WO2014147534A1 - Synergistic compositions comprising a bacillus subtilis strain and a pesticide - Google Patents

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WO2014147534A1
WO2014147534A1 PCT/IB2014/059783 IB2014059783W WO2014147534A1 WO 2014147534 A1 WO2014147534 A1 WO 2014147534A1 IB 2014059783 W IB2014059783 W IB 2014059783W WO 2014147534 A1 WO2014147534 A1 WO 2014147534A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
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  • Synergistic compositions comprising a Bacillus subtilis strain and a pesticide
  • the present invention relates to mixtures comprising, as active components the Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant and a pesticide.
  • Bacillus subtilis strain FB17 was originally isolated from red beet roots in North America (System. Appl. Microbiol. 27, 372-379, 2004, incorporated herein by reference). The strain was isolated from beet root on the basis of its ability to form surface biofilm and dendritic growth. This strain is known to be recruited by Arabidopsis roots by malic acid excretion (Plant Physiol. 148,1547-1556, 2008). This Bacillus subtilis strain promotes plant health (US 2010/0260735 A1 , incorporated herein by reference), induces growth response and protection against pathogenic organisms and drought through colonization and biofilm formation on the Arabidopsis thaliana root surface (Planta 226, 283-297, 2007).
  • B. subtilis FB17 has also been deposited at American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), Manassas, VA, USA, under accession number PTA-1 1857 on April 26, 201 1. In the abovementioned publications, Bacillus subtilis strain FB17 may also be referred to as UD1022 or UD10-22.
  • compositions which, at a reduced total amount of active compounds applied, have improved activity against the harmful fungi or pests or improved plant growth regulating activity (synergistic mixtures) and a broadened activity spectrum, in particular for certain indications.
  • pests embrace animal pests, and harmful fungi.
  • compositions that improve plants a process which is commonly and hereinafter referred to as " plant health" .
  • the invention can also result in an advantageous behavior during formulation or during use, for example during grinding, sieving, emulsifying, dissolving or dispensing; improved storage stability and light sta- bility, advantageous residue formation, improved toxicological or ecotoxicological behaviour, improved properties of the plant, for example better growth, increased harvest yields, a better developed root system, a larger leaf area, greener leaves, stronger shoots, less seed required, lower phytotoxicity, mobilization of the defense system of the plant, good compatibility with plants.
  • B. subtilis FB17 and the biopesticides as defined herein and/or a persistency of the fungicidal, insecticidal, acaricidal and/or nemati- cidal action is expected.
  • the present invention relates to mixtures comprising, as active components
  • Bacillus subtilis strain FB17 or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant;
  • strobilurins e.g. strobilurins: azoxystrobin, coumethoxy- strobin, coumoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fenaminstrobin, fenoxy- strobin/flufenoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-m ethyl, metominostrobin, orysas- trobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyrametostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, 2-[2-(2,5-dimethyl-phenoxymethyl)-phenyl]-3-methoxy-acrylic acid methyl ester and 2-(2-(3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1 -methyl-allylideneaminooxymethyl)-phenyl)-2- methoxyimino-N-methyl-acetamide, pyribencarb, tric
  • - inhibitors of complex II e. g. carboxamides: benodanil, benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, boscalid, carboxin, fenfuram, fluopyram, flutolanil, fluxapyroxad, furametpyr, iso- pyrazam, mepronil, oxycarboxin, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane, tecloftalam, thifluzamide, N-(4'-trifluoromethylthiobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1 -methyl- 1 H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(2-(1 ,3,3-trimethyl-butyl)-phenyl)-1 ,3-dimethyl-
  • complex II e. g. carboxamides: benodanil, benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, boscalid, carboxin, fenfuram, flu
  • respiration inhibitors e.g. complex I, uncouplers: diflumetorim, (5,8-difluoro- quinazolin-4-yl)- ⁇ 2-[2-fluoro-4-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yloxy)-phenyl]-ethyl ⁇ -amine; nitrophenyl derivates: binapacryl, dinobuton, dinocap, fluazinam; ferimzone; organ- ometal compounds: fentin salts, such as fentin-acetate, fentin chloride or fentin hydroxide; ametoctradin; and silthiofam;
  • complex I uncouplers
  • DM I fungicides triazoles: azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole-M, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, oxpoconazole, paclobutra- zole, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triticonazole, uniconazole,
  • Delta14-reductase inhibitors aldimorph, dodemorph, dodemorph-acetate, fenpropi- morph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, piperalin, spiroxamine;
  • - phenylamides or acyl amino acid fungicides benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, kiralaxyl, met- alaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), ofurace, oxadixyl;
  • tubulin inhibitors such as benzimidazoles, thiophanates: benomyl, carbendazim, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl; triazolopyrimidines: 5-chloro-
  • cell division inhibitors diethofencarb, ethaboxam, pencycuron, fluopicolide, zoxamide, metrafenone, pyriofenone;
  • - methionine synthesis inhibitors anilino-pyrimidines: cyprodinil, mepanipyrim, py- rimethanil;
  • blasticidin-S blasticidin-S, kasugamycin, kasugamycin hydrochloride- hydrate, mildiomycin, streptomycin, oxytetracyclin, polyoxine, validamycin A;
  • MAP / histidine kinase inhibitors fluoroimid, iprodione, procymidone, vinclozolin, fenpiclonil, fludioxonil;
  • Phospholipid biosynthesis inhibitors edifenphos, iprobenfos, pyrazophos, isoprothi- olane;
  • oxathiapiprolin oxathiapiprolin
  • - thio- and dithiocarbamates ferbam, mancozeb, maneb, metam, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram; - organochlorine compounds (e.g. phthalimides, sulfamides, chloronitriles): anilazine, chlorothalonil, captafol, captan, folpet, dichlofluanid, dichlorophen, hexachloro- benzene, pentachlorphenole and its salts, phthalide, tolylfluanid, N-(4-chloro-2-nitro- phenyl)-N-ethyl-4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide;
  • organochlorine compounds e.g. phthalimides, sulfamides, chloronitriles
  • guanidine dodine, dodine free base, guazatine, guazatine- acetate, iminoctadine, iminoctadine-triacetate, iminoctadine-tris(albesilate), dithi- anon, 2,6-dimethyl-1 H,5H-[1 ,4]dithiino[2,3-c:5,6-c']dipyrrole-1 ,3,5,7(2H ,6H)-tetraone; ⁇ ) Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
  • glucan synthesis validamycin, polyoxin B; melanin synthesis inhibitors: pyroquilon, tricyclazole, carpropamid, dicyclomet, fenoxanil;
  • abscisic acid amidochlor, ancymidol, 6-benzylaminopurine, brassinolide, butralin, chlormequat (chlormequat chloride), choline chloride, cyclanilide, daminozide, dike- gulac, dimethipin, 2,6-dimethylpuridine, ethephon, flumetralin, flurprimidol, fluthiacet, forchlorfenuron, gibberellic acid, inabenfide, indole-3-acetic acid , maleic hydrazide, mefluidide, mepiquat (mepiquat chloride), naphthaleneacetic acid, N-6-benzyladenine, paclobutrazol, prohexadione (prohexadione-calcium), prohydrojasmon, thidiazuron, tri- apenthenol, tributyl phosphorotrithioate, 2,3,5-
  • acetochlor alachlor, butachlor, dimethachlor, dimethenamid, flufenacet, mefenacet, metolachlor, metazachlor, napropamide, naproanilide, pethoxamid, preti- lachlor, propachlor, thenylchlor;
  • - aryloxyphenoxypropionates clodinafop, cyhalofop-butyl, fenoxaprop, fluazifop, ha- loxyfop, metamifop, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-P-tefuryl;
  • - (thio)carbamates asulam, butylate, carbetamide, desmedipham, dimepiperate, ep- tam (EPTC), esprocarb, molinate, orbencarb, phenmedipham, prosulfocarb, pyri- buticarb, thiobencarb, triallate;
  • acifluorfen acifluorfen, aclonifen, bifenox, diclofop, ethoxyfen, fomesafen, lac- tofen, oxyfluorfen;
  • imidazolinones imazamethabenz, imazamox, imazapic, imazapyr, imazaquin, ima- zethapyr;
  • - phenoxy acetic acids clomeprop, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 2,4-DB, dichlorprop, MCPA, MCPA-thioethyl, MCPB, Mecoprop;
  • - pyridines aminopyralid, clopyralid, diflufenican, dithiopyr, fluridone, fluroxypyr, piclo- ram, picolinafen, thiazopyr;
  • - sulfonyl ureas amidosulfuron, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, chlor- sulfuron, cinosulfuron, cyclosulfamuron, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, flucetosulfu- ron, flupyrsulfuron, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, imazosulfuron, iodosulfuron, mesosulfuron, metazosulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, nicosulfuron, oxasulfuron, primi- sulfuron, prosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron, rimsulfuron, sulfometuron, sulfosulfuron, thif- ensulfuron, triasulfuron, tribenuron, trifloxysulfuron, triflusulfuron, trito
  • - triazines ametryn, atrazine, cyanazine, dimethametryn, ethiozin, hexazinone, met- amitron, metribuzin, prometryn, simazine, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, triaziflam;
  • ureas chlorotoluron, daimuron, diuron, fluometuron, isoproturon, linuron, metha- benzthiazuron,tebuthiuron;
  • acetolactate synthase inhibitors bispyribac-sodium, cloransulam-methyl, di- closulam, florasulam, flucarbazone, flumetsulam, metosulam, ortho-sulfamuron, pe- noxsulam, propoxycarbazone, pyribambenz-propyl, pyribenzoxim, pyriftalid, pyrimi- nobac-methyl, pyrimisulfan, pyrithiobac, pyroxasulfone, pyroxsulam; - others: amicarbazone, aminotriazole, anilofos, beflubutamid, benazolin, bencarba- zone,benfluresate, benzofenap, bentazone, benzobicyclon, bicyclopyrone, bromacil, bromobutide, butafenacil, butamifos, cafenstrole, carfen
  • organo(thio)phosphates 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, trichlorfon;
  • - pyrethroids allethrin, bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cyphenothrin, cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, beta-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, deltamethrin, esfen- valerate, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, imiprothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin, prallethrin, pyrethrin I and II, resmethrin, silafluofen, tau-fluvalinate, tefluthrin, tetramethrin, tralomethrin, transfluthrin, profluthrin, dimefluthrin;
  • - insect growth regulators a) chitin synthesis inhibitors: benzoylureas: chlorfluazuron, cyramazin, diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, no- valuron, teflubenzuron, triflumuron; buprofezin, diofenolan, hexythiazox, etoxazole, clofentazine; b) ecdysone antagonists: halofenozide, methoxyfenozide, tebufeno- zide, azadirachtin; c) juvenoids: pyriproxyfen, methoprene, fenoxycarb; d) lipid bio- synthesis inhibitors: spirodiclofen, spiromesifen, spirotetramat;
  • flupyradifurone imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, thiacloprid, 1 -2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-2-nitrimino-3,5-dimethyl-[1 ,3,5]triazinane;
  • GABA antagonist compounds endosulfan, ethiprole, fipronil, vaniliprole, pyra- fluprole, pyriprole, 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-methyl-phenyl)-4-sulfinamoyl-
  • - macrocyclic lactone insecticides abamectin, emamectin, milbemectin, lepimectin, spinosad, spinetoram;
  • M ETI mitochondrial electron transport inhibitor
  • - oxidative phosphorylation inhibitors cyhexatin, diafenthiuron, fenbutatin oxide, pro- pargite;
  • cryomazine cryomazine
  • chlorantraniliprole chlorantraniliprole, cyantraniliprole, flubendiamide,
  • the compounds II, their preparation and their biological activity e.g. against harmful fungi, pests or weed is known (e.g. http://www.alanwood.net/pesticides/, e-Pesticide Manual V5.2 (ISBN 978 1 901396 85 0) (2008-201 1 )); many of these substances are commercially available.
  • the mixtures comprise as compounds II fungicidal compounds that are in- dependency of each other selected from the groups A'), B'), C), D'), E'), F'), G'), H'), I'), J') and K').
  • mixtures comprise as compound II a plant growth regulator compound that is selected from the group L').
  • mixtures comprise as compound II a her- bicidal compound that is selected from the group M').
  • mixtures comprise as compound II an insecticidal compound that is selected from the group N').
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group A) and particularly selected from azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, tri- floxystrobin; famoxadone, fenamidone; benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, boscalid, fluopyram, fluxapy- roxad, isopyrazam, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane; ametoctradin, cyazofamid, fluazinam, fentin salts, such as fentin acetate.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from azoxystrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin;
  • bixafen, boscalid, fluopyram, fluxapyroxad, penflufen, penthiopyrad, and sedaxane bixafen, boscalid, fluopyram, fluxapyroxad, penflufen, penthiopyrad, and sedaxane.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group B') and particularly selected from cyproconazole, difeno- conazole, epoxiconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, tebuconazole, tetracon- azole, triticonazole, prochloraz, fenarimol, triforine; dodemorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, spiroxamine; fenhexamid.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from cyproconazole, difenoconazole, fluquinconazole, flutriafol, prothioconazole, triadimenol, tebuconazole, triticonazole and prochloraz.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group C) and particularly selected from metalaxyl, (metalaxyl- M) mefenoxam, ofurace.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group D') and particularly selected from benomyl, carbendazim, thiophanate-methyl, ethaboxam, fluopicolide, zoxamide, metrafenone, pyriofenone.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group E') and particularly selected from cyprodinil, mepanipyrim, pyrimethanil.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group P) and particularly selected from iprodione, fludioxonil, vinclozolin, quinoxyfen.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group G') and particularly selected from dimethomorph, flumorph, iprovalicarb, benthiavalicarb, mandipropamid, propamocarb.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group H') and particularly selected from copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, copper sulfate, sulfur, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram, captafol, folpet, chlorothalonil, dichlofluanid, dithianon.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group ⁇ ) and particularly selected from carpropamid and fenoxanil.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group J) and particularly selected from acibenzolar-S-methyl, probenazole, tiadinil, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminium, H3PO3 and salts thereof.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group K) and particularly selected from cymoxanil, proquinazid and A/-methyl-2- ⁇ 1 -[(5-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl)-acetyl]-piperidin-4-yl ⁇ -/V-[(1 R)- 1 ,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1 -yl]-4-thiazolecarboxamide.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from oxathiapiprolin, metalaxyl, (metalaxyl-M) mefenoxam, ethabox- am, dimethomorph, fludioxonil, carboxin, silthiofam, ziram, thiram, carbendazim, thiabendazole and thiophanate-methyl.
  • active substance selected from oxathiapiprolin, metalaxyl, (metalaxyl-M) mefenoxam, ethabox- am, dimethomorph, fludioxonil, carboxin, silthiofam, ziram, thiram, carbendazim, thiabendazole and thiophanate-methyl.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from oxathiapiprolin, metalaxyl, (metalaxyl-M) mefenoxam, ethabox- am and dimethomorph especially for Pythium control.
  • mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from fipronil, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, acetamiprid, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, thiacloiprid, sulfoxaflor, methiocarb, tefluthrin, bifenthrin, ypermethrin, alpha- cypermethrin, spinosad, chlorantraniliprole, cyantraniliprole and thiodicarb, more preferably selected from fipronil, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, imidacloprid, thiacloprid, chlorantraniliprole and cyantraniliprole.
  • Component 1 embraces not only the isolated, pure cultures of the Bacillus subtilis strain
  • FB17 as defined herein, but also its cell-free extract, its suspensions in a whole broth culture or as a metabolite-containing supernatant or a purified metabolite obtained from a whole broth culture of the microorganism or microorganism strain.
  • Whole broth culture refers to a liquid culture containing both cells and media.
  • Supernatant refers to the liquid broth remaining when cells grown in broth are removed by centrifugation, filtration, sedimentation, or other means well known in the art.
  • the term "metabolite” refers to any component, compound, substance or byproduct (including but not limited to small molecule secondary metabolites, polyketides, fatty acid synthase products, non-ribosomal peptides, ribosomal peptides, proteins and enzymes) produced by a microorganism (such as fungi and bacteria, in particular the strains of the invention) that has any beneficial effect as described herein such as pesticidal activity or improvement of plant growth, water use efficiency of the plant, plant health, plant appearance, or the population of beneficial microorganisms in the soil around the plant activity herein.
  • a microorganism such as fungi and bacteria, in particular the strains of the invention
  • cell-free extract refers to an extract of the vegetative cells, spores and/or the whole culture broth of a microorganism comprising cellular metabolites produced by the respective microorganism obtainable by cell disruption methods known in the art such as solvent- based (e. g. organic solvents such as alcohols sometimes in combination with suitable salts), temperature-based, application of shear forces, cell disruption with an ultrasonicator.
  • solvent- based e. g. organic solvents such as alcohols sometimes in combination with suitable salts
  • temperature-based e.g. application of shear forces, cell disruption with an ultrasonicator.
  • the desired extract may be concentrated by conventional concentration techniques such as drying, evaporation, centrifugation or alike. Certain washing steps using organic solvents and/or water- based media may also be applied to the crude extract preferably prior to use.
  • component 1 embraces the Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, and a cell-free extract thereof.
  • strain refers to isolate or a group of isolates exhibiting phenotypic and/or genotypic traits belonging to the same lineage, distinct from those of other isolates or strains of the same species.
  • isolate refers to a pure microbial culture separated from its natural origin, such an isolate obtained by culturing a single microbial colony.
  • An isolate is a pure culture derived from a heterogeneous, wild population of microorganisms.
  • mutant refers a microorganism obtained by direct mutant selection but also includes microorganisms that have been further mutagenized or otherwise manipulated (e.g., via the introduction of a plasmid). Accordingly, embodiments include mutants, variants, and or de- rivatives of the respective microorganism, both naturally occurring and artificially induced mutants. For example, mutants may be induced by subjecting the microorganism to known mutagens, such as N-methyl-nitrosoguanidine, using conventional methods.
  • Mutant strains may be obtained by any methods known in the art such as direct mutant selection, chemical mutagenesis or genetic manipulation (e. g., via the introduction of a plasmid).
  • such mutants are obtainable by applying a known mutagen, such as X-ray, UV radiation or N-methyl-nitrosoguanidine. Subsequent to said treatments a screening for mutant strains showing the desired characteristics may be performed.
  • Bacillus subtilis FB17 may be cultivated using media and fermentation techniques known in the art, e.g. in Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB) at 27°C for 24-72 hrs.
  • TTB Tryptic Soy Broth
  • the bacterial cells were washed and concentrated (e.g. by centrifugation at room temperature for 15 min at 7000 x g).
  • bacterial cells preferably spores were suspended in a suitable dry carrier (e.g. clay).
  • a suitable liquid carrier e.g. water-based
  • Bacillus subtilis FB17 is generally active in temperatures between 7°C and 52°C (Holtmann, G. & Bremer, E. (2004), J. Bacteriol. 186, 1683- 1693).
  • the invention also relates to a method for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi, insects or other pests or to a method for regulating plant growth or to a method for improving the health of the plants using mixtures of Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and a pesticide II and to the use of the components 1 ) and 2) as defined herein for preparing such mixtures, and to compositions and seed comprising these mixtures.
  • the mixtures comprise component 1 ) and component 2) in a synergistically effective amount.
  • mixtures and compositions thereof according to the invention can, in the use form as fungicides and/or insecticides, also be present together with other active substances, e. g. with herbicides, insecticides, growth regulators, fungicides or else with fertilizers, as pre-mix or, if appropriate, not until immeadiately prior to use (tank mix).
  • other active substances e. g. with herbicides, insecticides, growth regulators, fungicides or else with fertilizers, as pre-mix or, if appropriate, not until immeadiately prior to use (tank mix).
  • Bacillus subtilis strain FB17 or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II and the compositions comprising them, respectively, in the use form as insecticide with other insecticides results in many cases in an expansion of the insecticidal spectrum of activity or in a prevention of insecticide resistance de- velopment. Furthermore, in many cases, synergistic effects are obtained.
  • the mixtures comprise besides Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and a pesticide II and the compositions comprising them, as component 3) a further active compound, preferably in a synergistically effective amount.
  • a pesticide III selected from groups A) to T):
  • Inhibitors of complex III at Q 0 site e.g. strobilurins: azoxystrobin, coumethoxystrobin,
  • coumoxystrobin dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fenaminstrobin, fenoxystrobin/flufenoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyrametostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, 2-[2-(2,5-dimethyl-phenoxymethyl)-phenyl]- 3-methoxy-acrylic acid methyl ester and 2-(2-(3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1 -methyl-allylidene- aminooxymethyl)-phenyl)-2-methoxyimino-N-methyl-acetamide, pyribencarb, triclopy- ricarb/chlorodincarb, famoxadone, fenamidone;
  • - inhibitors of complex II e. g. carboxamides: benodanil, benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, boscalid, carboxin, fenfuram, fluopyram, flutolanil, fluxapyroxad, furametpyr, isopyrazam, mepronil, oxycarboxin, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane, tecloftalam, thifluzamide, N-(4'- trifluoromethylthiobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1 H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(2- (1 ,3,3-trimethyl-butyl)-phenyl)-1 ,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1 H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,
  • complex II e. g. carboxamides: benodanil, benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, boscalid,
  • respiration inhibitors e.g. complex I, uncouplers: diflumetorim, (5,8-difluoroquinazolin-
  • DM I fungicides triazoles: azaconazole, bitertanol, bromucona- zole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole-M, epoxiconazole, fenbu- conazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, oxpoconazole, paclobutrazole, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triti- conazole, uniconazole,
  • Delta14-reductase inhibitors aldimorph, dodemorph, dodemorph-acetate, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, piperalin, spiroxamine;
  • phenylamides or acyl amino acid fungicides benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, kiralaxyl, metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), ofurace, oxadixyl;
  • hymexazole hymexazole, octhilinone, oxolinic acid, bupirimate, 5-fluorocytosine, 5-fluoro-2-(p- tolylmethoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine, 5-fluoro-2-(4-fluorophenylmethoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine;
  • tubulin inhibitors such as benzimidazoles, thiophanates: benomyl, carbendazim, fuber- idazole, thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl; triazolopyrimidines: 5-chloro-7-(4-methyl- piperidin-1 -yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-[1 ,2,4]triazolo[1 ,5-a]pyrimidine
  • cell division inhibitors diethofencarb, ethaboxam, pencycuron, fluopicolide, zoxamide, metrafenone, pyriofenone;
  • - methionine synthesis inhibitors anilino-pyrimidines: cyprodinil, mepanipyrim, pyrimethanil; - protein synthesis inhibitors: blasticidin-S, kasugamycin, kasugamycin hydrochloride-hydrate, mildiomycin, streptomycin, oxytetracyclin, polyoxine, validamycin A;
  • MAP / histidine kinase inhibitors fluoroimid, iprodione, procymidone, vinclozolin, fenpiclonil, fludioxonil;
  • - Phospholipid biosynthesis inhibitors edifenphos, iprobenfos, pyrazophos, isoprothiolane;
  • lipid peroxidation dicloran, quintozene, tecnazene, tolclofos-methyl, biphenyl, chloroneb, etridiazole;
  • phospholipid biosynthesis and cell wall deposition dimethomorph, flumorph, mandipropa- mid, pyrimorph, benthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, valifenalate and N-(1 -(1 -(4-cyano-phenyl)- ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl) carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl) ester;
  • oxathiapiprolin oxathiapiprolin
  • organochlorine compounds e.g. phthalimides, sulfamides, chloronitriles: anilazine, chloro- thalonil, captafol, captan, folpet, dichlofluanid, dichlorophen, hexachlorobenzene, pen- tachlorphenole and its salts, phthalide, tolylfluanid, N-(4-chloro-2-nitro-phenyl)-N-ethyl-4- methyl-benzenesulfonamide;
  • organochlorine compounds e.g. phthalimides, sulfamides, chloronitriles
  • guanidine dodine, dodine free base, guazatine, guazatine-acetate, iminoctadine, iminoctadine-triacetate, iminoctadine-tris(albesilate), dithianon, 2,6-dimethyl- 1 H,5H-[1 ,4]dithiino[2,3-c:5,6-c']dipyrrole-1 ,3,5,7(2H,6H)-tetraone;
  • glucan synthesis validamycin, polyoxin B; melanin synthesis inhibitors: pyroqui- lon, tricyclazole, carpropamid, dicyclomet, fenoxanil;
  • N-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl) cyclopropanecarboxylic acid amide 5-chloro-1 -(4,6-dimethoxy- pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methyl-1 H-benzoimidazole, 2-(4-chloro-phenyl)- N-[4-(3,4-dimethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-5-yl]-2-prop-2-ynyloxy-acetamide;
  • abscisic acid amidochlor, ancymidol, 6-benzylaminopurine, brassinolide, butralin, chlormequat (chlormequat chloride), choline chloride, cyclanilide, daminozide, dikegulac, di- methipin, 2,6-dimethylpuhdine, ethephon, flumetralin, flurprimidol, fluthiacet, forchlorfenuron, gibberellic acid, inabenfide, indole-3-acetic acid , maleic hydrazide, mefluidide, mepiquat (mepiquat chloride), naphthaleneacetic acid, N-6-benzyladenine, paclobutrazol, prohexadi- one (prohexadione-calcium), prohydrojasmon, thidiazuron, triapenthenol, tributyl phos- phorotrithioate,
  • acetochlor alachlor, butachlor, dimethachlor, dimethenamid, flufenacet, mefe- nacet, metolachlor, metazachlor, napropamide, naproanilide, pethoxamid, pretilachlor, propachlor, thenylchlor;
  • - aryloxyphenoxypropionates clodinafop, cyhalofop-butyl, fenoxaprop, fluazifop, haloxyfop, metamifop, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-P-tefuryl;
  • EPTC esprocarb, molinate, orbencarb, phenmedipham, prosulfocarb, pyributicarb, thio- bencarb, triallate;
  • acifluorfen acifluorfen, aclonifen, bifenox, diclofop, ethoxyfen, fomesafen, lactofen, ox- yfluorfen;
  • - phenoxy acetic acids clomeprop, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 2,4-DB, dichlor- prop, MCPA, MCPA-thioethyl, MCPB, Mecoprop;
  • - pyridines aminopyralid, clopyralid, diflufenican, dithiopyr, fluridone, fluroxypyr, picloram, picolinafen, thiazopyr;
  • - sulfonyl ureas amidosulfuron, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, chlorsulfuron, cinosulfuron, cyclosulfamuron, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, flucetosulfuron, flupyrsulfuron, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, imazosulfuron, iodosulfuron, mesosulfuron, metazosulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, nicosulfuron, oxasulfuron, primisulfuron, prosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron, rimsulfuron, sulfometuron, sulfosulfuron, thifensulfuron, triasulfuron, tribenuron, trifloxysulfu- ron, thflusulfuron, tri
  • - triazines ametryn, atrazine, cyanazine, dimethametryn, ethiozin, hexazinone, metamitron, metribuzin, prometryn, simazine, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, triaziflam;
  • ureas chlorotoluron, daimuron, diuron, fluometuron, isoproturon, linuron, metha- benzthiazuron,tebuthiuron;
  • acetolactate synthase inhibitors bispyribac-sodium, cloransulam-methyl, diclosulam, florasulam, flucarbazone, flumetsulam, metosulam, ortho-sulfamuron, penoxsulam, propoxycarbazone, pyhbambenz-propyl, pyribenzoxim, pyhftalid, pyhminobac-methyl, pyrim- isulfan, pyrithiobac, pyroxasulfone, pyroxsulam;
  • organo(thio)phosphates acephate, azamethiphos, azinphos-methyl, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyri- fos-methyl, chlorfenvinphos, diazinon, dichlorvos, dicrotophos, dimethoate, disulfoton, ethi- on, fenitrothion, fenthion, isoxathion, malathion, methamidophos, methidathion, methyl- parathion, mevinphos, monocrotophos, oxydemeton-methyl, paraoxon, parathion, phentho- ate, phosalone, phosmet, phosphamidon, phorate, phoxim, pirimiphos-methyl, profenofos, prothiofos, sulprophos, tetrachlorvinphos, terbufos, triazophos, trichlorfon;
  • - pyrethroids 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, profluthrin, dimefluthrin;
  • - insect growth regulators a) chitin synthesis inhibitors: benzoylureas: chlorfluazuron, cy- ramazin, diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron, teflubenzuron, triflumuron; buprofezin, diofenolan, hexythiazox, etoxazole, clofentazine; b) ecdysone antagonists: halofenozide, methoxyfenozide, tebufenozide, azadirachtin; c) juve- noids: pyriproxyfen, methoprene, fenoxycarb; d) lipid biosynthesis inhibitors: spirodiclofen, spiromesifen, spirotetramat;
  • - nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonists compounds clothianidin, dinotefuran, flupyradifurone, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, thiacloprid, 1 -2-chloro-thiazol-5- ylmethyl)-2-nitrimino-3,5-dimethyl-[1 ,3,5]triazinane;
  • - GABA antagonist compounds endosulfan, ethiprole, fipronil, vaniliprole, pyrafluprole,
  • - macrocyclic lactone insecticides abamectin, emamectin, milbemectin, lepimectin, spinosad, spinetoram;
  • - oxidative phosphorylation inhibitors cyhexatin, diafenthiuron, fenbutatin oxide, propargite; - moulting disruptor compounds: cryomazine;
  • chlorantraniliprole chlorantraniliprole, cyantraniliprole, flubendiamide, N-[4,6- dichloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-
  • extract of Acacia negra extract of grapefruit seeds and pulp (e.g. BC-1000 from Chemie S.A., Chile), Paenibacillus poppiliae (e.g. strains NRRL B-
  • Microbial pesticides with fungicidal, bactericidal, viricidal and/or plant defense activator activity Ampelomyces quisqualis, Aspergillus flavus, Aureobasidium pullulans, Bacillus amyloliq- uefaciens, B. mojavensis, B. pumilus, B. simplex, B. solisalsi, B. subtilis, B. subtilis var. amy- loliquefaciens, Candida oleophila, C.
  • catenulate also named Gliocladium catenulatum
  • Gliocladi- um roseum Metschnikowia fructicola, Microdochium dimerum, Paenibacillus polymyxa, Pan- toea agglomerans, Phlebiopsis gigantea, Pseudozyma flocculosa, Pythium oligandrum, Sphaerodes mycoparasitica, Streptomyces lydicus, S. violaceusniger, Talaromyces flavus,
  • Biochemical pesticides with fungicidal, bactericidal, viricidal and/or plant defense activator activity chitosan (hydrolysate), jasmonic acid or salts or derivatives thereof, laminarin, Menhaden fish oil, natamycin, Plum pox virus coat protein, Reynoutria sachlinensis extract, salicylic acid, tea tree oil;
  • israeltaki Beauveria bassiana, Burkholderia sp., Chromobacterium subtsugae, Cydia pomonella granulosis virus, Isaria fumosorosea, Lecanicillium longisporum, L. muscarium (formerly Verticillium lecanii), Metarhizium anisopliae, M. anisopliae var. acridum, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus, P. lilaci- nus, Paenibacillus poppiliae, Pasteuria spp., P. nishizawae, P. reneformis, P. usagae, Pseu- domonas fluorescens, Steinernema feltiae, Streptomces galbus;
  • Microbial pesticides with plant stress reducing, plant growth regulator, plant growth promoting and/or yield enhancing activity Azospirillum amazonense A. brasilense, A. lipoferum, A. irakense, A. halopraeferens, Bradyrhizobium sp., B. japonicum, Glomus intraradices, Meso- rhizobium sp., Paenibacillus alvei, Penicillium bilaiae, Rhizobium leguminosarum bv.
  • phaseoli R. I. trifolii, R. I. bv. viciae, Sinorhizobium meliloti;
  • Biochemical pesticides with plant stress reducing, plant growth regulator and/or plant yield enhancing activity abscisic acid, aluminium silicate (kaolin), 3-decen-2-one, homobrassino- lide, humates, indole-3-acetic acid, lysophosphatidyl ethanlamine, polymeric polyhydroxy acid, Ascophyllum nodosum (Norwegian kelp, Brown kelp) extract and Ecklonia maxima (kelp) extract.
  • the compounds III, their preparation and their biological activity e.g. against harmful fungi, pests or weed is known (e.g. http://www.alanwood.net/pesticides/, e-Pesticide Manual V5.2
  • mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group A) and particularly selected from azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, tri- floxystrobin; famoxadone, fenamidone; benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, boscalid, fluopyram, fluxapy- roxad, isopyrazam, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane; ametoctradin, cyazofamid, fluazinam, fentin salts, such as fentin acetate.
  • mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group B) and particularly selected from cyproconazole, difeno- conazole, epoxiconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, tebuconazole, tetracon- azole, triticonazole, prochloraz, fenarimol, triforine; dodemorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, spiroxamine; fenhexamid.
  • mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group C) and particularly selected from metalaxyl, (metalaxyl-M) mefenoxam, ofurace.
  • mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group D) and particularly selected from benomyl, carbendazim, thiophanate-methyl, ethaboxam, fluopicolide, zoxamide, metrafenone, pyriofenone.
  • mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group H) and particularly selected from copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, copper sulfate, sulfur, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram, captafol, folpet, chlorothalonil, dichlofluanid, dithianon.
  • mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group J) and particularly selected from acibenzolar-S-methyl, probenazole, tiadinil, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminium, H3PO3 and salts thereof.
  • the mixtures comprise as component 3) at least one biopesticide III selected from the groups O), P), Q), R), S) and T).
  • Biopesticides have been defined as a form of pesticides based on micro-organisms (bacteria, fungi, viruses, nematodes, etc.) or natural products (compounds or ectracts from biological sources).
  • Biochemical pesticides are naturally occurring substances that control pests or provide other crop protection uses as defined below, but are relatively non-toxic to mammals.
  • the biopesticides from group O) and/or P) may also have insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscidal, pheromone, nematicidal, plant stress reducing, plant growth regulator, plant growth promoting and/or yield enhancing activity.
  • the biopesticides from group Q) and/or R) may also have fungicidal, bactericidal, viricidal, plant defense activator, plant stress reducing, plant growth regulator, plant growth promoting and/or yield enhancing activity.
  • the biopesticides from group S) and/or T) may also have fungicidal, bactericidal, viricidal, plant defense activator, insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscidal, pheromone and/or nematicidal activity.
  • biopesticides their preparation and their biological activity e.g. against harmful fungi, pests is known (e-Pesticide Manual V 5.2 (ISBN 978 1 901396 85 0) (2008-201 1 );
  • biopesticides are registered and/or are commercially available: aluminium silicate (SCREENTM DUO from Certis LLC, USA), Ampelomyces quisqualis M-10 (e.g. AQ 10® from Intrachem Bio GmbH & Co.
  • Ascophyllum nodosum (Norwegian kelp, Brown kelp) extract e.g. ORKA GOLD from Becker Underwood, South Africa
  • Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882 e.g. AF LA-GUARD® from Syngenta, CH
  • Aureobasidium pullu- lans e.g. BOTECTOR® from bio-ferm GmbH, Germany
  • Azospirillum brasilense XOH e.g. AZOS from Xtreme Gardening, USA USA or RTI Reforestation Technologies International; USA
  • Bacillus amyloliquefaciens IT-45 CNCM I-3800, NCBI 1091041 ) (e.g.
  • bassiana 12256 e.g. BIOEXPERT® SC from Live Sytems Technology S.A., Colombia
  • B. bassiana PRPI 5339 ARSEF number 5339 in the USDA ARS collection of ento- mopathogenic fungal cultures
  • BROADBAND® from Becker Underwood, South Africa
  • Bradyrhizobium sp. e.g. VAULT® from Becker Underwood, USA
  • B. japonicum e.g. VAULT® from Becker Underwood, USA
  • Candida oleophila I-82 e.g. ASPIRE® from Ecogen Inc., USA
  • Candida saitoana e.g.
  • BIOCURE® in mixture with lysozyme
  • BIOCOAT® from Micro Flo Company, USA (BASF SE) and Arysta
  • Chitosan e.g. ARMOUR-ZEN from BotriZen Ltd., NZ
  • Clonostachys rosea f. catenulata also named Gliocladium catenulatum (e.g. isolate J 1446: PRESTOP® from Verdera, Finland), Coniothyrium minitans CON/M/91 -08 (e.g. Contans® WG from Prophyta, Germany), Cryphonectria parasitica (e.g. Endothia parasitica from CNICM, France), Cryptococcus albidus (e.g.
  • YIELD PLUS® from Anchor Bio-Technologies, South Afri- ca Ecklonia maxima (kelp) extract (e.g. KELPAK SL from Kelp Products Ltd, South Africa), Fusarium oxysporum (e.g. BIOFOX® from S.I.A.P.A., Italy, FUSACLEAN® from Natural Plant Protection, France), Glomus intraradices (e.g. MYC 4000 from ITHEC, France), Glomus intra- radices RTI-801 (e.g. MYKOS from Xtreme Gardening, USA or RTI Reforestation Technologies International; USA), grapefruit seeds and pulp extract (e.g.
  • M. anisopliae var. acridum FI-985 e.g. GREEN GUARD® SC from Becker Underwood Pty Ltd, Australia
  • M. anisopliae F52 e.g. MET52® Novozymes Biologicals BioAg Group, Canada
  • M. anisopliae ICIPE 69 e.g.
  • METATH RI POL from ICIPE, Kenya
  • Metschnikowia fructicola e.g. SHEM ER® from Agrogreen, Israel
  • Microdochium dimerum e.g. ANTIBOT® from Agrauxine, France
  • Neem oil e.g. TRIL- OGY®, TRIACT® 70 EC from Certis LLC, USA
  • Paecilomyces fumosoroseus strain FE 9901 e.g. NO FLYTM from Natural Industries, Inc., USA
  • P. lilacinus DSM 15169 e.g. NEMATA® SC from Live Systems Technology S.A., Colombia
  • P. lilacinus BCP2 e.g.
  • Pythium oligandrum DV74 e.g. POLYVERSU M® from Remeslo SSRO, Biopreparaty, Czech Rep.
  • Reynoutria sachlinensis extract e.g. REGALIA® from Marrone Biolnnovations, USA
  • Rhizobi- um leguminosarum bv. phaseoli e.g. RHIZO-STICK from Becker Underwood, USA
  • R. I. trifolii e.g. DORMAL from Becker Underwood, USA
  • R. I. bv. viciae e.g. NODULATOR from Becker Underwood, USA
  • Sinorhizobium meliloti e.g.
  • DORMAL ALFALFA from Becker Underwood, USA; NITRAGIN® Gold from Novozymes Biologicals BioAg Group, Canada), Steinernema felti- ae (NEMASH IELD® from BioWorks, Inc., USA), Streptomyces lydicus WYEC 108 (e.g. Actino- vate® from Natural Industries, Inc., USA, US 5,403,584), S. violaceusniger YCED-9 (e.g. DT-9® from Natural Industries, Inc., USA, US 5,968,503), Talaromyces flavus V1 17b (e.g. PROTUS® from Prophyta, Germany), Trichoderma asperellum SKT-1 (e.g.
  • T. atroviride LC52 e.g. SENTINEL® from Agrimm Technologies Ltd, NZ
  • T. fertile JM41 R e.g. RICHPLUSTM from Becker Underwood Bio Ag SA Ltd, South Africa
  • T. harzianum T-22 e.g. PLANTSHIELD® der Firma BioWorks Inc., USA
  • T. har- zianum TH 35 e.g. ROOT PRO® from Mycontrol Ltd., Israel
  • T. harzianum T-39 e.g.
  • T. harzianum and T. viride e.g. TRICHOPEL from Agrimm Technologies Ltd, NZ
  • T. harzianum ICC012 and T. viride ICC080 e.g. REMEDIER® WP from Isagro Ricerca, Italy
  • T. polysporum and T. harzianum e.g. BINAB® from BINAB Bio-Innovation AB, Sweden
  • T. stro- maticum e.g. TRICOVAB® from C.E.P.L.A.C., Brazil
  • T. stro- maticum e.g. TRICOVAB® from C.E.P.L.A.C., Brazil
  • virens GL-21 also named Gliocladi- um virens
  • T. viride e.g. TRIECO® from Ecosense Labs. (India) Pvt. Ltd., Indien, BIO-CURE® F from T. Stanes & Co. Ltd., Indien
  • T. viride TV1 e.g. T. viride TV1 from Agribiotec srl, Italy
  • Ulocladium oudemansii HRU3 e.g. BOTRY-ZEN® from Botry-Zen Ltd, NZ
  • Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP-136 NRRL B-50614), B.
  • amyloliquefaciens AP-188 (NRRL B-50615), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-218 (NRRL B-50618), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-219 (NRRL B-50619), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-295 (NRRL B-50620), B. mojavensis AP-209 (No. NRRL B-50616), B. solisalsi AP-217 (NRRL B-50617), B. pumilus strain INR-7 (otherwise referred to as BU-F22 (NRRL B-50153) and BU-F33 (N RRL B-50185)), B. simplex ABU 288 (NRRL B-50340) and B.
  • amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum MBI600 (NRRL B-50595) have been mentioned i.a. in US patent appl. 20120149571.
  • Beauveria bassiana DSM 12256 is known from US200020031495.
  • Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA is known from US patent 7,262,151 .
  • Metarhizium anisopliae IM 133 is commercially available from Becker Underwood as product Green Guard.
  • M. anisopliae var acridium strain IMI 330189 (NRRL-50758) is commercially available from Becker Underwood as product Green Muscle.
  • the at least one pesticide II is B. pumilus strain INR-7 (otherwise referred to as BU-F22 (NRRL B-50153) and BU-F33 (NRRL B- 50185). These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean and corn.
  • the at least one biopesticide III is Bacillus simplex, preferably B. simplex strain ABU 288 (NRRL B-50340). These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean and corn.
  • the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Trichoderma asperellum, T. atroviride, T. fertile, T. gamsii, T. harmatum; mixture of T. harzianum and T. viride; mixture of T. polysporum and T. harzianum; T. stromaticum, T. virens (also named Gliocladium virens) and T. viride; preferably Trichoderma fertile, in particular T. fertile strain JM41 R. These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean and corn.
  • the at least one biopesticide III is Beauveria bassiana, preferably Beauveria bassiana strain PPRI5339. These mixtures are par- ticularly suitable in soybean and corn.
  • the at least one biopesticide III is Metarhizium anisopliae or M. anisopliae var. acridium, preferably selectged from M anisolpiae strain IMI33 and M. anisopliae var. acridium strain IM I 330189. These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean and corn.
  • Bradyrhizobium sp. meaning any Bradyrhizobium species and/or strain
  • biopesticide III is Bradyrhizobium japonicum (B. japonicum).
  • B. japonicum is not one of the strains TA-1 1 or 532c.
  • B. japonicum strains were cultivated using media and fermentation techniques known in the art, e.g. in yeast extract-mannitol broth (YEM) at 27°C for about 5 days.
  • USDA refers to United States Department of Agriculture Culture Collection, Beltsville, Md., USA (see e.g. Beltsville Rhizobium Culture Collection Catalog March 1987 ARS-30). Further suitable B.
  • japonicum strain G49 (INRA, Angers, France) is described in Fernandez-Flouret, D. & Cleyet-Marel, J. C. (1987) C R Acad Agric Fr 73, 163-171 ), especially for soybean grown in Europe, in particular in France.
  • japonicum strain TA-1 1 (TA1 1 NOD + ) (NRRL B-18466) is i.a. described in US 5,021 ,076; AppI Environ Microbiol (1990) 56, 2399-2403 and commercially available as liquid inoculant for soybean (VAULT® NP, Becker Underwood, USA). Further B.
  • japonicum strains as example for compound III are described in US2012/0252672 A. Further suitable and especially in Canada commercially available strain 532c (The Nitragin Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, field isolate from Wisconsin; Nitragin strain collection No. 61 A152; Can J Plant Sci 70 (1990), 661 -666).
  • strains are especially suitable for soybean grown in Aus- tralia or South America, in particular in Brazil.
  • Some of the abovementioned strains have been re-classified as a novel species Bradyrhizobium elkanii, e.g. strain USDA 76 (Can. J. Microbiol., 1992, 38, 501 -505).
  • the present invention also relates to mixtures, wherein the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Bradyrhizobium elkanii and Bradyrhizobium liaoningense (B. elkanii and B. liao- ningense), more preferably from B. elkanii. These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean. B. elkanii and liaoningense were cultivated using media and fermentation techniques known in the art, e.g. in yeast extract-mannitol broth (YEM) at 27°C for about 5 days.
  • YEM yeast extract-mannitol broth
  • the present invention also relates to mixtures, wherein the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Bradyrhizobium japonicum (B. japonicum) and further comprisies a compound IV, wherein compound IV is selected from jasmonic acid or salts or derivatives thereof including cis- jasmone, preferably methyl-jasmonate or cis-jasmone.
  • biopesticide III is selected from Bradyrhizobium sp. (Arachis) (B. sp. Arachis) which shall describe the cowpea miscellany cross- inoculation group which includes inter alia indigenous cowpea bradyrhizobia on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum), lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), and peanut (Arachis hypogaea).
  • This mixture comprising B. sp. Arachis as component 3) is especially suit- able for use in peanut, Cowpea, Mung bean, Moth bean, Dune bean, Rice bean, Snake bean and Creeping vigna, in particular peanut.
  • the present invention also relates to mixtures wherein the at least one biopesticide III is se- lected from Bradyrhizobium sp. (Arachis) and further comprises a compound IV (component 4), wherein compound IV is selected from jasmonic acid or salts or derivatives thereof including cis- jasmone, preferably methyl-jasmonate or cis-jasmone.
  • the present invention also relates to mixtures wherein the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Bradyrhizobium sp. (Lupine) (B. lupini) and further comprises a compound IV, wherein compound IV is selected from jasmonic acid or salts or derivatives thereof including cis- jasmone, preferably methyl-jasmonate or cis-jasmone.
  • the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Bradyrhizobium sp. (Lupine) (B. lupini) and further comprises a compound IV, wherein compound IV is selected from jasmonic acid or salts or derivatives thereof including cis- jasmone, preferably methyl-jasmonate or cis-jasmone.
  • the present invention also relates to mixtures, wherein the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Mesorhizobium sp. (meaning any Mesorhizobium species and/or strain), more preferably Mesorhizobium ciceri. These mixtures are particularly suitable in cowpea.
  • M. huakuii strain is HN3015 which was isolated from Astralagus sinicus in a rice-growing field of Southern China (see e.g. World J. Microbiol. Biotechn. (2007) 23(6), 845-851 , ISSN 0959-3993).
  • the present invention also relates to mixtures wherein the at least one biopesticide III is se- lected from Mesorhizobium huakuii and further comprises a compound IV, wherein compound IV is selected from jasmonic acid or salts or derivatives thereof including cis-jasmone, preferably methyl-jasmonate or cis-jasmone.
  • the present invention also relates to mixtures, wherein the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Azospirillum amazonense, A. brasilense, A. lipoferum, A. irakense, A. haloprae- ferens, more preferably from A. brasilense, in particular selected from A. brasilense strains BR 1 1005 (SP 245) and AZ39 which are both commercially used in Brazil and are obtainable from EMBRAPA, Brazil. These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean.
  • Salts of jasmonic acid (jasmonate) or derivatives include without limitation the jasmonate salts potassium jasmonate, sodium jasmonate, lithium jasmonate, ammonium jasmonate, dime- thylammonium jasmonate, isopropylammonium jasmonate, diolammonium jasmonate, diethtri- ethanolammonium jasmonate, jasmonic acid methyl ester, jasmonic acid amide, jasmonic acid methylamide, jasmonic acid-L-amino acid (amide-linked) conjugates (e.g., conjugates with L- isoleucine, L- valine, L-leucine, or L-phenylalanine), 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid, coronatine, coro- nafacoyl- L-serine, coronafacoyl-L-threonine, methyl esters of 1 - oxo-in
  • the present invention relates to mixtures comprising, as active components
  • Bacillus subtilis strain FB17 or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteris- tics thereof or extract of the mutant;
  • A' Microbial pesticides with fungicidal, bactericidal, viricidal and/or plant defense activator activity Ampelomyces quisqualis M-10, Aspergillus flavus NRRL Accession No. 21882, Aureobasidium pullulans DSM 14940, A. pullulans DSM 14941 , Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP-136 (NRRL B-50614), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-188 (N RRL B- 50615), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-218 (NRRL B-50618), B. amyloliquefaciens AP- 219 (NRRL B-50619), B.
  • amyloliquefaciens AP-295 (NRRL B-50620), B. amyloliquefaciens IT-45 (CNCM I-3800, NCBI 1091041 ), B. amyloliquefaciens subsp. planta- rum MBI600 (NRRL B-50595), B. mojavensis AP-209 (No. NRRL B-50616), B. pu- milus INR-7 (otherwise referred to as BU-F22 (NRRL B-50153) and BU-F33 (NRRL B-50185)), B. pumilus KFP9F, B. pumilus QST 2808 (NRRL B-30087), B. pumilus GHA 180, B. simplex ABU 288 (NRRL B-50340), B. solisalsi AP-217 (NRRL B-
  • B. subtilis CX-9060 B. subtilis GB03, B. subtilis GB07, B. subtilis QST-713 (NRRL B-21661 ), B. subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens FZB23, B. subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens D747, Candida oleophila I-82, C. oleophila O, C. saitoana, Clavibacter michiganensis (bacteriophages), Coniothyrium minitans CON/M/91 -08,
  • T. harzianum ICC012 and T. viride ICC080 mixture of T. polysporum and T. harzianum; T. stromaticum, T. virens (also named Gliocladium virens) GL-21 , T. virens G41 , T. viride TV1 , Typhula phacorrhiza 94671 , Ulocladium oudema, U. oudemansii HRU3, Verticillium dahlia, zucchini yellow mosaic virus (avirulent strain);
  • Microbial pesticides with insecticidal, acahcidal, molluscidal and/or nematicidal activ- ity Bacillus firmus St 1582, B. thuringiensis ssp. israelensis SUM-6218, B. t. ssp. galleriae SDS-502, B. t. ssp. kurstaki, Beauveria bassiana GHA, B. bassiana H 123, B. bassiana DSM 12256, B. bassiana PRPI 5339, Burkholderia sp.
  • M. anisopliae FI-1045, M. anisopliae F52, M. anisopliae ICIPE 69, M. anisopliae var. acridum IMI 330189, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus FE 9901 , P. lilacinus DSM 15169, P. lilacinus BCP2, Paenibacillus poppiliae Dutky-1940 (NRRL B-2309 ATCC 14706), P. poppiliae KLN 3, P. poppiliae Dutky 1 , Pasteuria spp. Ph3, P. nishizawae PN-1 , P. reneformis Pr-3, P. usagae, Pseudomonas fluorescens CL 145A, Stei- nernema feltiae, Streptomces galbus;
  • E' Microbial pesticides with plant stress reducing, plant growth regulator, plant growth promoting and/or yield enhancing activity: Azospirillum amazonense BR 1 1 140 (SpY2T), A. brasilense XOH, A. brasilense BR 1 1005 (Sp245), A. brasilense BR 1 1002, A. lipoferum BR 1 1646 (Sp31 ), A. irakense, A. halopraeferens, Bradyrhizobi- um sp. (Vigna), B. japonicum USDA 3, B. japonicum USDA 31 , B. japonicum USDA 76, B. japonicum USDA 1 10, B. japonicum USDA 121 , Glomus intraradices RTI-
  • Biochemical pesticides with plant stress reducing, plant growth regulator and/or plant yield enhancing activity abscisic acid, aluminium silicate (kaolin), 3-decen-2- one, homobrassinolide, humates, indole-3-acetic acid, lysophosphatidyl ethan- lamine, polymeric polyhydroxy acid, salicylic acid, Ascophyllum nodosum (Norwegian kelp, Brown kelp) extract and Ecklonia maxima (kelp) extract.
  • the mixture comprise as component 3) a biopesticide from group O), preferably selected from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP-136 (NRRL B-50614), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-188 (NRRL B-50615), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-218 (NRRL B-50618), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-219 (NRRL B-50619), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-295 (NRRL B-50620), B. amyloliquefaciens IT-45 (CNCM I-3800, NCBI 1091041 ), B. amyloliquefaciens subsp.
  • a biopesticide from group O preferably selected from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP-136 (NRRL B-50614), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-188 (NRRL B-50615), B. amyloliquefaciens
  • B. solisaisi AP-217 (NRRL B-50340), B. solisaisi AP-217 (NRRL B-50617), B. subtilis CX-9060, B. subtilis GB03, B. subtilis G 07, B. subtilis QST-713 (NRRL B-21661 ), B. subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens FZB23, B. subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens D747, Paenibacillus alvei NAS6G6, Paenibacillus polymyxa PKB1 (ATCC No.
  • Sphaerodes mycoparasitica IDAC 301008-01 and Trichoderma fertile JM41 R even more preferably from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP-136 (NRRL B-50614), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-188 (NRRL B-50615), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-218 (NRRL B-50618), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-219 (NRRL B-50619), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-295 (NRRL B-50620), B. amyloliquefaciens IT-45 (CNCM I-3800, NCBI 1091041 ), B.
  • mojavensis AP-209 No. NRRL B-50616
  • B. pumilus INR-7 otherwise referred to as BU-F22 (NRRL B-50153) and BU-F33 (NRRL B-50185)
  • B. pumilus QST 2808 (NRRL B-30087)
  • B. simplex ABU 288 (NRRL B- 50340)
  • B. subtilis QST-713 (NRRL B-21661 )
  • B. subtilis M BI600 (NRRL B-50595)
  • Paenibacillus alvei NAS6G6 Sphaerodes mycoparasitica IDAC 301008-01 and Trichoderma fertile JM41 R.
  • the mixture comprise as component 3) a biopesticide from group P), preferably selected from chitosan (hydrolysate), methyl-jasmonate, cis-jasmone, laminarin, Reynoutria sachlinensis extract and tea tree oil.
  • a biopesticide from group P preferably selected from chitosan (hydrolysate), methyl-jasmonate, cis-jasmone, laminarin, Reynoutria sachlinensis extract and tea tree oil.
  • the mixture comprise as component 3) a biopesticide from group Q), preferably selected from Bacillus firmus St 1582, Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki SB4, Beauveria bassiana GHA, B. bassiana H 123, B. bassiana DSM 12256, B.
  • a biopesticide from group Q preferably selected from Bacillus firmus St 1582, Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki SB4, Beauveria bassiana GHA, B. bassiana H 123, B. bassiana DSM 12256, B.
  • bassiana DSM 12256, B. bassiana PRPI 5339, Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum IM I 330189, M. anisopliae FI-985, M . anisopliae FI-1045, Paecilomyces lilacinus DSM 15169, P. lilacinus BCP2, Paenibacillus poppiliae Dutky-1940 (NRRL B-2309 ATCC 14706), P. poppiliae KLN 3 and P. poppiliae Dutky 1 .
  • the mixture comprise as component 3) a biopesticide from group R), preferably selected from methyl jasmonate, Acacia negraq extract, extract of grapefruit seeds and pulp, Catnip oil, Neem oil, Quillay extract and Tagetes oil.
  • a biopesticide from group R preferably selected from methyl jasmonate, Acacia negraq extract, extract of grapefruit seeds and pulp, Catnip oil, Neem oil, Quillay extract and Tagetes oil.
  • the mixture comprise as component 3) a biopesticide from group S), preferably selected from Azospirillum amazonense BR 1 1 140 (SpY2T), A.
  • a biopesticide from group S preferably selected from Azospirillum amazonense BR 1 1 140 (SpY2T), A.
  • brasilense XOH A. brasilense BR 1 1005 (Sp245), A. brasilense BR 1 1002, A. lipoferum BR 1 1646 (Sp31 ), A. irakense, A. halopraeferens, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP-136 (NRRL B- 50614), Bradyrhizobium sp. (Vigna), B. japonicum USDA 3, B. japonicum USDA 31 , B.
  • japonicum USDA 76 B. japonicum USDA 1 10, B. japonicum USDA 121 , Glomus intraradices RTI-801 , Paenibacillus alvei NAS6G6, Penicillium bilaiae, Rhizobium leguminosarum bv.
  • the mixture comprise as component 3) a biopesticide from group T), preferably selected from abscisic acid, aluminium silicate (kaolin), humates, indole-3-acetic acid, Ascophyllum nodosum (Norwegian kelp, Brown kelp) extract and Ecklonia maxima (kelp) extract.
  • a biopesticide from group T preferably selected from abscisic acid, aluminium silicate (kaolin), humates, indole-3-acetic acid, Ascophyllum nodosum (Norwegian kelp, Brown kelp) extract and Ecklonia maxima (kelp) extract.
  • inventive mixtures comprising as biopesticide III a microbial pesticide from groups O), Q) and S) may be formulated as an inoculant for a plant.
  • inoculant means a preparation that includes an isolated culture of a microbial pesticide and optionally a carrier, which may include a biologically acceptable medium.
  • the abovementioned microbial pesticides may be isolated or substantially purified.
  • isolated or substantially purified refers to microbial pesticides that have been removed from a natural environment and have been isolated or separated, and are at least 60% free, preferably at least 75% free, and more preferably at least 90% free, even more preferably at least 95% free, and most preferably at least 100% free from other components with which they were naturally associated.
  • An "isolated culture” refers to a culture of the microbial pesticides that does not include significant amounts of other materials such as other materials which normally are found in natural habitat in which the microbial pesticides grows and/or from which the microbial pesticides normally may be obtained.
  • microbial pesticides and the Bacillus strain FB17 may be supplied in any physiological state such as active or dormant.
  • Dormant microbial pesticides may be supplied for example frozen, dried, or lyophilized or partly desiccated (procedures to produce these partly desiccated organisms are given in WO2008/002371 ) or in form of spores.
  • the mixtures and compositions according to the invention are suitable as fungicides. They are distinguished by an outstanding effectiveness against a broad spectrum of phytopathogenic fungi, including soil-borne fungi, which derive especially from the classes of the Plasmodiopho- romycetes, Peronosporomycetes (syn.
  • Oomycetes Chytridiomycetes, Zygomycetes, Ascomy- cetes, Basidiomycetes and Deuteromycetes (syn. Fungi imperfecti).
  • Some are systemically effective and they can be used in crop protection as foliar fungicides, fungicides for seed dressing and soil fungicides. Moreover, they are suitable for controlling harmful fungi, which inter alia occur in wood or roots of plants.
  • the mixtures and compositions according to the invention are particularly important in the control of a multitude of phytopathogenic fungi on various cultivated plants, such as cereals, e. g. wheat, rye, barley, triticale, oats or rice; beet, e. g. sugar beet or fodder beet; fruits, such as pomes, stone fruits or soft fruits, e. g.
  • cereals e. g. wheat, rye, barley, triticale, oats or rice
  • beet e. g. sugar beet or fodder beet
  • fruits such as pomes, stone fruits or soft fruits, e. g.
  • inventive mixtures and compositions are used for controlling a multitude of fungi on field crops, such as potatoes sugar beets, tobacco, wheat, rye, barley, oats, rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, rape, legumes, sunflowers, coffee or sugar cane; fruits; vines; ornamentals; or vegetables, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, beans or squashes.
  • field crops such as potatoes sugar beets, tobacco, wheat, rye, barley, oats, rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, rape, legumes, sunflowers, coffee or sugar cane; fruits; vines; ornamentals; or vegetables, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, beans or squashes.
  • plant propagation material is to be understood to denote all the generative parts of the plant such as seeds and vegetative plant material such as cuttings and tubers (e. g. potatoes), which can be used for the multiplication of the plant. This includes seeds, roots, fruits, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, shoots, sprouts and other parts of plants, including seedlings and young plants, which are to be transplanted after germination or after emergence from soil. These young plants may also be protected before transplantation by a total or partial treatment by immersion or pouring.
  • treatment of plant propagation materials with the inventive mixtures and compositions thereof, respectively is used for controlling a multitude of fungi on cereals, such as wheat, rye, barley and oats; rice, corn, cotton and soybeans.
  • cultiva plants is to be understood as including plants which have been modi- fied by breeding, mutagenesis or genetic engineering including but not limiting to agricultural biotech products on the market or in development (cf. http://cera-gmc.org/, see GM crop database therein).
  • Genetically modified plants are plants, which genetic material has been so modified by the use of recombinant DNA techniques that under natural circumstances cannot readily be obtained by cross breeding, mutations or natural recombination.
  • one or more genes have been integrated into the genetic material of a genetically modified plant in order to improve certain properties of the plant.
  • Such genetic modifications also include but are not limited to targeted post-transtional modification of protein(s), oligo- or polypeptides e. g. by glyco- sylation or polymer additions such as prenylated, acetylated or farnesylated moieties or PEG moieties.
  • inventive mixtures and compositions are particularly suitable for controlling the following plant diseases:
  • Albugo spp. (white rust) on ornamentals, vegetables (e. g. A. Candida) and sunflowers (e. g. A. tragopogonis); Alternaria spp. (Alternaria leaf spot) on vegetables, rape (A. brassicola or brassicae), sugar beets (A tenuis), fruits, rice, soybeans, potatoes (e. g. A. solani or A alternata), tomatoes (e. g. A solani or A alternata) and wheat; Aphanomyces spp. on sugar beets and vegetables; Ascochyta spp. on cereals and vegetables, e. g. A.
  • strawberries strawberries
  • vegetables e. g. lettuce, carrots, celery and cabbages
  • rape flowers, vines, forestry plants and wheat
  • Bremia lactucae downy mildew
  • Ceratocystis (syn. Ophiostoma) spp. (rot or wilt) on broad-leaved trees and evergreens, e. g. C. ulmi (Dutch elm disease) on elms; Cercospora spp. (Cercospora leaf spots) on corn, rice, sugar beets (e. g. C. beticola), sugar cane, vegetables, coffee, soybeans (e. g. C. sojina or C. kikuchii) and rice; Cladosporium spp. on tomatoes (e. g. C. fulvum: leaf mold) and cereals, e. g. C.
  • herbarum black ear
  • Claviceps purpurea ergot
  • Cochliobolus ana- morph: Helminthosporium of Bipolaris
  • spp. leaf spots
  • corn C. carbonum
  • cereals e. g. C. sativus, anamorph: B. sorokiniana
  • rice e. g. C. miyabeanus, anamorph: H. oryzae
  • Colle- totrichum teleomorph: Glomerella
  • spp. anthracnose
  • cotton e. g. C. gossypii
  • corn e. g. C. graminicola
  • soft fruits potatoes
  • C. coccodes black dot
  • beans e. g. C. lindemuthi- anum
  • soybeans e. g. C. truncatum or C. gloeosporioides
  • Corticium spp. e. g. C. sasakii (sheath blight) on rice
  • Corynespora cassiicola leaf spots
  • Cy- cloconium spp. e. g. C. oleaginum on olive trees
  • Cylindrocarpon spp. e. g.
  • teleomorph Nectria or Neonectria spp.
  • fruit trees canker or young vine decline
  • teleomorph Nectria or Neonectria spp.
  • fruit trees canker or young vine decline
  • teleomorph Nectria or Neonectria spp.
  • vines e. g. C. liriodendri, teleomorph: Neonectria liriodendri: Black Foot Disease
  • Dematophora teleomorph: Rosellinia necatrix (root and stem rot) on soybeans
  • Diaporthe spp. e. g. D.
  • phaseolorum (damping off) on soybeans; Drechslera (syn. Helminthosporium, teleomorph: Pyr- enophora) spp. on corn, cereals, such as barley (e. g. D. teres, net blotch) and wheat (e. g. D. tritici-repentis: tan spot), rice and turf; Esca (dieback, apoplexy) on vines, caused by Formiti- poria (syn. Phellinus) punctata, F.
  • Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (earlier Phaeo- acremonium chlamydosporum), Phaeoacremonium aleophilum and/or Botryosphaeria obtusa
  • Elsinoe spp. on pome fruits £. pyri
  • soft fruits £. veneta: anthracnose
  • vines £. ampelina: anthracnose
  • Entyloma oryzae leaf smut
  • phaseoli root and stem rot
  • soybeans and cotton
  • Microdochium syn. Fusarium
  • nivale pink snow mold
  • Microsphaera diffusa prowdery mildew
  • Monilinia spp. e. g. M. laxa, M. fructicola and M. fructigena (bloom and twig blight, brown rot) on stone fruits and other rosaceous plants
  • Mycosphaerella spp. on cereals, bananas, soft fruits and ground nuts, such as e. g. M.
  • soybeans e. g. P. gregata: stem rot
  • Phoma lingam root and stem rot
  • P. betae root rot, leaf spot and damping-off
  • sugar beets e. g. P. viticola: can and leaf spot
  • soybeans e. g. stem rot: P. phaseoli, teleomorph: Diaporthe phaseolo- rum
  • Physoderma maydis brown spots
  • paprika and cucurbits e. g. P. capsici
  • soybeans e. g. P. megasperma, syn. P. sojae
  • potatoes and tomatoes e. g. P. infestans: late blight
  • broad- leaved trees e. g. P. ramorum: sudden oak death
  • Plasmodiophora brassicae club root
  • Plasmopara spp. e. g. P. viticola (grapevine downy mildew) on vines and P. halstedii on sunflowers
  • Puccinia spp. rusts on various plants, e. g. P. triticina (brown or leaf rust), P. striiformis (stripe or yellow rust), P. hordei (dwarf rust), P. graminis (stem or black rust) or P. recondita (brown or leaf rust) on cereals, such as e. g. wheat, barley or rye, and asparagus (e. g. P. asparagi); Pyrenophora (anamorph:
  • Drechslera tritici-repentis (tan spot) on wheat or P. teres (net blotch) on barley; Pyricularia spp., e. g. P. oryzae (teleomorph: Magnaporthe grisea, rice blast) on rice and P. grisea on turf and cereals; Pythium spp. (damping-off) on turf, rice, corn, wheat, cotton, rape, sunflowers, soybeans, sugar beets, vegetables and various other plants (e. g. P. ultimum or P. aphani- dermatum); Ramularia spp., e. g. R.
  • collo-cygni Roso-cygni (Ramularia leaf spots, Physiological leaf spots) on barley and R. beticola on sugar beets; Rhizoctonia spp. on cotton, rice, potatoes, turf, corn, rape, potatoes, sugar beets, vegetables and various other plants, e. g. R. solani (root and stem rot) on soybeans, R. solani (sheath blight) on rice or R.
  • S. reiliana head smut
  • Sphaerotheca fuliginea powdery mildew
  • Spongospora subterra- nea powdery scab
  • Stagonospora spp. on cereals, e. g. S. nodorum (Stagonospora blotch, teleomorph: Leptosphaeria [syn. Phaeo- sphaeria] nodorum) on wheat
  • Synchytrium endobioticum on potatoes potato wart disease
  • Taphrina spp. e. g. T.
  • occulta stem smut
  • Uromyces spp. rust
  • vegetables such as beans (e. g. U. appendicula- tus, syn. U. phaseoli) and sugar beets (e. g. U. betae)
  • Ustilago spp. loose smut) on cereals (e. g. U. nuda and U. avaenae), corn (e. g. U. maydis: corn smut) and sugar cane
  • Venturia spp. scab
  • apples e. g. V. inaequalis
  • pears Verticillium spp. (wilt) on various plants, such as fruits and ornamentals, vines, soft fruits, vegetables and field crops, e. g. V. dahliae on strawberries, rape, potatoes and tomatoes.
  • Bacteria pathogenic for plants are responsible for devastating losses in agriculture.
  • the use of antibiotics to control such infections is restricted in many countries due to worries over the evolution and transmission of antibiotic resistance.
  • mixtures and compositions of the present invention are effective against plant pathogens in speciality crops such as vine, fruits, hop, vegetables and tabacco.
  • Ascomycetes such as Ophiostoma spp., Ceratocystis spp., Aureobasidium pullulans, Sclerophoma spp., Chaetomium spp., Humicola spp., Petriella spp., Trichurus spp.; Basidiomy- cetes such as Coniophora spp., Coriolus spp., Gloeophyllum spp., Lentinus spp., Pleurotus spp., Poria spp., Serpula spp.
  • Tyromyces spp. Deuteromycetes such as Aspergillus spp., Cladosporium spp., Penicillium spp., Trichorma spp., Alternaria spp., Paecilomyces spp. and Zygomycetes such as Mucor spp., and in addition in the protection of stored products and harvest the following yeast fungi are worthy of note: Candida spp. and Saccharomyces cerevisae.
  • the mixtures and compositions according to the invention are particularly important in the control of a multitude of phytopathogenic insects or other pests (e.g. lepidopterans, beetles, dipterans, thrips, heteropterans, hemiptera, homoptera, termites, orthopterans, arachnids, and nematodes) on various cultivated plants, such as cereals, e. g. wheat, rye, barley, triticale, oats or rice; beet, e. g. sugar beet or fodder beet; fruits, such as pomes, stone fruits or soft fruits, e. g.
  • insects or other pests e.g. lepidopterans, beetles, dipterans, thrips, heteropterans, hemiptera, homoptera, termites, orthopterans, arachnids, and nematodes
  • various cultivated plants such as cereals, e
  • inventive mixtures and compositions are used for controlling a multitude of pests on field crops, such as potatoes sugar beets, tobacco, wheat, rye, barley, oats, rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, rape, legumes, sunflowers, coffee or sugar cane; fruits; vines; ornamentals; or vegetables, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, beans or squashes.
  • field crops such as potatoes sugar beets, tobacco, wheat, rye, barley, oats, rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, rape, legumes, sunflowers, coffee or sugar cane; fruits; vines; ornamentals; or vegetables, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, beans or squashes.
  • lepidopterans for example Agrotis ypsilon, Agrotis segetum, Alabama argil- lacea, Anticarsia gemmatalis, Argyresthia conjugella, Autographa gamma, Bupalus piniarius, Cacoecia murinana, Capua reticulana, Cheimatobia brumata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choris- toneura 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
  • beetles Coldeoptera
  • Agrilus sinuatus 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 pi- sorum, Bruchus lentis, Byctiscus betulae, Cassida nebulosa, Cerotoma trifurcata, Ceuthorrhyn- chus assimilis, Ceuthorrhynchus napi, Chaetocnema tibialis, Conoderus vespertinus, Crioceris asparagi, Diabrotica longicornis, Diabrotica speciosa, Diabrotica 12-punctata, Diabrotica vir- gifera, Diloboderus abder
  • dipterans dipterans
  • 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 mor- sitans, Haematobia irritans, Haplodiplosis equestris, Hylemyia platura, Hypoderma lineata, Liri- omyza sativae, Liriomyza trifolii, Lucilia caprina, Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia sericata, Lycoria pecto-
  • Thrips e.g. Frankliniella fusca, Frankliniella occidentalis, Frankliniella tritici, Scirtothrips citri, Thrips oryzae, Thrips palmi and Thrips tabaci,
  • hymenopterans e.g. Acromyrmex ambuguus, Acromyrmex crassispinus, Acromyrmex heier Acromyrmex landolti, Acromyrmex subterraneus, Athalia rosae, Atta capiguara, Atta cephalotes, Atta laevigata, Atta robusta, Atta sexdens, Atta texana, Hoplocam- pa minuta, Hoplocampa testudinea, Monomorium pharaonis, Solenopsis geminata and Sole no psis invicta,
  • Hymenoptera e.g. Acromyrmex ambuguus, Acromyrmex crassispinus, Acromyrmex heier Acromyrmex landolti, Acromyrmex subterraneus, Athalia rosae, Atta capiguara, Att
  • Heteroptera e.g. Acrosternum hilare, Blissus leucopterus, Cyrtopeltis nota- tus, Dichelops furcatus, Dysdercus cingulatus, Dysdercus intermedius, Euchistos heros, Eu- rygaster 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.
  • Heteroptera e.g. Acrosternum hilare, Blissus leucopterus, Cyrtopeltis nota- tus, Dichelops furcatus, Dysdercus cingulatus, Dysdercus intermediu
  • Isoptera e.g. Calotermes flavicollis, Cornitermes cumulans, Heterotermes tenuis, Leucotermes flavipes, Neocapritemes opacus, Procornitermes triacifer; Reticulitermes lucifugus, Syntermes molestus, and Termes natalensis,
  • Arachnoidea such as arachnids, e.g. of the families Argasidae, Ixodidae and Sarcoptidae, such as Amblyomma americanum, Amblyomma variegatum, Argas persicus, Boophilus annula- tus, Boophilus decoloratus, Boophilus microplus, Dermacentor silvarum, Hyalomma truncatum, Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes rubicundus, Ornithodorus moubata, Otobius megnini, Dermanyssus galli- nae, Psoroptes ovis, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Rhipicephalus evertsi, Sarcoptes scabiei, and Eriophyidae spp.
  • arachnids e.g. of the families Argasidae, Ixodidae and Sarcopti
  • Tetranychidae spp. such as Tetranychus cinnabarinus, Tetranychus kanzawai, Tetranychus pacificus, Tetranychus telarius and
  • Tetranychus urticae Panonychus ulmi, Panonychus citri, and Oligonychus pratensis.
  • inventive mixtures are suitable for combating pests of the orders Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Thysanoptera, Homoptera, Isoptera, and Orthoptera.
  • nematodes such as root- knot nematodes, Meloidogyne arenaria, Meloidogyne chitwoodi, Meloidogyne exigua, Meloidogyne hapla, Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javanica and other Meloidogyne species; cyst nematodes, Globodera rostochiensis, Globodera pallida, Globodera tabacum and other Glo- bodera species, Heterodera avenae, Heterodera glycines, Heterodera schachtii, Heterodera trifolii, and other Heterodera species; seed gall nematodes, Anguina funesta, Anguina tritici and other Anguina species; stem and foliar nematodes, Aphelenchoides besseyi, Aphelenchoides fragariae
  • the present invention relates to a method for protection of plant propagation material from harmful fungi, wherein the plant propagation material is treated with an effective amount of an inventive mixture.
  • pesticidally effective amount means the amount of the inventive mixtures or of compositions comprising the mixtures needed to achieve an observable effect on growth, including the effects of necrosis, death, retardation, prevention, and removal, destruction, or oth- erwise diminishing the occurrence and activity of the target organism.
  • the pesticidally effective amount can vary for the various mixtures / compositions used in the invention.
  • a pesticidally effective amount of the mixtures / compositions will also vary according to the prevailing condi- tions such as desired pesticidal effect and duration, weather, target species, locus, mode of application, and the like.
  • plant health effective amount denotes an amount of the inventive mixtures, which is sufficient for achieving plant health effects as defined herein below. More exemplary infor- mation about amounts, ways of application and suitable ratios to be used is given below. Again, the skilled artisan is well aware of the fact that such an amount can vary in a broad range and is dependent on various factors, e.g. the treated cultivated plant or material and the climatic conditions.
  • Healthier plants are desirable since they result among others in better yields and/or a better quality of the plants or crops, specifically better quality of the harvested plant parts. Healthier plants also better resist to biotic and/or abiotic stress. A high resistance against biotic stresses in turn allows the person skilled in the art to reduce the quantity of pesticides applied and consequently to slow down the development of resistances against the respective pesticides.
  • the present invention relates to a method for improving the health of plants grown from said plant propagation material, wherein the plant propagation material is treated with an effective amount of an inventive mixture.
  • lepidopterans for example Agrotis ypsilon, Agrotis segetum, Alabama argil- lacea, Anticarsia gemmatalis, Argyresthia conjugella, Autographa gamma, Bupalus piniarius, Cacoecia murinana, Capua reticulana, Cheimatobia brumata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choris- toneura 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
  • beetles Coldeoptera
  • Agrilus sinuatus 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 pi- sorum, Bruchus lentis, Byctiscus betulae, Cassida nebulosa, Cerotoma trifurcata, Ceuthorrhyn- chus assimilis, Ceuthorrhynchus napi, Chaetocnema tibialis, Conoderus vespertinus, Crioceris asparagi, Diabrotica longicornis, Diabrotica speciosa, Diabrotica 12-punctata, Diabrotica vir- gifera, Diloboderus abder
  • dipterans dipterans
  • Aedes aegypti Aedes vexans, Anastrepha ludens, Anophe- les 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 mor- sitans, Haematobia irritans, Haplodiplosis equestris, Hylemyia platura, Hypoderma lineata, Liri- omyza sativae, Liriomyza trifolii, Lucilia caprina, Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia sericata, Lycoria pecto
  • Thrips e.g. Frankliniella fusca, Frankliniella occidentalis, Frankliniella tritici, Scirtothrips citri, Thrips oryzae, Thrips palmi and Thrips tabaci,
  • Heteroptera e.g. Acrosternum hilare, Blissus leucopterus, Cyrtopeltis nota- tus, Dichelops furcatus, Dysdercus cingulatus, Dysdercus intermedius, Euchistos heros, Eu- rygaster integriceps, Euschistus impictiventris, Leptoglossus phyllopus, Lygus lineolaris, Lygus pratensis, Nezara viridula, Piesma quadrata, Piezodorus guildini, Solubea insularis and Thyanta perditor,
  • Heteroptera e.g. Acrosternum hilare, Blissus leucopterus, Cyrtopeltis nota- tus, Dichelops furcatus, Dysdercus cingulatus, Dysdercus intermedius, Euchistos heros, Eu- rygaster
  • Hemiptera and Homoptera e.g. Acrosternum hilare, Blissus leucopterus, Cyrtopeltis notatus, Diaphorina citri, Dysdercus cingulatus, Dysdercus intermedius, Eurygaster integriceps, Euschis- tus 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 grossu- lariae, Aphis schneideri, Aphis spiraecola
  • Isoptera e.g. Calotermes flavicollis, Cornitermes cumulans, Heterotermes tenuis, Leucotermes flavipes, Neocapritemes opacus, Procornitermes triacifer; Reticulitermes lucifugus, Syntermes molestus, and Termes natalensis,
  • orthopterans e.g. Acheta domestica, Blatta orientalis, Blattella germanica, For- ficula auricularia, Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa, Locusta migratoria, Melanoplus bivittatus, Melanoplus femur-rubrum, Melanoplus mexicanus, Melanoplus sanguinipes, Melanoplus spretus,
  • Tetranychidae spp. such as Tetranychus cinnabarinus, Tetranychus kanzawai, Tetranychus pacificus, Tetranychus telarius and
  • the inventive mixtures are suitable for combating pests of the orders Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Thysanoptera, Homoptera, Isoptera, and Orthoptera.
  • the inventive mixtures are also suitable for controlling the following plant parasitic nematodes such as Meloidogyne, Globodera,Heterodera, Radopholus, Rotylenchulus, Pratylenchus and other genera.
  • the inventive mixtures are particularly suitable for controlling the following plant parasitic nematodes such as root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne arenaria, Meloidogyne chitwoodi, Meloidogyne exigua, Meloidogyne hapla, Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javan- ica and other Meloidogyne species; cyst nematodes, Globodera rostochiensis, Globodera pallida, Globodera tabacum and other Globodera species, Heterodera avenae, Heterodera gly- cines, Heterodera schachtii, Heterodera trifolii, and other He
  • the present invention relates to a method for controlling animal pests (insects, acarids or nematodes), wherein the animal pests (insects, acarids or nematodes), their habitat, breeding grounds, their locus or the plants to be protected against animal pest (insects, acarids or nematodes) attack are treated with an effective amount of an inventive mixture comprising compound IB and compound II.
  • pesticidally effective amount means the amount of the inventive mixtures or of compositions comprising the mixtures needed to achieve an observable effect on growth, including the effects of necrosis, death, retardation, prevention, and removal, destruction, or otherwise diminishing the occurrence and activity of the target organism.
  • the pesticidally effective amount can vary for the various mixtures / compositions used in the invention.
  • a pesticidally effective amount of the mixtures / compositions will also vary according to the prevailing conditions such as desired pesticidal effect and duration, weather, target species, locus, mode of application, and the like.
  • the present invention relates to a method for improving the health of plants, wherein the plants are treated with an effective amount of an inventive mixture.
  • plant health effective amount denotes an amount of the inventive mixtures, which is sufficient for achieving plant health effects as defined herein below. More exemplary infor- mation about amounts, ways of application and suitable ratios to be used is given below. Again, the skilled artisan is well aware of the fact that such an amount can vary in a broad range and is dependent on various factors, e.g. the treated cultivated plant or material and the climatic conditions.
  • Healthier plants are desirable since they result among others in better yields and/or a better quality of the plants or crops, specifically better quality of the harvested plant parts. Healthier plants also better resist to biotic and/or abiotic stress. A high resistance against biotic stresses in turn allows the person skilled in the art to reduce the quantity of pesticides applied and consequently to slow down the development of resistances against the respective pesticides.
  • health of a plant or “plant health” is defined as a condition of the plant and/or its products which is determined by several aspects alone or in combination with each other such as increased yield, plant vigor, quality of harvested plant parts and tolerance to abiotic and/or biotic stress.
  • Each plant health indicator listed below which is selected from the groups consisting of yield, plant vigor, quality and tolerance of the plant to abiotic and/or biotic stress, is to be under- stood as a preferred embodiment of the present invention either each on its own or preferably in combination with each other.
  • "increased yield" of a 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 inventive mixture.
  • increased yield can be characterized, among others, by the following improved properties of the plant: increased plant weight; and/or increased plant height; and/or increased biomass such as higher overall fresh weight (FW); and/or increased number of flowers per plant; and/or higher grain and/or fruit yield ; and/or more tillers or side shoots (branches); and/or larger leaves; and/or increased shoot growth; and/or increased protein content; and/or increased oil content; and/or increased starch content; and/or increased pigment content; and/or increased chlorophyll content (chlorophyll content has a positive correlation with the plant' s photosynthesis rate and accordingly, the higher the chlorophyll content the higher the yield of a plant) and/or increased quality of a plant.
  • Gram and “fruit” are to be understood as any plant product which is further utilized after harvesting, e.g. fruits in the proper sense, vegetables, nuts, grains, seeds, wood (e.g. in the case of silviculture plants), flowers (e.g. in the case of gardening plants, ornamentals) etc., that is anything of economic value that is produced by the plant.
  • the yield is increased by at least 4%.
  • the yield increase may even be higher, for example 5 to 10 %, more preferable by 10 to 20 %, or even 20 to 30 %
  • the yield - if measured in the absence of pest pressure - is increased by at least 2 %
  • the yield increase may even be higher, for example until 4% to 5% or even more.
  • the plant vigor becomes manifest in several aspects such as the general visual appearance.
  • improved plant vigor can be characterized, among others, by the fol- lowing improved properties of the plant: improved vitality of the plant; and/or improved plant growth; and/or improved plant development; and/or improved visual appearance; and/or improved plant stand (less plant verse/lodging and/or bigger leaf blade; and/or bigger size; and/or increased plant height; and/or increased tiller number; and/or increased number of side shoots; and/or increased number of flowers per plant; and/or increased shoot growth; and/or enhanced photosynthetic activity (e.g.
  • enhanced quality means that certain plant characteristics such as the content or composition of certain ingredients 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 mixtures of the present invention.
  • Enhanced quality can be characterized, among others, by following improved properties of the plant or its product: increased nutrient content; and/or increased protein content; and/or increased oil content;
  • starch content and/or increased content of fatty acids; and/or increased metabolite content; and/or increased carotenoid content; and/or increased sugar content; and/or increased amount of essential amino acids; and/or improved nutrient composition; and/or improved protein composition; and/or improved composition of fatty acids; and/or improved metabolite composition; and/or improved carotenoid composition; and/or improved sugar composition; and/or improved amino acids composition ; and/or improved or optimal fruit color; and/or improved leaf color; and/or higher storage capacity; and/or better processability of the harvested products.
  • Another indicator for the condition of the plant is the plant's tolerance or resistance to biotic and/or abiotic stress factors. Biotic and abiotic stress, especially over longer terms, can have harmful effects on plants.
  • Biotic stress is caused by living organisms while abiotic stress is caused for example by en- vironmental extremes.
  • "enhanced tolerance or resistance to biotic and/or abiotic stress factors” means (1.) that certain negative factors caused by biotic and/or abiotic stress are diminished in a measurable or noticeable amount as compared to plants exposed to the same conditions, but without being treated with an inventive mixture and (2.) that the negative effects are not diminished by a direct action of the inventive mixture on the stress factors, e.g. by its fungicidal or insecticidal action which directly destroys the microorganisms or pests, but rather by a stimulation of the plants' own defensive reactions against said stress factors.
  • Negative factors caused by biotic stress such as pathogens and pests are widely known and are caused by living organisms, such as competing plants (for example weeds), microorganisms (such as phythopathogenic fungi and/or bacteria) and/or viruses.
  • Negative factors caused by abiotic stress are also well-known and can often be observed as reduced plant vigor (see above), for example:
  • less yield and/or less vigor, for both effects examples can be burned leaves, less flowers, pre-mature ripening, later crop maturity, reduced nutritional value amongst others.
  • Abiotic stress can be caused for example by: extremes in temperature such as heat or cold (heat stress / cold stress); and/or strong variations in temperature; and/or temperatures unusual for the specific season; and/or drought (drought stress); and/or extreme wetness; and/or high salinity (salt stress); and/or radiation (for example by increased UV radiation due to the decreasing ozone layer); and/or increased ozone levels (ozone stress); and/or organic pollution (for ex- ample by phythotoxic amounts of pesticides); and/or inorganic pollution (for example by heavy metal contaminants).
  • extremes in temperature such as heat or cold (heat stress / cold stress); and/or strong variations in temperature; and/or temperatures unusual for the specific season; and/or drought (drought stress); and/or extreme wetness; and/or high salinity (salt stress); and/or radiation (for example by increased UV radiation due to the decreasing ozone layer); and/or increased ozone levels (ozone stress); and/or organic pollution (for
  • inventive mixtures effectuate an increased yield of a plant or its product. In another embodiment the inventive mixtures effectuate an increased vigor of a plant or its product. In another embodiment the inventive mixtures effectuate in an increased quality of a plant or its product. In yet another embodiment the inventive mixtures effectuate an increased tolerance and/or resistance of a plant or its product against biotic stress. In yet another embodiment the inventive mixtures effectuate an increased tolerance and/or resistance of a plant or its product against abiotic stress.
  • the invention also relates to agrochemical compositions comprising an auxiliary and Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II according to the invention.
  • An agrochemical composition comprises a fungicidally or insecticidally effective amount of Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II.
  • the term "effective amount” denotes an amount of the composition or of Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying character- istics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II, which is sufficient for promoting plant health, controlling harmful fungi or harmful pests on cultivated plants or in the protection of materials and which does not result in a substantial damage to the treated plants or materials.
  • Such an amount can vary in a broad range and is dependent on various factors, such as the fungal or pest species to be controlled, the treated cultivated plant or material, the climatic conditions.
  • the Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II can be converted into customary types of agrochemical compositions, e. g. solutions, emulsions, suspensions, dusts, powders, pastes, granules, pressings, capsules, and mixtures thereof.
  • agrochemical compositions e.g. solutions, emulsions, suspensions, dusts, powders, pastes, granules, pressings, capsules, and mixtures thereof.
  • composition types are suspensions (e.g. SC, OD, FS), emulsifiable concentrates (e.g. EC), emulsions (e.g. EW, EO, ES, ME), capsules (e.g.
  • auxiliaries are solvents, liquid carriers, solid carriers or fillers, surfactants, disper- sants, emulsifiers, wetters, adjuvants, solubilizers, penetration enhancers, protective colloids, adhesion agents, thickeners, humectants, repellents, attractants, feeding stimulants, compatibil- izers, bactericides, anti-freezing agents, anti-foaming agents, colorants, tackifiers and binders.
  • Suitable solvents and liquid carriers are water and organic solvents, such as mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point, e.g. kerosene, diesel oil; oils of vegetable or animal origin; aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, e. g. toluene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alkylated naphthalenes; alcohols, e.g. ethanol, propanol, butanol, benzylalcohol, cyclohexanol; glycols; DMSO; ketones, e.g. cyclohexanone; esters, e.g.
  • mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point e.g. kerosene, diesel oil
  • oils of vegetable or animal origin oils of vegetable or animal origin
  • aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons e. g. toluene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alkylated
  • lactates carbonates, fatty acid esters, gamma-butyrolactone; fatty acids; phosphonates; amines; amides, e.g. N-methylpyrrolidone, fatty acid dimethylamides; and mixtures thereof.
  • Suitable solid carriers or fillers are mineral earths, e.g. silicates, silica gels, talc, kaolins, limestone, lime, chalk, clays, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, bentonite, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide; polysaccharides, e.g. cellulose, starch; fertilizers, e.g. ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ureas; products of vegetable origin, e.g. cereal meal, tree bark meal, wood meal, nutshell meal, and mixtures thereof.
  • mineral earths e.g. silicates, silica gels, talc, kaolins, limestone, lime, chalk, clays, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, bentonite, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide
  • polysaccharides e.g. cellulose, starch
  • fertilizers
  • Suitable surfactants are surface-active compounds, such as anionic, cationic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants, block polymers, polyelectrolytes, and mixtures thereof. Such surfactants can be used as emusifier, dispersant, solubilizer, wetter, penetration enhancer, protective colloid, or adjuvant. Examples of surfactants are listed in McCutcheon' s, Vol.1 : Emulsifiers & Detergents, McCutcheon' s Directories, Glen Rock, USA, 2008 (International Ed. or North Ameri- can Ed.).
  • Suitable anionic surfactants are alkali, alkaline earth or ammonium salts of sulfonates, sulfates, phosphates, carboxylates, and mixtures thereof.
  • sulfonates are alkylaryl- sulfonates, diphenylsulfonates, alpha-olefin sulfonates, lignine sulfonates, sulfonates of fatty acids and oils, sulfonates of ethoxylated alkylphenols, sulfonates of alkoxylated arylphenols, sulfonates of condensed naphthalenes, sulfonates of dodecyl- and tridecylbenzenes, sulfonates of naphthalenes and alkylnaphthalenes, sulfosuccinates or sulfosuccinamates.
  • Examples of sulfates are sulfates of fatty acids and oils, of ethoxylated alkylphenols, of alcohols, of ethoxylated alcohols, or of fatty acid esters.
  • Examples of phosphates are phosphate esters.
  • Examples of carboxylates are alkyl carboxylates, and carboxylated alcohol or alkylphenol ethoxylates.
  • Suitable nonionic surfactants are alkoxylates, N-subsituted fatty acid amides, amine oxides, esters, sugar-based surfactants, polymeric surfactants, and mixtures thereof.
  • alkoxylates are compounds such as alcohols, alkylphenols, amines, amides, arylphenols, fatty acids or fatty acid esters which have been alkoxylated with 1 to 50 equivalents.
  • Ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide may be employed for the alkoxylation, preferably ethylene oxide.
  • Exam- pies of N-subsititued fatty acid amides are fatty acid glucamides or fatty acid alkanolamides.
  • esters are fatty acid esters, glycerol esters or monoglycerides.
  • sugar- based surfactants are sorbitans, ethoxylated sorbitans, sucrose and glucose esters or al- kylpolyglucosides.
  • polymeric surfactants are home- or copolymers of vinyl pyrrol i- done, vinylalcohols, or vinylacetate.
  • Suitable cationic surfactants are quaternary surfactants, for example quaternary ammonium compounds with one or two hydrophobic groups, or salts of long-chain primary amines.
  • Suitable amphoteric surfactants are alkylbetains and imidazolines.
  • Suitable block polymers are block polymers of the A-B or A-B-A type comprising blocks of polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide, or of the A-B-C type comprising alkanol, polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide.
  • Suitable polyelectrolytes are polyacids or polybases.
  • polyacids are alkali salts of polyacrylic acid or polyacid comb polymers.
  • polybases are polyvinylamines or pol- yethyleneamines.
  • Suitable adjuvants are compounds, which have a neglectable or even no pesticidal activity themselves, and which improve the biological performance of the compound I on the target.
  • Suitable thickeners are polysaccharides (e.g. xanthan gum, carboxymethylcellulose), anorganic clays (organically modified or unmodified), polycarboxylates, and silicates.
  • Suitable bactericides are bronopol and isothiazolinone derivatives such as alkyliso- thiazolinones and benzisothiazolinones.
  • Suitable anti-freezing agents are ethylene glycol, pro- pylene glycol, urea and glycerin.
  • Suitable anti-foaming agents are silicones, long chain alcohols, and salts of fatty acids.
  • Suitable colorants e.g. in red, blue, or green
  • examples are inorganic colorants (e.g. iron oxide, titan oxide, iron hexacyanoferrate) and organic colorants (e.g.
  • Suitable tackifiers or binders are polyvinylpyrrolidons, polyvinylacetates, polyvinyl alcohols, pol- yacrylates, biological or synthetic waxes, and cellulose ethers.
  • each formulation type or choice of auxiliary should not influence the viability of the microorganism, if finally applied to the plant or plant propagation material.
  • a suitable formulation of component 1 is referenced in WO 2008/002371 .
  • composition types and their preparation are:
  • a compound I and 5-15 wt% wetting agent e.g. alcohol alkoxylates
  • a water-soluble solvent e.g. alcohols
  • a compound I and 1 -10 wt% dispersant e. g. polyvinylpyrrolidone
  • organic solvent e.g. cyclohexanone
  • EC Emulsifiable concentrates
  • emulsifiers e.g. calcium dodecylben- zenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate
  • water-insoluble organic solvent e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon
  • Emulsions (EW, EO, ES)
  • emulsifiers e.g. calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate
  • water-insoluble organic solvent e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon
  • a compound I In an agitated ball mill, 20-60 wt% of a compound I are comminuted with addition of 2-10 wt% dispersants and wetting agents (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate), 0.1 - 2 wt% thickener (e.g. xanthan gum) and water ad 100 wt% to give a fine active substance suspension. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active substance. For FS type composition up to 40 wt% binder (e.g. polyvinylalcohol) is added.
  • dispersants and wetting agents e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate
  • 0.1 - 2 wt% thickener e.g. xanthan gum
  • a compound I 50-80 wt% of a compound I are ground finely with addition of dispersants and wetting agents (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate) ad 100 wt% and prepared as water- dispersible or water-soluble granules by means of technical appliances (e. g. extrusion, spray tower, fluidized bed). Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active sub- stance.
  • dispersants and wetting agents e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate
  • wt% of a compound I are ground in a rotor-stator mill with addition of 1 -5 wt% dispersants (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1 -3 wt% wetting agents (e.g. alcohol ethoxylate) and solid carrier (e.g. silica gel) ad 100 wt%. Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active substance.
  • dispersants e.g. sodium lignosulfonate
  • wetting agents e.g. alcohol ethoxylate
  • solid carrier e.g. silica gel
  • a compound I In an agitated ball mill, 5-25 wt% of a compound I are comminuted with addition of 3-10 wt% dispersants (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1-5 wt% thickener (e.g. carboxymethylcellulose) and water ad 100 wt% to give a fine suspension of the active substance. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active substance.
  • dispersants e.g. sodium lignosulfonate
  • 1-5 wt% thickener e.g. carboxymethylcellulose
  • 5-20 wt% of a compound I are added to 5-30 wt% organic solvent blend (e.g. fatty acid dime- thylamide and cyclohexanone), 10-25 wt% surfactant blend (e.g. alcohol ethoxylate and ar- ylphenol ethoxylate), and water ad 100 %.
  • organic solvent blend e.g. fatty acid dime- thylamide and cyclohexanone
  • surfactant blend e.g. alcohol ethoxylate and ar- ylphenol ethoxylate
  • An oil phase comprising 5-50 wt% of a compound I, 0-40 wt% water insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon), 2-15 wt% acrylic monomers (e.g. methylmethacrylate, methacrylic acid and a di- or triacrylate) are dispersed into an aqueous solution of a protective colloid (e.g. polyvinyl alcohol). Radical polymerization initiated by a radical initiator results in the formation of poly(meth)acrylate microcapsules.
  • an oil phase comprising 5-50 wt% of a compound I according to the invention, 0-40 wt% water insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon), and an isocyanate monomer (e.g.
  • diphenylmethene-4,4' -diisocyanatae are dispersed into an aqueous solution of a protective colloid (e.g. polyvinyl alcohol).
  • a protective colloid e.g. polyvinyl alcohol.
  • the addition of a polyamine results in the formation of polyurea microcapsules.
  • the monomers amount to 1 -10 wt%.
  • the wt% relate to the total CS composition.
  • Dustable powders (DP, DS)
  • a compound I 1 -10 wt% of a compound I are ground finely and mixed intimately with solid carrier (e.g. fine- ly divided kaolin) ad 100 wt%.
  • solid carrier e.g. fine- ly divided kaolin
  • a compound I 0.5-30 wt% of a compound I is ground finely and associated with solid carrier (e.g. silicate) ad 100 wt%.
  • solid carrier e.g. silicate
  • Granulation is achieved by extrusion, spray-drying or fluidized bed.
  • organic solvent e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon
  • compositions types i) to xiii) may optionally comprise further auxiliaries, such as 0.1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0.1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, and 0.1 -1 wt% colorants.
  • auxiliaries such as 0.1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0.1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, and 0.1 -1 wt% colorants.
  • compositions types i) to vii) may optionally comprise further auxiliaries, such as 0,1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0,1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, 0.1 - 80% stabilizers or nutrients, 0.1 -10% UV protectants and 0,1 -1 wt% colorants.
  • auxiliaries such as 0,1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0,1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, 0.1 - 80% stabilizers or nutrients, 0.1 -10% UV protectants and 0,1 -1 wt% colorants.
  • compositions types i) to xi) may optionally comprise further auxiliaries, such as 0.1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0.1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, and 0.1 -1 wt% colorants.
  • auxiliaries such as 0.1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0.1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, and 0.1 -1 wt% colorants.
  • Microbial pesticides comprising (entomopathogenic) nematodes can be mass prepared as for use as biopesticides using in vivo or in vitro methods (Shapiro-Nan and Gaugler 2002).
  • In vivo production (culture in live insect hosts) requires a low level of technology, has low startup costs, and resulting nematode quality is generally high, yet cost efficiency is low. The approach can be considered ideal for small markets. In vivo production may be improved through innovations in mechanization and streamlining.
  • a novel alternative approach to in vivo methodology is production and application of nematodes in infected host cadavers; the cadavers (with nematodes developing inside) are distributed directly to the target site and pest suppression is subsequently achieved by the infective juveniles that emerge.
  • In vitro solid culture i.e., growing the nematodes on crumbled polyurethane foam, offers an intermediate level of technology and costs.
  • In vitro liquid culture is the most cost- efficient production method but requires the largest startup capital. Liquid culture may be improved through progress in media development, nematode recovery, and bioreactor design.
  • a variety of formulations have been developed to facilitate nematode storage and application including activated charcoal, alginate and polyacrylamide gels, baits, clay, paste, peat, polyurethane sponge, vermiculite, and water-dispersible granules.
  • successful storage under refrigeration ranges from one to seven months.
  • Optimum storage temperature for formulated nematodes varies according to species; generally, steinernematids tend to store best at 4-8 °C whereas heterorhabditids persist better at 10-15 °C.
  • Nematodes are formulated and applied as infective juveniles, the only free-living and therefore environmentally tolerant stage.
  • Infective juveniles range from 0.4 to 1.5 mm in length and can be observed with a hand lens or microscope after separation from formulation materials.
  • Disturbed nematodes move actively, however sedentary ambusher species (e.g. Steinernema carpocapsae, S. scapterisci) in water soon revert to a characteristic "J"-shaped resting position.
  • Low temperature or oxygen levels will inhibit movement of even active cruiser species (e.g., S. glaseri, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora).
  • lack of movement is not always a sign of mortality; nematodes may have to be stimulated (e.g., probes, acetic acid, gentle heat) to move before assessing viability.
  • nematodes tend to possess high lipid levels that provide a dense appearance, whereas nearly transparent nematodes are often active but possess low powers of infection. Infective juveniles are compat- ible with most but not all agricultural chemicals under field conditions. Compatibility has been tested with well over 100 different chemical pesticides. Entomopathogenic nematodes are compatible (e.g., may be tank-mixed) with most chemical herbicides and fungicides as well as many insecticides (such as bacterial or fungal products) (Koppenhofer and Grewal, 2005).
  • the solid material (dry matter) of Bacillus subtilis FB17 and the biopesticides III are considered as active components (e.g. to be obtained after drying or evaporation of the extraction medium or the suspension medium in case of liquid formulations of the microbial pesticides).
  • the weight ratios and percentages used herein for biological extracts such as Quillay extract are based on the total weight of the dry content (solid material) of the respective extract(s).
  • weight ratios and/or percentages refer to the total weight of a preparation of the respective pesticide II with at least 1 x 10 6 CFU/g ("colony forming units per gram total weight"), preferably with at least 1 x 10 8 CFU/g, even more preferably from 1 x 10 8 to 1 x 10 12 CFU/g dry matter.
  • Colony forming unit is measure of viable microbial cells, in particular fungal and bacterial cells.
  • CFU may also be understood as number of (juvenile) individual nematodes in case of (entomopathogenic) nematode biopesticides, such as Steinernema feltiae.
  • the weight ratio of the component 1 ) and the component 2) generally depends from the properties of the active components used, usually it is in the range of from 1 :100 to 100:1 , regularly in the range of from 1 :50 to 50:1 , preferably in the range of from 1 :20 to 20:1 , more preferably in the range of from 1 :10 to 10:1 , even more preferably in the range of from 1 :4 to 4:1 and in particular in the range of from 1 :2 to 2:1 .
  • the weight ratio of the component 1 ) and the component 2) usually is in the range of from 100:1 to 1 :1 , regularly in the range of from 50:1 to 1 :1 , preferably in the range of from 20:1 to 1 :1 , more preferably in the range of from 10:1 to 1 :1 , even more preferably in the range of from 4:1 to 1 :1 and in particular in the range of from 2:1 to 1 :1 .
  • the weight ratio of the component 1 ) and the component 2) usually is in the range of from 1 :1 to 1 :100, regularly in the range of from 1 :1 to 1 :50, preferably in the range of from 1 :1 to 1 :20, more preferably in the range of from 1 :1 to 1 :10, even more preferably in the range of from 1 :1 to 1 :4 and in particular in the range of from 1 :1 to 1 :2.
  • microbial pesticides III selected from groups O), Q) and S) and the Bacillus subtilis strain FB 17 may be supplied in any physiological state such as active or dormant.
  • dormant active component may be supplied for example frozen, dried, or lyophilized or partly desiccated (procedures to produce these partly desiccated organisms are given in WO2008/002371 ) or in form of spores.
  • Microbial pesticides III selected from groups O), Q) and S) and the Bacillus subtilis strain FB 17 used as organism in an active state can be delivered in a growth medium without any addi- tional additives or materials or in combination with suitable nutrient mixtures.
  • Bacillus subtilis FB17 is preferably delivered and formulated in a dormant stage, more preferably in form of spores.
  • the compositions comprise between 0.01 and 90% (w/w) of component 2) and from 1 x 10 5 CFU to 1 x 10 12 CFU of component 1 ) per gram total weight of the composition.
  • compositions comprise between 5 and 70% (w/w) of component 2) and from 1 x 10 6 CFU to 1 x 10 10 CFU of component 1 ) per gram total weight of the composition.
  • compositions comprise between 25 and 70% (w/w) of component 2) and from 1 x 10 7 CFU to 1 x 10 9 CFU of component 1 ) per gram total weight of the composition.
  • the weight ratio of component 1 ) and component 2) depends from the properties of the active substances used, usually it is in the range of from 1 :100 to 100:1 , regularly in the range of from 1 :50 to 50:1 , preferably in the range of from 1 :20 to 20:1 , more preferably in the range of from 1 :10 to 10:1 and in particular in the range of from 1 :4 to 4:1 , and the weight ratio of component 1 ) and component 3) usually it is in the range of from 1 :100 to 100:1 , regularly in the range of from 1 :50 to 50:1 , preferably in the range of from 1 :20 to 20:1 , more preferably in the range of from 1 :10 to 10:1 and in particular in the range of from 1 :4 to 4:1.
  • any further active components are, if desired, added in a ratio of from 20:1 to 1 :20 to the component 1 ).
  • the compound ratios are advantageously chosen so as to produce a synergistic effect.
  • the total weight ratios of compositions wherein component 3) is selected from groups O), Q), or S) can be determined based on the weight of component 2) and using the amount of CFU of component 3) to calclulate the total weight of component 3) with the following equation that 1 x
  • the agrochemical compositions generally are characterized in that they contain an effective quantity of the active components as defined above. Generally, they contain between 0.01 and
  • compositions wherein component 3) is selected from groups O), Q) and S), comprise between 0.01 and 90% (w/w) of component 2) and from 1 x 10 5 CFU to 1 x 10 12 CFU of component 3) per gram total weight of the composition.
  • compositions wherein component 3) is selected from groups O), Q) and S), comprise between 5 and 70% (w/w) of component 2) and from 1 x 10 6 CFU to 1 x 10 10 CFU of component 3) per gram total weight of the composition.
  • compositions wherein component 3) is selected from groups O), Q) and S), comprise between 25 and 70% (w/w) of component 2) and from 1 x 10 7 CFU to 1 x 10 9 CFU of component 2) per gram total weight of the composition.
  • Solutions for seed treatment (LS), suspoemulsions (SE), flowable concentrates (FS), powders for dry treatment (DS), water-dispersible powders for slurry treatment (WS), water-soluble powders (SS), emulsions (ES), emulsifiable concentrates (EC) and gels (GF) are usually employed for the purposes of treatment of plant propagation materials, particularly seeds.
  • Preferred examples of seed treatment formulation types or soil application for pre-mix com- positions are of WS, LS, ES, FS, WG or CS-type.
  • compositions in question give, after two-to-tenfold dilution, active components concentrations of from 0.01 to 60% by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 40%, in the ready-to-use preparations. Application can be carried out before or during sowing.
  • Methods for applying or treating compound I and compound II and compositions thereof, respectively, on to plant propagation material, especially seeds include dressing, coating, pelleting, dusting, soaking and in-furrow application methods of the propagation material.
  • compound I and compound II or the compositions thereof, respectively are applied on to the plant propagation material by a method such that germination is not induced, e. g. by seed dressing, pelleting, coating and dusting.
  • a pre-mix formulation for seed treatment application comprises 0.5 to 99.9 percent, especially 1 to 95 percent, of the desired ingredients, and 99.5 to 0.1 percent, especially 99 to 5 percent, of a solid or liquid adjuvant (including, for example, a solvent such as water), where the auxiliaries can be a surfactant in an amount of 0 to 50 percent, especially 0.5 to 40 percent, based on the pre-mix formulation.
  • a solid or liquid adjuvant including, for example, a solvent such as water
  • the auxiliaries can be a surfactant in an amount of 0 to 50 percent, especially 0.5 to 40 percent, based on the pre-mix formulation.
  • the end user will normally employ dilute formulations (e.g., tank mix composition).
  • Seed treatment methods for applying or treating inventive mixtures and compositions thereof to plant propagation material, especially seeds are known in the art, and include dressing, coating, filmcoating, pelleting and soaking application methods of the propagation material. Such methods are also applicable to the combinations according to the invention.
  • the inventive mixture is applied or treated on to the plant propagation material by a method such that the germination is not negatively impacted.
  • suitable methods for applying (or treating) a plant propagation material, such as a seed is seed dressing, seed coating or seed pelleting and alike.
  • the plant propagation material is a seed, seed piece (i.e. stalk) or seed bulb.
  • the present method can be applied to a seed in any physiological state, it is preferred that the seed be in a sufficiently durable state that it incurs no damage dur- ing the treatment process.
  • the seed would be a seed that had been harvested from the field; removed from the plant; and separated from any cob, stalk, outer husk, and surrounding pulp or other non-seed plant material.
  • the seed would preferably also be biologically stable to the extent that the treatment would cause no biological damage to the seed. It is believed that the treatment can be applied to the seed at any time between harvest of the seed and sowing of the seed or during the sowing process (seed directed applications).
  • the seed may also be primed either before or after the treatment.
  • Treatment could vary from a thin film (dress- ing) of the formulation containing the combination, for example, a mixture of active ingredient(s), on a plant propagation material, such as a seed, where the original size and/or shape are recognizable to an intermediary state (such as a coating) and then to a thicker film (such as pelleting with many layers of different materials (such as carriers, for example, clays; different formulations, such as of other active ingredients; polymers; and colourants) where the original shape and/or size of the seed is no longer recognizable.
  • An aspect of the present invention includes application of the inventive mixtures onto the plant propagation material in a targeted fashion, including positioning the ingredients in the combination onto the entire plant propagation material or on only parts thereof, including on only a single side or a portion of a single side.
  • inventive mixtures onto the plant propagation material in a targeted fashion, including positioning the ingredients in the combination onto the entire plant propagation material or on only parts thereof, including on only a single side or a portion of a single side.
  • inventive mixtures can also be used in form of a "pill” or " pellet” or a suitable substrate and placing, or sowing, the treated pill, or substrate, next to a plant propagation material.
  • Such techniques are known in the art, particularly in EP1 124414, WO07/67042, and
  • Application of the combinations described herein onto plant propagation material also includes protecting the plant propagation material treated with the combination of the present invention by placing one or more pesticide-containing particles next to a pesticide-treated seed, wherein the amount of pesticide is such that the pesticide-treated seed and the pesticide- containing particles together contain an Effective Dose of the pesticide and the pesticide dose contained in the pesticide-treated seed is less than or equal to the Maximal Non-Phytotoxic Dose of the pesticide.
  • Such techniques are known in the art, particularly in WO2005/120226.
  • Application of the combinations onto the seed also includes controlled release coatings on the seeds, wherein the ingredients of the combinations are incorporated into materials that release the ingredients over time. Examples of controlled release seed treatment technologies are generally known in the art and include polymer films, waxes, or other seed coatings, wherein the ingredients may be incorporated into the controlled release material or applied between layers of materials, or both.
  • Seed can be treated by applying thereto the compound s present in the inventive mixtures in any desired sequence or simultaneously.
  • the seed treatment occurs to an unsown seed, and the term "unsown seed” is meant to in- elude seed at any period between the harvest of the seed and the sowing of the seed in the ground for the purpose of germination and growth of the plant.
  • Treatment to an unsown seed is not meant to include those practices in which the active ingredient is applied to the soil but would include any application practice that would target the seed during the planting process.
  • the treatment occurs before sowing of the seed so that the sown seed has been pre-treated with the combination.
  • seed coating or seed pelleting are preferred in the treatment of the combinations according to the invention.
  • the ingredients in each combination are adhered on to the seed and therefore available for pest control.
  • the treated seeds can be stored, handled, sowed and tilled in the same manner as any other active ingredient treated seed.
  • the total amounts of active components applied are, depending on the kind of effect desired, from 0.001 to 10 kg per ha, preferably from 0.005 to 2 kg per ha, more preferably from 0.05 to 0.9 kg per ha, in particular from 0.1 to 0.75 kg per ha.
  • the application rates preferably range from about 1 x 10 6 to 5 x 10 15 (or more) CFU/ha.
  • the spore concentration is about 1 x 10 7 to about 1 x 10 11 CFU/ha.
  • (entomopatho- genic) nematodes as microbial pesticides e.g.
  • the application rates preferably range inform about 1 x 10 5 to 1 x 10 12 (or more), more preferably from 1 x 10 8 to 1 x 10 11 , even more preferably from 5 x 10 8 to 1 x 10 10 individuals (e.g. in the form of eggs, juvenile or any other live stages, preferably in an infetive juvenile stage) per ha.
  • the amount of the inventive mixtures is in the range from 0.01 -10 kg, preferably from 0.1 -1000 g, more preferably from 1 -100 g per 100 kilogram of plant propagation material (preferably seeds).
  • the application rates with respect to plant propagation material preferably range from about 1 x 10 6 to 1 x 10 12 (or more) CFU/seed.
  • the concentration is about 1 x 10 6 to about 1 x 10 11 CFU/seed.
  • the application rates with respect to plant propagation material also preferably range from about 1 x 10 7 to 1 x 10 14 (or more) CFU per 100 kg of seed, preferably from 1 x 10 9 to about 1 x 10 11 CFU per 100 kg of seed.
  • the amount of active components applied depends on the kind of application area and on the desired effect. Amounts customarily applied in the protection of materials are 0.001 g to 2 kg, preferably 0.005 g to 1 kg, of active components per cubic meter of treated material.
  • oils, wetters, adjuvants, fertilizer, or micronutrients, and further pesticides may be added to the mic- tures or the compositions comprising them as premix or, if appropriate not until immediately prior to use (tank mix).
  • pesticides e.g. herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, growth regulators, safeners
  • These agents can be admixed with the compositions according to the invention in a weight ratio of 1 :100 to 100:1 , preferably 1 :10 to 10:1 .
  • These further useful active compounds can be fertilizers or micronutrient donors (such as Mo, Zn and / or Co), especially when applied to plant propagation materials.
  • a polyether polymethylsiloxane copolymer may be added to the composition accoding to the invention, preferably in a weight ratio of 1 :100 to 100:1 , more preferably in a weight ratio of 1 :10 to 10:1 , in particular in a weight ratio of 1 :5 to 5:1 based on the total weight of the component 1 ) and the component 2).
  • a mineral oil or a vegetable oil may be added to the composition according to the invention, preferably in a weight ratio of 1 :100 to 100:1 , more pref- erably in a weight ratio of 1 :10 to 10:1 , in particular in a weight ratio of 1 :5 to 5:1 based on the total weight of the dry content of Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II together.
  • the user applies the composition according to the invention usually from a predosage de- vice, a knapsack sprayer, a spray tank, a spray plane, or an irrigation system.
  • the agro- chemical composition is made up with water, buffer, and/or further auxiliaries to the desired application concentration and the ready-to-use spray liquor or the agrochemical composition according to the invention is thus obtained.
  • 20 to 2000 liters, preferably 50 to 400 liters, of the ready-to-use spray liquor are applied per hectare of agricultural useful area.
  • composition according to the invention such as parts of a kit or parts of a binary or ternary mixture may be mixed by the user himself in a spray tank and further auxiliaries may be added, if appropriate.
  • the chemical pesticides e.g. compounds II
  • the stock solutions of the chemical pesticides were mixed according to the ratio, diluted to the stated concentrations and pipetted onto a filter micro titer plate (MTP).
  • MTP filter micro titer plate
  • a spore suspension of the pathogen e.g. Botrytis cinerea, Septoria tritici, etc.
  • aqueous biomalt solution was added as well as different concentrations of spores or cells of Bacillus subtilis FB17.
  • the plates were incubated at optimal temperature depending on the pathogen and further processed 1-7 days after incubation. The supernatant was removed using CaptiVac Vacuum Collar and a vacuum filter pump. The remaining cell pellet was resolved in water and DNA was extracted.
  • the growth of the pathogen was quantified via quantitative Real Time PCR using species- or strain-specific primers. To assess synergistic effects growth of the fungal pathogens was calculated in comparison to the different controls containing either the chemical pesticide or the microbial pesticide alone.
  • the measured parameters were compared to the growth of the active compound-free control variant (100%) and the fungus-free and active compound-free blank value to determine the relative growth in % of the pathogens in the respective active compounds.
  • E expected efficacy expressed in % of the untreated control, when using the mixture of the active compounds A (e.g. compound IA, IB or IC) and B (e.g. compound II) at the concentrations a and b
  • Use example FM-1 Activity against Septoria tritici, the causal agent of leaf blotch on wheat A spore suspension of Septoria tritici in an aqueous biomalt solution was used. The plates were placed in a water vapor-saturated chamber at a temperature of 18°C.
  • the chemical pesticides (e.g. compounds II) were formulated separately or together as a stock solution comprising 25 mg of active substance which was made up to 10 ml using a mixture of acetone and/or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and the emulsifier Wettol EM 31 (wetting agent having emulsifying and dispersing action based on ethoxylated alkylphenols) in a volume ratio of solvent/emulsifier of 99 to 1. This solution was then made up to 100 ml using water. This stock solution was diluted with the solvent/em ulsifier/water mixture described to the active substance concentration given below. B. subtilis FB17 was cultivated as described herein and was diluted with water to the concentration given below.
  • Use example FG-1 Activity against early blight on tomatoes caused by Phytophthora infestans with protective application
  • Young seedlings of tomato plants were grown in pots. The plants were sprayed to runoff with an aqueous suspension containing the concentration of chemical pesticide stated below. Simultaneously or up to 6 hours later, the plants were sprayed with an aquous suspension containg the concentration of the microbial pesticide stated below. The next day, the treated plants were inoculated with an aqueous suspension of sporangia of Phytophthora infestans. After inoculation, the trial plants were immediately transferred to a humid chamber. After 6 days at 18 to 20°C and a relative humidity close to 100%, the extent of fungal attack on the leaves was visually assessed as % diseased leaf area.
  • Drought stress tolerance can be tested e.g. on duckweed plants grown in 24-well microplates according to the method disclosed J. Plant Growth Regul. 30, 504-51 1 (201 1 ).
  • the measured parameters were compared to the growth of the active compound-free control variant under drought stress (e.g. PEG treatment) (0%) and the active compound-free blank value without drought stress (e.g. PEG-fee) (100%) to determine the relative growth in % in the respective active compounds.
  • the expected efficacies of active compound combinations were determined using Colby's formula as described above.
  • Use example H-2 Improvement of plant growth in corn and wheat
  • Pyraclostrobin was applied to corn or wheat seeds as the commercial, liquid seed treatment formulation Stamina® (200 g per litre a.i. , BASF Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carlolina), whereas Bacillus subtilis FB17 was applied to corn seeds as a SC formulation (about 2 x 10 10 CFU ml 1 ).
  • Corn or wheat seeds were treated at the BASF Seed Solutions Technology Center (SSTC) in Ames, Iowa. Pyraclostrobin and Bacillus subtilis U D1022 were applied to maize seeds as water-based slurries by using methods consistent with commercial seed treatment applications in a laboratory-scale batch treater. Briefly, 500 g of corn seeds were added to the drum of a laboratory-scale batch treater and 6 ml of prepared slurry (with appropriate amount of pyraclostrobin, Bacillus subtilis FB17, or combination thereof) was applied to the seed as the drum rotated. For 500 g of wheat seeds, 8 ml of slurry was used. Seed was rotated in the drum for 30 seconds following application of the slurry to assure uniform and complete coverage to the seed surface.
  • SSTC BASF Seed Solutions Technology Center
  • Treated seeds were placed in seed germination pouches (Mega International, St. Paul, Minnesota) and 20 ml of fertilizer solution that provided 50 ppm nitrogen, 7.5 ppm phosphorus, and 37.5 ppm potassium (derived from calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, phosphoric acid and adjusted to pH 6.5) was added to each pouch. Seed germination pouches were placed in 25°C growth chambers with a 16 h photoperiod. Five ml of fertilizer solution was added to seed germination pouches at two day intervals to replenish water lost to evapotranspiration.
  • Plant height was measured in centimeters.
  • Shoot and root tissues were separated and dried in an oven at 68°C for three days.
  • Shoot and root dry weights were measured in mg using an analytical balance.
  • Treatments were arranged in a completely randomized design with ten replications per treatment.
  • Plant height, shoot dry weight and root dry weight data were expressed as differ- ence (%) relative to the not-treated control to facilitate application of Colby' s formula (Colby, 1967) to calculate expected difference (Ecoiby).
  • PA difference expressed as % difference from the not-treated control, when using the active compound A at the concentration a
  • PB difference expressed in % difference from the not-treated control, when using the active compound B at the concentration b.
  • Table 1 Plant height of corn.

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Abstract

The present invention relates to synergistic mixtures, comprising Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide as defined in the description, and to compositions comprising these mixtures.

Description

Synergistic compositions comprising a Bacillus subtilis strain and a pesticide
Description The present invention relates to mixtures comprising, as active components the Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant and a pesticide.
Several plant-associated strains of the genus Bacillus described as belonging to the species Bacillus subtilis are used commercially as biopesticides or to promote the growth and improve the health of crop plants (Phytopathology 96, 145-154, 2006).
Bacillus subtilis strain FB17 was originally isolated from red beet roots in North America (System. Appl. Microbiol. 27, 372-379, 2004, incorporated herein by reference). The strain was isolated from beet root on the basis of its ability to form surface biofilm and dendritic growth. This strain is known to be recruited by Arabidopsis roots by malic acid excretion (Plant Physiol. 148,1547-1556, 2008). This Bacillus subtilis strain promotes plant health (US 2010/0260735 A1 , incorporated herein by reference), induces growth response and protection against pathogenic organisms and drought through colonization and biofilm formation on the Arabidopsis thaliana root surface (Planta 226, 283-297, 2007). It is also known to induce the production of grater biomass in a plant, to increase the drought tolerance of a plant, to induce a reduction of lignin concentration in a plant, to increase the iron concentration in a plant or to inhibit fungal infection in a plant (WO 201 1/109395 A2, incorporated herein by reference). B. subtilis FB17 has also been deposited at American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), Manassas, VA, USA, under accession number PTA-1 1857 on April 26, 201 1. In the abovementioned publications, Bacillus subtilis strain FB17 may also be referred to as UD1022 or UD10-22.
Practical agricultural experience has shown that the repeated and exclusive application of an individual active component in the control of harmful fungi or insects or other pests leads in many cases to a rapid selection of those fungus strains or pest isolates which have developed natural or adapted resistance against the active component in question. Effective control of the- se fungi or pests with the active component in question is then no longer possible.
To reduce the risk of the selection of resistant fungus strains or insect isolates, mixtures of different active components are nowadays conventionally employed for controlling harmful fungi or insects or other pests. By combining pestidically active compounds and/or biopesticides having different mechanisms of action, it is possible to ensure successful control over a relatively long period of time.
It is an object of the present invention overcome the abovementioned disadvantages and to provide, with a view to effective resistance management and effective control of
phytopathogenic harmful fungi, insects or other pests or to effective plant growth regulation, at application rates which are as low as possible, compositions which, at a reduced total amount of active compounds applied, have improved activity against the harmful fungi or pests or improved plant growth regulating activity (synergistic mixtures) and a broadened activity spectrum, in particular for certain indications. One typical problem arising in the field of pest control lies in the need to reduce the dosage rates of the active ingredient in order to reduce or avoid unfavorable environmental or toxicolog- ical effects whilst still allowing effective pest control. In regard to the instant invention the term pests embrace animal pests, and harmful fungi.
Another problem encountered concerns the need to have available pest control agents which are effective against a broad spectrum of pests, e.g. both animal pests and harmful fungi.
There also exists the need for pest control agents that combine knock-down activity with prolonged control, that is, fast action with long lasting action.
Another difficulty in relation to the use of pesticides is that the repeated and exclusive appli- cation of an individual pesticidal compound leads in many cases to a rapid selection of pests, that means animal pests, and harmful fungi, which have developed natural or adapted resistance against the active compound in question. Therefore there is a need for pest control agents that help prevent or overcome resistance.
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" .
This is particularly visible if application rates for the beforementioned mixtures of pesticides are used where the individual components show no or virtually no activity. The invention can also result in an advantageous behavior during formulation or during use, for example during grinding, sieving, emulsifying, dissolving or dispensing; improved storage stability and light sta- bility, advantageous residue formation, improved toxicological or ecotoxicological behaviour, improved properties of the plant, for example better growth, increased harvest yields, a better developed root system, a larger leaf area, greener leaves, stronger shoots, less seed required, lower phytotoxicity, mobilization of the defense system of the plant, good compatibility with plants. Moreover, even an enhanced systemic action of B. subtilis FB17 and the biopesticides as defined herein and/or a persistency of the fungicidal, insecticidal, acaricidal and/or nemati- cidal action is expected.
It was therefore an object of the present invention to provide pesticidal mixtures which solve the problems of reducing the dosage rate and / or enhancing the spectrum of activity and / or combining knock-down activity with prolonged control and / or to resistance management and/or promoting (increasing) the health of plants.
We have accordingly found that this object is achieved by the mixtures and compositions defined herein, comprising the Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis strain FB17 having all the identifying characteristics of the respective Bacillus subtilis strain or extract of the mutant and a biopesticide.
Thus, the present invention relates to mixtures comprising, as active components
1 ) Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant;
and
2) at least one pesticide II selected from selected from the groups A) to N'):
A') Respiration inhibitors
- Inhibitors of complex III at Q0 site (e.g. strobilurins): azoxystrobin, coumethoxy- strobin, coumoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fenaminstrobin, fenoxy- strobin/flufenoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-m ethyl, metominostrobin, orysas- trobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyrametostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, 2-[2-(2,5-dimethyl-phenoxymethyl)-phenyl]-3-methoxy-acrylic acid methyl ester and 2-(2-(3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1 -methyl-allylideneaminooxymethyl)-phenyl)-2- methoxyimino-N-methyl-acetamide, pyribencarb, triclopyricarb/chlorodincarb, fa- moxadone, fenamidone;
- inhibitors of complex III at Q, site: cyazofamid, amisulbrom, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benz- yl-3-[(3-acetoxy-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1 ,5-di- oxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[[3-(acetoxymethoxy)-
4- methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[(3-isobutoxycarbonyloxy-4-meth- oxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[[3-(1 ,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethoxy)-4-methoxy- pyridine-2-carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate; (3S,6S,7R,8R)-3-[[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-2-pyridinyl)carbonyl]amino]- 6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-8-(phenylmethyl)-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl 2-methylpropanoate
- inhibitors of complex II (e. g. carboxamides): benodanil, benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, boscalid, carboxin, fenfuram, fluopyram, flutolanil, fluxapyroxad, furametpyr, iso- pyrazam, mepronil, oxycarboxin, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane, tecloftalam, thifluzamide, N-(4'-trifluoromethylthiobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1 -methyl- 1 H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(2-(1 ,3,3-trimethyl-butyl)-phenyl)-1 ,3-dimethyl-
5- fluoro-1 H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 3-(difluoromethyl)-1 -methyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethyl- indan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 3-(trifluoromethyl)-1 -methyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethyl- indan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 1 ,3-dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyr- azole-4-carboxamide, 3-(trifluoromethyl)-1 ,5-dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)- pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 3-(difluoromethyl)-1 ,5-dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan- 4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 1 ,3,5-trimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4- carboxamide;
- other respiration inhibitors (e.g. complex I, uncouplers): diflumetorim, (5,8-difluoro- quinazolin-4-yl)-{2-[2-fluoro-4-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yloxy)-phenyl]-ethyl}-amine; nitrophenyl derivates: binapacryl, dinobuton, dinocap, fluazinam; ferimzone; organ- ometal compounds: fentin salts, such as fentin-acetate, fentin chloride or fentin hydroxide; ametoctradin; and silthiofam;
B') Sterol biosynthesis inhibitors (SBI fungicides)
- C14 demethylase inhibitors (DM I fungicides): triazoles: azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole-M, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, oxpoconazole, paclobutra- zole, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triticonazole, uniconazole,
1 -[re/-(2S;3R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-oxiranylmethyl]-5-thio- cyanato-1 H-[1 ,2,4]triazole, 2-[re/-(2S;3R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)- oxiranylmethyl]-2H-[1 ,2,4]triazole-3-thiol; imidazoles: imazalil, pefurazoate, prochlo- raz, triflumizol; pyrimidines, pyridines and piperazines: fenarimol, nuarimol, pyri- fenox, triforine;
- Delta14-reductase inhibitors: aldimorph, dodemorph, dodemorph-acetate, fenpropi- morph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, piperalin, spiroxamine;
- Inhibitors of 3-keto reductase: fenhexamid;
C) Nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors
- phenylamides or acyl amino acid fungicides: benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, kiralaxyl, met- alaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), ofurace, oxadixyl;
- others: hymexazole, octhilinone, oxolinic acid, bupihmate, 5-fluorocytosine, 5-fluoro-
2-(p-tolylmethoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine, 5-fluoro-2-(4-fluorophenylmethoxy)pyrimidin- 4-amine;
D') Inhibitors of cell division and cytoskeleton
- tubulin inhibitors, such as benzimidazoles, thiophanates: benomyl, carbendazim, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl; triazolopyrimidines: 5-chloro-
7-(4-methylpiperidin-1 -yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-[1 ,2,4]triazolo[1 ,5-a]pyrimidine
- other cell division inhibitors: diethofencarb, ethaboxam, pencycuron, fluopicolide, zoxamide, metrafenone, pyriofenone;
E') Inhibitors of amino acid and protein synthesis
- methionine synthesis inhibitors (anilino-pyrimidines): cyprodinil, mepanipyrim, py- rimethanil;
- protein synthesis inhibitors: blasticidin-S, kasugamycin, kasugamycin hydrochloride- hydrate, mildiomycin, streptomycin, oxytetracyclin, polyoxine, validamycin A;
F') Signal transduction inhibitors
- MAP / histidine kinase inhibitors: fluoroimid, iprodione, procymidone, vinclozolin, fenpiclonil, fludioxonil;
- G protein inhibitors: quinoxyfen;
G') Lipid and membrane synthesis inhibitors
- Phospholipid biosynthesis inhibitors: edifenphos, iprobenfos, pyrazophos, isoprothi- olane;
- lipid peroxidation: dicloran, quintozene, tecnazene, tolclofos-methyl, biphenyl,
chloroneb, etridiazole;
- phospholipid biosynthesis and cell wall deposition: dimethomorph, flumorph, mandi- propamid, pyrimorph, benthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, valifenalate and N-(1 -(1 -(4- cyano-phenyl)ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl) carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl) ester;
- compounds affecting cell membrane permeability and fatty acides: propamocarb, propamocarb-hydrochlorid
- fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors: oxathiapiprolin;
H') Inhibitors with Multi Site Action
- inorganic active substances: Bordeaux mixture, copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate, sulfur;
- thio- and dithiocarbamates: ferbam, mancozeb, maneb, metam, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram; - organochlorine compounds (e.g. phthalimides, sulfamides, chloronitriles): anilazine, chlorothalonil, captafol, captan, folpet, dichlofluanid, dichlorophen, hexachloro- benzene, pentachlorphenole and its salts, phthalide, tolylfluanid, N-(4-chloro-2-nitro- phenyl)-N-ethyl-4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide;
- guanidines and others: guanidine, dodine, dodine free base, guazatine, guazatine- acetate, iminoctadine, iminoctadine-triacetate, iminoctadine-tris(albesilate), dithi- anon, 2,6-dimethyl-1 H,5H-[1 ,4]dithiino[2,3-c:5,6-c']dipyrrole-1 ,3,5,7(2H ,6H)-tetraone; Γ) Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
- inhibitors of glucan synthesis: validamycin, polyoxin B; melanin synthesis inhibitors: pyroquilon, tricyclazole, carpropamid, dicyclomet, fenoxanil;
J') Plant defence inducers
- acibenzolar-S-methyl, probenazole, isotianil, tiadinil, prohexadione-calcium; phos- phonates: fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, phosphorous acid and its salts;
K') Unknown mode of action
- bronopol, chinomethionat, cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, dazomet, debacarb, diclo- mezine, difenzoquat, difenzoquat-methylsulfate, diphenylamin, fenpyrazamine, flumetover, flusulfamide, flutianil, methasulfocarb, nitrapyrin, nitrothal-isopropyl, oxa- thiapiprolin, 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl]-1 -[4-(4-{5-[2-(prop-2-yn-1 - yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1 ,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1 ,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1 -yl]ethanone, 2- [3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl]-1 -[4-(4-{5-[2-fluoro-6-(prop-2-yn-1 -yl- oxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1 ,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1 ,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1 -yl]ethanone,
2- [3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl]-1 -[4-(4-{5-[2-chloro-6-(prop-2-yn-1 -yl- oxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1 ,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1 ,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1 -yl]ethanone, ox- in-copper, proquinazid, tebufloquin, tecloftalam, triazoxide, 2-butoxy-6-iodo- 3-propylchromen-4-one, N-(cyclopropylmethoxyimino-(6-difluoro-methoxy-2,3-di- fluoro-phenyl)-methyl)-2-phenyl acetamide, N'-(4-(4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-phen- oxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N'-(4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoro- methyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N'-(2-methyl- 5-trifluoromethyl-4-(3-trimethylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl forma- midine, N'-(5-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-4-(3-trimethylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-
N-methyl formamidine, methoxy-acetic acid 6-tert-butyl-8-fluoro-2,3-dimethyl- quinolin-4-yl ester, 3-[5-(4-methylphenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine,
3- [5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine (pyrisoxazole), N-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl) cyclopropanecarboxylic acid amide, 5-chloro-1 -(4,6-di- methoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methyl-1 H-benzoimidazole, 2-(4-chloro-phenyl)-
N-[4-(3,4-dimethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-5-yl]-2-prop-2-ynyloxy-acetamide;
L') Growth regulators
abscisic acid, amidochlor, ancymidol, 6-benzylaminopurine, brassinolide, butralin, chlormequat (chlormequat chloride), choline chloride, cyclanilide, daminozide, dike- gulac, dimethipin, 2,6-dimethylpuridine, ethephon, flumetralin, flurprimidol, fluthiacet, forchlorfenuron, gibberellic acid, inabenfide, indole-3-acetic acid , maleic hydrazide, mefluidide, mepiquat (mepiquat chloride), naphthaleneacetic acid, N-6-benzyladenine, paclobutrazol, prohexadione (prohexadione-calcium), prohydrojasmon, thidiazuron, tri- apenthenol, tributyl phosphorotrithioate, 2,3,5-tri-iodobenzoic acid , trinexapac-ethyl and uniconazole;
M') Herbicides
- acetamides: acetochlor, alachlor, butachlor, dimethachlor, dimethenamid, flufenacet, mefenacet, metolachlor, metazachlor, napropamide, naproanilide, pethoxamid, preti- lachlor, propachlor, thenylchlor;
- amino acid derivatives: bilanafos, glyphosate, glufosinate, sulfosate;
- aryloxyphenoxypropionates: clodinafop, cyhalofop-butyl, fenoxaprop, fluazifop, ha- loxyfop, metamifop, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-P-tefuryl;
- Bipyridyls: diquat, paraquat;
- (thio)carbamates: asulam, butylate, carbetamide, desmedipham, dimepiperate, ep- tam (EPTC), esprocarb, molinate, orbencarb, phenmedipham, prosulfocarb, pyri- buticarb, thiobencarb, triallate;
- cyclohexanediones: butroxydim, clethodim, cycloxydim, profoxydim, sethoxydim, tepraloxydim, tralkoxydim;
- dinitroanilines: benfluralin, ethalfluralin, oryzalin, pendimethalin, prodiamine, triflu- ralin;
- diphenyl ethers: acifluorfen, aclonifen, bifenox, diclofop, ethoxyfen, fomesafen, lac- tofen, oxyfluorfen;
- hydroxybenzonitriles: bomoxynil, dichlobenil, ioxynil;
- imidazolinones: imazamethabenz, imazamox, imazapic, imazapyr, imazaquin, ima- zethapyr;
- phenoxy acetic acids: clomeprop, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 2,4-DB, dichlorprop, MCPA, MCPA-thioethyl, MCPB, Mecoprop;
- pyrazines: chloridazon, flufenpyr-ethyl, fluthiacet, norflurazon, pyridate;
- pyridines: aminopyralid, clopyralid, diflufenican, dithiopyr, fluridone, fluroxypyr, piclo- ram, picolinafen, thiazopyr;
- sulfonyl ureas: amidosulfuron, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, chlor- sulfuron, cinosulfuron, cyclosulfamuron, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, flucetosulfu- ron, flupyrsulfuron, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, imazosulfuron, iodosulfuron, mesosulfuron, metazosulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, nicosulfuron, oxasulfuron, primi- sulfuron, prosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron, rimsulfuron, sulfometuron, sulfosulfuron, thif- ensulfuron, triasulfuron, tribenuron, trifloxysulfuron, triflusulfuron, tritosulfuron, 1 -((2- chloro-6-propyl-imidazo[1 ,2-b]pyridazin-3-yl)sulfonyl)-3-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2- yl)urea;
- triazines: ametryn, atrazine, cyanazine, dimethametryn, ethiozin, hexazinone, met- amitron, metribuzin, prometryn, simazine, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, triaziflam;
- ureas: chlorotoluron, daimuron, diuron, fluometuron, isoproturon, linuron, metha- benzthiazuron,tebuthiuron;
- other acetolactate synthase inhibitors: bispyribac-sodium, cloransulam-methyl, di- closulam, florasulam, flucarbazone, flumetsulam, metosulam, ortho-sulfamuron, pe- noxsulam, propoxycarbazone, pyribambenz-propyl, pyribenzoxim, pyriftalid, pyrimi- nobac-methyl, pyrimisulfan, pyrithiobac, pyroxasulfone, pyroxsulam; - others: amicarbazone, aminotriazole, anilofos, beflubutamid, benazolin, bencarba- zone,benfluresate, benzofenap, bentazone, benzobicyclon, bicyclopyrone, bromacil, bromobutide, butafenacil, butamifos, cafenstrole, carfentrazone, cinidon-ethyl, chlor- thal, cinmethylin, clomazone, cumyluron, cyprosulfamide, dicamba, difenzoquat, diflufenzopyr, Drechslera monoceras, endothal, ethofumesate, etobenzanid, fenox- asulfone, fentrazamide, flumiclorac-pentyl, flumioxazin, flupoxam, flurochloridone, flurtamone, indanofan, isoxaben, isoxaflutole, lenacil, propanil, propyzamide, quin- clorac, quinmerac, mesotrione, methyl arsonic acid, naptalam, oxadiargyl, oxadia- zon, oxaziclomefone, pentoxazone, pinoxaden, pyraclonil, pyraflufen-ethyl, pyrasul- fotole, pyrazoxyfen, pyrazolynate, quinoclamine, saflufenacil, sulcotrione, sulfentra- zone, terbacil, tefuryltrione, tembotrione, thiencarbazone, topramezone, (3-[2- chloro-4-fluoro-5-(3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1 - yl)-phenoxy]-pyridin-2-yloxy)-acetic acid ethyl ester, 6-amino-5-chloro-2-cyclopropyl- pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester, 6-chloro-3-(2-cyclopropyl-6-methyl- phenoxy)-pyridazin-4-ol, 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-phenyl)-5-fluoro-pyridine-2- carboxylic acid, 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxy-phenyl)-pyridine-2- carboxylic acid methyl ester, and 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-3-dimethylamino-2- fluoro-phenyl)-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester.
N') Insecticides
- organo(thio)phosphates: 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, trichlorfon;
- carbamates: alanycarb, aldicarb, bendiocarb, benfuracarb, carbaryl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, fenoxycarb, furathiocarb, methiocarb, methomyl, oxamyl, pirimicarb, propoxur, thiodicarb, triazamate;
- pyrethroids: allethrin, bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cyphenothrin, cypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, beta-cypermethrin, zeta-cypermethrin, deltamethrin, esfen- valerate, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, imiprothrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin, prallethrin, pyrethrin I and II, resmethrin, silafluofen, tau-fluvalinate, tefluthrin, tetramethrin, tralomethrin, transfluthrin, profluthrin, dimefluthrin;
- insect growth regulators: a) chitin synthesis inhibitors: benzoylureas: chlorfluazuron, cyramazin, diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, no- valuron, teflubenzuron, triflumuron; buprofezin, diofenolan, hexythiazox, etoxazole, clofentazine; b) ecdysone antagonists: halofenozide, methoxyfenozide, tebufeno- zide, azadirachtin; c) juvenoids: pyriproxyfen, methoprene, fenoxycarb; d) lipid bio- synthesis inhibitors: spirodiclofen, spiromesifen, spirotetramat;
- nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonists compounds: clothianidin, dinotefuran,
flupyradifurone, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, thiacloprid, 1 -2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-2-nitrimino-3,5-dimethyl-[1 ,3,5]triazinane; - GABA antagonist compounds: endosulfan, ethiprole, fipronil, vaniliprole, pyra- fluprole, pyriprole, 5-amino-1-(2,6-dichloro-4-methyl-phenyl)-4-sulfinamoyl-
1 H-pyrazole-3-carbothioic acid amide;
- macrocyclic lactone insecticides: abamectin, emamectin, milbemectin, lepimectin, spinosad, spinetoram;
- mitochondrial electron transport inhibitor (M ETI) I acaricides: fenazaquin, pyridaben, tebufenpyrad, tolfenpyrad, flufenerim;
- METI II and III compounds: acequinocyl, fluacyprim, hydramethylnon;
- Uncouplers: chlorfenapyr;
- oxidative phosphorylation inhibitors: cyhexatin, diafenthiuron, fenbutatin oxide, pro- pargite;
- moulting disruptor compounds: cryomazine;
- mixed function oxidase inhibitors: piperonyl butoxide;
- sodium channel blockers: indoxacarb, metaflumizone;
- ryanodine receptor inhibitors: chlorantraniliprole, cyantraniliprole, flubendiamide,
N-[4,6-dichloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-
2- pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4-chloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda-
4- sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-6-methyl-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(triflu- oromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4-chloro-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanyli- dene)carbamoyl]-6-methyl-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-
3- carboxamide; N-[4,6-dichloro-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]- phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4,6-di- chloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-
5- (difluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4,6-dibromo-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda- 4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyr- azole-3-carboxamide; N-[4-chloro-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carba- moyl]-6-cyano-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carbox- amide; N-[4,6-dibromo-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]- 2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide;
- others: benclothiaz, bifenazate, cartap, flonicamid, pyridalyl, pymetrozine, sulfur, thi- ocyclam, cyenopyrafen, flupyrazofos, cyflumetofen, amidoflumet, imicyafos, bistriflu- ron, pyrifluquinazon and 1 ,1 '-[(3S,4R,4aR,6S,6aS,12R,12aS,12bS)-4-[[(2- cyclopropylacetyl)oxy]methyl]-1 , 3,4,4a, 5,6,6a, 12, 12a, 12b-decahydro-12-hydroxy- 4,6a, 12b-trimethyl-1 1 -oxo-9-(3-pyridinyl)-2H , 1 1 H-naphtho[2, 1 -b]pyrano[3,4-e]pyran- 3,6-diyl] cyclopropaneacetic acid ester.
The compounds II, their preparation and their biological activity e.g. against harmful fungi, pests or weed is known (e.g. http://www.alanwood.net/pesticides/, e-Pesticide Manual V5.2 (ISBN 978 1 901396 85 0) (2008-201 1 )); many of these substances are commercially available.
The compounds described by lU PAC nomenclature, their preparation and their fungicidal activity are also known (e.g cf. Can. J. Plant Sci. 48(6), 587-94, 1968; EP-A 141 317; EP- A 152 031 ; EP-A 226 917; EP-A 243 970; EP-A 256 503; EP-A 428 941 ; EP-A 532 022; EP-A 1 028 125; EP-A 1 035 122; EP-A 1 201 648; EP-A 1 122 244, JP 2002316902; DE 19650197; DE 10021412; DE 102005009458; US 3,296,272; US 3,325,503; WO 98/46608; WO 99/14187; WO 99/24413; WO 99/27783; WO 00/29404; WO 00/46148; WO 00/65913; WO 01/54501 ; WO 01/56358; WO 02/22583; WO 02/40431 ; WO 03/10149; WO 03/1 1853; WO 03/14103; WO 03/16286; WO 03/53145; WO 03/61388; WO 03/66609; WO 03/74491 ; WO 04/49804; WO 04/83193; WO 05/120234; WO 05/123689; WO 05/123690; WO 05/63721 ; WO 05/87772; WO 05/87773; WO 06/15866; WO 06/87325; WO 06/87343; WO 07/82098; WO 07/90624, WO 1 1/028657, WO 2007/014290, WO 20012/168188; WO 2007/006670, PCT/EP2012/065650 and PCT/EP2012/065651 ).
It is preferred that the mixtures comprise as compounds II fungicidal compounds that are in- dependency of each other selected from the groups A'), B'), C), D'), E'), F'), G'), H'), I'), J') and K').
According to another embodiment of the invention, mixtures comprise as compound II a plant growth regulator compound that is selected from the group L').
According to another embodiment of the invention, mixtures comprise as compound II a her- bicidal compound that is selected from the group M').
According to a further embodiment, mixtures comprise as compound II an insecticidal compound that is selected from the group N').
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group A) and particularly selected from azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, tri- floxystrobin; famoxadone, fenamidone; benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, boscalid, fluopyram, fluxapy- roxad, isopyrazam, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane; ametoctradin, cyazofamid, fluazinam, fentin salts, such as fentin acetate.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from azoxystrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin;
bixafen, boscalid, fluopyram, fluxapyroxad, penflufen, penthiopyrad, and sedaxane.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group B') and particularly selected from cyproconazole, difeno- conazole, epoxiconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, tebuconazole, tetracon- azole, triticonazole, prochloraz, fenarimol, triforine; dodemorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, spiroxamine; fenhexamid.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from cyproconazole, difenoconazole, fluquinconazole, flutriafol, prothioconazole, triadimenol, tebuconazole, triticonazole and prochloraz.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group C) and particularly selected from metalaxyl, (metalaxyl- M) mefenoxam, ofurace.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group D') and particularly selected from benomyl, carbendazim, thiophanate-methyl, ethaboxam, fluopicolide, zoxamide, metrafenone, pyriofenone.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group E') and particularly selected from cyprodinil, mepanipyrim, pyrimethanil.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group P) and particularly selected from iprodione, fludioxonil, vinclozolin, quinoxyfen.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group G') and particularly selected from dimethomorph, flumorph, iprovalicarb, benthiavalicarb, mandipropamid, propamocarb.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group H') and particularly selected from copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, copper sulfate, sulfur, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram, captafol, folpet, chlorothalonil, dichlofluanid, dithianon.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group Γ) and particularly selected from carpropamid and fenoxanil.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group J) and particularly selected from acibenzolar-S-methyl, probenazole, tiadinil, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminium, H3PO3 and salts thereof.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from group K) and particularly selected from cymoxanil, proquinazid and A/-methyl-2-{1 -[(5-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl)-acetyl]-piperidin-4-yl}-/V-[(1 R)- 1 ,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1 -yl]-4-thiazolecarboxamide.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from oxathiapiprolin, metalaxyl, (metalaxyl-M) mefenoxam, ethabox- am, dimethomorph, fludioxonil, carboxin, silthiofam, ziram, thiram, carbendazim, thiabendazole and thiophanate-methyl.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from oxathiapiprolin, metalaxyl, (metalaxyl-M) mefenoxam, ethabox- am and dimethomorph especially for Pythium control.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound II (component 2) at least one active substance selected from fipronil, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, acetamiprid, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, thiacloiprid, sulfoxaflor, methiocarb, tefluthrin, bifenthrin, ypermethrin, alpha- cypermethrin, spinosad, chlorantraniliprole, cyantraniliprole and thiodicarb, more preferably selected from fipronil, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, imidacloprid, thiacloprid, chlorantraniliprole and cyantraniliprole.
Component 1 ) embraces not only the isolated, pure cultures of the Bacillus subtilis strain
FB17 as defined herein, but also its cell-free extract, its suspensions in a whole broth culture or as a metabolite-containing supernatant or a purified metabolite obtained from a whole broth culture of the microorganism or microorganism strain.
"Whole broth culture" refers to a liquid culture containing both cells and media.
"Supernatant" refers to the liquid broth remaining when cells grown in broth are removed by centrifugation, filtration, sedimentation, or other means well known in the art.
As used herein, the term "metabolite" refers to any component, compound, substance or byproduct (including but not limited to small molecule secondary metabolites, polyketides, fatty acid synthase products, non-ribosomal peptides, ribosomal peptides, proteins and enzymes) produced by a microorganism (such as fungi and bacteria, in particular the strains of the invention) that has any beneficial effect as described herein such as pesticidal activity or improvement of plant growth, water use efficiency of the plant, plant health, plant appearance, or the population of beneficial microorganisms in the soil around the plant activity herein.
As used herein, "cell-free extract" refers to an extract of the vegetative cells, spores and/or the whole culture broth of a microorganism comprising cellular metabolites produced by the respective microorganism obtainable by cell disruption methods known in the art such as solvent- based (e. g. organic solvents such as alcohols sometimes in combination with suitable salts), temperature-based, application of shear forces, cell disruption with an ultrasonicator. The desired extract may be concentrated by conventional concentration techniques such as drying, evaporation, centrifugation or alike. Certain washing steps using organic solvents and/or water- based media may also be applied to the crude extract preferably prior to use.
According to a further embodiment, component 1 ) embraces the Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, and a cell-free extract thereof.
As used herein, "strain" refers to isolate or a group of isolates exhibiting phenotypic and/or genotypic traits belonging to the same lineage, distinct from those of other isolates or strains of the same species.
As used herein, "isolate" refers to a pure microbial culture separated from its natural origin, such an isolate obtained by culturing a single microbial colony. An isolate is a pure culture derived from a heterogeneous, wild population of microorganisms.
The term "mutant" refers a microorganism obtained by direct mutant selection but also includes microorganisms that have been further mutagenized or otherwise manipulated (e.g., via the introduction of a plasmid). Accordingly, embodiments include mutants, variants, and or de- rivatives of the respective microorganism, both naturally occurring and artificially induced mutants. For example, mutants may be induced by subjecting the microorganism to known mutagens, such as N-methyl-nitrosoguanidine, using conventional methods.
Mutant strains may be obtained by any methods known in the art such as direct mutant selection, chemical mutagenesis or genetic manipulation (e. g., via the introduction of a plasmid). For example, such mutants are obtainable by applying a known mutagen, such as X-ray, UV radiation or N-methyl-nitrosoguanidine. Subsequent to said treatments a screening for mutant strains showing the desired characteristics may be performed.
Bacillus subtilis FB17 may be cultivated using media and fermentation techniques known in the art, e.g. in Tryptic Soy Broth (TSB) at 27°C for 24-72 hrs. The bacterial cells (vegatitive cells and spores) were washed and concentrated (e.g. by centrifugation at room temperature for 15 min at 7000 x g). To produce a dry formulation, bacterial cells, preferably spores were suspended in a suitable dry carrier (e.g. clay). To produce a liquid formulation, cells, preferably spores, were re-suspended in a suitable liquid carrier (e.g. water-based) to the desired spore density. The spore density number of spores per ml. was determined by identifying the number of heat- resistant colony-forming units (70°C for 10 min) on Trypticase Soy Agar after incubation for 18- 24 hrs at 37°C. Bacillus subtilis FB17 is generally active in temperatures between 7°C and 52°C (Holtmann, G. & Bremer, E. (2004), J. Bacteriol. 186, 1683- 1693). Moreover, the invention also relates to a method for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi, insects or other pests or to a method for regulating plant growth or to a method for improving the health of the plants using mixtures of Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and a pesticide II and to the use of the components 1 ) and 2) as defined herein for preparing such mixtures, and to compositions and seed comprising these mixtures.
Moreover, we have found that simultaneous, that is joint or separate, application of Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and a pesticide II or successive application of Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and a pesticide II allows better control of harmful fungi than is possible with the individual compounds alone (synergistic mixtures). Furthermore, synergistic effects in relation with the insecticidal, pesticidal, herbicidal, plant growth regulating and/or plant health improving action have been found with the inventive mixtures.
According to one embodiment, the mixtures comprise component 1 ) and component 2) in a synergistically effective amount.
The mixtures and compositions thereof according to the invention can, in the use form as fungicides and/or insecticides, also be present together with other active substances, e. g. with herbicides, insecticides, growth regulators, fungicides or else with fertilizers, as pre-mix or, if appropriate, not until immeadiately prior to use (tank mix).
Mixing a water-based Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II and the compositions comprising them, respectively, in the use form as fungicide with other fungicides results in many cases in an expansion of the fungicidal spectrum of activity or in a prevention of fungicide resistance development. Furthermore, in many cases, synergistic effects are obtained.
Mixing Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II and the compositions comprising them, respectively, in the use form as insecticide with other insecticides results in many cases in an expansion of the insecticidal spectrum of activity or in a prevention of insecticide resistance de- velopment. Furthermore, in many cases, synergistic effects are obtained.
According to the present invention, it may be preferred that the mixtures comprise besides Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and a pesticide II and the compositions comprising them, as component 3) a further active compound, preferably in a synergistically effective amount. Another embodiment relates to mixtures wherein the component 3) is a pesticide III selected from groups A) to T):
The following list of pesticides III, in conjunction with which the binary mixtures according to the invention can be used, is intended to illustrate the possible combinations but does not limit them:
A) Respiration inhibitors
- Inhibitors of complex III at Q0 site (e.g. strobilurins): azoxystrobin, coumethoxystrobin,
coumoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fenaminstrobin, fenoxystrobin/flufenoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyrametostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, 2-[2-(2,5-dimethyl-phenoxymethyl)-phenyl]- 3-methoxy-acrylic acid methyl ester and 2-(2-(3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1 -methyl-allylidene- aminooxymethyl)-phenyl)-2-methoxyimino-N-methyl-acetamide, pyribencarb, triclopy- ricarb/chlorodincarb, famoxadone, fenamidone;
- inhibitors of complex III at Q, site: cyazofamid, amisulbrom, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[(3- acetoxy-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[[3-(acetoxymethoxy)-4-methoxy-pyridine-
2- carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate,
[(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[(3-isobutoxycarbonyloxy-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]- 6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[[3- (1 ,3-benzodioxol-5-ylmethoxy)-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo- 1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate; (3S,6S,7R,8R)-3-[[(3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-2- pyridinyl)carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-8-(phenylmethyl)-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl 2- methylpropanoate
- inhibitors of complex II (e. g. carboxamides): benodanil, benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, boscalid, carboxin, fenfuram, fluopyram, flutolanil, fluxapyroxad, furametpyr, isopyrazam, mepronil, oxycarboxin, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane, tecloftalam, thifluzamide, N-(4'- trifluoromethylthiobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1 H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(2- (1 ,3,3-trimethyl-butyl)-phenyl)-1 ,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1 H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,
3-(difluoromethyl)-1 -methyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide,
3- (trifluoromethyl)-1 -methyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 1 ,3- dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 3-(trifluoromethyl)-1 ,5- dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 3-(difluoromethyl)-1 ,5- dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 1 ,3,5-trimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3- trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide;
- other respiration inhibitors (e.g. complex I, uncouplers): diflumetorim, (5,8-difluoroquinazolin-
4- yl)-{2-[2-fluoro-4-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yloxy)-phenyl]-ethyl}-amine; nitrophenyl deri- vates: binapacryl, dinobuton, dinocap, fluazinam; ferimzone; organometal compounds: fentin salts, such as fentin-acetate, fentin chloride or fentin hydroxide; ametoctradin; and silthi- ofam;
B) Sterol biosynthesis inhibitors (SBI fungicides)
- C14 demethylase inhibitors (DM I fungicides): triazoles: azaconazole, bitertanol, bromucona- zole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole-M, epoxiconazole, fenbu- conazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, oxpoconazole, paclobutrazole, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triti- conazole, uniconazole,
1 -[re/-(2S;3R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-oxiranylmethyl]-5-thiocyanato-1 H- [1 ,2,4]triazole, 2-[re/-(2S;3R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluoroph
2H-[1 ,2,4]triazole-3-thiol; imidazoles: imazalil, pefurazoate, prochloraz, triflumizol; pyrim- idines, pyridines and piperazines: fenarimol, nuarimol, pyrifenox, triforine;
- Delta14-reductase inhibitors: aldimorph, dodemorph, dodemorph-acetate, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, piperalin, spiroxamine;
- Inhibitors of 3-keto reductase: fenhexamid;
C) Nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors
- phenylamides or acyl amino acid fungicides: benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, kiralaxyl, metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), ofurace, oxadixyl;
- others: hymexazole, octhilinone, oxolinic acid, bupirimate, 5-fluorocytosine, 5-fluoro-2-(p- tolylmethoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine, 5-fluoro-2-(4-fluorophenylmethoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine;
D) Inhibitors of cell division and cytoskeleton
- tubulin inhibitors, such as benzimidazoles, thiophanates: benomyl, carbendazim, fuber- idazole, thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl; triazolopyrimidines: 5-chloro-7-(4-methyl- piperidin-1 -yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-[1 ,2,4]triazolo[1 ,5-a]pyrimidine
- other cell division inhibitors: diethofencarb, ethaboxam, pencycuron, fluopicolide, zoxamide, metrafenone, pyriofenone;
E) Inhibitors of amino acid and protein synthesis
- methionine synthesis inhibitors (anilino-pyrimidines): cyprodinil, mepanipyrim, pyrimethanil; - protein synthesis inhibitors: blasticidin-S, kasugamycin, kasugamycin hydrochloride-hydrate, mildiomycin, streptomycin, oxytetracyclin, polyoxine, validamycin A;
F) Signal transduction inhibitors
- MAP / histidine kinase inhibitors: fluoroimid, iprodione, procymidone, vinclozolin, fenpiclonil, fludioxonil;
- G protein inhibitors: quinoxyfen;
G) Lipid and membrane synthesis inhibitors
- Phospholipid biosynthesis inhibitors: edifenphos, iprobenfos, pyrazophos, isoprothiolane;
- lipid peroxidation: dicloran, quintozene, tecnazene, tolclofos-methyl, biphenyl, chloroneb, etridiazole;
- phospholipid biosynthesis and cell wall deposition: dimethomorph, flumorph, mandipropa- mid, pyrimorph, benthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, valifenalate and N-(1 -(1 -(4-cyano-phenyl)- ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl) carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl) ester;
- compounds affecting cell membrane permeability and fatty acides: propamocarb, propamo- carb-hydrochlorid
- fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors: oxathiapiprolin;
H) Inhibitors with Multi Site Action
- inorganic active substances: Bordeaux mixture, copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate, sulfur;
- thio- and dithiocarbamates: ferbam, mancozeb, maneb, metam, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram;
- organochlorine compounds (e.g. phthalimides, sulfamides, chloronitriles): anilazine, chloro- thalonil, captafol, captan, folpet, dichlofluanid, dichlorophen, hexachlorobenzene, pen- tachlorphenole and its salts, phthalide, tolylfluanid, N-(4-chloro-2-nitro-phenyl)-N-ethyl-4- methyl-benzenesulfonamide;
- guanidines and others: guanidine, dodine, dodine free base, guazatine, guazatine-acetate, iminoctadine, iminoctadine-triacetate, iminoctadine-tris(albesilate), dithianon, 2,6-dimethyl- 1 H,5H-[1 ,4]dithiino[2,3-c:5,6-c']dipyrrole-1 ,3,5,7(2H,6H)-tetraone;
I) Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
- inhibitors of glucan synthesis: validamycin, polyoxin B; melanin synthesis inhibitors: pyroqui- lon, tricyclazole, carpropamid, dicyclomet, fenoxanil;
J) Plant defence inducers
- acibenzolar-S-methyl, probenazole, isotianil, tiadinil, prohexadione-calcium; phosphonates: fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, phosphorous acid and its salts;
K) Unknown mode of action
- bronopol, chinomethionat, cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, dazomet, debacarb, diclomezine, difen- zoquat, difenzoquat-methylsulfate, diphenylamin, fenpyrazamine, flumetover, flusulfamide, flutianil, methasulfocarb, nitrapyrin, nitrothal-isopropyl, oxathiapiprolin, 2-[3,5- bis(difluoromethyl)-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl]-1-[4-(4-{5-[2-(prop-2-yn-1 -yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1 ,2- oxazol-3-yl}-1 ,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1 -yl]ethanone, 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1 H-pyrazol-1 - y|]-1 -[4-(4-{5-[2-fluoro-6-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1 ,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1 ,3-thiazol-
2- yl)piperidin-1 -yl]ethanone, 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl]-1 -[4-(4-{5-[2-chloro- 6-(prop-2-yn-1 -yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1 ,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1 ,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1 - yl]ethanone, oxin-copper, proquinazid, tebufloquin, tecloftalam, triazoxide, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-
3- propylchromen-4-one, N-(cyclopropylmethoxyimino-(6-difluoro-methoxy-2,3-difluoro- phenyl)-methyl)-2-phenyl acetamide, N'-(4-(4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl- phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N'-(4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5- dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N'-(2-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-4-(3-trimethyl- silanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N'-(5-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-4-(3- trimethylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, methoxy-acetic acid 6-tert- butyl-8-fluoro-2,3-dimethyl-quinolin-4-yl ester, 3-[5-(4-methylphenyl)-2,3-dimethyl- isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine, 3-[5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine (pyrisoxazole),
N-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl) cyclopropanecarboxylic acid amide, 5-chloro-1 -(4,6-dimethoxy- pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methyl-1 H-benzoimidazole, 2-(4-chloro-phenyl)- N-[4-(3,4-dimethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-5-yl]-2-prop-2-ynyloxy-acetamide;
L) Growth regulators
abscisic acid, amidochlor, ancymidol, 6-benzylaminopurine, brassinolide, butralin, chlormequat (chlormequat chloride), choline chloride, cyclanilide, daminozide, dikegulac, di- methipin, 2,6-dimethylpuhdine, ethephon, flumetralin, flurprimidol, fluthiacet, forchlorfenuron, gibberellic acid, inabenfide, indole-3-acetic acid , maleic hydrazide, mefluidide, mepiquat (mepiquat chloride), naphthaleneacetic acid, N-6-benzyladenine, paclobutrazol, prohexadi- one (prohexadione-calcium), prohydrojasmon, thidiazuron, triapenthenol, tributyl phos- phorotrithioate, 2,3,5-tri-iodobenzoic acid , trinexapac-ethyl and uniconazole;
M) Herbicides
- acetamides: acetochlor, alachlor, butachlor, dimethachlor, dimethenamid, flufenacet, mefe- nacet, metolachlor, metazachlor, napropamide, naproanilide, pethoxamid, pretilachlor, propachlor, thenylchlor;
- amino acid derivatives: bilanafos, glyphosate, glufosinate, sulfosate;
- aryloxyphenoxypropionates: clodinafop, cyhalofop-butyl, fenoxaprop, fluazifop, haloxyfop, metamifop, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-P-tefuryl;
- Bipyridyls: diquat, paraquat;
- (thio)carbamates: asulam, butylate, carbetamide, desmedipham, dimepiperate, eptam
(EPTC), esprocarb, molinate, orbencarb, phenmedipham, prosulfocarb, pyributicarb, thio- bencarb, triallate;
- cyclohexanediones: butroxydim, clethodim, cycloxydim, profoxydim, sethoxydim, tepralox- ydim, tralkoxydim;
- dinitroanilines: benfluralin, ethalfluralin, oryzalin, pendimethalin, prodiamine, trifluralin;
- diphenyl ethers: acifluorfen, aclonifen, bifenox, diclofop, ethoxyfen, fomesafen, lactofen, ox- yfluorfen;
- hydroxybenzonitriles: bomoxynil, dichlobenil, ioxynil;
- imidazolinones: imazamethabenz, imazamox, imazapic, imazapyr, imazaquin, imazethapyr;
- phenoxy acetic acids: clomeprop, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 2,4-DB, dichlor- prop, MCPA, MCPA-thioethyl, MCPB, Mecoprop;
- pyrazines: chloridazon, flufenpyr-ethyl, fluthiacet, norflurazon, pyridate;
- pyridines: aminopyralid, clopyralid, diflufenican, dithiopyr, fluridone, fluroxypyr, picloram, picolinafen, thiazopyr;
- sulfonyl ureas: amidosulfuron, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, chlorsulfuron, cinosulfuron, cyclosulfamuron, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, flucetosulfuron, flupyrsulfuron, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, imazosulfuron, iodosulfuron, mesosulfuron, metazosulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, nicosulfuron, oxasulfuron, primisulfuron, prosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron, rimsulfuron, sulfometuron, sulfosulfuron, thifensulfuron, triasulfuron, tribenuron, trifloxysulfu- ron, thflusulfuron, tritosulfuron, 1 -((2-chloro-6-propyl-imidazo[1 ,2-b]pyridazin-3-yl)sulfonyl)-3- (4 , 6-d i m ethoxy-py ri m i d i n-2-yl ) u rea ;
- triazines: ametryn, atrazine, cyanazine, dimethametryn, ethiozin, hexazinone, metamitron, metribuzin, prometryn, simazine, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, triaziflam;
- ureas: chlorotoluron, daimuron, diuron, fluometuron, isoproturon, linuron, metha- benzthiazuron,tebuthiuron;
- other acetolactate synthase inhibitors: bispyribac-sodium, cloransulam-methyl, diclosulam, florasulam, flucarbazone, flumetsulam, metosulam, ortho-sulfamuron, penoxsulam, propoxycarbazone, pyhbambenz-propyl, pyribenzoxim, pyhftalid, pyhminobac-methyl, pyrim- isulfan, pyrithiobac, pyroxasulfone, pyroxsulam;
- others: amicarbazone, aminotriazole, anilofos, beflubutamid, benazolin, bencarba- zone,benfluresate, benzofenap, bentazone, benzobicyclon, bicyclopyrone, bromacil, bromo- butide, butafenacil, butamifos, cafenstrole, carfentrazone, cinidon-ethyl, chlorthal, cinme- thylin, clomazone, cumyluron, cyprosulfamide, dicamba, difenzoquat, diflufenzopyr, Drechslera monoceras, endothal, ethofumesate, etobenzanid, fenoxasulfone, fentrazamide, flumiclorac-pentyl, flumioxazin, flupoxam, flurochloridone, flurtamone, indanofan, isoxaben, isoxaflutole, lenacil, propanil, propyzamide, quinclorac, quinmerac, mesotrione, methyl ar- sonic acid, naptalam, oxadiargyl, oxadiazon, oxaziclomefone, pentoxazone, pinoxaden, py- raclonil, pyraflufen-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, pyrazoxyfen, pyrazolynate, quinoclamine,
saflufenacil, sulcotrione, sulfentrazone, terbacil, tefuryltrione, tembotrione, thiencarbazone, topramezone, (3-[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(3-methyl-2,6-d^
pyrimidin-1 -yl)-phenoxy]-pyridin-2-yloxy)-acetic acid ethyl ester, 6-amino-5-chloro-2- cyclopropyl-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester, 6-chloro-3-(2-cyclopropyl-6-methyl- phenoxy)-pyridazin-4-ol, 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-phenyl)-5-fluoro-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid, 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxy-phenyl)-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester, and 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-3-dimethylamino-2-fluoro-phenyl)-pyridine-2- carboxylic acid methyl ester.
N) Insecticides
- organo(thio)phosphates: acephate, azamethiphos, azinphos-methyl, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyri- fos-methyl, chlorfenvinphos, diazinon, dichlorvos, dicrotophos, dimethoate, disulfoton, ethi- on, fenitrothion, fenthion, isoxathion, malathion, methamidophos, methidathion, methyl- parathion, mevinphos, monocrotophos, oxydemeton-methyl, paraoxon, parathion, phentho- ate, phosalone, phosmet, phosphamidon, phorate, phoxim, pirimiphos-methyl, profenofos, prothiofos, sulprophos, tetrachlorvinphos, terbufos, triazophos, trichlorfon;
- carbamates: alanycarb, aldicarb, bendiocarb, benfuracarb, carbaryl, carbofuran, carbosulfan, fenoxycarb, furathiocarb, methiocarb, methomyl, oxamyl, pirimicarb, propoxur, thiodicarb, triazamate;
- pyrethroids: 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, profluthrin, dimefluthrin;
- insect growth regulators: a) chitin synthesis inhibitors: benzoylureas: chlorfluazuron, cy- ramazin, diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron, teflubenzuron, triflumuron; buprofezin, diofenolan, hexythiazox, etoxazole, clofentazine; b) ecdysone antagonists: halofenozide, methoxyfenozide, tebufenozide, azadirachtin; c) juve- noids: pyriproxyfen, methoprene, fenoxycarb; d) lipid biosynthesis inhibitors: spirodiclofen, spiromesifen, spirotetramat;
- nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonists compounds: clothianidin, dinotefuran, flupyradifurone, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, thiacloprid, 1 -2-chloro-thiazol-5- ylmethyl)-2-nitrimino-3,5-dimethyl-[1 ,3,5]triazinane;
- GABA antagonist compounds: endosulfan, ethiprole, fipronil, vaniliprole, pyrafluprole,
pyriprole, 5-amino-1 -(2,6-dichloro-4-methyl-phenyl)-4-sulfinamoyl-1 H-pyrazole-3-carbothioic acid amide;
- macrocyclic lactone insecticides: abamectin, emamectin, milbemectin, lepimectin, spinosad, spinetoram;
- mitochondrial electron transport inhibitor (METI) I acaricides: fenazaquin, pyridaben,
tebufenpyrad, tolfenpyrad, flufenerim;
- METI II and III compounds: acequinocyl, fluacyprim, hydramethylnon;
- Uncouplers: chlorfenapyr;
- oxidative phosphorylation inhibitors: cyhexatin, diafenthiuron, fenbutatin oxide, propargite; - moulting disruptor compounds: cryomazine;
- mixed function oxidase inhibitors: piperonyl butoxide;
- sodium channel blockers: indoxacarb, metaflumizone;
- ryanodine receptor inhibitors: chlorantraniliprole, cyantraniliprole, flubendiamide, N-[4,6- dichloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-
(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4-chloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4- sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-6-methyl-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-
3- carboxamide; N-[4-chloro-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-6-methyl- phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4,6-dichloro- 2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)- 5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4,6-dichloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda-
4- sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(difluoromethyl)pyrazole-3- carboxamide; N-[4,6-dibromo-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2- (3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4-chloro-2-[(di-2-propyl- lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-6-cyano-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5- (trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4,6-dibromo-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4- sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3- carboxamide;
- others: benclothiaz, bifenazate, cartap, flonicamid, pyridalyl, pymetrozine, sulfur, thiocyclam, cyenopyrafen, flupyrazofos, cyflumetofen, amidoflumet, imicyafos, bistrifluron, pyrifluquina- zon and 1 ,1 '-[(3S,4R,4aR,6S,6aS,12R,12aS,12bS)-4-[[(2-cyclopropylacetyl)oxy]methyl]- 1 ,3,4,4a,5,6,6a, 12, 12a, 12b-decahydro-12-hydroxy-4,6a, 12b-trim ethyl- 1 1 -oxo-9-(3-pyridinyl)- 21-1 ,1 1 H-naphtho[2,1 -b]pyrano[3,4-e]pyran-3,6-diyl] cyclopropaneacetic acid ester.
- further insecticidal biopesticides: extract of Acacia negra, extract of grapefruit seeds and pulp (e.g. BC-1000 from Chemie S.A., Chile), Paenibacillus poppiliae (e.g. strains NRRL B-
2309, KLN 3, and Dutky 1 ).
O) Microbial pesticides with fungicidal, bactericidal, viricidal and/or plant defense activator activity: Ampelomyces quisqualis, Aspergillus flavus, Aureobasidium pullulans, Bacillus amyloliq- uefaciens, B. mojavensis, B. pumilus, B. simplex, B. solisalsi, B. subtilis, B. subtilis var. amy- loliquefaciens, Candida oleophila, C. saitoana, Clavibacter michiganensis (bacteriophages), Coniothyrium minitans, Cryphonectria parasitica, Cryptococcus albidus, Fusarium ox- ysporum, Clonostachys rosea f. catenulate (also named Gliocladium catenulatum), Gliocladi- um roseum, Metschnikowia fructicola, Microdochium dimerum, Paenibacillus polymyxa, Pan- toea agglomerans, Phlebiopsis gigantea, Pseudozyma flocculosa, Pythium oligandrum, Sphaerodes mycoparasitica, Streptomyces lydicus, S. violaceusniger, Talaromyces flavus,
Trichoderma asperellum, T. atroviride, T. fertile, T. gamsii, T. harmatum; mixture of T. harzia- num and T. viride; mixture of T. polysporum and T. harzianum; T. stromaticum, T. virens (also named Gliocladium virens), T. viride, Typhula phacorrhiza, Ulocladium oudema, U.
oudemansii, Verticillium dahlia, zucchini yellow mosaic virus (avirulent strain);
P) Biochemical pesticides with fungicidal, bactericidal, viricidal and/or plant defense activator activity: chitosan (hydrolysate), jasmonic acid or salts or derivatives thereof, laminarin, Menhaden fish oil, natamycin, Plum pox virus coat protein, Reynoutria sachlinensis extract, salicylic acid, tea tree oil; Q) Microbial pesticides with insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscidal and/or nematicidal activity: Bacillus firmus, B. thuringiensis ssp. israelensis, B. t. ssp. galleriae, B. t. ssp. kurstaki, Beauveria bassiana, Burkholderia sp., Chromobacterium subtsugae, Cydia pomonella granulosis virus, Isaria fumosorosea, Lecanicillium longisporum, L. muscarium (formerly Verticillium lecanii), Metarhizium anisopliae, M. anisopliae var. acridum, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus, P. lilaci- nus, Paenibacillus poppiliae, Pasteuria spp., P. nishizawae, P. reneformis, P. usagae, Pseu- domonas fluorescens, Steinernema feltiae, Streptomces galbus;
R) Biochemical pesticides with insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscidal, pheromone and/or nematicidal activity: L-carvone, citral, (E,Z)-7,9-dodecadien-1 -yl acetate, ethyl formate, (E,Z)-2,4- ethyl decadienoate (pear ester), (Z,Z,E)-7,1 1 ,13-hexadecatrienal, heptyl butyrate, isopropyl myristate, lavanulyl senecioate, 2-methyl 1 -butanol, methyl eugenol, methyl jasmonate, (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-1 -ol, (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-1 -ol acetate, (E,Z)-3,13- octadecadien-1 -ol, R-1 -octen-3-ol, pentatermanone, potassium silicate, sorbitol actanoate, (E,Z,Z)-3,8,1 1 -tetradecatrienyl acetate, (Z,E)-9,12-tetradecadien-1 -yl acetate, Z-7- tetradecen-2-one, Z-9-tetradecen-1 -yl acetate, Z-1 1 -tetradecenal, Z-1 1 -tetradecen-1 -ol, Acacia negra extract, extract of grapefruit seeds and pulp, extract of Chenopodium ambrosiodae, Catnip oil, Neem oil, Quillay extract, Tagetes oil;
S) Microbial pesticides with plant stress reducing, plant growth regulator, plant growth promoting and/or yield enhancing activity: Azospirillum amazonense A. brasilense, A. lipoferum, A. irakense, A. halopraeferens, Bradyrhizobium sp., B. japonicum, Glomus intraradices, Meso- rhizobium sp., Paenibacillus alvei, Penicillium bilaiae, Rhizobium leguminosarum bv.
phaseoli, R. I. trifolii, R. I. bv. viciae, Sinorhizobium meliloti;
T) Biochemical pesticides with plant stress reducing, plant growth regulator and/or plant yield enhancing activity: abscisic acid, aluminium silicate (kaolin), 3-decen-2-one, homobrassino- lide, humates, indole-3-acetic acid, lysophosphatidyl ethanlamine, polymeric polyhydroxy acid, Ascophyllum nodosum (Norwegian kelp, Brown kelp) extract and Ecklonia maxima (kelp) extract.
The compounds III, their preparation and their biological activity e.g. against harmful fungi, pests or weed is known (e.g. http://www.alanwood.net/pesticides/, e-Pesticide Manual V5.2
(ISBN 978 1 901396 85 0) (2008-201 1 )); many of these substances are commercially available.
The compounds described by lUPAC nomenclature, their preparation and their fungicidal activity are also known (e.g cf. Can. J. Plant Sci. 48(6), 587-94, 1968; EP-A 141 317; EP- A 152 031 ; EP-A 226 917; EP-A 243 970; EP-A 256 503; EP-A 428 941 ; EP-A 532 022; EP-A 1 028 125; EP-A 1 035 122; EP-A 1 201 648; EP-A 1 122 244, JP 2002316902; DE 19650197; DE 10021412; DE 102005009458; US 3,296,272; US 3,325,503; WO 98/46608; WO 99/14187; WO 99/24413; WO 99/27783; WO 00/29404; WO 00/46148; WO 00/65913; WO 01/54501 ; WO 01/56358; WO 02/22583; WO 02/40431 ; WO 03/10149; WO 03/1 1853; WO 03/14103; WO 03/16286; WO 03/53145; WO 03/61388; WO 03/66609; WO 03/74491 ; WO 04/49804; WO 04/83193; WO 05/120234; WO 05/123689; WO 05/123690; WO 05/63721 ; WO 05/87772; WO 05/87773; WO 06/15866; WO 06/87325; WO 06/87343; WO 07/82098; WO 07/90624, WO 1 1/028657, WO 2007/014290, WO 20012/168188; WO 2007/006670, PCT/EP2012/065650 and PCT/EP2012/065651 ). It is preferred that the mixtures comprise as compounds III fungicidal compounds that are independently of each other selected from the groups A), B), C), D), E), F), G), H), I), J) and K).
According to another embodiment of the invention, mixtures comprise as compound III a herbicidal compound that is selected from the group M).
According to a further embodiment, mixtures comprise as compound III an insecticidal compound that is selected from the group N).
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group A) and particularly selected from azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, tri- floxystrobin; famoxadone, fenamidone; benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, boscalid, fluopyram, fluxapy- roxad, isopyrazam, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane; ametoctradin, cyazofamid, fluazinam, fentin salts, such as fentin acetate.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group B) and particularly selected from cyproconazole, difeno- conazole, epoxiconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, tebuconazole, tetracon- azole, triticonazole, prochloraz, fenarimol, triforine; dodemorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, spiroxamine; fenhexamid.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group C) and particularly selected from metalaxyl, (metalaxyl-M) mefenoxam, ofurace.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group D) and particularly selected from benomyl, carbendazim, thiophanate-methyl, ethaboxam, fluopicolide, zoxamide, metrafenone, pyriofenone.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group E) and particularly selected from cyprodinil, mepanipyrim, pyrimethanil.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group F) and particularly selected from iprodione, fludioxonil, vinclozolin, quinoxyfen.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group G) and particularly selected from dimethomorph, flumorph, iprovalicarb, benthiavalicarb, mandipropamid, propamocarb.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group H) and particularly selected from copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, copper sulfate, sulfur, mancozeb, metiram, propineb, thiram, captafol, folpet, chlorothalonil, dichlofluanid, dithianon.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group I) and particularly selected from carpropamid and fenoxanil.
Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group J) and particularly selected from acibenzolar-S-methyl, probenazole, tiadinil, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminium, H3PO3 and salts thereof. Preference is also given to mixtures comprise as compound III (component 3) at least one active substance selected from group K) and particularly selected from cymoxanil, proquinazid and A/-methyl-2-{1 -[(5-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl)-acetyl]-piperidin-4-yl}-/V-[(1 R)- 1 ,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1 -yl]-4-thiazolecarboxamide.
It is preferred that the mixtures comprise as component 3) at least one biopesticide III selected from the groups O), P), Q), R), S) and T).
Biopesticides have been defined as a form of pesticides based on micro-organisms (bacteria, fungi, viruses, nematodes, etc.) or natural products (compounds or ectracts from biological sources).
Biopesticides are typically created by growing and concentrating naturally occurring organisms and/or their metabolites including bacteria and other microbes, fungi, viruses, nematodes, proteins, etc. They are often considered to be important components of integrated pest management (IPM) programmes, and have received much practical attention as substitutes to synthetic chemical plant protection products (PPPs).
Biopesticides fall into two major classes, microbial and biochemical pesticides:
(1 ) Microbial pesticides consist of bacteria, fungi or viruses (and often include the metabolites that bacteria and fungi produce). Entomopathogenic nematodes are also classed as microbial pesticides, even though they are multi-cellular.
(2) Biochemical pesticides are naturally occurring substances that control pests or provide other crop protection uses as defined below, but are relatively non-toxic to mammals.
The biopesticides from group O) and/or P) may also have insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscidal, pheromone, nematicidal, plant stress reducing, plant growth regulator, plant growth promoting and/or yield enhancing activity.
The biopesticides from group Q) and/or R) may also have fungicidal, bactericidal, viricidal, plant defense activator, plant stress reducing, plant growth regulator, plant growth promoting and/or yield enhancing activity.
The biopesticides from group S) and/or T) may also have fungicidal, bactericidal, viricidal, plant defense activator, insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscidal, pheromone and/or nematicidal activity.
The biopesticides, their preparation and their biological activity e.g. against harmful fungi, pests is known (e-Pesticide Manual V 5.2 (ISBN 978 1 901396 85 0) (2008-201 1 );
http://www.epa.gov/opp00001/biopesticides/, see product lists therein; http://www.omri.org/omri- lists, see lists therein; Bio-Pesticides Database BPDB http://sitem.herts.ac.uk/aeru/bpdb/, see A to Z link therein). Many of these biopesticides are registered and/or are commercially available: aluminium silicate (SCREEN™ DUO from Certis LLC, USA), Ampelomyces quisqualis M-10 (e.g. AQ 10® from Intrachem Bio GmbH & Co. KG, Germany), Ascophyllum nodosum (Norwegian kelp, Brown kelp) extract (e.g. ORKA GOLD from Becker Underwood, South Africa), Aspergillus flavus NRRL 21882 (e.g. AF LA-GUARD® from Syngenta, CH), Aureobasidium pullu- lans (e.g. BOTECTOR® from bio-ferm GmbH, Germany), Azospirillum brasilense XOH (e.g. AZOS from Xtreme Gardening, USA USA or RTI Reforestation Technologies International; USA), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens IT-45 (CNCM I-3800, NCBI 1091041 ) (e.g. RHIZOCELL C from ITHEC, France), B. amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum MBI600 (NRRL B-50595, deposited at United States Department of Agriculture) (e.g. INTEGRAL®, CLARITY, SUBTILEX NG from Becker Underwood, USA), B. pumilus QST 2808 (NRRL Accession No. B-30087) (e.g. SONATA® and BALLAD® Plus from AgraQuest Inc., USA), B. subtilis GB03 (e.g. KODIAK from Gustafson, Inc., USA), B. subtilis GB07 (EPIC from Gustafson, Inc., USA), B. subtilis QST-713 (NRRL-Nr. B-21661 in RHAPSODY®, SERENADE® MAX and SERENADE® ASO from Agra- Quest Inc., USA), B. subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens FZB24 (e.g. TAEGRO® from Novozyme Biologicals, Inc., USA), B. subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens D747 (e.g. Double Nickel 55 from Cer- tis LLC, USA), Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki SB4 (e.g. BETA PRO® from Becker Underwood, South Africa), Beauveria bassiana GHA (BOTANIGARD® 22WGP from Laverlam Int. Corp., USA), B. bassiana 12256 (e.g. BIOEXPERT® SC from Live Sytems Technology S.A., Colombia), B. bassiana PRPI 5339 (ARSEF number 5339 in the USDA ARS collection of ento- mopathogenic fungal cultures) (e.g. BROADBAND® from Becker Underwood, South Africa), Bradyrhizobium sp. (e.g. VAULT® from Becker Underwood, USA), B. japonicum (e.g. VAULT® from Becker Underwood, USA), Candida oleophila I-82 (e.g. ASPIRE® from Ecogen Inc., USA), Candida saitoana (e.g. BIOCURE® (in mixture with lysozyme) and BIOCOAT® from Micro Flo Company, USA (BASF SE) and Arysta), Chitosan (e.g. ARMOUR-ZEN from BotriZen Ltd., NZ), Clonostachys rosea f. catenulata, also named Gliocladium catenulatum (e.g. isolate J 1446: PRESTOP® from Verdera, Finland), Coniothyrium minitans CON/M/91 -08 (e.g. Contans® WG from Prophyta, Germany), Cryphonectria parasitica (e.g. Endothia parasitica from CNICM, France), Cryptococcus albidus (e.g. YIELD PLUS® from Anchor Bio-Technologies, South Afri- ca), Ecklonia maxima (kelp) extract (e.g. KELPAK SL from Kelp Products Ltd, South Africa), Fusarium oxysporum (e.g. BIOFOX® from S.I.A.P.A., Italy, FUSACLEAN® from Natural Plant Protection, France), Glomus intraradices (e.g. MYC 4000 from ITHEC, France), Glomus intra- radices RTI-801 (e.g. MYKOS from Xtreme Gardening, USA or RTI Reforestation Technologies International; USA), grapefruit seeds and pulp extract (e.g. BC-1000 from Chemie S.A., Chile), Isaria fumosorosea Apopka-97 (ATCC 20874) (PFR-97™ from Certis LLC, USA), Lecanicillium muscarium (formerly Verticillium lecanii) (e.g. MYCOTAL from Koppert BV, Netherlands), Lecanicillium longisporum KV42 and KV71 (e.g. VERTALEC® from Koppert BV, Netherlands), Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum IM I 330189 (deposited in European Culture Collections CABI) (e.g. GREEN MUSCLE® from Becker Underwood, South Africa), M . anisopliae FI-1045 (e.g. BIOCANE® from Becker Underwood Pty Ltd, Australia), M. anisopliae var. acridum FI-985 (e.g. GREEN GUARD® SC from Becker Underwood Pty Ltd, Australia), M. anisopliae F52 (e.g. MET52® Novozymes Biologicals BioAg Group, Canada), M. anisopliae ICIPE 69 (e.g.
METATH RI POL from ICIPE, Kenya), Metschnikowia fructicola (e.g. SHEM ER® from Agrogreen, Israel), Microdochium dimerum (e.g. ANTIBOT® from Agrauxine, France), Neem oil (e.g. TRIL- OGY®, TRIACT® 70 EC from Certis LLC, USA), Paecilomyces fumosoroseus strain FE 9901 (e.g. NO FLY™ from Natural Industries, Inc., USA), P. lilacinus DSM 15169 (e.g. NEMATA® SC from Live Systems Technology S.A., Colombia), P. lilacinus BCP2 (e.g. PL GOLD from Becker Underwood BioAg SA Ltd, South Africa), mixture of Paenibacillus alvei NAS6G6 and Bacillus pumilis (e.g. BAC-UP from Becker Underwood South Africa), Penicillium bilaiae (e.g. JUM P START® from Novozymes Biologicals BioAg Group, Canada), Phlebiopsis gigantea (e.g. ROT- STOP® from Verdera, Finland), potassium silicate (e.g. Sil-MATRIX™ from Certis LLC, USA), Pseudozyma flocculosa (e.g. SPORODEX® from Plant Products Co. Ltd., Canada), Pythium oligandrum DV74 (e.g. POLYVERSU M® from Remeslo SSRO, Biopreparaty, Czech Rep.), Reynoutria sachlinensis extract (e.g. REGALIA® from Marrone Biolnnovations, USA), Rhizobi- um leguminosarum bv. phaseoli (e.g. RHIZO-STICK from Becker Underwood, USA), R. I. trifolii (e.g. DORMAL from Becker Underwood, USA), R. I. bv. viciae (e.g. NODULATOR from Becker Underwood, USA), Sinorhizobium meliloti (e.g. DORMAL ALFALFA from Becker Underwood, USA; NITRAGIN® Gold from Novozymes Biologicals BioAg Group, Canada), Steinernema felti- ae (NEMASH IELD® from BioWorks, Inc., USA), Streptomyces lydicus WYEC 108 (e.g. Actino- vate® from Natural Industries, Inc., USA, US 5,403,584), S. violaceusniger YCED-9 (e.g. DT-9® from Natural Industries, Inc., USA, US 5,968,503), Talaromyces flavus V1 17b (e.g. PROTUS® from Prophyta, Germany), Trichoderma asperellum SKT-1 (e.g. ECO-HOPE® from Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., Japan), T. atroviride LC52 (e.g. SENTINEL® from Agrimm Technologies Ltd, NZ), T. fertile JM41 R (e.g. RICHPLUS™ from Becker Underwood Bio Ag SA Ltd, South Africa), T. harzianum T-22 (e.g. PLANTSHIELD® der Firma BioWorks Inc., USA), T. har- zianum TH 35 (e.g. ROOT PRO® from Mycontrol Ltd., Israel), T. harzianum T-39 (e.g.
TRICHODEX® and TRICHODERMA 2000® from Mycontrol Ltd., Israel and Makhteshim Ltd., Israel), T. harzianum and T. viride (e.g. TRICHOPEL from Agrimm Technologies Ltd, NZ), T. harzianum ICC012 and T. viride ICC080 (e.g. REMEDIER® WP from Isagro Ricerca, Italy), T. polysporum and T. harzianum (e.g. BINAB® from BINAB Bio-Innovation AB, Sweden), T. stro- maticum (e.g. TRICOVAB® from C.E.P.L.A.C., Brazil), T. virens GL-21 (also named Gliocladi- um virens) (e.g. SOILGARD® from Certis LLC, USA), T. viride (e.g. TRIECO® from Ecosense Labs. (India) Pvt. Ltd., Indien, BIO-CURE® F from T. Stanes & Co. Ltd., Indien), T. viride TV1 (e.g. T. viride TV1 from Agribiotec srl, Italy), Ulocladium oudemansii HRU3 (e.g. BOTRY-ZEN® from Botry-Zen Ltd, NZ), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP-136 (NRRL B-50614), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-188 (NRRL B-50615), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-218 (NRRL B-50618), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-219 (NRRL B-50619), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-295 (NRRL B-50620), B. mojavensis AP-209 (No. NRRL B-50616), B. solisalsi AP-217 (NRRL B-50617), B. pumilus strain INR-7 (otherwise referred to as BU-F22 (NRRL B-50153) and BU-F33 (N RRL B-50185)), B. simplex ABU 288 (NRRL B-50340) and B. amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum MBI600 (NRRL B-50595) have been mentioned i.a. in US patent appl. 20120149571. Beauveria bassiana DSM 12256 is known from US200020031495. Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA is known from US patent 7,262,151 . Sphaerodes mycoparasitica IDAC 301008-01 (IDAC = International Depositary Authority of Canada Collection) is known from WO 201 1/022809.
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum M BI600 as biopesticide III having the accession number NRRL B-50595 is deposited with the United States Department of Agriculture on Nov. 10, 201 1 under the strain designation Bacillus subtilis 1430. It has also been deposited at The National Collections of Industrial and Marine Bacteria Ltd. (NCIB), Torry Research Station, P.O. Box 31 , 135 Abbey Road, Aberdeen, AB9 8DG, Scotland. under accession number 1237 on December 22, 1986. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens MBI600 is known as plant growth-promoting rice seed treatment from Int. J. Microbiol. Res. ISSN 0975-5276, 3(2) (201 1 ), 120-130 and further described e.g. in US 2012/0149571 A1 . This strain M BI600 is commercially available as liquid formulation product Integral® (Becker-Underwood Inc., USA). Recently, the strain M BI 600 has been re-classified as Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum based on polyphasic testing which combines classical microbiological methods relying on a mixture of traditional tools (such as culture-based methods) and molecular tools (such as genotyping and fatty acids anal- ysis). Thus, Bacillus subtilis MBI600 (or MBI 600 or MBI-600) is identical to Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum M BI600, formerly Bacillus subtilis M BI600.
Metarhizium anisopliae IM 133 is commercially available from Becker Underwood as product Green Guard. M. anisopliae var acridium strain IMI 330189 (NRRL-50758) is commercially available from Becker Underwood as product Green Muscle.
According to one embodiment of the inventive mixtures, the at least one biopesticide III is Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum MBI600. These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean.
According to another embodiment of the inventive mixtures, the at least one pesticide II is B. pumilus strain INR-7 (otherwise referred to as BU-F22 (NRRL B-50153) and BU-F33 (NRRL B- 50185). These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean and corn.
According to another embodiment of the inventive mixtures, the at least one biopesticide III is Bacillus pumilus, preferably B. pumilis strain INR-7 (otherwise referred to as BU-F22 (NRRL B- 50153) and BU-F33 (NRRL B-50185). These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean and corn.
According to another embodiment of the inventive mixtures, the at least one biopesticide III is Bacillus simplex, preferably B. simplex strain ABU 288 (NRRL B-50340). These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean and corn.
According to another embodiment of the inventive mixtures, the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Trichoderma asperellum, T. atroviride, T. fertile, T. gamsii, T. harmatum; mixture of T. harzianum and T. viride; mixture of T. polysporum and T. harzianum; T. stromaticum, T. virens (also named Gliocladium virens) and T. viride; preferably Trichoderma fertile, in particular T. fertile strain JM41 R. These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean and corn.
According to another embodiment of the inventive mixtures, the at least one biopesticide III is Sphaerodes mycoparasitica, preferably Sphaerodes mycoparasitica strain IDAC 301008-01 (also referred to as strain SMCD2220-01 ). These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean and corn.
According to another embodiment of the inventive mixtures, the at least one biopesticide III is Beauveria bassiana, preferably Beauveria bassiana strain PPRI5339. These mixtures are par- ticularly suitable in soybean and corn.
According to another embodiment of the inventive mixtures, the at least one biopesticide III is Metarhizium anisopliae or M. anisopliae var. acridium, preferably selectged from M anisolpiae strain IMI33 and M. anisopliae var. acridium strain IM I 330189. These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean and corn.
According to another embodiment of the inventive mixtures, Bradyrhizobium sp. (meaning any Bradyrhizobium species and/or strain) as biopesticide III is Bradyrhizobium japonicum (B. japonicum). These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean. Preferably B. japonicum is not one of the strains TA-1 1 or 532c. B. japonicum strains were cultivated using media and fermentation techniques known in the art, e.g. in yeast extract-mannitol broth (YEM) at 27°C for about 5 days.
References for various B. japonicum strains are given e.g. in US 7,262,151 (B. japonicum strains USDA 1 10 (= IITA 2121 , SEMIA 5032, RCR 3427, ARS 1-1 10, Nitragin 61A89; isolated from Glycine max in Florida in 1959, Serogroup 1 10; Appl Environ Microbiol 60, 940-94, 1994), USDA 31 (= Nitragin 61 A164; isolated from Glycine max in Wisoconsin in 1941 , USA,
Serogroup 31 ), USDA 76 (plant passage of strain USDA 74 which has been isolated from Glycine max in California, USA, in 1956, Serogroup 76), USDA 121 (isolated from Glycine max in Ohio, USA, in 1965), USDA 3 (isolated from Glycine max in Virginia, USA, in 1914, Serogroup 6) and USDA 136 (= CB 1809, SEMIA 586, Nitragin 61A136, RCR 3407; isolated from Glycine max in Beltsville, Maryland in 1961 ; AppI Environ Microbiol 60, 940-94, 1994). USDA refers to United States Department of Agriculture Culture Collection, Beltsville, Md., USA (see e.g. Beltsville Rhizobium Culture Collection Catalog March 1987 ARS-30). Further suitable B. japonicum strain G49 (INRA, Angers, France) is described in Fernandez-Flouret, D. & Cleyet-Marel, J. C. (1987) C R Acad Agric Fr 73, 163-171 ), especially for soybean grown in Europe, in particular in France. Further suitable B. japonicum strain TA-1 1 (TA1 1 NOD+) (NRRL B-18466) is i.a. described in US 5,021 ,076; AppI Environ Microbiol (1990) 56, 2399-2403 and commercially available as liquid inoculant for soybean (VAULT® NP, Becker Underwood, USA). Further B. japonicum strains as example for compound III are described in US2012/0252672 A. Further suitable and especially in Canada commercially available strain 532c (The Nitragin Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, field isolate from Wisconsin; Nitragin strain collection No. 61 A152; Can J Plant Sci 70 (1990), 661 -666).
Other suitable and commercially available B. japonicum strains (see e.g. AppI Environ Microbiol 2007, 73(8), 2635) are SEMIA 566 (isolated from North American inoculant in 1966 and used in Brazilian commercial inoculants from 1966 to 1978), SEMIA 586 (= CB 1809; originally isolated in Maryland, USA but received from Austrailia in 1966 and used in Brazilian inoculants in 1977), CPAC 15 (= SEMIA 5079; a natural varaiant of SEMIA 566 used in commercial inoculants since 1992) and CPAC 7 (= SEMIA 5080; a natural variant of SEMIA 586 used in commercial inoculants since 1992). These strains are especially suitable for soybean grown in Aus- tralia or South America, in particular in Brazil. Some of the abovementioned strains have been re-classified as a novel species Bradyrhizobium elkanii, e.g. strain USDA 76 (Can. J. Microbiol., 1992, 38, 501 -505).
Another suitable and commercially available B. japonicum strain is E-109 (variant of strain USDA 138, see e.g. Eur. J. Soil Biol. 45 (2009) 28- 35; Biol Fertil Soils (201 1 ) 47:81- 89, de- posited at Agriculture Collection Laboratory of the Instituto de Microbiologia y Zoologia Agn cola (IMYZA), Instituto Nacional de Tecnologi 'a Agropecuaria (INTA), Castelar, Argentina). This strain is especially suitable for soybean grown in South America, in particular in Argentina.
The present invention also relates to mixtures, wherein the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Bradyrhizobium elkanii and Bradyrhizobium liaoningense (B. elkanii and B. liao- ningense), more preferably from B. elkanii. These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean. B. elkanii and liaoningense were cultivated using media and fermentation techniques known in the art, e.g. in yeast extract-mannitol broth (YEM) at 27°C for about 5 days.
Suitable and commercially available B. elkanii strains are SEMIA 587 and SEMIA 5019 (=29W) (see e.g. AppI Environ Microbiol 2007, 73(8), 2635) and USDA 3254 and USDA 76 and USDA 94. Further commercially available B. elkanii strains are U-1301 and U-1302 (e.g. product Nitroagin® Optimize from Novozymes Bio As S.A., Brazil or NITRASEC for soybean from LAGE y Cia, Brazil). These strains are especially suitable for soybean grown in Australia or South America, in particular in Brazil. The present invention also relates to mixtures, wherein the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Bradyrhizobium japonicum (B. japonicum) and further comprisies a compound IV, wherein compound IV is selected from jasmonic acid or salts or derivatives thereof including cis- jasmone, preferably methyl-jasmonate or cis-jasmone.
The present invention also relates to mixtures, wherein biopesticide III is selected from Bradyrhizobium sp. (Arachis) (B. sp. Arachis) which shall describe the cowpea miscellany cross- inoculation group which includes inter alia indigenous cowpea bradyrhizobia on cowpea (Vigna unguiculata), siratro (Macroptilium atropurpureum), lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus), and peanut (Arachis hypogaea). This mixture comprising B. sp. Arachis as component 3) is especially suit- able for use in peanut, Cowpea, Mung bean, Moth bean, Dune bean, Rice bean, Snake bean and Creeping vigna, in particular peanut.
Suitable and commercially available B. sp. (Arachis) strain is CB1015 (= IITA 1006, USDA 3446 presumably originally collected in India; from Australian Inoculants Research Group; see e.g. http:/Avww.qaseeds.com.au/inoculant_applic.php; Beltsville Rhizobium Culture Collection Catalog March 1987 USDA-ARS ARS-30). These strains are especially suitable for peanut grown in Australia, North America or South America, in particular in Brazil. Further suitable strain is bradyrhizobium sp. PNL01 (Becker Underwood; ISO Rep Marita McCreary, QC Manager Padma Somasageran; IDENTIFICATION OF RHIZOBIA SPECIES THAT CAN ESTABLISH NITROGEN-FIXING NODULES IN CROTALARIA LONGIROSTRATA. April 29, 2010, University of Massachusetts Amherst: http://www.wpi.edu/Pubs/E-project/Available/E-project- 042810-
163614/unrestricted/Bisson.Mason._ldentification_of_Rhizobia_Species_That_can_Establish_Nit rogen-Fixing„Nodulesjn j3rotalia_Longirostrata.pdf).
Suitable and commercially available Bradyrhizobium sp. (Arachis) strains especially for cow- pea and peanut but also for soybean are Bradyrhizobium SEMI A 6144, SEMI A 6462 (= BR 3267) and SEMI A 6464 (= BR 3262) (deposited at FEPAGRO-MIRCEN, R. Goncalves Dias, 570 Porto Alegre - RS, 90130-060, Brazil; see e.g. FEMS Microbiology Letters (2010) 303(2), 123- 131 ; Revista Brasileira de Ciencia do Solo (201 1 ) 35(3);739-742, ISSN 0100-0683).
The present invention also relates to mixtures wherein the at least one biopesticide III is se- lected from Bradyrhizobium sp. (Arachis) and further comprises a compound IV (component 4), wherein compound IV is selected from jasmonic acid or salts or derivatives thereof including cis- jasmone, preferably methyl-jasmonate or cis-jasmone.
The present invention also relates to mixtures, wherein compound II is selected from Bradyrhizobium sp. (Lupine) (also called B. lupini, B. lupines or Rhizobium lupini). This mixture is es- pecially suitable for use in dry beans and lupins.
Suitable and commercially available B. lupini strain is LL13 (isolated from Lupinus iuteus nodules from French soils; deposited at IN RA, Dijon and Angers, France;
http://agriculture.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/ch20060216.pdf). This strain is especially suitable for lupins grown in Australia, North America or Europe, in particular in Europe.
Further suitable and commercially available B. lupini strains WU425 (isolated in Esperance, Western Australia from a non-Australian legume Ornthopus compressus), WSM4024 (isolated from lupins in Australia by CRS during a 2005 survey) and WSM471 (isolated from Ornithopus pinnatus in Oyster Harbour, Western Australia) are described e.g. in Palta J. A. and Berger J.B. (eds), 2008, Proceedings 12th International Lupin Conference, 14-18 Sept. 2008, Fremantle, Western Australia. International Lupin Association, Canterbury, New Zealand, 47-50, ISBN 0- 86476-153-8:
http://wwwJupins.org/pdf/conference/2008/Agronomy%20and%20Production/John%20Howieso n%20and%20G%20OHara.pdf; Appl Environ Microbiol (2005) 71 , 7041 -7052 and Australian J. Exp. Agricult. (1996) 36(1 ), 63-70.
The present invention also relates to mixtures wherein the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Bradyrhizobium sp. (Lupine) (B. lupini) and further comprises a compound IV, wherein compound IV is selected from jasmonic acid or salts or derivatives thereof including cis- jasmone, preferably methyl-jasmonate or cis-jasmone.
The present invention also relates to mixtures, wherein the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Mesorhizobium sp. (meaning any Mesorhizobium species and/or strain), more preferably Mesorhizobium ciceri. These mixtures are particularly suitable in cowpea.
Suitable and commercially available M. sp. strains are e.g. M . ciceri CC1 192 (=UPM 848, CECT 5549; from Horticultural Research Station, Gosford, Australia; collected in Israel from Cicer arietinum nodules; Can J Microbial (2002) 48, 279-284) and Mesorhizobium sp. strains WSM 1271 (collected in Sardinia, Italy, from plant host Biserrula pelecinus), WSM 1497 (collected in Mykonos, Greece, from plant host Biserrula pelecinus), M. loti strains CC829 (commerical inoculant for Lotus pedunculatus and L. ulginosus in Australia, isolated from L. ulginosus nod- ules in USA) and SU343 (commercial inoculant for Lotus corniculatus in Australia; isolated from host nodules in USA) all of which are deposited at Western Australian Soil Microbiology (WSM) culture collection, Australia and/or CSIRO collection (CC), Canberra, Australian Capirtal Territory (see e.g. Soil Biol Biochem (2004) 36(8), 1309-1317; Plant and Soil (201 1 ) 348(1 -2), 231 - 243).
Suitable and commercially available M. loti strains are e.g. M. loti CC829 for Lotus pedunculatus.
The present invention also relates to mixtures wherein the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Bradyrhizobium sp. (Lupine) (B. lupini) and further comprises a compound IV, wherein compound IV is selected from jasmonic acid or salts or derivatives thereof including cis- jasmone, preferably methyl-jasmonate or cis-jasmone.
The present invention also relates to mixtures wherein the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Mesorhizobium huakuii, also referred to as Rhizobium huakuii (see e.g. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 201 1 , 77(15), 5513-5516). These mixtures are particularly suitable in Astralagus, e.g. Astalagus sinicus (Chinese milkwetch), Thermopsis, e.g. Thermopsis luinoides (Golden- banner) and alike.
Suitable and commercially available M. huakuii strain is HN3015 which was isolated from Astralagus sinicus in a rice-growing field of Southern China (see e.g. World J. Microbiol. Biotechn. (2007) 23(6), 845-851 , ISSN 0959-3993).
The present invention also relates to mixtures wherein the at least one biopesticide III is se- lected from Mesorhizobium huakuii and further comprises a compound IV, wherein compound IV is selected from jasmonic acid or salts or derivatives thereof including cis-jasmone, preferably methyl-jasmonate or cis-jasmone. The present invention also relates to mixtures, wherein the at least one biopesticide III is selected from Azospirillum amazonense, A. brasilense, A. lipoferum, A. irakense, A. haloprae- ferens, more preferably from A. brasilense, in particular selected from A. brasilense strains BR 1 1005 (SP 245) and AZ39 which are both commercially used in Brazil and are obtainable from EMBRAPA, Brazil. These mixtures are particularly suitable in soybean.
Humates are humic and fulvic acids extracted from a form of lignite coal and clay, known as leonardite. Humic acids are organic acids that occur in humus and other organically derived materials such as peat and certain soft coal. They have been shown to increase fertilizer efficiency in phosphate and micro-nutrient uptake by plants as well as aiding in the development of plant root systems.
Salts of jasmonic acid (jasmonate) or derivatives include without limitation the jasmonate salts potassium jasmonate, sodium jasmonate, lithium jasmonate, ammonium jasmonate, dime- thylammonium jasmonate, isopropylammonium jasmonate, diolammonium jasmonate, diethtri- ethanolammonium jasmonate, jasmonic acid methyl ester, jasmonic acid amide, jasmonic acid methylamide, jasmonic acid-L-amino acid (amide-linked) conjugates (e.g., conjugates with L- isoleucine, L- valine, L-leucine, or L-phenylalanine), 12-oxo-phytodienoic acid, coronatine, coro- nafacoyl- L-serine, coronafacoyl-L-threonine, methyl esters of 1 - oxo-indanoyl-isoleucine, methyl esters of 1 -oxo-indanoyl-leucine, coronalon (2- [ (6- ethyl-l-oxo-indane-4-carbonyl) -amino] - 3- methyl -pentanoic acid methyl ester), linoleic acid or derivatives thereof and cis-jasmone, or combinations of any of the above.
According to a further embodiment, the present invention relates to mixtures comprising, as active components
1 ) Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteris- tics thereof or extract of the mutant;
and
2) at least one pesticide II selected from the groups A') to N') as defined herein;
and
3) at least one biopesticide III selected from the groups O') to T'):
A') Microbial pesticides with fungicidal, bactericidal, viricidal and/or plant defense activator activity: Ampelomyces quisqualis M-10, Aspergillus flavus NRRL Accession No. 21882, Aureobasidium pullulans DSM 14940, A. pullulans DSM 14941 , Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP-136 (NRRL B-50614), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-188 (N RRL B- 50615), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-218 (NRRL B-50618), B. amyloliquefaciens AP- 219 (NRRL B-50619), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-295 (NRRL B-50620), B. amyloliquefaciens IT-45 (CNCM I-3800, NCBI 1091041 ), B. amyloliquefaciens subsp. planta- rum MBI600 (NRRL B-50595), B. mojavensis AP-209 (No. NRRL B-50616), B. pu- milus INR-7 (otherwise referred to as BU-F22 (NRRL B-50153) and BU-F33 (NRRL B-50185)), B. pumilus KFP9F, B. pumilus QST 2808 (NRRL B-30087), B. pumilus GHA 180, B. simplex ABU 288 (NRRL B-50340), B. solisalsi AP-217 (NRRL B-
50617), B. subtilis CX-9060, B. subtilis GB03, B. subtilis GB07, B. subtilis QST-713 (NRRL B-21661 ), B. subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens FZB23, B. subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens D747, Candida oleophila I-82, C. oleophila O, C. saitoana, Clavibacter michiganensis (bacteriophages), Coniothyrium minitans CON/M/91 -08,
Cryphonectria parasitica, Cryptococcus albidus, Fusarium oxysporum, Clonostachys rosea f. catenulata J 1446 (also named Gliocladium catenulatum), Gliocladium roseum 321 U, Metschnikowia fructicola, Microdochium dimerum, Paenibacillus pol- ymyxa PKB1 (ATCC No. 202127), Pantoea agglomerans c91 , Phlebiopsis gigantea,
Pseudozyma flocculosa, Pythium oligandrum DV74, Sphaerodes mycoparasitica IDAC 301008-01 , Streptomyces lydicus WYEC 108, S. violaceusniger XL-2, S. vio- laceusniger YCED-9, Talaromyces flavus V1 17b, Trichoderma asperellum T34, T. asperellum SKT-1 , T. atroviride LC52, T. fertile JM41 R, T. gamsii, T. harmatum TH 382, T. harzianum TH-35, T. harzianum T-22, T. harzianum T-39, ; mixture of
T. harzianum ICC012 and T. viride ICC080; mixture of T. polysporum and T. harzianum; T. stromaticum, T. virens (also named Gliocladium virens) GL-21 , T. virens G41 , T. viride TV1 , Typhula phacorrhiza 94671 , Ulocladium oudema, U. oudemansii HRU3, Verticillium dahlia, zucchini yellow mosaic virus (avirulent strain);
B') Biochemical pesticides with fungicidal, bactericidal, viricidal and/or plant defense activator activity: chitosan (hydrolysate), laminarin, methyl jasmonate, cis-jasmone, Menhaden fish oil, natamycin, Plum pox virus coat protein, Reynoutria sachlinensis extract, salicylic acid, tea tree oil;
C) Microbial pesticides with insecticidal, acahcidal, molluscidal and/or nematicidal activ- ity: Bacillus firmus St 1582, B. thuringiensis ssp. israelensis SUM-6218, B. t. ssp. galleriae SDS-502, B. t. ssp. kurstaki, Beauveria bassiana GHA, B. bassiana H 123, B. bassiana DSM 12256, B. bassiana PRPI 5339, Burkholderia sp. A396, Chromo- bacterium subtsugae PRAA4-1 T, Cydia pomonella granulosis virus isolate V22, Isaria fumosorosea Apopka-97, Lecanicillium longisporum KV42, L. longisporum KV71 , L. muscarium (formerly Verticillium lecanii), Metarhizium anisopliae FI-985,
M. anisopliae FI-1045, M. anisopliae F52, M. anisopliae ICIPE 69, M. anisopliae var. acridum IMI 330189, Paecilomyces fumosoroseus FE 9901 , P. lilacinus DSM 15169, P. lilacinus BCP2, Paenibacillus poppiliae Dutky-1940 (NRRL B-2309 = ATCC 14706), P. poppiliae KLN 3, P. poppiliae Dutky 1 , Pasteuria spp. Ph3, P. nishizawae PN-1 , P. reneformis Pr-3, P. usagae, Pseudomonas fluorescens CL 145A, Stei- nernema feltiae, Streptomces galbus;
D') Biochemical pesticides with insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscidal, pheromone and/or nematicidal activity: L-carvone, citral, (E,Z)-7,9-dodecadien-1 -yl acetate, ethyl formate, (E,Z)-2,4-ethyl decadienoate (pear ester), (Z,Z,E)-7,1 1 ,13-hexadecatrienal, heptyl butyrate, isopropyl myristate, lavanulyl senecioate, 2-methyl 1 -butanol, methyl eugenol, methyl jasmonate, (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien-1 -ol, (E,Z)-2,13-octadecadien- 1 -ol acetate, (E,Z)-3,13-octadecadien-1 -ol, R-1 -octen-3-ol, pentatermanone, potassium silicate, sorbitol actanoate, (E,Z,Z)-3,8,1 1 -tetradecatrienyl acetate, (Z,E)-9,12- tetradecadien-1 -yl acetate, Z-7-tetradecen-2-one, Z-9-tetradecen-1 -yl acetate, Z-1 1 - tetradecenal, Z-1 1 -tetradecen-1 -ol, Acacia negra extract, extract of grapefruit seeds and pulp, extract of Chenopodium ambrosiodae, Catnip oil, Neem oil, Quillay extract, Tagetes oil;
E') Microbial pesticides with plant stress reducing, plant growth regulator, plant growth promoting and/or yield enhancing activity: Azospirillum amazonense BR 1 1 140 (SpY2T), A. brasilense XOH, A. brasilense BR 1 1005 (Sp245), A. brasilense BR 1 1002, A. lipoferum BR 1 1646 (Sp31 ), A. irakense, A. halopraeferens, Bradyrhizobi- um sp. (Vigna), B. japonicum USDA 3, B. japonicum USDA 31 , B. japonicum USDA 76, B. japonicum USDA 1 10, B. japonicum USDA 121 , Glomus intraradices RTI-
801 , Paenibacillus alvei NAS6G6, Penicillium bilaiae, Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. phaseoli, R. I. trifolii, R. I. bv. viciae, Sinorhizobium meliloti;
F') Biochemical pesticides with plant stress reducing, plant growth regulator and/or plant yield enhancing activity: abscisic acid, aluminium silicate (kaolin), 3-decen-2- one, homobrassinolide, humates, indole-3-acetic acid, lysophosphatidyl ethan- lamine, polymeric polyhydroxy acid, salicylic acid, Ascophyllum nodosum (Norwegian kelp, Brown kelp) extract and Ecklonia maxima (kelp) extract.
According to a further embodiment, the mixture comprise as component 3) a biopesticide from group O), preferably selected from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP-136 (NRRL B-50614), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-188 (NRRL B-50615), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-218 (NRRL B-50618), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-219 (NRRL B-50619), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-295 (NRRL B-50620), B. amyloliquefaciens IT-45 (CNCM I-3800, NCBI 1091041 ), B. amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum MBI600 (NRRL B-50595), B. mojavensis AP-209 (No. NRRL B-50616), B. pumilus INR-7 (otherwise referred to as BU-F22 (NRRL B-50153) and BU-F33 (N RRL B-50185)), B. pumilus KFP9F, B. pumilus QST 2808 (NRRL B-30087), B. pumilus GHA 180, B. simplex ABU 288
(NRRL B-50340), B. solisaisi AP-217 (NRRL B-50617), B. subtilis CX-9060, B. subtilis GB03, B. subtilis G 07, B. subtilis QST-713 (NRRL B-21661 ), B. subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens FZB23, B. subtilis var. amyloliquefaciens D747, Paenibacillus alvei NAS6G6, Paenibacillus polymyxa PKB1 (ATCC No. 202127), Sphaerodes mycoparasitica IDAC 301008-01 and Trichoderma fertile JM41 R, even more preferably from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP-136 (NRRL B-50614), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-188 (NRRL B-50615), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-218 (NRRL B-50618), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-219 (NRRL B-50619), B. amyloliquefaciens AP-295 (NRRL B-50620), B. amyloliquefaciens IT-45 (CNCM I-3800, NCBI 1091041 ), B. mojavensis AP-209 (No. NRRL B-50616), B. pumilus INR-7 (otherwise referred to as BU-F22 (NRRL B-50153) and BU-F33 (NRRL B-50185)), B. pumilus QST 2808 (NRRL B-30087), B. simplex ABU 288 (NRRL B- 50340), B. subtilis QST-713 (NRRL B-21661 ), B. subtilis M BI600 (NRRL B-50595),
Paenibacillus alvei NAS6G6, Sphaerodes mycoparasitica IDAC 301008-01 and Trichoderma fertile JM41 R.
According to a further embodiment, the mixture comprise as component 3) a biopesticide from group P), preferably selected from chitosan (hydrolysate), methyl-jasmonate, cis-jasmone, laminarin, Reynoutria sachlinensis extract and tea tree oil.
According to a further embodiment, the mixture comprise as component 3) a biopesticide from group Q), preferably selected from Bacillus firmus St 1582, Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki SB4, Beauveria bassiana GHA, B. bassiana H 123, B. bassiana DSM 12256, B.
bassiana PRPI 5339, Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum IMI 330189, M. anisopliae FI-985, M. anisopliae FI-1045, M. anisopliae F52, M . anisopliae ICIPE 69, Paecilomyces lilacinus DSM 15169, P. lilacinus BCP2, Paenibacillus poppiliae Dutky-1940 (NRRL B-2309 = ATCC 14706), P. poppiliae KLN 3 and P. poppiliae Dutky 1 , even more preferably from Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kurstaki SB4 B. bassiana DSM 12256, B. bassiana PRPI 5339, Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum IM I 330189, M. anisopliae FI-985, M . anisopliae FI-1045, Paecilomyces lilacinus DSM 15169, P. lilacinus BCP2, Paenibacillus poppiliae Dutky-1940 (NRRL B-2309 = ATCC 14706), P. poppiliae KLN 3 and P. poppiliae Dutky 1 .
According to a further embodiment, the mixture comprise as component 3) a biopesticide from group R), preferably selected from methyl jasmonate, Acacia negraq extract, extract of grapefruit seeds and pulp, Catnip oil, Neem oil, Quillay extract and Tagetes oil.
According to a further embodiment, the mixture comprise as component 3) a biopesticide from group S), preferably selected from Azospirillum amazonense BR 1 1 140 (SpY2T), A.
brasilense XOH, A. brasilense BR 1 1005 (Sp245), A. brasilense BR 1 1002, A. lipoferum BR 1 1646 (Sp31 ), A. irakense, A. halopraeferens, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens AP-136 (NRRL B- 50614), Bradyrhizobium sp. (Vigna), B. japonicum USDA 3, B. japonicum USDA 31 , B.
japonicum USDA 76, B. japonicum USDA 1 10, B. japonicum USDA 121 , Glomus intraradices RTI-801 , Paenibacillus alvei NAS6G6, Penicillium bilaiae, Rhizobium leguminosarum bv.
phaseoli, R. I. trifolii, R. I. bv. viciae, and Sinorhizobium meliloti, more preferably selected from Azospirillum brasilense BR 1 1005 (Sp245), Bradyrhizobium sp. (Vigna), B. japonicum USDA 3, B. japonicum USDA 31 , B. japonicum USDA 76, B. japonicum USDA 1 10, B. japonicum USDA 121 , Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. phaseoli, R. I. trifolii, R. I. bv. viciae, and Sinorhizobium meliloti.
According to a further embodiment, the mixture comprise as component 3) a biopesticide from group T), preferably selected from abscisic acid, aluminium silicate (kaolin), humates, indole-3-acetic acid, Ascophyllum nodosum (Norwegian kelp, Brown kelp) extract and Ecklonia maxima (kelp) extract.
The inventive mixtures comprising as biopesticide III a microbial pesticide from groups O), Q) and S) may be formulated as an inoculant for a plant. The term "inoculant" means a preparation that includes an isolated culture of a microbial pesticide and optionally a carrier, which may include a biologically acceptable medium.
The abovementioned microbial pesticides may be isolated or substantially purified. The terms "isolated" or "substantially purified" refers to microbial pesticides that have been removed from a natural environment and have been isolated or separated, and are at least 60% free, preferably at least 75% free, and more preferably at least 90% free, even more preferably at least 95% free, and most preferably at least 100% free from other components with which they were naturally associated. An "isolated culture" refers to a culture of the microbial pesticides that does not include significant amounts of other materials such as other materials which normally are found in natural habitat in which the microbial pesticides grows and/or from which the microbial pesticides normally may be obtained. An "isolated culture" may be a culture that does not include any other biological, microorganism, and/or bacterial species in quantities sufficient to interfere with the replication of the "isolated culture." Isolated cultures of microbial pesticides may be combined to prepare a mixed culture of microbial pesticides.
Herein, microbial pesticides and the Bacillus strain FB17 may be supplied in any physiological state such as active or dormant. Dormant microbial pesticides may be supplied for example frozen, dried, or lyophilized or partly desiccated (procedures to produce these partly desiccated organisms are given in WO2008/002371 ) or in form of spores. The mixtures and compositions according to the invention are suitable as fungicides. They are distinguished by an outstanding effectiveness against a broad spectrum of phytopathogenic fungi, including soil-borne fungi, which derive especially from the classes of the Plasmodiopho- romycetes, Peronosporomycetes (syn. Oomycetes), Chytridiomycetes, Zygomycetes, Ascomy- cetes, Basidiomycetes and Deuteromycetes (syn. Fungi imperfecti). Some are systemically effective and they can be used in crop protection as foliar fungicides, fungicides for seed dressing and soil fungicides. Moreover, they are suitable for controlling harmful fungi, which inter alia occur in wood or roots of plants.
The mixtures and compositions according to the invention are particularly important in the control of a multitude of phytopathogenic fungi on various cultivated plants, such as cereals, e. g. wheat, rye, barley, triticale, oats or rice; beet, e. g. sugar beet or fodder beet; fruits, such as pomes, stone fruits or soft fruits, e. g. apples, pears, plums, peaches, almonds, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries or gooseberries; leguminous plants, such as lentils, peas, al- falfa or soybeans; oil plants, such as rape, mustard, olives, sunflowers, coconut, cocoa beans, castor oil plants, oil palms, ground nuts or soybeans; cucurbits, such as squashes, cucumber or melons; fiber plants, such as cotton, flax, hemp or jute; citrus fruit, such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits or mandarins; vegetables, such as spinach, lettuce, asparagus, cabbages, carrots, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, cucurbits or paprika; lauraceous plants, such as avocados, cinna- mon or camphor; energy and raw material plants, such as corn, soybean, rape, sugar cane or oil palm; corn; tobacco; nuts; coffee; tea; bananas; vines (table grapes and grape juice grape vines); hop; turf; natural rubber plants or ornamental and forestry plants, such as flowers, shrubs, broad-leaved trees or evergreens, e. g. conifers; and on the plant propagation material, such as seeds, and the crop material of these plants.
Preferably the inventive mixtures and compositions are used for controlling a multitude of fungi on field crops, such as potatoes sugar beets, tobacco, wheat, rye, barley, oats, rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, rape, legumes, sunflowers, coffee or sugar cane; fruits; vines; ornamentals; or vegetables, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, beans or squashes.
The term "plant propagation material" is to be understood to denote all the generative parts of the plant such as seeds and vegetative plant material such as cuttings and tubers (e. g. potatoes), which can be used for the multiplication of the plant. This includes seeds, roots, fruits, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, shoots, sprouts and other parts of plants, including seedlings and young plants, which are to be transplanted after germination or after emergence from soil. These young plants may also be protected before transplantation by a total or partial treatment by immersion or pouring.
Preferably, treatment of plant propagation materials with the inventive mixtures and compositions thereof, respectively, is used for controlling a multitude of fungi on cereals, such as wheat, rye, barley and oats; rice, corn, cotton and soybeans.
The term "cultivated plants" is to be understood as including plants which have been modi- fied by breeding, mutagenesis or genetic engineering including but not limiting to agricultural biotech products on the market or in development (cf. http://cera-gmc.org/, see GM crop database therein). Genetically modified plants are plants, which genetic material has been so modified by the use of recombinant DNA techniques that under natural circumstances cannot readily be obtained by cross breeding, mutations or natural recombination. Typically, one or more genes have been integrated into the genetic material of a genetically modified plant in order to improve certain properties of the plant. Such genetic modifications also include but are not limited to targeted post-transtional modification of protein(s), oligo- or polypeptides e. g. by glyco- sylation or polymer additions such as prenylated, acetylated or farnesylated moieties or PEG moieties.
The inventive mixtures and compositions are particularly suitable for controlling the following plant diseases:
Albugo spp. (white rust) on ornamentals, vegetables (e. g. A. Candida) and sunflowers (e. g. A. tragopogonis); Alternaria spp. (Alternaria leaf spot) on vegetables, rape (A. brassicola or brassicae), sugar beets (A tenuis), fruits, rice, soybeans, potatoes (e. g. A. solani or A alternata), tomatoes (e. g. A solani or A alternata) and wheat; Aphanomyces spp. on sugar beets and vegetables; Ascochyta spp. on cereals and vegetables, e. g. A. tritici (anthracnose) on wheat and A hordei on barley; Bipolaris and Drechslera spp. (teleomorph: Cochliobolus spp.) on corn (e. g. D. maydis), cereals (e. g. B. sorokiniana: spot blotch), rice (e. g. B. oryzae) and turfs; Blumeria (formerly Erysiphe) graminis (powdery mildew) on cereals (e. g. on wheat or barley); Botrytis cinerea (teleomorph: Botryotinia fuckeliana: grey mold) on fruits and berries (e. g.
strawberries), vegetables (e. g. lettuce, carrots, celery and cabbages), rape, flowers, vines, forestry plants and wheat; Bremia lactucae (downy mildew) on lettuce;
Ceratocystis (syn. Ophiostoma) spp. (rot or wilt) on broad-leaved trees and evergreens, e. g. C. ulmi (Dutch elm disease) on elms; Cercospora spp. (Cercospora leaf spots) on corn, rice, sugar beets (e. g. C. beticola), sugar cane, vegetables, coffee, soybeans (e. g. C. sojina or C. kikuchii) and rice; Cladosporium spp. on tomatoes (e. g. C. fulvum: leaf mold) and cereals, e. g. C. herbarum (black ear) on wheat; Claviceps purpurea (ergot) on cereals; Cochliobolus (ana- morph: Helminthosporium of Bipolaris) spp. (leaf spots) on corn (C. carbonum), cereals (e. g. C. sativus, anamorph: B. sorokiniana) and rice (e. g. C. miyabeanus, anamorph: H. oryzae); Colle- totrichum (teleomorph: Glomerella) spp. (anthracnose) on cotton (e. g. C. gossypii), corn (e. g. C. graminicola), soft fruits, potatoes (e. g. C. coccodes: black dot), beans (e. g. C. lindemuthi- anum) and soybeans (e. g. C. truncatum or C. gloeosporioides); Corticium spp., e. g. C. sasakii (sheath blight) on rice; Corynespora cassiicola (leaf spots) on soybeans and ornamentals; Cy- cloconium spp., e. g. C. oleaginum on olive trees; Cylindrocarpon spp. (e. g. fruit tree canker or young vine decline, teleomorph: Nectria or Neonectria spp.) on fruit trees, vines (e. g. C. liriodendri, teleomorph: Neonectria liriodendri: Black Foot Disease) and ornamentals; Dematophora (teleomorph: Rosellinia) necatrix (root and stem rot) on soybeans; Diaporthe spp., e. g. D.
phaseolorum (damping off) on soybeans; Drechslera (syn. Helminthosporium, teleomorph: Pyr- enophora) spp. on corn, cereals, such as barley (e. g. D. teres, net blotch) and wheat (e. g. D. tritici-repentis: tan spot), rice and turf; Esca (dieback, apoplexy) on vines, caused by Formiti- poria (syn. Phellinus) punctata, F. mediterranea, Phaeomoniella chlamydospora (earlier Phaeo- acremonium chlamydosporum), Phaeoacremonium aleophilum and/or Botryosphaeria obtusa; Elsinoe spp. on pome fruits (£. pyri), soft fruits (£. veneta: anthracnose) and vines (£. ampelina: anthracnose); Entyloma oryzae (leaf smut) on rice; Epicoccum spp. (black mold) on wheat; Erysiphe spp. (powdery mildew) on sugar beets (£. betae), vegetables (e. g. £. pisi), such as cucurbits (e. g. £. cichoracearum), cabbages, rape (e. g. £. cruciferarum); Eutypa lata (Eutypa canker or dieback, anamorph: Cytosporina lata, syn. Libertella blepharis) on fruit trees, vines and ornamental woods; Exserohilum (syn. Helminthosporium) spp. on corn (e. g. E. turcicum); Fusarium (teleomorph: Gibberella) spp. (wilt, root or stem rot) on various plants, such as F. graminearum or F. culmorum (root rot, scab or head blight) on cereals (e. g. wheat or barley), F. oxysporum on tomatoes, F. solani on soybeans and F. verticillioides on corn; Gaeumannomy- ces graminis (take-all) on cereals (e. g. wheat or barley) and corn; Gibberella spp. on cereals (e. g. G. zeae) and rice (e. g. G. fujikuroi: Bakanae disease); Glomerella cingulata on vines, pome fruits and other plants and G. gossypii on cotton; Grainstaining complex on rice; Gui- gnardia bidwellii (black rot) on vines; Gymnosporangium spp. on rosaceous plants and junipers, e. g. G. sabinae (rust) on pears; Helminthosporium spp. (syn. Drechslera, teleomorph: Cochli- obolus) on corn, cereals and rice; Hemileia spp., e. g. H. vastatrix (coffee leaf rust) on coffee; Isariopsis clavispora (syn. Cladosporium vitis) on vines; Macrophomina phaseolina (syn.
phaseoli) (root and stem rot) on soybeans and cotton; Microdochium (syn. Fusarium) nivale (pink snow mold) on cereals (e. g. wheat or barley); Microsphaera diffusa (powdery mildew) on soybeans; Monilinia spp., e. g. M. laxa, M. fructicola and M. fructigena (bloom and twig blight, brown rot) on stone fruits and other rosaceous plants; Mycosphaerella spp. on cereals, bananas, soft fruits and ground nuts, such as e. g. M. graminicola (anamorph: Septoria tritici, Septo- ria blotch) on wheat; Peronospora spp. (downy mildew) on cabbage (e. g. P. brassicae), rape (e. g. P. parasitica), onions (e. g. P. destructor), tobacco (P. tabacina) and soybeans (e. g. P. manshurica); Phakopsora pachyrhizi and P. meibomiae (soybean rust) on soybeans; Phialopho- ra spp. e. g. on vines (e. g. P. tracheiphila and P. tetraspora) and soybeans (e. g. P. gregata: stem rot); Phoma lingam (root and stem rot) on rape and cabbage and P. betae (root rot, leaf spot and damping-off) on sugar beets; Phomopsis spp. on sunflowers, vines (e. g. P. viticola: can and leaf spot) and soybeans (e. g. stem rot: P. phaseoli, teleomorph: Diaporthe phaseolo- rum); Physoderma maydis (brown spots) on corn; Phytophthora spp. (wilt, root, leaf, fruit and stem root) on various plants, such as paprika and cucurbits (e. g. P. capsici), soybeans (e. g. P. megasperma, syn. P. sojae), potatoes and tomatoes (e. g. P. infestans: late blight) and broad- leaved trees (e. g. P. ramorum: sudden oak death); Plasmodiophora brassicae (club root) on cabbage, rape, radish and other plants; Plasmopara spp., e. g. P. viticola (grapevine downy mildew) on vines and P. halstedii on sunflowers; Podosphaera spp. (powdery mildew) on rosaceous plants, hop, pome and soft fruits, e. g. P. leucotricha on apples; Polymyxa spp., e. g. on cereals, such as barley and wheat (P. graminis) and sugar beets (P. betae) and thereby transmitted viral diseases; Pseudocercosporella herpotrichoides (eyespot, teleomorph: Tapesia yal- lundae) on cereals, e. g. wheat or barley; Pseudoperonospora (downy mildew) on various plants, e. g. P. cubensis on cucurbits or P. humili on hop; Pseudopezicula tracheiphila (red fire disease or , rotbrenner' , anamorph: Phialophora) on vines; Puccinia spp. (rusts) on various plants, e. g. P. triticina (brown or leaf rust), P. striiformis (stripe or yellow rust), P. hordei (dwarf rust), P. graminis (stem or black rust) or P. recondita (brown or leaf rust) on cereals, such as e. g. wheat, barley or rye, and asparagus (e. g. P. asparagi); Pyrenophora (anamorph:
Drechslera) tritici-repentis (tan spot) on wheat or P. teres (net blotch) on barley; Pyricularia spp., e. g. P. oryzae (teleomorph: Magnaporthe grisea, rice blast) on rice and P. grisea on turf and cereals; Pythium spp. (damping-off) on turf, rice, corn, wheat, cotton, rape, sunflowers, soybeans, sugar beets, vegetables and various other plants (e. g. P. ultimum or P. aphani- dermatum); Ramularia spp., e. g. R. collo-cygni (Ramularia leaf spots, Physiological leaf spots) on barley and R. beticola on sugar beets; Rhizoctonia spp. on cotton, rice, potatoes, turf, corn, rape, potatoes, sugar beets, vegetables and various other plants, e. g. R. solani (root and stem rot) on soybeans, R. solani (sheath blight) on rice or R. cerealis (Rhizoctonia spring blight) on wheat or barley; Rhizopus stolonifer (black mold, soft rot) on strawberries, carrots, cabbage, vines and tomatoes; Rhynchosporium secalis (scald) on barley, rye and triticale; Sarocladium oryzae and S. attenuatum (sheath rot) on rice; Sclerotinia spp. (stem rot or white mold) on vegetables and field crops, such as rape, sunflowers (e. g. S. sclerotiorum) and soybeans (e. g. S. rolfsii or S. sclerotiorum); Septoria spp. on various plants, e. g. S. glycines (brown spot) on soy- beans, S. tritici (Septoria blotch) on wheat and S. (syn. Stagonospora) nodorum (Stagonospora blotch) on cereals; Uncinula (syn. Erysiphe) necator (powdery mildew, anamorph: Oidium tucker?) on vines; Setospaeria spp. (leaf blight) on corn (e. g. S. turcicum, syn. Helminthosporium turcicum) and turf; Sphacelotheca spp. (smut) on corn, (e. g. S. reiliana: head smut), sorghum und sugar cane; Sphaerotheca fuliginea (powdery mildew) on cucurbits; Spongospora subterra- nea (powdery scab) on potatoes and thereby transmitted viral diseases; Stagonospora spp. on cereals, e. g. S. nodorum (Stagonospora blotch, teleomorph: Leptosphaeria [syn. Phaeo- sphaeria] nodorum) on wheat; Synchytrium endobioticum on potatoes (potato wart disease); Taphrina spp., e. g. T. deformans (leaf curl disease) on peaches and T. pruni (plum pocket) on plums; Thielaviopsis spp. (black root rot) on tobacco, pome fruits, vegetables, soybeans and cotton, e. g. T. basicola (syn. Chalara elegans); Tilletia spp. (common bunt or stinking smut) on cereals, such as e. g. T. tritici (syn. T. caries, wheat bunt) and T. controversa (dwarf bunt) on wheat; Typhula incarnata (grey snow mold) on barley or wheat; Urocystis spp., e. g. U. occulta (stem smut) on rye; Uromyces spp. (rust) on vegetables, such as beans (e. g. U. appendicula- tus, syn. U. phaseoli) and sugar beets (e. g. U. betae); Ustilago spp. (loose smut) on cereals (e. g. U. nuda and U. avaenae), corn (e. g. U. maydis: corn smut) and sugar cane; Venturia spp. (scab) on apples (e. g. V. inaequalis) and pears; and Verticillium spp. (wilt) on various plants, such as fruits and ornamentals, vines, soft fruits, vegetables and field crops, e. g. V. dahliae on strawberries, rape, potatoes and tomatoes.
Bacteria pathogenic for plants are responsible for devastating losses in agriculture. The use of antibiotics to control such infections is restricted in many countries due to worries over the evolution and transmission of antibiotic resistance.
The mixtures and compositions according to the invention are also suitable as bactericides. They are distinguished by an outstanding effectiveness against a broad spectrum of phytopath- ogenic bacteria, including soil-borne bacteria, which derive especially from the genera of Agro- bacterium, Clavibacter, Corynebacterium, Erwinia, Leifsonia, Pectobacterium, Pseudomonas, Ralstonia, Xanthomonas (e.g. Xanthomonas oryzae causing bacterial blight on rice) and Xylella; preferably Erwinia; even more preferably Erwinia amylovora causing fire blight on apples, pears and other memb er of the family Rosaceae.
In particular, the mixtures and compositions of the present invention are effective against plant pathogens in speciality crops such as vine, fruits, hop, vegetables and tabacco.
The mixtures according to the present invention and compositions thereof, respectively, are also suitable for controlling harmful fungi in the protection of stored products or harvest and in the protection of materials. The term "protection of materials" is to be understood to denote the protection of technical and non-living materials, such as adhesives, glues, wood, paper and pa- perboard, textiles, leather, paint dispersions, plastics, colling lubricants, fiber or fabrics, against the infestation and destruction by harmful microorganisms, such as fungi and bacteria. As to the protection of wood and other materials, the particular attention is paid to the following harmful fungi: Ascomycetes such as Ophiostoma spp., Ceratocystis spp., Aureobasidium pullulans, Sclerophoma spp., Chaetomium spp., Humicola spp., Petriella spp., Trichurus spp.; Basidiomy- cetes such as Coniophora spp., Coriolus spp., Gloeophyllum spp., Lentinus spp., Pleurotus spp., Poria spp., Serpula spp. and Tyromyces spp., Deuteromycetes such as Aspergillus spp., Cladosporium spp., Penicillium spp., Trichorma spp., Alternaria spp., Paecilomyces spp. and Zygomycetes such as Mucor spp., and in addition in the protection of stored products and harvest the following yeast fungi are worthy of note: Candida spp. and Saccharomyces cerevisae.
The mixtures and compositions according to the invention are particularly important in the control of a multitude of phytopathogenic insects or other pests (e.g. lepidopterans, beetles, dipterans, thrips, heteropterans, hemiptera, homoptera, termites, orthopterans, arachnids, and nematodes) on various cultivated plants, such as cereals, e. g. wheat, rye, barley, triticale, oats or rice; beet, e. g. sugar beet or fodder beet; fruits, such as pomes, stone fruits or soft fruits, e. g. apples, pears, plums, peaches, almonds, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries or gooseberries; leguminous plants, such as lentils, peas, alfalfa or soybeans; oil plants, such as rape, mustard, olives, sunflowers, coconut, cocoa beans, castor oil plants, oil palms, ground nuts or soybeans; cucurbits, such as squashes, cucumber or melons; fiber plants, such as cotton, flax, hemp or jute; citrus fruit, such as oranges, lemons, grapefruits or mandarins; vegetables, such as spinach, lettuce, asparagus, cabbages, carrots, onions, tomatoes, potatoes, cucurbits or paprika; lauraceous plants, such as avocados, cinnamon or camphor; energy and raw material plants, such as corn, soybean, rape, sugar cane or oil palm; corn; tobacco; nuts; cof- fee; tea; bananas; vines (table grapes and grape juice grape vines); hop; turf; natural rubber plants or ornamental and forestry plants, such as flowers, shrubs, broad-leaved trees or evergreens, e. g. conifers; and on the plant propagation material, such as seeds, and the crop material of these plants.
Preferably the inventive mixtures and compositions are used for controlling a multitude of pests on field crops, such as potatoes sugar beets, tobacco, wheat, rye, barley, oats, rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, rape, legumes, sunflowers, coffee or sugar cane; fruits; vines; ornamentals; or vegetables, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, beans or squashes.
The inventive mixtures and the compositions thereof, respectively, are particularly suitable for controlling the following harmful insects from the order of the
lepidopterans (Lepidoptera), for example Agrotis ypsilon, Agrotis segetum, Alabama argil- lacea, Anticarsia gemmatalis, Argyresthia conjugella, Autographa gamma, Bupalus piniarius, Cacoecia murinana, Capua reticulana, Cheimatobia brumata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choris- toneura 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 defoliar- ia, 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, Mala- cosoma neustria, Mamestra brassicae, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Ostrinia nubilalis, Panolis flam- mea, Pectinophora gossypiella, Peridroma saucia, Phalera bucephala, Phthorimaea operculella, Phyllocnistis citrella, Pieris brassicae, Plathypena scabra, Plutella xylostella, Pseudoplusia in- cludens, Rhyacionia frustrana, Scrobipalpula absoluta, Sitotroga cerealella, Sparganothis piller- iana, Spodoptera frugiperda, Spodoptera littoralis, Spodoptera litura, Thaumatopoea pityocam- pa, 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 pi- sorum, Bruchus lentis, Byctiscus betulae, Cassida nebulosa, Cerotoma trifurcata, Ceuthorrhyn- chus assimilis, Ceuthorrhynchus napi, Chaetocnema tibialis, Conoderus vespertinus, Crioceris asparagi, Diabrotica longicornis, Diabrotica speciosa, Diabrotica 12-punctata, Diabrotica vir- gifera, 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, Mela- notus communis, Meligethes aeneus, Melolontha hippocastani, Melolontha melolontha, Oulema oryzae, Ortiorrhynchus sulcatus, Oryazophagus oryzae, Otiorrhynchus ovatus, Phaedon coch- leariae, Phyllotreta chrysocephala, Phyllophaga sp., Phyllophaga cuyabana, Phyllophaga triti- cophaga, 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 mor- sitans, Haematobia irritans, Haplodiplosis equestris, Hylemyia platura, Hypoderma lineata, Liri- omyza sativae, Liriomyza trifolii, Lucilia caprina, Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia sericata, Lycoria pecto- ralis, Mayetiola destructor, Musca domestica, Muscina stabulans, Oestrus ovis, Oscinella frit, Pegomya hysocyami, Phorbia antique, 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 heier Acromyrmex landolti, Acromyrmex subterraneus, Athalia rosae, Atta capiguara, Atta cephalotes, Atta laevigata, Atta robusta, Atta sexdens, Atta texana, Hoplocam- pa minuta, Hoplocampa testudinea, Monomorium pharaonis, Solenopsis geminata and Sole no psis invicta,
heteropterans (Heteroptera), e.g. Acrosternum hilare, Blissus leucopterus, Cyrtopeltis nota- tus, Dichelops furcatus, Dysdercus cingulatus, Dysdercus intermedius, Euchistos heros, Eu- rygaster 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, Diaphonna citri, Dysdercus cingulatus, Dysdercus intermedius, Eurygaster integriceps, Euschis- tus 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 grossu- lariae, 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 fra- gaefolii, Cryptomyzus ribis, Dreyfusia nordmannianae, Dreyfusia piceae, Dysaphis radicola, Dysaulacorthum pseudosolani, Dysaphis plantaginea, Dysaphis pyri, Empoasca fabae, Hy- alopterus 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-nigri, 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 lectu- larius, 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, For- ficula 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 annula- tus, Boophilus decoloratus, Boophilus microplus, Dermacentor silvarum, Hyalomma truncatum, Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes rubicundus, Ornithodorus moubata, Otobius megnini, Dermanyssus galli- nae, 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.
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 plant parasitic nematodes such as root- knot nematodes, Meloidogyne arenaria, Meloidogyne chitwoodi, Meloidogyne exigua, Meloidogyne hapla, Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javanica and other Meloidogyne species; cyst nematodes, Globodera rostochiensis, Globodera pallida, Globodera tabacum and other Glo- bodera species, Heterodera avenae, Heterodera glycines, Heterodera schachtii, Heterodera trifolii, and other Heterodera species; seed gall nematodes, Anguina funesta, Anguina tritici and other Anguina species; stem and foliar nematodes, Aphelenchoides besseyi, Aphelenchoides fragariae, Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi and other Aphelenchoides species; sting nematodes, Belonolaimus longicaudatus and other Belonolaimus species; pine nematodes, Bursaphelen- chus xylophilus and other Bursaphelenchus species; ring nematodes, Criconema species, Criconemella species, Criconemoides species, and Mesocriconema species; stem and bulb nematodes, Ditylenchus destructor, Ditylenchus dipsaci, Ditylenchus myceliophagus and other Ditylenchus species; awl nematodes, Dolichodorus species; spiral nematodes, Helicotylenchus dihystera, Helicotylenchus multicinctus and other Helicotylenchus species, Rotylenchus ro- bustus and other Rotylenchus species; sheath nematodes, Hemicycliophora species and Hemi- criconemoides species; Hirshmanniella species; lance nematodes, Hoplolaimus columbus, Hoplolaimus galeatus and other Hoplolaimus species; false root-knot nematodes, Nacobbus aber- rans and other Nacobbus species; needle nematodes, Longidorus elongates and other Lon- gidorus species; pin nematodes, Paratylenchus species; lesion nematodes, Pratylenchus brachyurus, Pratylenchus coffeae, Pratylenchus curvitatus, Pratylenchus goodeyi, Pratylencus neglectus, Pratylenchus penetrans, Pratylenchus scribneri, Pratylenchus vulnus, Pratylenchus zeae and other Pratylenchus species; Radinaphelenchus cocophilus and other Radinaphelen- chus species; burrowing nematodes, Radopholus similis and other Radopholus species; reni- form nematodes, Rotylenchulus reniformis and other Rotylenchulus species; Scutellonema spe- cies; stubby root nematodes, Trichodorus primitivus and other Trichodorus species; Paratricho- dorus minor and other Paratrichodorus species; stunt nematodes, Tylenchorhynchus claytoni, Tylenchorhynchus dubius and other Tylenchorhynchus species and Merlinius species; citrus nematodes, Tylenchulus semipenetrans and other Tylenchulus species; dagger nematodes, Xiphinema americanum, Xiphinema index, Xiphinema diversicaudatum and other Xiphinema species; and other plant parasitic nematode species
Plant propagation materials may be treated with the mixtures and compositions of the invention prophylactically either at or before planting or transplanting.
In particular, the present invention relates to a method for protection of plant propagation material from pests, wherein the plant propagation material is treated with an effective amount of an inventive mixture.
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for protection of plant propagation material from animal pests (insects, acarids or nematodes), wherein the plant propagation material are treated with an effective amount of an inventive mixture.
In an equally preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for protection of plant propagation material from harmful fungi, wherein the plant propagation material is treated with an effective amount of an inventive mixture.
In general, "pesticidally effective amount" means the amount of the inventive mixtures or of compositions comprising the mixtures needed to achieve an observable effect on growth, including the effects of necrosis, death, retardation, prevention, and removal, destruction, or oth- erwise diminishing the occurrence and activity of the target organism. The pesticidally effective amount can vary for the various mixtures / compositions used in the invention. A pesticidally effective amount of the mixtures / compositions will also vary according to the prevailing condi- tions such as desired pesticidal effect and duration, weather, target species, locus, mode of application, and the like.
The term "plant health effective amount" denotes an amount of the inventive mixtures, which is sufficient for achieving plant health effects as defined herein below. More exemplary infor- mation about amounts, ways of application and suitable ratios to be used is given below. Anyway, the skilled artisan is well aware of the fact that such an amount can vary in a broad range and is dependent on various factors, e.g. the treated cultivated plant or material and the climatic conditions.
Healthier plants are desirable since they result among others in better yields and/or a better quality of the plants or crops, specifically better quality of the harvested plant parts. Healthier plants also better resist to biotic and/or abiotic stress. A high resistance against biotic stresses in turn allows the person skilled in the art to reduce the quantity of pesticides applied and consequently to slow down the development of resistances against the respective pesticides.
It was therefore an object of the present invention to provide a pesticidal composition which solves the problems outlined above, and which should, in particular, improve the health of plants, in particular the yield of plants.
The term "health of a plant" or " plant health" is defined as a condition of the plant and/or its products which is determined by several aspects alone or in combination with each other such as increased yield, plant vigor, quality of harvested plant parts and tolerance to abiotic and/or biotic stress.
It has to be emphasized that the above mentioned effects of the inventive mixtures, i.e. enhanced health of the plant, are also present when the plant is not under biotic stress and in particular when the plant is not under pest pressure.
For example, for seed treatment applications, it is evident that a plant suffering from fungal or insecticidal attack shows reduced germination and emergence leading to poorer plant or crop establishment and vigor, and consequently, to a reduced yield as compared to a plant propagation material which has been subjected to curative or preventive treatment against the relevant pest and which can grow without the damage caused by the biotic stress factor. However, the methods according to the invention lead to an enhanced plant health even in the absence of any biotic stress. This means that the positive effects of the mixtures of the invention cannot be explained just by the pesticidal activities of the compounds (I) and (II), but are based on further activity profiles. Accordingly, the application of the inventive mixtures can also be carried out in the absence of pest pressure.
In an equally preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for improving the health of plants grown from said plant propagation material, wherein the plant propagation material is treated with an effective amount of an inventive mixture.
The mixtures comprising Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II and the compositions thereof, respectively, are also particularly suitable for controlling the following harmful insects from the order of the
lepidopterans (Lepidoptera), for example Agrotis ypsilon, Agrotis segetum, Alabama argil- lacea, Anticarsia gemmatalis, Argyresthia conjugella, Autographa gamma, Bupalus piniarius, Cacoecia murinana, Capua reticulana, Cheimatobia brumata, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choris- toneura 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 defoliar- ia, 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, Mala- cosoma neustria, Mamestra brassicae, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Ostrinia nubilalis, Panolis flam- mea, Pectinophora gossypiella, Peridroma saucia, Phalera bucephala, Phthorimaea operculella, Phyllocnistis citrella, Pieris brassicae, Plathypena scabra, Plutella xylostella, Pseudoplusia in- cludens, Rhyacionia frustrana, Scrobipalpula absoluta, Sitotroga cerealella, Sparganothis piller- iana, Spodoptera frugiperda, Spodoptera littoralis, Spodoptera litura, Thaumatopoea pityocam- pa, 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 pi- sorum, Bruchus lentis, Byctiscus betulae, Cassida nebulosa, Cerotoma trifurcata, Ceuthorrhyn- chus assimilis, Ceuthorrhynchus napi, Chaetocnema tibialis, Conoderus vespertinus, Crioceris asparagi, Diabrotica longicornis, Diabrotica speciosa, Diabrotica 12-punctata, Diabrotica vir- gifera, 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, Mela- notus communis, Meligethes aeneus, Melolontha hippocastani, Melolontha melolontha, Oulema oryzae, Ortiorrhynchus sulcatus, Oryazophagus oryzae, Otiorrhynchus ovatus, Phaedon coch- leariae, Phyllotreta chrysocephala, Phyllophaga sp., Phyllophaga cuyabana, Phyllophaga triti- cophaga, Phyllopertha horticola, Phyllotreta nemorum, Phyllotreta striolata, Popillia japonica, Sitona lineatus and Sitophilus granaria,
dipterans (Diptera), for example Aedes aegypti, Aedes vexans, Anastrepha ludens, Anophe- les 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 mor- sitans, Haematobia irritans, Haplodiplosis equestris, Hylemyia platura, Hypoderma lineata, Liri- omyza sativae, Liriomyza trifolii, Lucilia caprina, Lucilia cuprina, Lucilia sericata, Lycoria pecto- rails, Mayetiola destructor, Musca domestica, Muscina stabulans, Oestrus ovis, Oscinella frit, Pegomya hysocyami, Phorbia antique, 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 heier Acromyrmex landolti, Acromyrmex subterraneus, Athalia rosae, Atta capiguara, Atta cephalotes, Atta laevigata, Atta robusta, Atta sexdens, Atta texana, Hoplocam- pa minuta, Hoplocampa testudinea, Monomorium pharaonis, Solenopsis geminata and Sole no psis invicta,
heteropterans (Heteroptera), e.g. Acrosternum hilare, Blissus leucopterus, Cyrtopeltis nota- tus, Dichelops furcatus, Dysdercus cingulatus, Dysdercus intermedius, Euchistos heros, Eu- rygaster 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, Euschis- tus 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 grossu- lariae, 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 fra- gaefolii, Cryptomyzus ribis, Dreyfusia nordmannianae, Dreyfusia piceae, Dysaphis radicola, Dysaulacorthum pseudosolani, Dysaphis plantaginea, Dysaphis pyri, Empoasca fabae, Hy- alopterus 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-nigri, Nilaparvata lugens, Pemphigus bursarius, Perkinsiella saccharicida, Phorodon humuli, Psylla mail, Psylla piri, Rhopalomyzus ascalonicus, Rhopalosiphum maidis, Rhopalosiphum padi, Rhopalosiphum insertum, Sappaphis mala, Sappaphis mail, Schizaphis graminum, Schizoneura lanuginosa, Sitobion avenae, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, Toxoptera aurantiiand, Viteus vitifolii, Cimex lectu- larius, 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, For- ficula 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 annula- tus, Boophilus decoloratus, Boophilus microplus, Dermacentor silvarum, Hyalomma truncatum, Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes rubicundus, Ornithodorus moubata, Otobius megnini, Dermanyssus galli- nae, 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. In particular, the inventive mixtures are suitable for combating pests of the orders Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Thysanoptera, Homoptera, Isoptera, and Orthoptera.
The inventive mixtures are also suitable for controlling the following plant parasitic nematodes such as Meloidogyne, Globodera,Heterodera, Radopholus, Rotylenchulus, Pratylenchus and other genera. The inventive mixtures are particularly suitable for controlling the following plant parasitic nematodes such as root-knot nematodes Meloidogyne arenaria, Meloidogyne chitwoodi, Meloidogyne exigua, Meloidogyne hapla, Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javan- ica and other Meloidogyne species; cyst nematodes, Globodera rostochiensis, Globodera pallida, Globodera tabacum and other Globodera species, Heterodera avenae, Heterodera gly- cines, Heterodera schachtii, Heterodera trifolii, and other Heterodera species; seed gall nematodes, Anguina funesta, Anguina tritici and other Anguina species; stem and foliar nematodes, Aphelenchoides besseyi, Aphelenchoides fragariae, Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi and other Aphelenchoides species; sting nematodes, Belonolaimus longicaudatus and other Belonolaimus species; pine nematodes, Bursaphelenchus xylophilus and other Bursaphelenchus species; ring nematodes, Criconema species, Criconemella species, Criconemoides species, and Meso- criconema species; stem and bulb nematodes, Ditylenchus destructor, Ditylenchus dipsaci, Ditylenchus myceliophagus and other Ditylenchus species; awl nematodes, Dolichodorus species; spiral nematodes, Helicotylenchus dihystera, Helicotylenchus multicinctus and other Heli- cotylenchus species, Rotylenchus robustus and other Rotylenchus species; sheath nematodes, Hemicycliophora species and Hemicriconemoides species; Hirshmanniella species; lance nematodes, Hoplolaimus columbus, Hoplolaimus galeatus and other Hoplolaimus species; false root-knot nematodes, Nacobbus aberrans and other Nacobbus species; needle nematodes, Longidorus elongates and other Longidorus species; pin nematodes, Paratylenchus species; lesion nematodes, Pratylenchus brachyurus, Pratylenchus coffeae, Pratylenchus curvitatus, Pratylenchus goodeyi, Pratylencus neglectus, Pratylenchus penetrans, Pratylenchus scribneri, Pratylenchus vulnus, Pratylenchus zeae and other Pratylenchus species; Radinaphelenchus cocophilus and other Radinaphelenchus species; burrowing nematodes, Radopholus similis and other Radopholus species; reniform nematodes, Rotylenchulus reniformis and other Rotylenchulus species; Scutellonema species; stubby root nematodes, Trichodorus primitivus and other Trichodorus species; Paratrichodorus minor and other Paratrichodorus species; stunt nematodes, Tylenchorhynchus claytoni, Tylenchorhynchus dubius and other Tylenchorhynchus species and Merlinius species; citrus nematodes, Tylenchulus semipenetrans and other Tylenchu- lus species; dagger nematodes, Xiphinema americanum, Xiphinema index, Xiphinema diversi- caudatum and other Xiphinema species; and other plant parasitic nematode species.
In an equally preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for controlling animal pests (insects, acarids or nematodes), wherein the animal pests (insects, acarids or nematodes), their habitat, breeding grounds, their locus or the plants to be protected against animal pest (insects, acarids or nematodes) attack are treated with an effective amount of an inventive mixture comprising compound IB and compound II.
In general, "pesticidally effective amount" means the amount of the inventive mixtures or of compositions comprising the mixtures needed to achieve an observable effect on growth, including the effects of necrosis, death, retardation, prevention, and removal, destruction, or otherwise diminishing the occurrence and activity of the target organism. The pesticidally effective amount can vary for the various mixtures / compositions used in the invention. A pesticidally effective amount of the mixtures / compositions will also vary according to the prevailing conditions such as desired pesticidal effect and duration, weather, target species, locus, mode of application, and the like.
In an equally preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a method for improving the health of plants, wherein the plants are treated with an effective amount of an inventive mixture.
The term "plant health effective amount" denotes an amount of the inventive mixtures, which is sufficient for achieving plant health effects as defined herein below. More exemplary infor- mation about amounts, ways of application and suitable ratios to be used is given below. Anyway, the skilled artisan is well aware of the fact that such an amount can vary in a broad range and is dependent on various factors, e.g. the treated cultivated plant or material and the climatic conditions.
Healthier plants are desirable since they result among others in better yields and/or a better quality of the plants or crops, specifically better quality of the harvested plant parts. Healthier plants also better resist to biotic and/or abiotic stress. A high resistance against biotic stresses in turn allows the person skilled in the art to reduce the quantity of pesticides applied and consequently to slow down the development of resistances against the respective pesticides.
It was therefore an object of the present invention to provide a pesticidal composition which solves the problems outlined above, and which should, in particular, improve the health of plants, in particular the yield of plants.
The term "health of a plant" or "plant health" is defined as a condition of the plant and/or its products which is determined by several aspects alone or in combination with each other such as increased yield, plant vigor, quality of harvested plant parts and tolerance to abiotic and/or biotic stress.
It has to be emphasized that the above mentioned effects of the inventive mixtures, i.e. enhanced health of the plant, are also present when the plant is not under biotic stress and in particular when the plant is not under pest pressure.
For seed treatment e.g. as inoculant and/or foliar application forms, it is evident that a plant suffering from fungal or insecticidal attack produces a smaller biomass and leads to a reduced yield as compared to a plant which has been subjected to curative or preventive treatment against the pathogenic fungus or any other relevant pest and which can grow without the damage caused by the biotic stress factor. However, the methods according to the invention lead to an enhanced plant health even in the absence of any biotic stress. This means that the positive effects of the mixtures of the invention cannot be explained just by the pesticidal activities of the compounds (I) and (II), but are based on further activity profiles. Accordingly, the application of the inventive mixtures can also be carried out in the absence of pest pressure.
Each plant health indicator listed below, which is selected from the groups consisting of yield, plant vigor, quality and tolerance of the plant to abiotic and/or biotic stress, is to be under- stood as a preferred embodiment of the present invention either each on its own or preferably in combination with each other.
According to the present invention, "increased yield" of a 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 inventive mixture.
For seed treatment e.g. as inoculant and/or foliar application forms, increased yield can be characterized, among others, by the following improved properties of the plant: increased plant weight; and/or increased plant height; and/or increased biomass such as higher overall fresh weight (FW); and/or increased number of flowers per plant; and/or higher grain and/or fruit yield ; and/or more tillers or side shoots (branches); and/or larger leaves; and/or increased shoot growth; and/or increased protein content; and/or increased oil content; and/or increased starch content; and/or increased pigment content; and/or increased chlorophyll content (chlorophyll content has a positive correlation with the plant' s photosynthesis rate and accordingly, the higher the chlorophyll content the higher the yield of a plant) and/or increased quality of a plant.
"Grain" and "fruit" are to be understood as any plant product which is further utilized after harvesting, e.g. fruits in the proper sense, vegetables, nuts, grains, seeds, wood (e.g. in the case of silviculture plants), flowers (e.g. in the case of gardening plants, ornamentals) etc., that is anything of economic value that is produced by the plant.
According to the present invention, the yield is increased by at least 4%. In general, the yield increase may even be higher, for example 5 to 10 %, more preferable by 10 to 20 %, or even 20 to 30 %
According to the present invention, the yield - if measured in the absence of pest pressure - is increased by at least 2 % In general, the yield increase may even be higher, for example until 4% to 5% or even more.
Another indicator for the condition of the plant is the plant vigor. The plant vigor becomes manifest in several aspects such as the general visual appearance.
For foliar applications, improved plant vigor can be characterized, among others, by the fol- lowing improved properties of the plant: improved vitality of the plant; and/or improved plant growth; and/or improved plant development; and/or improved visual appearance; and/or improved plant stand (less plant verse/lodging and/or bigger leaf blade; and/or bigger size; and/or increased plant height; and/or increased tiller number; and/or increased number of side shoots; and/or increased number of flowers per plant; and/or increased shoot growth; and/or enhanced photosynthetic activity (e.g. based on increased stomatal conductance and/or increased C02 assimilation rate)); and/or earlier flowering; and/or earlier fruiting;; and/or earlier grain maturity; and/or less non-productive tillers; and/or less dead basal leaves; and/or less input needed (such as fertilizers or water); and/or greener leaves; and/or complete maturation under shortened vegetation periods; and/or easier harvesting; and/or faster and more uniform ripening; and/or longer shelf-life; and/or longer panicles; and/or delay of senescence ; and/or stronger and/or more productive tillers; and/or better extractability of ingredients; and/or improved quality of seeds (for being seeded in the following seasons for seed production); and/or reduced production of ethylene and/or the inhibition of its reception by the plant.
Another indicator for the condition of the plant is the "quality" of a plant and/or its products. According to the present invention, enhanced quality means that certain plant characteristics such as the content or composition of certain ingredients 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 mixtures of the present invention. Enhanced quality can be characterized, among others, by following improved properties of the plant or its product: increased nutrient content; and/or increased protein content; and/or increased oil content;
and/or increased starch content; and/or increased content of fatty acids; and/or increased metabolite content; and/or increased carotenoid content; and/or increased sugar content; and/or increased amount of essential amino acids; and/or improved nutrient composition; and/or improved protein composition; and/or improved composition of fatty acids; and/or improved metabolite composition; and/or improved carotenoid composition; and/or improved sugar composition; and/or improved amino acids composition ; and/or improved or optimal fruit color; and/or improved leaf color; and/or higher storage capacity; and/or better processability of the harvested products.
Another indicator for the condition of the plant is the plant's tolerance or resistance to biotic and/or abiotic stress factors. Biotic and abiotic stress, especially over longer terms, can have harmful effects on plants.
Biotic stress is caused by living organisms while abiotic stress is caused for example by en- vironmental extremes. According to the present invention, "enhanced tolerance or resistance to biotic and/or abiotic stress factors" means (1.) that certain negative factors caused by biotic and/or abiotic stress are diminished in a measurable or noticeable amount as compared to plants exposed to the same conditions, but without being treated with an inventive mixture and (2.) that the negative effects are not diminished by a direct action of the inventive mixture on the stress factors, e.g. by its fungicidal or insecticidal action which directly destroys the microorganisms or pests, but rather by a stimulation of the plants' own defensive reactions against said stress factors.
Negative factors caused by biotic stress such as pathogens and pests are widely known and are caused by living organisms, such as competing plants (for example weeds), microorganisms (such as phythopathogenic fungi and/or bacteria) and/or viruses.
Negative factors caused by abiotic stress are also well-known and can often be observed as reduced plant vigor (see above), for example:
less yield and/or less vigor, for both effects examples can be burned leaves, less flowers, pre-mature ripening, later crop maturity, reduced nutritional value amongst others.
Abiotic stress can be caused for example by: extremes in temperature such as heat or cold (heat stress / cold stress); and/or strong variations in temperature; and/or temperatures unusual for the specific season; and/or drought (drought stress); and/or extreme wetness; and/or high salinity (salt stress); and/or radiation (for example by increased UV radiation due to the decreasing ozone layer); and/or increased ozone levels (ozone stress); and/or organic pollution (for ex- ample by phythotoxic amounts of pesticides); and/or inorganic pollution (for example by heavy metal contaminants).
As a result of biotic and/or abiotic stress factors, the quantity and the quality of the stressed plants decrease. As far as quality (as defined above) is concerned, reproductive development is usually severely affected with consequences on the crops which are important for fruits or seeds. Synthesis, accumulation and storage of proteins are mostly affected by temperature; growth is slowed by almost all types of stress; polysaccharide synthesis, both structural and storage is reduced or modified: these effects result in a decrease in biomass (yield) and in changes in the nutritional value of the product. As pointed out above, the above identified indicators for the health condition of a plant may be interdependent and may result from each other. For example, an increased resistance to biotic and/or abiotic stress may lead to a better plant vigor, e.g. to better and bigger crops, and thus to an increased yield. Inversely, a more developed root system may result in an increased resistance to biotic and/or abiotic stress. However, these interdependencies and interactions are neither all known nor fully understood and therefore the different indicators are described separately.
In one embodiment the inventive mixtures effectuate an increased yield of a plant or its product. In another embodiment the inventive mixtures effectuate an increased vigor of a plant or its product. In another embodiment the inventive mixtures effectuate in an increased quality of a plant or its product. In yet another embodiment the inventive mixtures effectuate an increased tolerance and/or resistance of a plant or its product against biotic stress. In yet another embodiment the inventive mixtures effectuate an increased tolerance and/or resistance of a plant or its product against abiotic stress.
The invention also relates to agrochemical compositions comprising an auxiliary and Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II according to the invention.
An agrochemical composition comprises a fungicidally or insecticidally effective amount of Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II. The term "effective amount" denotes an amount of the composition or of Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying character- istics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II, which is sufficient for promoting plant health, controlling harmful fungi or harmful pests on cultivated plants or in the protection of materials and which does not result in a substantial damage to the treated plants or materials. Such an amount can vary in a broad range and is dependent on various factors, such as the fungal or pest species to be controlled, the treated cultivated plant or material, the climatic conditions.
The Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II can be converted into customary types of agrochemical compositions, e. g. solutions, emulsions, suspensions, dusts, powders, pastes, granules, pressings, capsules, and mixtures thereof. Examples for composition types are suspensions (e.g. SC, OD, FS), emulsifiable concentrates (e.g. EC), emulsions (e.g. EW, EO, ES, ME), capsules (e.g. CS, ZC), pastes, pastilles, wettable powders or dusts (e.g. WP, SP, WS, DP, DS), pressings (e.g. BR, TB, DT), granules (e.g. WG, SG, GR, FG, GG, MG), insecticidal articles (e.g. LN), as well as gel formulations for the treatment of plant propagation materials such as seeds (e.g. GF). These and further compositions types are defined in the "Catalogue of pesticide formulation types and international coding system", Technical Monograph No. 2, 6th Ed. May 2008, CropLife International.
The compositions are prepared in a known manner, such as described by Mollet and Grubemann, Formulation technology, Wiley VCH, Weinheim, 2001 ; or Knowles, New developments in crop protection product formulation, Agrow Reports DS243, T&F Informa, London, 2005.
Suitable auxiliaries are solvents, liquid carriers, solid carriers or fillers, surfactants, disper- sants, emulsifiers, wetters, adjuvants, solubilizers, penetration enhancers, protective colloids, adhesion agents, thickeners, humectants, repellents, attractants, feeding stimulants, compatibil- izers, bactericides, anti-freezing agents, anti-foaming agents, colorants, tackifiers and binders.
Suitable solvents and liquid carriers are water and organic solvents, such as mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point, e.g. kerosene, diesel oil; oils of vegetable or animal origin; aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, e. g. toluene, paraffin, tetrahydronaphthalene, alkylated naphthalenes; alcohols, e.g. ethanol, propanol, butanol, benzylalcohol, cyclohexanol; glycols; DMSO; ketones, e.g. cyclohexanone; esters, e.g. lactates, carbonates, fatty acid esters, gamma-butyrolactone; fatty acids; phosphonates; amines; amides, e.g. N-methylpyrrolidone, fatty acid dimethylamides; and mixtures thereof.
Suitable solid carriers or fillers are mineral earths, e.g. silicates, silica gels, talc, kaolins, limestone, lime, chalk, clays, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, bentonite, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide; polysaccharides, e.g. cellulose, starch; fertilizers, e.g. ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ureas; products of vegetable origin, e.g. cereal meal, tree bark meal, wood meal, nutshell meal, and mixtures thereof.
Suitable surfactants are surface-active compounds, such as anionic, cationic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants, block polymers, polyelectrolytes, and mixtures thereof. Such surfactants can be used as emusifier, dispersant, solubilizer, wetter, penetration enhancer, protective colloid, or adjuvant. Examples of surfactants are listed in McCutcheon' s, Vol.1 : Emulsifiers & Detergents, McCutcheon' s Directories, Glen Rock, USA, 2008 (International Ed. or North Ameri- can Ed.).
Suitable anionic surfactants are alkali, alkaline earth or ammonium salts of sulfonates, sulfates, phosphates, carboxylates, and mixtures thereof. Examples of sulfonates are alkylaryl- sulfonates, diphenylsulfonates, alpha-olefin sulfonates, lignine sulfonates, sulfonates of fatty acids and oils, sulfonates of ethoxylated alkylphenols, sulfonates of alkoxylated arylphenols, sulfonates of condensed naphthalenes, sulfonates of dodecyl- and tridecylbenzenes, sulfonates of naphthalenes and alkylnaphthalenes, sulfosuccinates or sulfosuccinamates. Examples of sulfates are sulfates of fatty acids and oils, of ethoxylated alkylphenols, of alcohols, of ethoxylated alcohols, or of fatty acid esters. Examples of phosphates are phosphate esters. Examples of carboxylates are alkyl carboxylates, and carboxylated alcohol or alkylphenol ethoxylates.
Suitable nonionic surfactants are alkoxylates, N-subsituted fatty acid amides, amine oxides, esters, sugar-based surfactants, polymeric surfactants, and mixtures thereof. Examples of alkoxylates are compounds such as alcohols, alkylphenols, amines, amides, arylphenols, fatty acids or fatty acid esters which have been alkoxylated with 1 to 50 equivalents. Ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide may be employed for the alkoxylation, preferably ethylene oxide. Exam- pies of N-subsititued fatty acid amides are fatty acid glucamides or fatty acid alkanolamides. Examples of esters are fatty acid esters, glycerol esters or monoglycerides. Examples of sugar- based surfactants are sorbitans, ethoxylated sorbitans, sucrose and glucose esters or al- kylpolyglucosides. Examples of polymeric surfactants are home- or copolymers of vinyl pyrrol i- done, vinylalcohols, or vinylacetate.
Suitable cationic surfactants are quaternary surfactants, for example quaternary ammonium compounds with one or two hydrophobic groups, or salts of long-chain primary amines. Suitable amphoteric surfactants are alkylbetains and imidazolines. Suitable block polymers are block polymers of the A-B or A-B-A type comprising blocks of polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide, or of the A-B-C type comprising alkanol, polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide.
Suitable polyelectrolytes are polyacids or polybases. Examples of polyacids are alkali salts of polyacrylic acid or polyacid comb polymers. Examples of polybases are polyvinylamines or pol- yethyleneamines.
Suitable adjuvants are compounds, which have a neglectable or even no pesticidal activity themselves, and which improve the biological performance of the compound I on the target.
Examples are surfactants, mineral or vegetable oils, and other auxilaries. Further examples are listed by Knowles, Adjuvants and additives, Agrow Reports DS256, T&F Informa UK, 2006, chapter 5.
Suitable thickeners are polysaccharides (e.g. xanthan gum, carboxymethylcellulose), anorganic clays (organically modified or unmodified), polycarboxylates, and silicates.
Suitable bactericides are bronopol and isothiazolinone derivatives such as alkyliso- thiazolinones and benzisothiazolinones. Suitable anti-freezing agents are ethylene glycol, pro- pylene glycol, urea and glycerin. Suitable anti-foaming agents are silicones, long chain alcohols, and salts of fatty acids. Suitable colorants (e.g. in red, blue, or green) are pigments of low water solubility and water-soluble dyes. Examples are inorganic colorants (e.g. iron oxide, titan oxide, iron hexacyanoferrate) and organic colorants (e.g. alizarin-, azo- and phthalocyanine colorants). Suitable tackifiers or binders are polyvinylpyrrolidons, polyvinylacetates, polyvinyl alcohols, pol- yacrylates, biological or synthetic waxes, and cellulose ethers.
Herein, it has to be taken into account that each formulation type or choice of auxiliary should not influence the viability of the microorganism, if finally applied to the plant or plant propagation material. As referenced above, a suitable formulation of component 1 ) is referenced in WO 2008/002371 .
Examples for composition types and their preparation are:
i) Water-soluble concentrates (SL, LS)
10-60 wt% of a compound I and 5-15 wt% wetting agent (e.g. alcohol alkoxylates) are dissolved in water and/or in a water-soluble solvent (e.g. alcohols) ad 100 wt%. The active substance dissolves upon dilution with water.
ii) Dispersible concentrates (DC)
5-25 wt% of a compound I and 1 -10 wt% dispersant (e. g. polyvinylpyrrolidone) are dissolved in organic solvent (e.g. cyclohexanone) ad 100 wt%. Dilution with water gives a dispersion. iii) Emulsifiable concentrates (EC)
15-70 wt% of a compound I and 5-10 wt% emulsifiers (e.g. calcium dodecylben- zenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate) are dissolved in water-insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon) ad 100 wt%. Dilution with water gives an emulsion.
iv) Emulsions (EW, EO, ES)
5-40 wt% of a compound I and 1 -10 wt% emulsifiers (e.g. calcium dodecylbenzenesulfonate and castor oil ethoxylate) are dissolved in 20-40 wt% water-insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon). This mixture is introduced into water ad 100 wt% by means of an emulsifying machine and made into a homogeneous emulsion. Dilution with water gives an emulsion, v) Suspensions (SC, OD, FS)
In an agitated ball mill, 20-60 wt% of a compound I are comminuted with addition of 2-10 wt% dispersants and wetting agents (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate), 0.1 - 2 wt% thickener (e.g. xanthan gum) and water ad 100 wt% to give a fine active substance suspension. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active substance. For FS type composition up to 40 wt% binder (e.g. polyvinylalcohol) is added.
vi) Water-dispersible granules and water-soluble granules (WG, SG)
50-80 wt% of a compound I are ground finely with addition of dispersants and wetting agents (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate and alcohol ethoxylate) ad 100 wt% and prepared as water- dispersible or water-soluble granules by means of technical appliances (e. g. extrusion, spray tower, fluidized bed). Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active sub- stance.
vii) Water-dispersible powders and water-soluble powders (WP, SP, WS)
50-80 wt% of a compound I are ground in a rotor-stator mill with addition of 1 -5 wt% dispersants (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1 -3 wt% wetting agents (e.g. alcohol ethoxylate) and solid carrier (e.g. silica gel) ad 100 wt%. Dilution with water gives a stable dispersion or solution of the active substance.
viii) Gel (GW, GF)
In an agitated ball mill, 5-25 wt% of a compound I are comminuted with addition of 3-10 wt% dispersants (e.g. sodium lignosulfonate), 1-5 wt% thickener (e.g. carboxymethylcellulose) and water ad 100 wt% to give a fine suspension of the active substance. Dilution with water gives a stable suspension of the active substance.
ix) Microemulsion (ME)
5-20 wt% of a compound I are added to 5-30 wt% organic solvent blend (e.g. fatty acid dime- thylamide and cyclohexanone), 10-25 wt% surfactant blend (e.g. alcohol ethoxylate and ar- ylphenol ethoxylate), and water ad 100 %. This mixture is stirred for 1 h to produce spontane- ously a thermodynamically stable microemulsion.
x) Microcapsules (CS)
An oil phase comprising 5-50 wt% of a compound I, 0-40 wt% water insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon), 2-15 wt% acrylic monomers (e.g. methylmethacrylate, methacrylic acid and a di- or triacrylate) are dispersed into an aqueous solution of a protective colloid (e.g. polyvinyl alcohol). Radical polymerization initiated by a radical initiator results in the formation of poly(meth)acrylate microcapsules. Alternatively, an oil phase comprising 5-50 wt% of a compound I according to the invention, 0-40 wt% water insoluble organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon), and an isocyanate monomer (e.g. diphenylmethene-4,4' -diisocyanatae) are dispersed into an aqueous solution of a protective colloid (e.g. polyvinyl alcohol). The addition of a polyamine (e.g. hexamethylenediamine) results in the formation of polyurea microcapsules. The monomers amount to 1 -10 wt%. The wt% relate to the total CS composition.
xi) Dustable powders (DP, DS)
1 -10 wt% of a compound I are ground finely and mixed intimately with solid carrier (e.g. fine- ly divided kaolin) ad 100 wt%.
xii) Granules (GR, FG)
0.5-30 wt% of a compound I is ground finely and associated with solid carrier (e.g. silicate) ad 100 wt%. Granulation is achieved by extrusion, spray-drying or fluidized bed.
xiii) Ultra-low volume liquids (UL)
1 -50 wt% of a compound I are dissolved in organic solvent (e.g. aromatic hydrocarbon) ad 100 wt%.
The compositions types i) to xiii) may optionally comprise further auxiliaries, such as 0.1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0.1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, and 0.1 -1 wt% colorants.
The compositions types i) to vii) may optionally comprise further auxiliaries, such as 0,1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0,1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, 0.1 - 80% stabilizers or nutrients, 0.1 -10% UV protectants and 0,1 -1 wt% colorants.
The compositions types i) to xi) may optionally comprise further auxiliaries, such as 0.1 -1 wt% bactericides, 5-15 wt% anti-freezing agents, 0.1 -1 wt% anti-foaming agents, and 0.1 -1 wt% colorants.
Microbial pesticides comprising (entomopathogenic) nematodes can be mass prepared as for use as biopesticides using in vivo or in vitro methods (Shapiro-Nan and Gaugler 2002). In vivo production (culture in live insect hosts) requires a low level of technology, has low startup costs, and resulting nematode quality is generally high, yet cost efficiency is low. The approach can be considered ideal for small markets. In vivo production may be improved through innovations in mechanization and streamlining. A novel alternative approach to in vivo methodology is production and application of nematodes in infected host cadavers; the cadavers (with nematodes developing inside) are distributed directly to the target site and pest suppression is subsequently achieved by the infective juveniles that emerge. In vitro solid culture, i.e., growing the nematodes on crumbled polyurethane foam, offers an intermediate level of technology and costs. In vitro liquid culture is the most cost- efficient production method but requires the largest startup capital. Liquid culture may be improved through progress in media development, nematode recovery, and bioreactor design. A variety of formulations have been developed to facilitate nematode storage and application including activated charcoal, alginate and polyacrylamide gels, baits, clay, paste, peat, polyurethane sponge, vermiculite, and water-dispersible granules. Depending on the formulation and nematode species, successful storage under refrigeration ranges from one to seven months. Optimum storage temperature for formulated nematodes varies according to species; generally, steinernematids tend to store best at 4-8 °C whereas heterorhabditids persist better at 10-15 °C. Nematodes are formulated and applied as infective juveniles, the only free-living and therefore environmentally tolerant stage. Infective juveniles range from 0.4 to 1.5 mm in length and can be observed with a hand lens or microscope after separation from formulation materials. Disturbed nematodes move actively, however sedentary ambusher species (e.g. Steinernema carpocapsae, S. scapterisci) in water soon revert to a characteristic "J"-shaped resting position. Low temperature or oxygen levels will inhibit movement of even active cruiser species (e.g., S. glaseri, Heterorhabditis bacteriophora). In short, lack of movement is not always a sign of mortality; nematodes may have to be stimulated (e.g., probes, acetic acid, gentle heat) to move before assessing viability. Good quality nematodes tend to possess high lipid levels that provide a dense appearance, whereas nearly transparent nematodes are often active but possess low powers of infection. Infective juveniles are compat- ible with most but not all agricultural chemicals under field conditions. Compatibility has been tested with well over 100 different chemical pesticides. Entomopathogenic nematodes are compatible (e.g., may be tank-mixed) with most chemical herbicides and fungicides as well as many insecticides (such as bacterial or fungal products) (Koppenhofer and Grewal, 2005).
According to the invention, the solid material (dry matter) of Bacillus subtilis FB17 and the biopesticides III (with the exception of oils such as Neem oil, Tagetes oil, etc.) are considered as active components (e.g. to be obtained after drying or evaporation of the extraction medium or the suspension medium in case of liquid formulations of the microbial pesticides).
In accordance with the present invention, the weight ratios and percentages used herein for biological extracts such as Quillay extract are based on the total weight of the dry content (solid material) of the respective extract(s).
For microbial pesticides III selected from groups O), Q) and S) and for the Bacillus subtilis strain FB 17, weight ratios and/or percentages refer to the total weight of a preparation of the respective pesticide II with at least 1 x 106 CFU/g ("colony forming units per gram total weight"), preferably with at least 1 x 108 CFU/g, even more preferably from 1 x 108 to 1 x 1012 CFU/g dry matter. Colony forming unit is measure of viable microbial cells, in particular fungal and bacterial cells. In addition, here CFU may also be understood as number of (juvenile) individual nematodes in case of (entomopathogenic) nematode biopesticides, such as Steinernema feltiae.
In the binary mixtures and compositions according to the invention the weight ratio of the component 1 ) and the component 2) generally depends from the properties of the active components used, usually it is in the range of from 1 :100 to 100:1 , regularly in the range of from 1 :50 to 50:1 , preferably in the range of from 1 :20 to 20:1 , more preferably in the range of from 1 :10 to 10:1 , even more preferably in the range of from 1 :4 to 4:1 and in particular in the range of from 1 :2 to 2:1 .
According to further embodiments of the binary mixtures and compositions, the weight ratio of the component 1 ) and the component 2) usually is in the range of from 100:1 to 1 :1 , regularly in the range of from 50:1 to 1 :1 , preferably in the range of from 20:1 to 1 :1 , more preferably in the range of from 10:1 to 1 :1 , even more preferably in the range of from 4:1 to 1 :1 and in particular in the range of from 2:1 to 1 :1 .
According to further embodiments of the binary mixtures and compositions, the weight ratio of the component 1 ) and the component 2) usually is in the range of from 1 :1 to 1 :100, regularly in the range of from 1 :1 to 1 :50, preferably in the range of from 1 :1 to 1 :20, more preferably in the range of from 1 :1 to 1 :10, even more preferably in the range of from 1 :1 to 1 :4 and in particular in the range of from 1 :1 to 1 :2.
These ratios are suitable for inventive mixtures applied by seed treatment.
Herein, microbial pesticides III selected from groups O), Q) and S) and the Bacillus subtilis strain FB 17 may be supplied in any physiological state such as active or dormant. Such dormant active component may be supplied for example frozen, dried, or lyophilized or partly desiccated (procedures to produce these partly desiccated organisms are given in WO2008/002371 ) or in form of spores.
Microbial pesticides III selected from groups O), Q) and S) and the Bacillus subtilis strain FB 17 used as organism in an active state can be delivered in a growth medium without any addi- tional additives or materials or in combination with suitable nutrient mixtures.
Bacillus subtilis FB17 is preferably delivered and formulated in a dormant stage, more preferably in form of spores.
According to one embodiment, the compositions comprise between 0.01 and 90% (w/w) of component 2) and from 1 x 105 CFU to 1 x 1012 CFU of component 1 ) per gram total weight of the composition.
According to another embodiment, the compositions, comprise between 5 and 70% (w/w) of component 2) and from 1 x 106 CFU to 1 x 1010 CFU of component 1 ) per gram total weight of the composition.
According to another embodiment, the compositions comprise between 25 and 70% (w/w) of component 2) and from 1 x 107 CFU to 1 x 109 CFU of component 1 ) per gram total weight of the composition.
In the ternary mixtures, i.e. compositions according to the invention comprising the component 1 ) and component 2) and a compound III (component 3), the weight ratio of component 1 ) and component 2) depends from the properties of the active substances used, usually it is in the range of from 1 :100 to 100:1 , regularly in the range of from 1 :50 to 50:1 , preferably in the range of from 1 :20 to 20:1 , more preferably in the range of from 1 :10 to 10:1 and in particular in the range of from 1 :4 to 4:1 , and the weight ratio of component 1 ) and component 3) usually it is in the range of from 1 :100 to 100:1 , regularly in the range of from 1 :50 to 50:1 , preferably in the range of from 1 :20 to 20:1 , more preferably in the range of from 1 :10 to 10:1 and in particular in the range of from 1 :4 to 4:1.
Any further active components are, if desired, added in a ratio of from 20:1 to 1 :20 to the component 1 ).
In the mixtures and compositions, the compound ratios are advantageously chosen so as to produce a synergistic effect.
The total weight ratios of compositions wherein component 3) is selected from groups O), Q), or S) can be determined based on the weight of component 2) and using the amount of CFU of component 3) to calclulate the total weight of component 3) with the following equation that 1 x
109 CFU equals one gram of total weight of component 3).
Likewise, the same equation can be used for ratios based on the amount of CFU for component 1 ) (B. subtilis strain FB17). The total weight ratios of compositions can be
determined based on the weight of component 1 ) and using the amount of CFU of component
1 ) to calclulate the total weight of component 1 ) with the following equation that 1 x 109 CFU equals one gram of total weight of component 1 ).
The agrochemical compositions generally are characterized in that they contain an effective quantity of the active components as defined above. Generally, they contain between 0.01 and
95%, preferably between 0.1 and 90%, and in particular between 0.5 and 75%, by weight of active components.
According to one embodiment, the compositions, wherein component 3) is selected from groups O), Q) and S), comprise between 0.01 and 90% (w/w) of component 2) and from 1 x 105 CFU to 1 x 1012 CFU of component 3) per gram total weight of the composition.
According to another embodiment, the compositions, wherein component 3) is selected from groups O), Q) and S), comprise between 5 and 70% (w/w) of component 2) and from 1 x 106 CFU to 1 x 1010 CFU of component 3) per gram total weight of the composition.
According to another embodiment, the compositions, wherein component 3) is selected from groups O), Q) and S), comprise between 25 and 70% (w/w) of component 2) and from 1 x 107 CFU to 1 x 109 CFU of component 2) per gram total weight of the composition. Solutions for seed treatment (LS), suspoemulsions (SE), flowable concentrates (FS), powders for dry treatment (DS), water-dispersible powders for slurry treatment (WS), water-soluble powders (SS), emulsions (ES), emulsifiable concentrates (EC) and gels (GF) are usually employed for the purposes of treatment of plant propagation materials, particularly seeds.
Preferred examples of seed treatment formulation types or soil application for pre-mix com- positions are of WS, LS, ES, FS, WG or CS-type.
The compositions in question give, after two-to-tenfold dilution, active components concentrations of from 0.01 to 60% by weight, preferably from 0.1 to 40%, in the ready-to-use preparations. Application can be carried out before or during sowing. Methods for applying or treating compound I and compound II and compositions thereof, respectively, on to plant propagation material, especially seeds include dressing, coating, pelleting, dusting, soaking and in-furrow application methods of the propagation material. Preferably, compound I and compound II or the compositions thereof, respectively, are applied on to the plant propagation material by a method such that germination is not induced, e. g. by seed dressing, pelleting, coating and dusting.
Typically, a pre-mix formulation for seed treatment application comprises 0.5 to 99.9 percent, especially 1 to 95 percent, of the desired ingredients, and 99.5 to 0.1 percent, especially 99 to 5 percent, of a solid or liquid adjuvant (including, for example, a solvent such as water), where the auxiliaries can be a surfactant in an amount of 0 to 50 percent, especially 0.5 to 40 percent, based on the pre-mix formulation. Whereas commercial products will preferably be formulated as concentrates (e.g., pre- mix composition (formulation)), the end user will normally employ dilute formulations (e.g., tank mix composition).
Seed treatment methods for applying or treating inventive mixtures and compositions thereof to plant propagation material, especially seeds, are known in the art, and include dressing, coating, filmcoating, pelleting and soaking application methods of the propagation material. Such methods are also applicable to the combinations according to the invention. In a preferred embodiment, the inventive mixture is applied or treated on to the plant propagation material by a method such that the germination is not negatively impacted. Accordingly, examples of suitable methods for applying (or treating) a plant propagation material, such as a seed, is seed dressing, seed coating or seed pelleting and alike.
It is preferred that the plant propagation material is a seed, seed piece (i.e. stalk) or seed bulb.
Although it is believed that the present method can be applied to a seed in any physiological state, it is preferred that the seed be in a sufficiently durable state that it incurs no damage dur- ing the treatment process. Typically, the seed would be a seed that had been harvested from the field; removed from the plant; and separated from any cob, stalk, outer husk, and surrounding pulp or other non-seed plant material. The seed would preferably also be biologically stable to the extent that the treatment would cause no biological damage to the seed. It is believed that the treatment can be applied to the seed at any time between harvest of the seed and sowing of the seed or during the sowing process (seed directed applications). The seed may also be primed either before or after the treatment.
Even distribution of the ingredients in inventive mixtures and adherence thereof to the seeds is desired during propagation material treatment. Treatment could vary from a thin film (dress- ing) of the formulation containing the combination, for example, a mixture of active ingredient(s), on a plant propagation material, such as a seed, where the original size and/or shape are recognizable to an intermediary state (such as a coating) and then to a thicker film (such as pelleting with many layers of different materials (such as carriers, for example, clays; different formulations, such as of other active ingredients; polymers; and colourants) where the original shape and/or size of the seed is no longer recognizable.
An aspect of the present invention includes application of the inventive mixtures onto the plant propagation material in a targeted fashion, including positioning the ingredients in the combination onto the entire plant propagation material or on only parts thereof, including on only a single side or a portion of a single side. One of ordinary skill in the art would understand these application methods from the description provided in EP954213B 1 and WO06/1 12700.
The inventive mixtures can also be used in form of a "pill" or " pellet" or a suitable substrate and placing, or sowing, the treated pill, or substrate, next to a plant propagation material. Such techniques are known in the art, particularly in EP1 124414, WO07/67042, and
WO07/67044. Application of the combinations described herein onto plant propagation material also includes protecting the plant propagation material treated with the combination of the present invention by placing one or more pesticide-containing particles next to a pesticide-treated seed, wherein the amount of pesticide is such that the pesticide-treated seed and the pesticide- containing particles together contain an Effective Dose of the pesticide and the pesticide dose contained in the pesticide-treated seed is less than or equal to the Maximal Non-Phytotoxic Dose of the pesticide. Such techniques are known in the art, particularly in WO2005/120226. Application of the combinations onto the seed also includes controlled release coatings on the seeds, wherein the ingredients of the combinations are incorporated into materials that release the ingredients over time. Examples of controlled release seed treatment technologies are generally known in the art and include polymer films, waxes, or other seed coatings, wherein the ingredients may be incorporated into the controlled release material or applied between layers of materials, or both.
Seed can be treated by applying thereto the compound s present in the inventive mixtures in any desired sequence or simultaneously.
The seed treatment occurs to an unsown seed, and the term "unsown seed" is meant to in- elude seed at any period between the harvest of the seed and the sowing of the seed in the ground for the purpose of germination and growth of the plant. Treatment to an unsown seed is not meant to include those practices in which the active ingredient is applied to the soil but would include any application practice that would target the seed during the planting process.
Preferably, the treatment occurs before sowing of the seed so that the sown seed has been pre-treated with the combination. In particular, seed coating or seed pelleting are preferred in the treatment of the combinations according to the invention. As a result of the treatment, the ingredients in each combination are adhered on to the seed and therefore available for pest control.
The treated seeds can be stored, handled, sowed and tilled in the same manner as any other active ingredient treated seed.
When employed in plant protection, the total amounts of active components applied are, depending on the kind of effect desired, from 0.001 to 10 kg per ha, preferably from 0.005 to 2 kg per ha, more preferably from 0.05 to 0.9 kg per ha, in particular from 0.1 to 0.75 kg per ha. In the case of Bacillus strain FB 17 and microbial pesticides III (from groups O), Q) and S)), the application rates preferably range from about 1 x 106 to 5 x 1015 (or more) CFU/ha. Preferably, the spore concentration is about 1 x 107 to about 1 x 1011 CFU/ha. In the case of (entomopatho- genic) nematodes as microbial pesticides (e.g. Steinernema feltiae), the application rates preferably range inform about 1 x 105 to 1 x 1012 (or more), more preferably from 1 x 108 to 1 x 1011, even more preferably from 5 x 108 to 1 x 1010 individuals (e.g. in the form of eggs, juvenile or any other live stages, preferably in an infetive juvenile stage) per ha.
When employed in plant protection by seed treatment, the amount of the inventive mixtures (based on total weight of active components) is in the range from 0.01 -10 kg, preferably from 0.1 -1000 g, more preferably from 1 -100 g per 100 kilogram of plant propagation material (preferably seeds). In the case of Bacillus subtilis FB17 and microbial pesticides III (from groups O), Q) and S)), the application rates with respect to plant propagation material preferably range from about 1 x 106 to 1 x 1012 (or more) CFU/seed. Preferably, the concentration is about 1 x 106 to about 1 x 1011 CFU/seed. In the case of Bacillus subtilis FB17 and microbial pesticides III (from goups O), Q) and S)), the application rates with respect to plant propagation material also preferably range from about 1 x 107 to 1 x 1014 (or more) CFU per 100 kg of seed, preferably from 1 x 109 to about 1 x 1011 CFU per 100 kg of seed.
When used in the protection of materials or stored products, the amount of active components applied depends on the kind of application area and on the desired effect. Amounts customarily applied in the protection of materials are 0.001 g to 2 kg, preferably 0.005 g to 1 kg, of active components per cubic meter of treated material.
Various types of oils, wetters, adjuvants, fertilizer, or micronutrients, and further pesticides (e.g. herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, growth regulators, safeners) may be added to the mic- tures or the compositions comprising them as premix or, if appropriate not until immediately prior to use (tank mix). These agents can be admixed with the compositions according to the invention in a weight ratio of 1 :100 to 100:1 , preferably 1 :10 to 10:1 .
These further useful active compounds can be fertilizers or micronutrient donors (such as Mo, Zn and / or Co), especially when applied to plant propagation materials.
According to one embodiment, a polyether polymethylsiloxane copolymer may be added to the composition accoding to the invention, preferably in a weight ratio of 1 :100 to 100:1 , more preferably in a weight ratio of 1 :10 to 10:1 , in particular in a weight ratio of 1 :5 to 5:1 based on the total weight of the component 1 ) and the component 2).
According to a further embodiment, a mineral oil or a vegetable oil may be added to the composition according to the invention, preferably in a weight ratio of 1 :100 to 100:1 , more pref- erably in a weight ratio of 1 :10 to 10:1 , in particular in a weight ratio of 1 :5 to 5:1 based on the total weight of the dry content of Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant, and at least one pesticide II together.
The user applies the composition according to the invention usually from a predosage de- vice, a knapsack sprayer, a spray tank, a spray plane, or an irrigation system. Usually, the agro- chemical composition is made up with water, buffer, and/or further auxiliaries to the desired application concentration and the ready-to-use spray liquor or the agrochemical composition according to the invention is thus obtained. Usually, 20 to 2000 liters, preferably 50 to 400 liters, of the ready-to-use spray liquor are applied per hectare of agricultural useful area.
According to one embodiment, individual components of the composition according to the invention such as parts of a kit or parts of a binary or ternary mixture may be mixed by the user himself in a spray tank and further auxiliaries may be added, if appropriate.
The term "synergstic effect" is understood to refer in particular to that defined by Colby's formula (Colby, S. R., "Calculating synergistic and antagonistic responses of herbicide combina- tions", Weeds, 15, pp. 20-22, 1967).
The term "synergistic effect" is also understood to refer to that defined by application of the Tammes method, (Tammes, P. M. L, "Isoboles, a graphic representation of synergism in pesticides", Netherl. J. Plant Pathol. 70, 1964). The fungicidal action of the mixtures according to the invention can be shown by the tests described below.
A) Microtiter plate tests The chemical pesticides (e.g. compounds II) were formulated separately as a stock solution having a concentration of 10000 ppm in dimethyl sulfoxide.
The stock solutions of the chemical pesticides were mixed according to the ratio, diluted to the stated concentrations and pipetted onto a filter micro titer plate (MTP). A spore suspension of the pathogen (e.g. Botrytis cinerea, Septoria tritici, etc.) in e.g. aqueous biomalt solution was added as well as different concentrations of spores or cells of Bacillus subtilis FB17. The plates were incubated at optimal temperature depending on the pathogen and further processed 1-7 days after incubation. The supernatant was removed using CaptiVac Vacuum Collar and a vacuum filter pump. The remaining cell pellet was resolved in water and DNA was extracted. The growth of the pathogen was quantified via quantitative Real Time PCR using species- or strain- specific primers. To assess synergistic effects growth of the fungal pathogens was calculated in comparison to the different controls containing either the chemical pesticide or the microbial pesticide alone.
The measured parameters were compared to the growth of the active compound-free control variant (100%) and the fungus-free and active compound-free blank value to determine the relative growth in % of the pathogens in the respective active compounds.
The expected efficacies of active compound combinations were determined using Colby's formula (Colby, S.R., Calculating synergistic and antagonistic responses of herbicide
combinations, Weeds, 15, pp. 20-22, 1967) and compared with the observed efficacies.
Colby's formula: E = x + y - x y/100
E expected efficacy, expressed in % of the untreated control, when using the mixture of the active compounds A (e.g. compound IA, IB or IC) and B (e.g. compound II) at the concentrations a and b
x efficacy, expressed in % of the untreated control, when using the active compound A at the concentration a
y efficacy, expressed in % of the untreated control, when using the active compound B at the concentration b. Use example FM-1 : Activity against Septoria tritici, the causal agent of leaf blotch on wheat A spore suspension of Septoria tritici in an aqueous biomalt solution was used. The plates were placed in a water vapor-saturated chamber at a temperature of 18°C.
B) Greenhouse tests
The chemical pesticides (e.g. compounds II) were formulated separately or together as a stock solution comprising 25 mg of active substance which was made up to 10 ml using a mixture of acetone and/or dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and the emulsifier Wettol EM 31 (wetting agent having emulsifying and dispersing action based on ethoxylated alkylphenols) in a volume ratio of solvent/emulsifier of 99 to 1. This solution was then made up to 100 ml using water. This stock solution was diluted with the solvent/em ulsifier/water mixture described to the active substance concentration given below. B. subtilis FB17 was cultivated as described herein and was diluted with water to the concentration given below. Use example FG-1 : Activity against early blight on tomatoes caused by Phytophthora infestans with protective application
Young seedlings of tomato plants were grown in pots. The plants were sprayed to runoff with an aqueous suspension containing the concentration of chemical pesticide stated below. Simultaneously or up to 6 hours later, the plants were sprayed with an aquous suspension containg the concentration of the microbial pesticide stated below. The next day, the treated plants were inoculated with an aqueous suspension of sporangia of Phytophthora infestans. After inoculation, the trial plants were immediately transferred to a humid chamber. After 6 days at 18 to 20°C and a relative humidity close to 100%, the extent of fungal attack on the leaves was visually assessed as % diseased leaf area.
The plant health improving action of the mixtures according to the invention can be shown by the tests described below. Use example H-1 : Action against drought stress
Drought stress tolerance can be tested e.g. on duckweed plants grown in 24-well microplates according to the method disclosed J. Plant Growth Regul. 30, 504-51 1 (201 1 ).
The measured parameters were compared to the growth of the active compound-free control variant under drought stress (e.g. PEG treatment) (0%) and the active compound-free blank value without drought stress (e.g. PEG-fee) (100%) to determine the relative growth in % in the respective active compounds. The expected efficacies of active compound combinations were determined using Colby's formula as described above. Use example H-2: Improvement of plant growth in corn and wheat
Pyraclostrobin was applied to corn or wheat seeds as the commercial, liquid seed treatment formulation Stamina® (200 g per litre a.i. , BASF Corporation, Research Triangle Park, North Carlolina), whereas Bacillus subtilis FB17 was applied to corn seeds as a SC formulation (about 2 x 1010 CFU ml 1).
Corn or wheat seeds were treated at the BASF Seed Solutions Technology Center (SSTC) in Ames, Iowa. Pyraclostrobin and Bacillus subtilis U D1022 were applied to maize seeds as water-based slurries by using methods consistent with commercial seed treatment applications in a laboratory-scale batch treater. Briefly, 500 g of corn seeds were added to the drum of a laboratory-scale batch treater and 6 ml of prepared slurry (with appropriate amount of pyraclostrobin, Bacillus subtilis FB17, or combination thereof) was applied to the seed as the drum rotated. For 500 g of wheat seeds, 8 ml of slurry was used. Seed was rotated in the drum for 30 seconds following application of the slurry to assure uniform and complete coverage to the seed surface.
Treated seeds were placed in seed germination pouches (Mega International, St. Paul, Minnesota) and 20 ml of fertilizer solution that provided 50 ppm nitrogen, 7.5 ppm phosphorus, and 37.5 ppm potassium (derived from calcium nitrate, potassium nitrate, phosphoric acid and adjusted to pH 6.5) was added to each pouch. Seed germination pouches were placed in 25°C growth chambers with a 16 h photoperiod. Five ml of fertilizer solution was added to seed germination pouches at two day intervals to replenish water lost to evapotranspiration.
Corn or wheat plants were allowed to grow for two weeks. At the conclusion of the two week growth period, plant height and shoot and root dry weights were determined. Plant height was measured in centimeters. Shoot and root tissues were separated and dried in an oven at 68°C for three days. Shoot and root dry weights were measured in mg using an analytical balance.
Treatments were arranged in a completely randomized design with ten replications per treatment. Shoot height, shoot dry weight and root dry weight data were expressed as differ- ence (%) relative to the not-treated control to facilitate application of Colby' s formula (Colby, 1967) to calculate expected difference (Ecoiby).
Ecoiby = PA + PB - PA * PB/100
Ecoiby expected difference, expressed in % difference from the not-treated control, when using the mixture of the active compounds A and B at the concentrations a and b
PA difference, expressed as % difference from the not-treated control, when using the active compound A at the concentration a
PB difference, expressed in % difference from the not-treated control, when using the active compound B at the concentration b. Table 1. Shoot height of corn.
Figure imgf000061_0001
x Values listed are the mean of 10 independent measurements per treatment
y Difference relative to control calculated as [-(treatment value-not treated value)/not treated value)* 100]
z Expected difference calculated by using Colby' s formula
Table 2. Shoot dry weight of corn.
Figure imgf000061_0002
Table 3. Root dry weight of wheat.
Root dry Difference Expected dif¬
Treatment Application rate
weight (mg)x (%)y ference2
Not-treated con¬
Not applicable 8.6 0.0 Not applicable trol
1 g a.i./100 kg
Pyraclostrobin 10.1 17.4 Not applicable seed
1 x 106 CFU per
B. subtilis FB17 9.8 14.0 Not applicable seed
1 g a.i./100 kg
Pyraclostrobin +
seed + 1 x 106 1 1.7 36.0 29.0
B. subtilis FB17
CFU per seed

Claims

We claim:
1 . A mixture comprising, as active components:
Bacillus subtilis strain FB17, or a cell-free extract thereof or at least one metabolite thereof, and/or a mutant of Bacillus subtilis FB17 having all the identifying characteristics thereof or extract of the mutant;
at least one pesticide II selected from selected from the groups A') to N'):
A') Respiration inhibitors
- Inhibitors of complex III at Q0 site (e.g. strobilurins): azoxystrobin, coumeth- oxystrobin, coumoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fenaminstrobin, fenoxystrobin/flufenoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, meto- minostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyrametostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin,
2-[2-(2,5-dimethyl-phenoxymethyl)-phenyl]-3- methoxy-acrylic acid methyl ester and 2-(2-(3-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-1 -methyl- allylideneaminooxymethyl)-phenyl)-2-methoxyimino-N-methyl-acetamide, pyri- bencarb, triclopyricarb/chlorodincarb, famoxadone, fenamidone;
- inhibitors of complex III at Q, site: cyazofamid, amisulbrom, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8- benzyl-3-[(3-acetoxy-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9- dioxo-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[[3- (acetoxymethoxy)-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo- 1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[(3-isobut- oxycarbonyloxy-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl)amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-1 ,5- dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate, [(3S,6S,7R,8R)-8-benzyl-3-[[3-(1 ,3-ben- zodioxol-5-ylmethoxy)-4-methoxy-pyridine-2-carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-di- oxo-1 ,5-dioxonan-7-yl] 2-methylpropanoate; (3S,6S,7R,8R)-3-[[(3-hydroxy-4- methoxy-2-pyridinyl)carbonyl]amino]-6-methyl-4,9-dioxo-8-(phenylmethyl)-1 ,5- dioxonan-7-yl 2-methylpropanoate
- inhibitors of complex II (e. g. carboxamides): benodanil, benzovindiflupyr, bixafen, boscalid, carboxin, fenfuram, fluopyram, flutolanil, fluxapyroxad, fu- rametpyr, isopyrazam, mepronil, oxycarboxin, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedax- ane, tecloftalam, thifluzamide, N-(4'-trifluoromethylthiobiphenyl-2-yl)- 3-difluoromethyl-1 -methyl-1 H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(2-(1 ,3,3-trimethyl- butyl)-phenyl)-1 ,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1 H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,
3- (difluoromethyl)-1 -methyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4- carboxamide, 3-(trifluoromethyl)-1 -methyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4- yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 1 ,3-dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-
4- carboxamide, 3-(trifluoromethyl)-1 ,5-dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3-trimethylindan-4-yl)- pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 3-(difluoromethyl)-1 ,5-dimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3- trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide, 1 ,3,5-trimethyl-N-(1 ,1 ,3- trimethylindan-4-yl)pyrazole-4-carboxamide; - other respiration inhibitors (e.g. complex I, uncouplers): diflumetorim, (5,8- difluoroquinazolin-4-yl)-{2-[2-fluoro-4-(4-trifluoromethylpyridin-2-yloxy)-phenyl]- ethyl}-amine; nitrophenyl derivates: binapacryl, dinobuton, dinocap, fluazinam; ferimzone; organometal compounds: fentin salts, such as fentin-acetate, fentin chloride or fentin hydroxide; ametoctradin; and silthiofam;
B') Sterol biosynthesis inhibitors (SBI fungicides)
- C14 demethylase inhibitors (DM I fungicides): triazoles: azaconazole, biterta- nol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, dinicona- zole-M, epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, oxpoconazole, paclobutrazole, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triticona- zole, uniconazole,
1 -[re/-(2S;3R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4-difluorophenyl)-oxiranylmethyl]-5-thio- cyanato-1 H-[1 ,2,4]triazole, 2-[re/-(2S;3R)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2,4- difluorophenyl)-oxiranylmethyl]-2H-[1 ,2,4]triazole-3-thiol; imidazoles: imazalil, pefurazoate, prochloraz, triflumizol; pyrimidines, pyridines and piperazines: fenarimol, nuarimol, pyrifenox, triforine;
- Delta14-reductase inhibitors: aldimorph, dodemorph, dodemorph-acetate, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, piperalin, spiroxamine;
- Inhibitors of 3-keto reductase: fenhexamid;
C) Nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors
- phenylamides or acyl amino acid fungicides: benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, kiralaxyl, metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), ofurace, oxadixyl;
- others: hymexazole, octhilinone, oxolinic acid, bupirimate, 5-fluorocytosine, 5- fluoro-2-(p-tolylmethoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine, 5-fluoro-2-(4- fluorophenylmethoxy)pyrimidin-4-amine;
D') Inhibitors of cell division and cytoskeleton
- tubulin inhibitors, such as benzimidazoles, thiophanates: benomyl, car- bendazim, fuberidazole, thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl; triazolopyrim- idines: 5-chloro-7-(4-methylpiperidin-1 -yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-[1 ,2,4]tri- azolo[1 ,
5-a]pyrimidine
- other cell division inhibitors: diethofencarb, ethaboxam, pencycuron, fluopico- lide, zoxamide, metrafenone, pyriofenone;
E') Inhibitors of amino acid and protein synthesis
- methionine synthesis inhibitors (anilino-pyrimidines): cyprodinil, mepanipyrim, pyrimethanil;
- protein synthesis inhibitors: blasticidin-S, kasugamycin, kasugamycin hydro- chloride-hydrate, mildiomycin, streptomycin, oxytetracyclin, polyoxine, val- idamycin A;
F') Signal transduction inhibitors
- MAP / histidine kinase inhibitors: fluoroimid, iprodione, procymidone, vin- clozolin, fenpiclonil, fludioxonil; - G protein inhibitors: quinoxyfen;
G') Lipid and membrane synthesis inhibitors
- Phospholipid biosynthesis inhibitors: edifenphos, iprobenfos, pyrazophos, iso- prothiolane;
- lipid peroxidation: dicloran, quintozene, tecnazene, tolclofos-methyl, biphenyl, chloroneb, etridiazole;
- phospholipid biosynthesis and cell wall deposition: dimethomorph, flumorph, mandipropamid, pyrimorph, benthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, valifenalate and N- (1 -(1 -(4-cyano-phenyl)ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl) carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl) ester;
- compounds affecting cell membrane permeability and fatty acides: propamo- carb, propamocarb-hydrochlorid
- fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors: oxathiapiprolin;
H') Inhibitors with Multi Site Action
- inorganic active substances: Bordeaux mixture, copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate, sulfur;
- thio- and dithiocarbamates: ferbam, mancozeb, maneb, metam, metiram, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram;
- organochlorine compounds (e.g. phthalimides, sulfamides, chloronitriles): anilazine, chlorothalonil, captafol, captan, folpet, dichlofluanid, dichlorophen, hexachlorobenzene, pentachlorphenole and its salts, phthalide, tolylfluanid, N- (4-chloro-2-nitro-phenyl)-N-ethyl-4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide;
- guanidines and others: guanidine, dodine, dodine free base, guazatine,
guazatine-acetate, iminoctadine, iminoctadine-triacetate, iminoctadine- tris(albesilate), dithianon, 2,6-dimethyM H,5H-[1 ,4]dithiino[2,3-c:5,
6- c']dipyrrole-1 ,3,5,
7(2H,6H)-tetraone;
Γ) Cell wall synthesis inhibitors
- inhibitors of glucan synthesis: validamycin, polyoxin B; melanin synthesis inhibitors: pyroquilon, tricyclazole, carpropamid, dicyclomet, fenoxanil;
J') Plant defence inducers
- acibenzolar-S-methyl, probenazole, isotianil, tiadinil, prohexadione-calcium; phosphonates: fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, phosphorous acid and its salts;
K') Unknown mode of action
- bronopol, chinomethionat, cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, dazomet, debacarb, diclo- mezine, difenzoquat, difenzoquat-methylsulfate, diphenylamin, fenpyrazamine, flumetover, flusulfamide, flutianil, methasulfocarb, nitrapyrin, nitrothal- isopropyl, oxathiapiprolin, 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl]-1 -[4-(4- {5-[2-(prop-2-yn-1 -yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1 ,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1 ,3-thiazol-2- yl)piperidin-1 -yl]ethanone, 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl]-1 -[4-(4- {5-[2-fluoro-6-(prop-2-yn-1 -yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1 ,2-oxazol-3-yl}-1 ,3-thi- azol-2-yl)piperidin-1 -yl]ethanone, 2-[3,5-bis(difluoromethyl)-1 H-pyrazol-1 -yl]-1 - [4-(4-{5-[2-chloro-6-(prop-2-yn-1 -yloxy)phenyl]-4,5-dihydro-1 ,2-oxazol-3-yl}- 1 ,3-thiazol-2-yl)piperidin-1 -yl]ethanone, oxin-copper, proquinazid, tebufloquin, tecloftalam, triazoxide, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propylchromen-4-one, N-(cyclo- propylmethoxyimino-(6-difluoro-methoxy-2,3-difluoro-phenyl)-methyl)-2-ph acetamide, N'-(4-(4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N- ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N'-(4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5- dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N'-(2-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-
4-(3-trimethylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N'-(5- difluoromethyl-2-methyl-4-(3-trimethylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N- methyl formamidine, methoxy-acetic acid 6-tert-butyl-8-fluoro-2,3-dimethyl- quinolin-4-yl ester, 3-[5-(4-methylphenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]- pyridine, 3-[5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine
(pyrisoxazole),
N-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl) cyclopropanecarboxylic acid amide, 5-chloro- 1 -(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methyl-1 H-benzoimidazole, 2-(4-chloro- phenyl)- N-[4-(3,4-dimethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-5-yl]-2-prop-2-ynyloxy-acetamide;
L') Growth regulators
abscisic acid, amidochlor, ancymidol, 6-benzylaminopurine, brassinolide, butralin, chlormequat (chlormequat chloride), choline chloride, cyclanilide, daminozide, dikegulac, dimethipin, 2,6-dimethylpuridine, ethephon, flumetralin, flurprimidol, fluthiacet, forchlorfenuron, gibberellic acid, inabenfide, indole-3-acetic acid , male- ic hydrazide, mefluidide, mepiquat (mepiquat chloride), naphthaleneacetic acid, N-6-benzyladenine, paclobutrazol, prohexadione (prohexadione-calcium), prohy- drojasmon, thidiazuron, triapenthenol, tributyl phosphorotrithioate,
2,3,5-tri-iodobenzoic acid , trinexapac-ethyl and uniconazole;
M') Herbicides
- acetamides: acetochlor, alachlor, butachlor, dimethachlor, dimethenamid, flufenacet, mefenacet, metolachlor, metazachlor, napropamide, naproanilide, pethoxamid, pretilachlor, propachlor, thenylchlor;
- amino acid derivatives: bilanafos, glyphosate, glufosinate, sulfosate;
- aryloxyphenoxypropionates: clodinafop, cyhalofop-butyl, fenoxaprop, fluazifop, haloxyfop, metamifop, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-P-tefuryl;
- Bipyridyls: diquat, paraquat;
- (thio)carbamates: asulam, butylate, carbetamide, desmedipham, dimepiper- ate, eptam (EPTC), esprocarb, molinate, orbencarb, phenmedipham, prosul- focarb, pyributicarb, thiobencarb, triallate;
- cyclohexanediones: butroxydim, clethodim, cycloxydim, profoxydim, sethox- ydim, tepraloxydim, tralkoxydim;
- dinitroanilines: benfluralin, ethalfluralin, oryzalin, pendimethalin, prodiamine, trifluralin;
- diphenyl ethers: acifluorfen, aclonifen, bifenox, diclofop, ethoxyfen, fomesafen, lactofen, oxyfluorfen;
- hydroxybenzonitriles: bomoxynil, dichlobenil, ioxynil;
- imidazolinones: imazamethabenz, imazamox, imazapic, imazapyr, imazaquin, imazethapyr;
- phenoxy acetic acids: clomeprop, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 2,4- DB, dichlorprop, MCPA, MCPA-thioethyl, MCPB, Mecoprop;
- pyrazines: chloridazon, flufenpyr-ethyl, fluthiacet, norflurazon, pyridate;
- pyridines: aminopyralid, clopyralid, diflufenican, dithiopyr, fluridone, fluroxypyr, picloram, picolinafen, thiazopyr;
- sulfonyl ureas: amidosulfuron, azimsulfuron, bensulfuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, chlorsulfuron, cinosulfuron, cyclosulfamuron, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, flucetosulfuron, flupyrsulfuron, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, imazosulfuron, iodosulfuron, mesosulfuron, metazosulfuron, metsulfuron-methyl, nicosulfuron, oxasulfuron, primisulfuron, prosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron, rimsulfuron, sulfome- turon, sulfosulfuron, thifensulfuron, triasulfuron, tribenuron, trifloxysulfuron, tri- flusulfuron, tritosulfuron, 1-((2-chloro-6-propyl-imidazo[1 ,2-b]pyridazin-3- yl)sulfonyl)-3-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)urea;
- triazines: ametryn, atrazine, cyanazine, dimethametryn, ethiozin, hexazinone, metamitron, metribuzin, prometryn, simazine, terbuthylazine, terbutryn, tria- ziflam;
- ureas: chlorotoluron, daimuron, diuron, fluometuron, isoproturon, linuron, methabenzthiazuron,tebuthiuron;
- other acetolactate synthase inhibitors: bispyribac-sodium, cloransulam-methyl, diclosulam, florasulam, flucarbazone, flumetsulam, metosulam, ortho- sulfamuron, penoxsulam, propoxycarbazone, pyribambenz-propyl, pyriben- zoxim, pyriftalid, pyriminobac-methyl, pyrimisulfan, pyrithiobac, pyroxasulfone, pyroxsulam;
- others: amicarbazone, aminotriazole, anilofos, beflubutamid, benazolin, ben- carbazone,benfluresate, benzofenap, bentazone, benzobicyclon, bicyclopy- rone, bromacil, bromobutide, butafenacil, butamifos, cafenstrole, carfentra- zone, cinidon-ethyl, chlorthal, cinmethylin, clomazone, cumyluron, cyprosulfa- mide, dicamba, difenzoquat, diflufenzopyr, Drechslera monoceras, endothal, ethofumesate, etobenzanid, fenoxasulfone, fentrazamide, flumiclorac-pentyl, flumioxazin, flupoxam, flurochloridone, flurtamone, indanofan, isoxaben, isoxaflutole, lenacil, propanil, propyzamide, quinclorac, quinmerac, mesotri- one, methyl arsonic acid, naptalam, oxadiargyl, oxadiazon, oxaziclomefone, pentoxazone, pinoxaden, pyraclonil, pyraflufen-ethyl, pyrasulfotole, pyra- zoxyfen, pyrazolynate, quinoclamine, saflufenacil, sulcotrione, sulfentrazone, terbacil, tefuryltrione, tembotrione, thiencarbazone, topramezone, (3-[2- chloro-4-fluoro-5-(3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-trifluoromethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H- pyrimidin-1 -yl)-phenoxy]-pyridin-2-yloxy)-acetic acid ethyl ester, 6-amino-5- chloro-2-cyclopropyl-pyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester, 6-chloro-3-(2- cyclopropyl-6-methyl-phenoxy)-pyridazin-4-ol, 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro- phenyl)-5-fluoro-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid, 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2- fluoro-3-methoxy-phenyl)-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester, and 4- amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-3-dimethylamino-2-fluoro-phenyl)-pyridine-2- carboxylic acid methyl ester.
N') Insecticides
- organo(thio)phosphates: acephate, azamethiphos, azinphos-methyl, chlorpyri- fos, 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, trichlorfon;
- carbamates: alanycarb, aldicarb, bendiocarb, benfuracarb, carbaryl, carbofu- ran, carbosulfan, fenoxycarb, furathiocarb, methiocarb, methomyl, oxamyl, pi- rimicarb, propoxur, thiodicarb, triazamate;
- pyrethroids: allethrin, bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cyphenothrin, cyperme- thrin, 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, profluthrin, dimefluthrin;
- insect growth regulators: a) chitin synthesis inhibitors: benzoylureas:
chlorfluazuron, cyramazin, diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufenoxuron, hex- aflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron, teflubenzuron, triflumuron; buprofezin, dio- fenolan, hexythiazox, etoxazole, clofentazine; b) ecdysone antagonists: halo- fenozide, methoxyfenozide, tebufenozide, azadirachtin; c) juvenoids:
pyriproxyfen, methoprene, fenoxycarb; d) lipid biosynthesis inhibitors: spirodi- clofen, spiromesifen, spirotetramat;
- nicotinic receptor agonists/antagonists compounds: clothianidin, dinotefuran, flupyradifurone, imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, thiaclo- prid, 1 -2-chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-2-nitrimino-3,5-dimethyl-[1 ,3,5]triazinane;
- GABA antagonist compounds: endosulfan, ethiprole, fipronil, vaniliprole, pyra- fluprole, pyriprole, 5-amino-1 -(2,6-dichloro-4-methyl-phenyl)-4-sulfinamoyl-
1 H-pyrazole-3-carbothioic acid amide;
- macrocyclic lactone insecticides: abamectin, emamectin, milbemectin,
lepimectin, spinosad, spinetoram;
- mitochondrial electron transport inhibitor (METI) I acaricides: fenazaquin, pyridaben, tebufenpyrad, tolfenpyrad, flufenerim;
- METI II and III compounds: acequinocyl, fluacyprim, hydramethylnon;
- Uncouplers: chlorfenapyr;
- oxidative phosphorylation inhibitors: cyhexatin, diafenthiuron, fenbutatin oxide, propargite;
- moulting disruptor compounds: cryomazine;
- mixed function oxidase inhibitors: piperonyl butoxide;
- sodium channel blockers: indoxacarb, metaflumizone;
- ryanodine receptor inhibitors: chlorantraniliprole, cyantraniliprole, flubendia- mide, N-[4,6-dichloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2- (3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4-chloro-2- [(diethyl-lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-6-methyl-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2- pyndyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4-chloro-2-[(di-2-propyl- lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-6-methyl-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5- (trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4,6-dichloro-2-[(di-2-propyl- lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)- 5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4,6-dichloro-2-[(diethyl-lambda- 4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5- (difluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4,6-dibromo-2-[(di-2-propyl- lambda-4-sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5- (trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4-chloro-2-[(di-2-propyl-lambda-4- sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-6-cyano-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5- (trifluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide; N-[4,6-dibromo-2-[(diethyl-lambda-4- sulfanylidene)carbamoyl]-phenyl]-2-(3-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-(tri- fluoromethyl)pyrazole-3-carboxamide;
- others: benclothiaz, bifenazate, cartap, flonicamid, pyridalyl, pymetrozine, sulfur, thiocyclam, cyenopyrafen, flupyrazofos, cyflumetofen, amidoflumet, imi- cyafos, bistrifluron, pyrifluquinazon and 1 ,1 '-
[(3S,4R,4aR,6S,6aS,12R,12aS,12bS)-4-[[(2-cyclopropylacetyl)oxy]methyl]- 1 ,3,4,4a,5,6,6a, 12, 12a, 12b-decahydro-12-hydroxy-4,6a, 12b-trimethyl-1 1 -oxo- 9-(3-pyridinyl)-2H,1 1 H-naphtho[2,1 -b]pyrano[3,4-e]pyran-3,6-diyl] cyclopro- paneacetic acid ester.
The mixture according to claim 1 , wherein component 1 ) and component 2) are present in a synergistically effective amount.
The mixture according to any of the claims 1 to 2, wherein component 1 ) and component 2) are present in a total weight ratio of from 100:1 to 1 :100 wherein the total weight of component 1 ) is based on the amount of the solid material (dry matter) of component 1 ).
The mixture according to any of the claims 1 to 3, wherein component 1 ) and component 2) are present in a total weight ratio of from 100:1 to 1 :100, wherein the total weight of component 1 ) is calculated on the basis of of the amount of CFU of component 1 ), wherein 1 x 109 CFU equals one gram of total weight of component 1 ).
The mixture according to any of the claims 1 to 4, wherein component 1 ) is Bacillus sub- tilis FB17 in form of spores.
The mixture according to any of the claims 1 to 5, wherein component 2) is at least one active substance selected from the groups A') and B'). The mixture according to claim 6, wherein component 2) is at least one active substance selected from azoxystrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin; bixafen, boscalid, fluopyram, fluxapyroxad, penflufen, penthiopyrad and sedaxane.
8. The mixture according to claim 6, wherein component 2) is at least one active substance selected from cyproconazole, difenoconazole, fluquinconazole, flutriafol, prothioconazole, triadimenol, tebuconazole, triticonazole and prochloraz.
9. The mixture according to any of the claims 1 to 5, wherein component 2) is at least one active substance selected from oxathiapiprolin, metalaxyl, (metalaxyl-M) mefenoxam, ethaboxam, dimethomorph, fludioxonil, carboxin, silthiofam, ziram, thiram, carbendazim, thiabendazole and thiophanate-methyl.
10. The mixture according to any of the claims 1 to 5, wherein component 2) is at least one active substance selected from fipronil, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, acetamiprid, dinote- furan, imidacloprid, thiacloiprid, sulfoxaflor, methiocarb, tefluthrin, bifenthrin, ypermethrin, alpha-cypermethrin, spinosad, chlorantraniliprole, cyantraniliprole and thiodicarb
1 1 . An agrochemical composition, comprising an auxiliary and a mixture as defined in any one of claims 1 to 10.
12. The agrochemical composition according to claim 1 1 , further comprising as active component 3) a further pesticide.
13. A method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, insects or other pests and/or improving the health of plants and/or regulating plant growth, comprising treating the plants, the plant seed or the soil with an effective amount of the mixture as defined in any one of claims 1 to 10 or of the composition as defined in any of the claims 1 1 to 12.
14. A method for protection of plant propagation material from pests and/or improving the health of plants grown from said plant propagation material, wherein the plant propagation material are treated with a effective amount of the mixture as defined in any of claims 1 to 10 or of the compositions as defined in any of the claims 1 1 to 12.
15. A plant propagation material, comprising the mixture as defined in any one of claims 1 to 10 or the composition as defined in any of the claims 1 1 to 12 in an amount of from 0.01 g to 10000 g per 100 kg of plant propagation material.
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