Pesticides and methods of controlling pests
AssigneeThe State of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO) (Volcani Center)
InventorsDavid Ezra, Orna Liarzi, Ariel Ewenson
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are agricultural biocontrol compounds and compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the same. Specifically, nematacide fungicidal and herbecidial compounds, compositions comprising thereof, and methods for preventing and inhibiting nematodes, fungi and weed growth are disclosed herein.
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A method of killing a fungus or reducing growth thereof, comprising exposing a soil infested with the fungus to a non-phytotoxic fungicide effective amount of a composition comprising trans-2-octenal as the sole fungicide;
- wherein the non-phytotoxic fungicide effective amount is a concentration of trans-2-octenal of 1-300 ppm within said soil.
A method of killing a soil pathogen or reducing growth thereof, comprising exposing a soil infested with the soil pathogen to a composition comprising a pesticide effective amount of trans-2-octenal as the sole pesticide;
- wherein said exposing is at a non-phytotoxic amount of trans-2-octenal ranging between 1 and 300 ppm within said soil;
- and wherein the pesticide effective amount is a concentration of 0.5-2500 ppm in said composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.