Abstract:
The invention relates to an aqueous agrochemical composition comprising a) suspended particles of an active ingredient; and b) ethoxylated ricinolein; wherein the active ingredient has a water-solubility of at least 1 g/l at 25° C.; and wherein the ethoxylated ricinolein contains 35 to 50 molecules of ethylene oxide per molecule of ricinolein in polymerized form. It also relates to a method of stabilizing an aqueous agrochemical composition comprising the suspended particles of the active ingredient; to uses and methods of application of the agrochemical composition; and to a method for preparing the agrochemical composition; and to plant propagation material comprising the agrochemical composition.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a novel crystalline form of 1-(1,2-dimethylpropyl)-N-ethyl-5-methyl-N-pyridazin-4-yl-pyrazole-4-carboxamide recently assigned the common name dimpropyridaz. The invention also relates to the use of the crystalline form B for combating invertebrate pests and to formulations for plant protection which contain the crystalline form B of 1-(1,2-dimethylpropyl)-N-ethyl-5-methyl-N-pyridazin-4-yl-pyrazole-4-carboxamide. The crystalline form B according to the present invention can be identified by powder X-ray diffractometry on the basis of its powder X-ray diffraction diagram, hereinafter also termed powder X-ray diffraction pattern or PXRD pattern, of the polymorph form B recorded using Cu—Kα radiation (1.54178 Å) at 25° C. displays the 3 following reflections, quoted as 2θ values: 20.69±0.10°, 24.15±0.10° and 30.52±0.10°. In addition to these 3 reflections, the polymorph B of the present invention may display in such a PXRD pattern one or more, in particular at least 2, often at least 4, in particular at least 6 or at least 8 reflections and especially all of the reflections quoted hereinafter as 2θ values: 7.99±0.10°, 10.07±0.10°, 12.38±0.10°, 15.31±0.10°, 15.97±0.10°, 16.50±0.10°, 18.03±0.10°, 19.29±0.10°, 20.22±0.0.10°, 20.96±0.10°, 23.40±0.10°, 23.70±0.10°, 26.09±0.10°, 27.26±0.10° and 32.91±0.10°.
Abstract:
A liquid nonaqueous composition is disclosed. The composition includes: a pesticide in form of suspended particles, a water soluble solvent, an inorganic thickener, and an alkoxylate. A method for the preparation of the composition is also disclosed. The method includes contacting the pesticide with the water soluble solvent, the inorganic thickener, and the alkoxylate. The method may further include contact with a block polymer surfactant and/or a nonionic cosurfactant. A method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired attack by insects or mites and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein the composition is allowed to act on a particular pest, their habitat or plants to be protected from the particular pest, on soil and/or on undesired plants and/or useful plants and/or their habitat.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising dicamba and a drift control agent; to a method for preparing a tank mix, which comprises the step of contacting water and said composition, and optionally further pesticides; to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired vegetation and/or unde-sired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein the composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or the crop plants and/or their environment; and finally to a use of the alkoxylate of the formula (I) as defined below for reducing the wind drift of an aqueous composition comprising a pesticide.
Abstract:
The presently claimed invention relates to a method for protecting plants or plant protecting material from attack or infestation by insects, fungi, arachnids, nematodes and unwanted weeds by treatment of root/shoot/seeds/soil by the use of active compounds in combina-tion with enzymes.
Abstract:
The invention relates to an aqueous agrochemical composition comprising a) suspended particles of an active ingredient; and b) hydrophobically modified fumed silica. It also relates to use of the hydrophobically modified fumed silica for stabilizing an aqueous agrochemical composition comprising suspended particles of an active ingredient; to a method of stabilizing an agrochemical composition comprising the suspended particles of an active ingredient; to a method for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation of infection by parasites by application of the agrochemical composition; to a method of preparing the agrochemical composition; and to plant propagation material containing the agrochemical composition.
Abstract:
Agrochemical composition comprising: a) a pesticide, b) a thickener T, c) a polymer P, said polymer P being a homo- or copolymer of (meth)acrylic acid with an average molecular mass Mw of at least 150,000 Da, said composition being a suspension concentrate (SC) composition. The use of the composition for controlling pests as well as 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 using the composition.
Abstract:
A liquid nonaqueous composition is disclosed. The composition includes: a pesticide in form of suspended particles, a water soluble solvent, an inorganic thickener, and an alkoxylate. A method for the preparation of the composition is also disclosed. The method includes contacting the pesticide with the water soluble solvent, the inorganic thickener, and the alkoxylate. The method may further include contact with a block polymer surfactant and/or a nonionic cosurfactant. A method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired attack by insects or mites and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein the composition is allowed to act on a particular pest, their habitat or plants to be protected from the particular pest, on soil and/or on undesired plants and/or useful plants and/or their habitat.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for producing an aqueous suspension concentrate formulation and novel suspension concentrate formulations of the compound of formula I. The method comprises the steps a) to d) as described hereinafter: a) providing an aqueous slurry of the compound of the formula I containing the compound of formula I in the form of coarse particles dispersed in a solution of the at least one surfactant in water; b) comminuting the coarse particles in the slurry of the compound of formula I to obtain an aqueous suspension of the compound of the formula I, wherein the particles of the compound of the formula I have an volume average particle size in the rage from 3 to 10 μm, as determined by light scattering; c) keeping the suspension of step b) at a temperature in the range of 20 to 95° C., d) subjecting the suspension of step c) to a further comminution to obtain an aqueous suspension of the compound of the formula I, wherein the particles of the compound of the formula I have an volume average particle size of below 3 μm, as determined by light scattering.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a liquid concentrate formulation comprising a pyripyropene pesticide of the formula I as defined below and an alkoxylated aliphatic alcohol as an adjuvant. Moreover, the invention relates to the use of the formulations for the treatment of plants and seed and to corresponding methods.