The present invention relates to a liquid carrier concentrate comprising at least one beneficial microorganism select-ed from the group consisting of Bacillus, Streptomyces, Beauveria, Trichoderma, Metarhizium, Paecilomyces, Isaria, Baculovirus, Azospirillum, Penicillium and Rhizobium and at least one ester-amide solvent. The invention also concerns a method for treating soils, plants and/or seeds to control pests and/or to regulate the growth of plants and/or to induce the defense response in plants and/or to enhance metabolic and physiological processes within plants and soils, by applying the liquid carrier concentrate or the agricultural active formulation.

The present invention relates to a liquid carrier concentrate comprising at least one beneficial microorganism select-ed from the group consisting of Bacillus, Streptomyces, Beauveria, Trichoderma, Metarhizium, Paecilomyces, Isaria, Baculovirus, Azospirillum, Penicillium and Rhizobium and at least one ester-amide solvent. The invention also concerns a method for treating soils, plants and/or seeds to control pests and/or to regulate the growth of plants and/or to induce the defense response in plants and/or to enhance metabolic and physiological processes within plants and soils, by applying the liquid carrier concentrate or the agricultural active formulation.

The present invention comprises the use of a hydrophobic pyrolytic carbon having a density of 1 to 3 g/cc, a carbon content of 95 to 100 weight-% and an ash content of 0.001 to 5 weight-%, wherein 85 weight-% of the carbon is not-functionalized, as protective agent for macro- and megafauna.

The present invention comprises the use of a hydrophobic pyrolytic carbon having a density of 1 to 3 g/cc, a carbon content of 95 to 100 weight-% and an ash content of 0.001 to 5 weight-%, wherein 85 weight-% of the carbon is not-functionalized, as protective agent for macro- and megafauna.

The present invention relates to a compound of general formula (I)

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or an enantiomer, diastereomer, stereoisomer, which mediates resistance against leaf- and planthopper pests. The present invention further relates to a method of producing the compound, an enzymatic production method the compound using at least a BBL2 polypeptide, as well as a PPO, AT1, ODC, HPL, PAL, C4H, 4CL, HCT and/or C3H activity. Further envisaged are genetically modified organisms producing the compound, expression cassettes for heterologous expression of the activities, the use of corresponding polypeptides and polynucleotides for the production of the compound, a composition including the compound, as well as uses of the compound for plant protection.

The invention relates to chemical compositions comprising a benzalkonium compound, a penetration enhancer, a surfactant, and a polymeric film-forming agent, and their use to control fungi or fungus-like pathogens on plants and in soil.

The invention relates to chemical compositions comprising a benzalkonium compound, a penetration enhancer, a surfactant, and a polymeric film-forming agent, and their use to control fungi or fungus-like pathogens on plants and in soil.

An optically clear biofouling resistant coating compositions specially formulated for very high light transmission and more particularly coating compositions which can be applied to marine instruments and sensors. The compositions provide a biofouling resistant coating on the surface of the marine instruments and sensors which prevents underwater organisms from adhering and growing on the surfaces of the structures over a long period of time.

The present disclosure refers to a method of intensive and sustainable cultivation of fruit trees with high water consumption, such as avocado, in confinement via multivariable management of: plant architecture, nutrition, dynamic densities, artificial pollination, and use of specific wavelengths for each phenological state that allow early entry into production, maximization of yield per unit area, and control of the time of fruit harvest. The method of growing fruit trees with high water consumption (for example, avocado, citrus, apple, mango, pear, peach, kiwi, among others), in containers for intensive fruit production, includes the stages of: having plants avocado with high root density in aerated containers; arrange in containers in a substrate for accelerated root growth; fertigating the containers with a nutrient solution that provides precocity in the vegetative development, flowering and fruiting of the plant; arranging the containers in conditions of dynamic density, which varies from a density of 1.01.5 meters to a density of 3.52.5 meters; controlling the phenological cycle of the plant by lighting with a system of LED lights with intermittent pulses of wavelengths that act cyclically over time and within the location space of the plants; artificially pollinating the flowers by applying pollen by a spray system to each floral panicle; controlling the size of the tree by driving and pruning to form a multi-axis type plant architecture; controlling pests and diseases through biological control with microorganisms; and cultivating the large-caliber fruit with a small seed size.

The objective of the invention is to provide a plant activator with superior resistance-inducing activity and low toxicity and soil contamination. A plant activator comprising, as an active ingredient, an oxo fatty acid derivative of general formula (I):
HOOC(R.sup.1)CCC(O)R.sup.2(I) (wherein, R.sup.1 is a straight or branched alkylene group with 6 to 12 carbon atoms, and optionally comprises one or more double bonds, R.sup.2 is an alkyl group with 2 to 8 carbon atoms, and optionally comprises one or more branches and/or double bonds) or a salt or an ester thereof.