Abstract:
The present invention relates to an agrochemical aqueous suspension concentrate comprising a pesticide in the form of pesticide particles and at least 5 wt % of an adjuvant dissolved in the aqueous phase, wherein the adjuvant is of the formula (I) as defined herein. The invention also relates to the adjuvant as defined in formula (I). Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for the preparation of the suspension concentrate by contacting water, the pesticide, and the adjuvant. The present invention further relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a novel composition for improving the efficacy of herbicides, to the use of said composition for improving the efficacy of herbicides, to a herbicide product containing said composition and at least one herbicide, and to the use of said herbicide product for controlling unwanted plant growth. The composition contains (a) at least one C 1 -C 4 alkyl ester of at least one aliphatic C 14 -C 22 carboxylic acid, 70 wt. % of the at least one carboxylic acid consisting of aliphatic carboxylic acids with 18 carbon atoms; (b) at least one non-ionic surfactant selected from the esterification products of monohydroxy-functional polyalkyl ethers with non-organic polybasic acids; (c) at least one aliphatic C 14 -C 22 carboxylic acid; (d) optionally at least one defoaming agent; and (e) at least one aromatic solvent.
Abstract:
The invention relates to suspension concentrates of a plant protective agent which comprise alcohol alkoxylate and cyclodextrin. The invention also relates to a method for producing said suspension concentrates and to the use of the suspension concentrates for treating plants and their habitat, and to corresponding methods and spray mixtures containing said suspension concentrate.
Abstract:
A polyether dendrimer of formula (I), wherein the symbols and indices have the following meanings: each Y is independently [R1-(O-CH2 -CH2)p-O-]; each Z is independently [R2-(O-CH2-CH2)q(O-CH(CH3)-CH2)r-O-]; each R1 is independently H, CH3 or C2 -C4 -alkyl; each R2 is independently linear or branched C8 -C22 -alkyl; X is H or C1-C4-alkyl; m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6; n, o are rational positive numbers > 0, with the proviso that the sum of n and o is 2m; pis a natural number from 5 to 50; q is a natural number from 1 to 50; r is 0 or is a natural number from 1 to 30, with the proviso that 5 ≤q + r ≤50, and ~ denotes the bonding of the respective group to the dendron scaffold, is useful for solubilizing sparingly-water soluble active ingredients, in particular pesticides.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an agrochemical composition comprising a pesticide and an alkoxylate of the formula (I) as defined below. The invention further relates to said alkoxylate. The invention further relates to a method of preparing said composition by bringing the alkoxylate and the pesticide into contact. Finally, the invention relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein said composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the crop plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or on the crop plants and/or on their environment; and to seed containing said composition.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to certain amphiphilic alcohol alkoxylates, agrochemical agents which contain these, and the use of alcohol alkoxylates as adjuvants for improving effectiveness in the agrochemical field and, in particular, in the field of plant protection. The alcohol alkoxylates are alkoxylated alcohols of the formula R-O-(CmH2mO)q-[(C2H4O)z-(CnH2nO)x-(C2H4O)y]co-Z, in which R represents C1-C7 alkyl; m represents 2 or 3; q represents 0, 1, 2, or 3; n represents a whole number from 3 to 16; x has a value of 1 to 100; y has a value of 0 to 100; z has a value of 0 to 100; and x+y+z has a value of 2 to 100, Z represents hydrogen or an end group, and at least one of y and z is greater than 0.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an aqueous active ingredient concentrate, comprising in dissolved form: a) at least one 4-benzoyl-substituted pyrazol compound of the formula (I), wherein R1, R3 independently of each other stand for hydrogen, halogen, methyl, halogen methyl, methoxy, halogen methoxy, methylthio, methyl sulfinyl, or methyl sulfonyl; R2 stands for a 5-membered heterocyclic residue, which is unsubstituted, or which carries 1, 2, 3, or 4 substituents, which are selected from halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C4-akoxy, C1-C4-halogenalkyl, C1-C4-halogen alkoxy, and C1-C4-alkylthio; R4 stands for hydrogen, halogen, or methyl; R5 stands for C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C6-cycloalkyl, or C3-C6-cycloalkyl methyl; and R6 stands for hydrogen or C1-C4-Alkyl; or one of its salts used in agriculture; b) at least one benzoic acid compound of the formula (II), wherein R7 stands for hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, or methoxy, and R8 stands for hydrogen, halogen, or amino; or one of its salts used in agriculture; and c) have at least one non-ionic surface-active substance S, selected from polyether compounds having repeat units derived from ethylene oxide, alkyl polyglycosides, and mixtures thereof.
Abstract:
The invention relates to the use of defined copolymers of the amphiphilic type as action-improving adjuvants in the agrotechnical domain. The invention also relates to corresponding agrotechnical agents. The addition of such copolymers enables plants to receive active ingredients in an accelerated manner. The copolymers to be used or the salts of the same contain monomer units (i) based on at least one olefin and/or at least one vinyl ether, (ii) based on at least one ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and/or dicarboxylic acid derivative, and optionally (iii) based on at least one other copolymerisable comonomer.