The invention relates to biotechnology and provides novel recombinant DNA molecules and engineered proteins for conferring tolerance to protoporphyrinogen oxidase-inhibitor herbicides. The invention also provides herbicide tolerant transgenic plants, seeds, cells, and plant parts containing the recombinant DNA molecules, as well as methods of using the same.

The invention relates to biotechnology and provides novel recombinant DNA molecules and engineered proteins for conferring tolerance to protoporphyrinogen oxidase-inhibitor herbicides. The invention also provides herbicide tolerant transgenic plants, seeds, cells, and plant parts containing the recombinant DNA molecules, as well as methods of using the same.

The present invention relates to a herbicidal combination which comprises: a) a herbicide A which is 2-chloro-5-[3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1-(2H)-pyrimidinyl]-4-fluoro-N-[[methyl-(1-methylethyl)-amino]sulfonyl]benzamide, b) a herbicide B which is glufosinate or one of its salts, and c) at least one herbicide C different from herbicides A and B which is selected from C.1) herbicides of the group of acetolactate synthase inhibitors which are selected from the group of triazolopyrimidine herbicides, sulfonylamino-carbonyl-triazolinone herbicides and pyrimidinyl(thio) benzoate herbicides, C.2) herbicides of the group of protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors, C.3) herbicides of the group of synthetic auxins, C.4) herbicides of the group of microtubule inhibitors, C.5) herbicides of the group of acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitors, C.6) herbicides of the group of photosystem II inhibitors, C.7) herbicides of the group of pigment synthesis inhibitors, and C.8) herbicides of the group of VLCFA inhibitors which are selected from the group of oxyacetamide herbicides and chloroacetamide herbicides.

The present invention relates to a herbicidal combination which comprises: a) a herbicide A which is 2-chloro-5-[3,6-dihydro-3-methyl-2,6-dioxo-4-(trifluoromethyl)-1-(2H)-pyrimidinyl]-4-fluoro-N-[[methyl-(1-methylethyl)-amino]sulfonyl]benzamide, b) a herbicide B which is glufosinate or one of its salts, and c) at least one herbicide C different from herbicides A and B which is selected from C.1) herbicides of the group of acetolactate synthase inhibitors which are selected from the group of triazolopyrimidine herbicides, sulfonylamino-carbonyl-triazolinone herbicides and pyrimidinyl(thio) benzoate herbicides, C.2) herbicides of the group of protoporphyrinogen oxidase inhibitors, C.3) herbicides of the group of synthetic auxins, C.4) herbicides of the group of microtubule inhibitors, C.5) herbicides of the group of acetyl-CoA carboxylase inhibitors, C.6) herbicides of the group of photosystem II inhibitors, C.7) herbicides of the group of pigment synthesis inhibitors, and C.8) herbicides of the group of VLCFA inhibitors which are selected from the group of oxyacetamide herbicides and chloroacetamide herbicides.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of synergistic pesticides, and particularly relates to a synergistic herbicidal composition comprising a 4-benzoylpyrazole compound. The synergistic herbicidal composition comprises an active ingredient A and an active ingredient B in an herbicidally effective amount, wherein, the active ingredient A is the compound of ##STR00001##
the active ingredient B is one or more compounds selected from: 1) a phenoxycarboxylic acid; 2) a pyridinecarboxylic acid; 3) a benzoic acid; 4) a hydroxybenzonitrile; 5) an urea; 6) a pyridine; 7) a triazolinone; 8) a diphenyl ether; 9) an acetamide; 10) an aryloxyphenoxypropionate; 11) a cyclohexanedione; 12) a sulfonylurea; 13) a triazine; 14) a sulfonamide; 15) a phenylpyrazoline; and 16) others: bentazon. The composition is effective for controlling a broad-leaved weed in wheat fields, has extended weed-controlling spectrum, significant synergistic effect and reduced application rate, and is safe for a crop.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of synergistic pesticides, and particularly relates to a synergistic herbicidal composition comprising a 4-benzoylpyrazole compound. The synergistic herbicidal composition comprises an active ingredient A and an active ingredient B in an herbicidally effective amount, wherein, the active ingredient A is the compound of ##STR00001##
the active ingredient B is one or more compounds selected from: 1) a phenoxycarboxylic acid; 2) a pyridinecarboxylic acid; 3) a benzoic acid; 4) a hydroxybenzonitrile; 5) an urea; 6) a pyridine; 7) a triazolinone; 8) a diphenyl ether; 9) an acetamide; 10) an aryloxyphenoxypropionate; 11) a cyclohexanedione; 12) a sulfonylurea; 13) a triazine; 14) a sulfonamide; 15) a phenylpyrazoline; and 16) others: bentazon. The composition is effective for controlling a broad-leaved weed in wheat fields, has extended weed-controlling spectrum, significant synergistic effect and reduced application rate, and is safe for a crop.

The present invention relates to novel mixtures comprising, as active components, fusaricidin A and fusaricidin B, and at least one fungicide selected from the group comprising difenoconazole, spiraoxamine, fluxapyroxad, boscalid, fluindapyr, isoflucypram, inpyrfluxam, pydiflumetofen, pyrimethanil, fluoxastrobin, metyltetraprole, trifloxystrobin, cyazofamid, amisulbrom, zoxamide, cymoxanil, fluazinam, valifenalate, benthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, mandipropamid, dimethomorph, fluopicolide, ametoctradin, oxathiapiprolin, pyriofenone, metrafenone, metiram, man-cozeb, dithianon, fosetyl and fosetyl-A1. The present invention also relates to a method of controlling or suppressing plant pathogens or preventing plant pathogen infections by applying such mixtures.

The present invention relates to novel mixtures comprising, as active components, fusaricidin A and fusaricidin B, and at least one fungicide selected from the group comprising difenoconazole, spiraoxamine, fluxapyroxad, boscalid, fluindapyr, isoflucypram, inpyrfluxam, pydiflumetofen, pyrimethanil, fluoxastrobin, metyltetraprole, trifloxystrobin, cyazofamid, amisulbrom, zoxamide, cymoxanil, fluazinam, valifenalate, benthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, mandipropamid, dimethomorph, fluopicolide, ametoctradin, oxathiapiprolin, pyriofenone, metrafenone, metiram, man-cozeb, dithianon, fosetyl and fosetyl-A1. The present invention also relates to a method of controlling or suppressing plant pathogens or preventing plant pathogen infections by applying such mixtures.

The present invention relates to herbicidal mixtures and their methods and uses for controlling undesirable vegetation in soybeans, wherein the herbicidal mixtures comprise L-glufosinate and and at least one herbicidal compound II selected from clethodim, cycloxydim, fenoxaprop, fenoxaprop-ethyl, fenoxaprop-P, fenoxaprop-P-ethyl, fluazifop, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-methyl, haloxyfop-P, haloxyfop-P-methyl, propaquizafop, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-tefuryl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, quizalofop-P-tefuryl, sethoxydim, chlorimuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, nicosulfuron, oxasulfuron, thifensulfuron, thifensulfuron-methyl, tritosulfuron, imazamox, imazamox ammonium, imazapic, imazapie ammonium, imazapyr, imazapyr isopropylammonium, imazaquin, imazethapyr, imazethapyr ammonium, cloransulam, cloransulam-methyl, diclosulam, flumetsulam, atrazine, metribuzin, linuron, monolinuron, bentazone, bentazone-sodium,acifluorfen, acifluorfen-sodium, carfentrazone, carfentrazone-ethyl, flumiclorac, flumiclorac-pentyl, flumioxazin, fluthiacet, fluthiacet-methyl, fomesafen, lactofen, oxyfluorfen, saflufenacil, sulfentrazone, tiafenacil, tritludimoxazin, norflu-razon, picolinafen, bicyclopyrone, clomazone, isoxaflutole, mesotrione, pyrasulfotole, tembotri-one, topramezone, fenquinotrione, glyphosate, glyphosate-isopropylammonium, glyphosate-potassium, glyphosate-trimesium (sulfosate), pendimethalin, trifluralin; acetochlor, alachlor, bu-tachlor, dimethenamid, dimethenamid-P, metazachlor, metolachlor, S-metolachlor, pethoxamid, pyroxasulfone, 2,4-D) and its salts and esters, clopyralid and its salts and esters, dicamba and its salts and esters, quinelorac, quinelorac dimethylammonium, quinmerac, diflufenzopyr, diflufenzopyr-sodium, tepraloxydim, cinmethylin and other compounds.

An antimicrobial composition including low molecular weight dendrimers of formula (I):

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Q is an antimicrobial moiety in monomer or dendritic form, N is a nitrogen atom, L.sub.2 is a linker linking each Y.sub.1 molecular spacer to the nitrogen atom, is a molecular spacer spacing each antimicrobial moiety Q from the L.sub.2 linker, there are two or more chains of antimicrobial moieties and molecular spacers, X is a linker configured to covalently bond to surface functionalities of the substrate, and Y.sub.2 is a molecular spacer between the linker X and the nitrogen atom.