The present invention relates to a liquid herbicidal composition comprising: a non-aqueous solvent system; at least one sulfonylurea herbicide in an amount of 10 wt. % or less; and two or more surfactants; and characterized in that: 80 wt. % to 100 wt. % of the total amount of surfactant in the liquid composition is made up of surfactants selected from the surfactant classes 1-14 as described herein; and at least two different surfactant classes 1-14 each account for at least 10 wt. % of the total amount of surfactant in the liquid composition. The inventors have found that, if a combination of two or more surfactants from the different surfactant classes are employed, and if a significant portion of the total amount of surfactant in the liquid composition is made of surfactants from the identified surfactant classes, then degradation of the sulfonylurea can be greatly reduced or eliminated, even in the absence of a stabilising agent.

Provided are methods and compositions for increasing plant resistance to abiotic stress. The composition may comprise a hydrogel and a priming agent. The methods may include contacting the seed with a seed coating composition comprising a hydrogel and a priming agent.

The present invention is directed to agricultural compositions comprising at least one agriculturally active ingredient and gellan gum. The present invention is further directed to tank mixes comprising a high electrolyte composition comprising at least one agriculturally active ingredient and a second composition comprising at least one agriculturally active ingredient, wherein gellan gum is present in the high electrolyte composition or the second composition or is added to the tank mix.

The present invention relates to a method of controlling a glyphosate-resistant weed, including the step of applying 5 to 200 g per 10000 m.sup.2 of trifludimoxazin to the glyphosate-resistant weed or a habitat of the glyphosate-resistant weed. The present invention can provide a method whereby it becomes possible to exert an excellent control effect in the control of a weed.

The present invention relates to a method of controlling a glyphosate-resistant weed, including the step of applying 5 to 200 g per 10000 m.sup.2 of trifludimoxazin to the glyphosate-resistant weed or a habitat of the glyphosate-resistant weed. The present invention can provide a method whereby it becomes possible to exert an excellent control effect in the control of a weed.

The invention relates to the field of pesticide technology, and in particular a type of pyridyloxy carboxylate derivative, preparation method, herbicidal composition and application thereof. The pyridyloxy carboxylate derivative is represented by formula I,

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wherein, A, B each independently represent halogen, or alkyl or cycloalkyl with or without halogen; C represents hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or haloalkyl; Q represents halogen, cyano, cyanoalkyl, hydroxyalkyl, amino, nitro, formyl, alkyl or alkenyl with or without halogen or the like; M represents -alkyl-R, -haloalkyl-R or

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X represents nitro or NR.sub.1R.sub.2. The compound has excellent herbicidal activity and higher crop safety, especially good selectivity for key crops such as rice and soybean.

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of crop protection. The present disclosure primarily relates to microcapsules comprising a polymeric shell wall and a water-immiscible core material comprising (i) an acetamide herbicide, (ii) diflufenican and (iii) an organic non-polar solvent. The present disclosure also relates to herbicidal compositions comprising these microcapsules, methods for preparing these microcapsules and methods of using these microcapsules and herbicidal compositions for controlling weeds.

The present disclosure describes a DNA fragment mixture for the prevention or for the treatment of at least one pathogenic, parasitic or infesting species of plants or of the environment, wherein the DNA mixture consists of random fragments of total DNA of at least one pathogenic, parasitic, or infesting species, and/or at least one phylogenetically similar species, against which the prevention and treatment are directed. Further, the disclosure describes a process and related system for improvement of the production/growth of microorganisms at high yield in bioreactors or photobioreactors, or of plants in different culture systems, where the nucleic acids of the organisms produced/grown by such a process are removed from the culture medium and the culture medium, deprived of these nucleic acid, is used again in the process.

The present invention relates to a method for controlling a dicamba-resistant weed, including the step of: applying glufosinate or a salt thereof to the dicamba-resistant weed or a habitat of the dicamba-resistant weed. According to the present invention, a method that exhibits an excellent control effect in weed control can be provided.

The invention provides a novel crystalline form of 4-amino-N-tert-butyl-4,5-dihydro-3-isopropyl-5-oxo-1,2,4-1H-triazole-1-carboxamide and a process for preparation of said crystalline form. The invention also relates to formulations and method for controlling weeds using said formulations.