Seed treatment with combinations of pyrethrins/pyrethroids and clothianidin
OwnerJawed Asrar, Frank C. Kohninventors
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Abstract
A method of preventing damage to the seed and/or shoots and foliage of a plant by a pest includes treating the seed from which the plant grows with a composition that includes a combination of clothianidin and at least one pyrethrin or synthetic pyrethroid. The treatment is applied to the unsown seed. In another embodiment, the seed is a transgenic seed having at least one heterologous gene encoding for the expression of a protein having pesticidal activity against a first pest and the composition has activity against at least one second pest. Treated seeds are also provided.
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A method for reducing damage by a pest to a seed and/or shoots and foliage of a plant grown from the seed, the method comprising treating the unsown seed with a composition comprising clothianidin and at least one synthetic pyrethroid in an amount between about 0.01 and about 40% of the weight of the seed, wherein the weight ratio of the clothianidin to the synthetic pyrethroid is from about 1:1 to about 1:6.
A method for treating an unsown seed to reduce damage by a pest to the seed and/or shoots and foliage of a plant grown from the seed, the method comprising contacting the unsown seed with a composition comprising clothianidin and at least one synthetic pyrethroid in an amount between about 0.01 and about 40% of the weight of the seed, wherein the weight ratio of the clothianidin to the synthetic pyrethroid is from about 1:1 to about 1:6.
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