Use of prothioconazole to induce host defence responses
AssigneeBayer CropScience AG
InventorsKlaus Tietjen, Anne Suty-Heinze, Andreas Goertz, Martin Kaussmann, Sascha Gille, Thomas Knobloch
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the novel use of Prothioconazole for inducing host defence responses in a plant. In particular, the present invention relates the use of Prothioconazole for inducing systemic acquired resistance (SAR) in a plant.
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A method of inducing a host defense response in a wheat or oilseed rape plant leaves comprising treating a wheat seed or oilseed rape seed with Prothioconazole in an amount and manner such that accumulation of salicylic acid (SA) in the plant grown from the seed is induced, wherein the amount is 2.5 to 30 g Prothioconazole per 100 kg of seed.
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