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US 2024/0188561 A1Published application
Additives for enhancing the pesticidal effectiveness of pesticidal microorganisms
AssigneeBASF SE
InventorsTimothy H. ANDERSON, Dean A. OESTER, David J. RODRIGUEZ
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are additives and additive blends, capable of enhancing the pesticidal effectiveness of pesticidal microorganisms, spraying liquids including such additives and additive blends and methods to protect plants or plant parts from fungal or bacterial attack using such spraying liquids.
Claims20
A spraying liquid suitable for spraying plants, comprising:
- a. 0.1%-v/v to 2%-v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of i to x:
- i. EO-PO block polymers having a HLB (hydrophilic-lipophilic-balance) value of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 27 or 29 and an average molecular weight (AMW) between 1500 and 15000,
- ii. methyl esters of unsaturated or saturated C6 to C18 fatty acids,
- iii. ethylenediamine tetra-functional PO/EO block polymers with a molecular weight (AMW) between 2000 and 20000 s,
- iv. C8 to C14 alkyl polyglycosides,
- v. fatty acid polyethylene esters comprising C12 to C18 saturated or unsaturated fatty acids
- vi. ethoxylated triglycerides derived from plant oils,
- vii. alkoxylated alcohols, having from 2 to 80 oxyethylene units and from 2 to 40 oxypropylene units and C4 to C18 alcohols,
- viii. alkyl naphthalene sulfonates,
- ix. alkyl polyglycoside lignosulfonate blends, and
- x. polyquaternium polymers,
- b. 0.002%-v/v to 2.0%-v/v bacterial spores or vegetative cells,
- c. optionally 0.001%-v/v to 10.0%-v/v of further components, and
- d. up to 100%-v/v water.
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An additive blend comprising one or more additives selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated triglycerides and one or more additives selected from the group consisting of A1) to D1):
- A1) EO-PO block polymers having a HLB (hydrophilic-lipophilic-balance) value of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 27 or 29 and an average molecular weight between 1500 and 15000,
- B1) fatty acid polyethylene esters,
- C1) alkoxylated alcohols, and
- D1) alkyl naphthalene sulfonates,
- wherein the % v/v ratio of the additives of the two groups is between 10:1 and 1:1, and if one or more additives of the group of ethoxylated triglycerides and/or group A1), B1), C1) or D1) is present, the total amount of all additives per group is calculated to determine the ratio,
- or comprising one or more additives selected from the group consisting of EO-PO block polymers having a HLB (hydrophilic-lipophilic-balance) value of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 27 and 29 and an average molecular weight between 1500 and 15000 and one or more additives selected from the group consisting of A2) to C2):
- A2) fatty acid methyl esters;
- B2) ethylenediamine tetra-functional PO/EO block polymers;
- C2) fatty acid polyethylene esters,
- wherein the % v/v ratio of the additives of the group of EO-PO block polymers and the one or more additives of the groups of A2), B2) or C2) is between 10:1 and 1:1, and if one or more additives of the group of EO-PO block polymers and/or group A2), B3), or C2) is present, the total amount of all additives per group is calculated to determine the ratio,
- or comprising one or more additives selected from the group consisting of EO/PO/EO block polymers having a HLB (hydrophilic-lipophilic-balance) value of 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 27 or 29 and an average molecular weight between 1500 and 15000 and
- one or more additives selected from the group consisting of PO/EO/PO block polymers with an HLB value of 4, 6, 8, or 12 and an average molecular weight between 1500 and 4000,
- wherein the % v/v ratio of the EO/PO/EO block polymers and the PO/EO/PO block polymers is between 100:1 and 1:1, and if one or more additives of the group of EO/PO/EO block polymers and/or the group of PO/EO/PO block polymers is present, the total amount of all additives per group is calculated to determine the ratio.
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An additive blend comprising a blend of additives as defined in any one of the alternatives a to g:
- a. comprising 1 to 99% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- soybean oil POE 10, castor oil POE 16 and castor oil POE 40, and 1 to 99% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- PEG 400 monolaurate, PEG 400 monooleate and PEG 400 dioleate,
- b. comprising 1 to 98% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- soybean oil POE 10, castor oil POE 16 and castor oil POE 40, and 1 to 98% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- PEG 400 monolaurate, PEG 400 monooleate and PEG 400 dioleate,
- c. comprising 1 to 99% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- soybean oil POE 10, castor oil POE 16, castor oil POE 40, and 1 to 99% v/v of dibutyl naphthalene sulfonate,
- d. comprising 1 to 98% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- soybean oil POE 10, castor oil POE 16 and castor oil POE 40, and 1 to 98% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- PEG 400 monolaurate, PEG 400 monooleate and PEG 400 dioleate, and 1 to 98% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- EO/PO/EO block polymers with an HLB value of 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 27 and 29,
- e. comprising 1 to 95% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- soybean oil POE 10, castor oil POE 16 and castor oil POE 40, and 1 to 95% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- PEG 400 monolaurate, PEG 400 monooleate, and PEG 400 dioleate, and 1 to 95% v/v dibutyl naphthalene sulfonate, and 1 to 95% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- alkoxylated alcohol having an HLB value of 9 or 12, and 1 to 95% v/v at least one selected from the group consisting of:
- EO/PO/EO block polymers with an HLB value of 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 27 and 29,
- f. comprising 1 to 97% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- soybean oil POE 10, castor oil POE 16, and castor oil POE 40, 1 to 97% v/v dibutyl naphthalene sulfonate, and 1 to 97% v/v an alkoxylated alcohol having an HLB value of 9 or 12,
- g. comprising 1 to 97% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- EO/PO/EO block polymers with an HLB value of 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 27 and 29, and 1 to 97% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- PEG 400 monolaurate, PEG 400 monooleate and PEG 400 dioleate, and 1 to 97% v/v of at least one additive selected from the group consisting of:
- soybean oil POE 10, castor oil POE 16 and castor oil POE 40,
- wherein the % v/v of all components of additive blends a to g and optionally water add up to 100%.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.