Abstract:
N-(tetrazol-5-yl)- and N-(triazol-5-yl)pyridin-3-yl-carboxamides of formula I and their use as herbicides, formula I. The invention relates to N-(tetrazol-5-yl)- and N-(triazol-5-yl)pyridin-3-yl-carboxamides of formula I and their use as herbicides. In said formula I, B represents N or CH, whereas R, R1, R3, R4 and R5 represent groups such as hydrogen, halogen or organic groups such as alkyl or phenyl.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to substituted 1,2,5-oxadiazole compounds of the formula I and the N-oxides and salts thereof and to compositions comprising the same. The invention also relates to the use of the 1,2,5-oxadiazole compounds or of the compositions comprising such compounds for controlling unwanted vegetation. Furthermore, the invention relates to methods of applying such compounds. In formula I, the variables have the following meanings R is e.g. hydrogen, cyano, nitro, halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C3-C7-cycloalkyl, C3-C7-cycloalkyl-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C6-haloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-haloalkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C2-C6haloalkynyl, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-haloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, O—Ra, Z—S(O)n—Rb, Z—C(═O)—Rc, Z—C(═O)—ORd, Z—C(═O)NReRf, Z—NRgRh, Z-phenyl and Z-heterocyclyl etc; R1 is e.g. Z1-cyano, halogen, nitro, C1-C8-alkyl, C2-C8-alkenyl, C2-C8-alkynyl, C1-C8-haloalkyl, C1-C8-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, Z1—C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylthio-C1-C4-alkyl, Z1—C1-C4-alkylthio-C1-C4-alkylthio, C2-C6-alkenyloxy, C2-C6-alkynyloxy, C1-C6-haloalkoxy, C1-C4-haloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, Z1—C1-C4-haloalkoxy-C1-C4-alkoxy, Z1—S(O)k—R1b, Z1-phenoxy and Z1-heterocyclyloxy; R2, R3 are identical or different and e.g. hydrogen, halogen, Z2—OH, Z2—NO2, Z2-cyano, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C8-alkenyl, C2-C8-alkynyl, Z2—C3-C10-cycloalkyl, Z2—C3-C10-cycloalkoxy, C1-C8-halo alkyl, Z2—C1-C8-alkoxy, Z2—C1-C8-haloalkoxy, Z2—C1-C4-alkoxy-C1-C4-alkoxy, Z2—C1-C4-alkylthio-C1-C4-alkylthio, Z2—C2-C8-alkenyloxy, Z2—C2-C8-alkynyloxy, Z2—C1-C8-haloalkoxy, Z2—C2-C8-haloalkenyloxy, Z2—C2-C8-haloalkynyloxy, Z2—C1—C4-haloalkoxy-C1—C4-alkoxy, Z2-(tri-C1-C4-alkyl)silyl, Z2—S(O)k—R2b, Z2—C(═O)—R2C, Z2—C(═O)—OR2d, Z2—C(═O)—NR2gR2f, Z2—NR2gR2b, Z2a-phenyl and Z2a-heterocyclyl; R4 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C4-alkyl and C1-C4-haloalkyl; R5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, C1-C4-alkyl and C1-C4-haloalkyl; provided that at least one of the radicals R4 and R5 is different from hydrogen; n is 0, 1 or 2; k is 0, 1 or 2.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to substituted 1,2,5-oxadiazole compounds of the formula (I) and the N-oxides and salts thereof and to compositions comprising the same. The invention also relates to the use of the 1,2,5-oxadiazole compounds or of the compositions comprising such compounds for controlling unwanted vegetation. Furthermore, the invention relates to methods of applying such compounds.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to a plant or plant part comprising a polynucleotide encoding a wildtype or mutated cellulose synthase (CESA) polypeptide, the expression of said polynucleotide confers to the plant or plant part tolerance to CESA-inhibiting herbicides, such as azines.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase or a mutated hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase (mut-HPPD) which is resistant or tolerant to a HPPD-inhibiting herbicide and/or a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type homogentisate solanesyl transferase or a mutated homogentisate solanesyl transferase (mut-HST) which is resistant or tolerant to a HPPD-inhibiting herbicide, applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising mut-HPPD, and methods of obtaining such plants.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to herbicidal compositions comprising an isoxazolo[5,4-b]pyridine and at least one further compound selected from herbicidally active compounds and, if desired, safeners. The present invention also relates to the use of such a composition for controlling unwanted vegetation and to a method for controlling unwanted vegetation, which comprises allowing a composition to act on plants, their seeds and/or their habitat.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to herbicidal compositions comprising an isoxazolo[5,4-b]pyridine and at least one further compound selected from herbicidally active compounds and, if desired, safeners. The present invention also relates to the use of such a composition for controlling unwanted vegetation and to a method for controlling unwanted vegetation, which comprises allowing a composition to act on plants, their seeds and/or their habitat.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of: providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase or a mutated hydroxyphenyl pyruvate dioxygenase (mut-HPPD) which is resistant or tolerant to a N-heterocyclyl-arylcarboxamide and/or a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type homogentisate solanesyl transferase or a mutated homogentisate solanesyl transferase (mut-HST) which is resistant or tolerant to a N-heterocyclyl-arylcarboxamide, and applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to a method of identifying a nucleotide sequence encoding a mut-HPPD which is resistant or tolerant to a N-heterocyclyl-arylcarboxamide, as well as transgenic plants having increased resistance or tolerance to a N-heterocyclyl-arylcarboxamide as compared to a wild-type variety of the plant cell.
Abstract:
The present invention refers to method for producing a transgenic plant with increased herbicide tolerance or resistance as compared to a corresponding non-transformed wild type plant, comprising transforming a plant cell or a plant cell nucleus or a plant tissue with a nucleic acid molecule encoding a mutated HPPD polypeptide, as well as to the nucleic acid, and plants with increased HPPD-inhibiting herbicide tolerance or resistance comprising the nucleic acid of the invention.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for identifying a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide which confers herbicide tolerance to a plant by measuring photosynthetic quantum yield wherein an increase in the electron transport rate of the samples of the transformed plant as compared to the sample of the control plant is indicative for a herbicide tolerance conferring activity of said candidate polypeptide.