Effective delivery of an insecticide to a growing plant can sometimes be problematic. Topical delivery of an insecticide at the post-emergence stage of growth can sometimes be ineffective. It can also be difficult to deliver an insecticide to the roots of a growing plant, such as to combat a subsurface insect infestation. Accordingly, soil blends having insecticidal activity can comprise a soil medium, a porous soil additive, and an insecticide dispersed within the soil medium. Such soil blends may be used in conjunction with cultivating a variety of plants. Methods for producing the soil blends can comprise providing a soil medium and a porous soil additive, and dispersing the porous soil additive and an insecticide within the soil medium.

Effective delivery of an insecticide to a growing plant can sometimes be problematic. Topical delivery of an insecticide at the post-emergence stage of growth can sometimes be ineffective. It can also be difficult to deliver an insecticide to the roots of a growing plant, such as to combat a subsurface insect infestation. Accordingly, soil blends having insecticidal activity can comprise a soil medium, a porous soil additive, and an insecticide dispersed within the soil medium. Such soil blends may be used in conjunction with cultivating a variety of plants. Methods for producing the soil blends can comprise providing a soil medium and a porous soil additive, and dispersing the porous soil additive and an insecticide within the soil medium.

Clinical tests for testing therapeutic sensitivity of cancerous breast tissue and methods and kits for performing the same are described herein. Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods for predicting the efficacy of treatment of breast cancer. In addition, certain embodiments are directed to a kit for testing therapeutic sensitivity of breast cancer tissue.

Clinical tests for testing therapeutic sensitivity of cancerous breast tissue and methods and kits for performing the same are described herein. Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods for predicting the efficacy of treatment of breast cancer. In addition, certain embodiments are directed to a kit for testing therapeutic sensitivity of breast cancer tissue.

The present invention provides an insect pest repellant and a method for repelling insect pest using the same, which is highly transported by the insect pests and which effectively exterminates insect pests and does not badly affect ecological system. The present invention is to provide an insect pest repellant comprising, in a mixed condition, (A) a dummy egg imitating an egg of an insect pest, formed from a particulate substrate on which an egg recognizing pheromone is coated, and (B) a particle containing an active component for repelling the insect pest either on a surface or in an inside of the particle.

The present invention provides an insect pest repellant and a method for repelling insect pest using the same, which is highly transported by the insect pests and which effectively exterminates insect pests and does not badly affect ecological system. The present invention is to provide an insect pest repellant comprising, in a mixed condition, (A) a dummy egg imitating an egg of an insect pest, formed from a particulate substrate on which an egg recognizing pheromone is coated, and (B) a particle containing an active component for repelling the insect pest either on a surface or in an inside of the particle.

Methods and compositions for deploying refuge seeds together with transgenic crop seeds are provided. The refuge seeds can be non-transgenic seeds of a similar variety to that of the transgenic crop seeds, or the refuge seeds can be a transgenic variety.

Methods and compositions for deploying refuge seeds together with transgenic crop seeds are provided. The refuge seeds can be non-transgenic seeds of a similar variety to that of the transgenic crop seeds, or the refuge seeds can be a transgenic variety.

The present invention is an antimicrobial agent containing a polyalkyleneimine derivative formed by adding a substituent group having a structure of a following Formula (1) to a nitrogen atom of polyalkyleneimine.

—CH.sub.2CH(OH)CH.sub.2—O—R.sup.1  (1)

In the formula, R.sup.1 represents an alkyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or —(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O).sub.n—R.sup.2. R.sup.2 represents an alkyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an aryl group with 6 to 20 carbon atoms. n represents an integer of 1 to 50.

A composition is disclosed comprising a fungus of Trichoderma genus and a lignin fraction, as well as processes for preparing the same and uses as a plant growth and fruit production promoter in agriculture. In an additional aspect, an agro-chemical product is also disclosed comprising said composition and agro-chemical additives.