Pathogenic infections
AssigneesUniversity of Surrey, Forschungsinstitut Fur Biologischen Landbau (FiBL)
InventorsDulcie MULHOLLAND, Moses LANGAT, Lucius TAMM, Hansjacob SCHAERER, Heikki Matti Tapio HOKKANEN, Ingeborg Marianne MENZIER-HOKKANEN
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Abstract
The invention relates to plant pathogenic infections, and to the treatment of oomycete pathogenic infections. The invention extends to novel antimicrobial compositions comprising inhibitors of oomycete pathogens, and their use in methods of treating or preventing infections with such pathogens, for example downy mildew of grapevine.
Claims20
A method of treating, preventing or reducing an oomycete pathogen infection of an object, the method comprising contacting the object with an extract from a Larix spp., or larixol or lariciresinol, or an active derivative thereof.
An oomycete pathogen treatment composition comprising an extract from a Larix spp., or larixol or lariciresinol, or an active derivative thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.