Novel carrier fluids for liquid fungal spore formulations
AssigneesBayer Aktiengesellschaft, Bayer CropScience AG
InventorsOliver GAERTZEN, Kai TEMMING, Roman HEUMANN, Ute EIBEN, Antje SEEMAN, Ulrike HILSCHER
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a liquid preparation comprising at least one ethoxylated and/or propoxylated organic liquid as defined and fungal spores and a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, insects and/or nematodes in or on a plant, for enhancing growth of a plant or for increasing plant yield or root health comprising applying an effective amount of the liquid preparation or the liquid composition according to the invention to said plant or to a locus where plants are growing or intended to be grown.
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A liquid preparation essentially free of water comprising at least one ethoxylated and/or propoxylated organic liquid which is selected from the group consisting of
- a) ethoxylated fatty acid triglycerides with 3-10 ethylene oxide units wherein the fatty acid triglycerides are selected from the group consisting of castor oil and plant oils;
- b) a block copolymer of the general formula
- H—O—[CH2-CH2-O-]a1-[CH2-CH(CH3)-O]b-[CH2-CH2-O-]a2-H
- where a1 and a2 have independently from each other an average value of between 1 and 20 and b has an average value of between 15 and 35;
- c) a polymer of the general formula
- X—O—[CH2-CH(CH3)-O]m-[CH2-CH2-O-]n-Y
- where X and Y are independently selected from
- hydrogen
- branched or linear alkyl with 1-24 carbon atoms, and
- branched or linear carbonyl with 2-24 carbon atoms, saturated or partially unsaturated, optionally carrying hydroxyl functionality;
- where m is an average number between 0 and 10;
- where n is an average number between 0 and 40,
- where m+n is not zero
- or a mixture of any one of a) to c);
- and fungal spores.
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The liquid preparation according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising 0.1 to 40 wt.-% of fungal spores, up to 99.9% of at least one ethoxylated and/or propoxylated organic liquid according to any one of claims 1 to 16 and 0 to 10 wt.-% of at least one surfactant and/or rheology modifier.
Method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, insects and/or nematodes in or on a plant, for enhancing growth of a plant or for increasing plant yield or root health comprising applying an effective amount of the liquid preparation or the liquid composition according to any of the preceding claims to said plant or to a locus where plants are growing or intended to be grown.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.