim 34, wherein said fungal plant disease! is affecting produce selected from the group consisting of citrus, bananas, mangos, tomatoes, pears, grapes, apples, peaches, and nectarines.
51. The method, according to claim 44, wherein said fatty acid and desired microorganism are applied to fohage or produce before harvest.
52. The method, according to claim 44, wherein said fatty acid and desired microorganism are apphed to fohage or produce after harvest.
53. The method, according to claim 44, wherein said composition comprising a fatty acid, its salt or derivative, is apphed to said plant before the application of said desired microorganism.
54. The method, according to claim 44, wherein said composition comprising a fatty acid is apphed to said plant simultaneously with, or after, the application of said desired microorganism.
55. The method, according to claim 44, wherein said desired microorganism is selected or engineered for resistance to fatty acids.
56. The method, according to claim 44, wherein said desired microorganism expresses a toxin which is toxic to a plant pest.
57. The method, according to claim 56, wherein said microorganism is a Bacillus thuringiensis.
58. The method, according to claim 56, wherein said microorganism comprises a heterologous gene wherein said gene expresses said toxin.
59. The method, according to claim 58, wherein said heterologous gene is a Bacillus thuringiensis gene.
60. The method, according to claim 34, wherein said method is used to isolate microorganisms resistant to fatty acids, their salts or derivatives, said method comprising applying a composition comprising a fatty acid, its salt or derivative, to said plant and culturing the remaining microbes to isolate microorganisms which have survived said apphcation of fatty acid, its salt or derivative.
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