Crop-protection formulations

A crop protection formulation, comprising:

• an organic phase, said organic phase comprising an organic solvent and, dissolved therein, a herbicide, an insecticide, a fungicide, an acaricide, a nematicide, pheromone, or a repellant, said organic phase being in the form of droplets,
• a carrier phase comprising water, and at the interface between the organic phase and the carrier phase, a liquid crystal of the formula I ##STR3## in which R.sup.1 is hydrogen,
• a substituted or unsubstituted aliphatic radical having up to 30 carbon atoms,
• a substituted or unsubstituted alicyclic radical having up to 30 carbon atoms,
• a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic radical having up to 24 carbon atom or
• a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaromatic radical having up to 20 carbon
• R.sup.2 is a basic amio acid or salt thereof capable of imparting liquid-crystal properties to said liquid crystal,
• x is 0 to 80,
• y is 0 to 50,
• x' is 0 to 80, and
• y" is 0 to 50,
• at least one of the variables x, y, x', and y" being greater than zero. EO represents an ethylene oxide group, and PrO represents a propylene oxide group.