Novel active compound combinations comprising a carboxamide of the general formula (I) (group 1) ##STR00001##
in which A, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as defined in the description,
and the active compound groups (2) to (24) listed in the description have very good fungicidal properties.

Novel active compound combinations comprising a carboxamide of the general formula (I) (group 1) ##STR00001##
in which A, R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are as defined in the description,
and the active compound groups (2) to (24) listed in the description have very good fungicidal properties.

The present invention relates to the use of a glyphosate herbicide for controlling unwanted vegetation in Beta vulgaris growing areas in which the Beta vulgaris plants comprise an endogenous allele encoding an epsp synthase having at position 179 an amino acid different from proline.

The present invention relates to the use of a glyphosate herbicide for controlling unwanted vegetation in Beta vulgaris growing areas in which the Beta vulgaris plants comprise an endogenous allele encoding an epsp synthase having at position 179 an amino acid different from proline.

What are described are compounds of the general formula (I) and agrochemically acceptable salts thereof

##STR00001##

and their preparation and their use in the crop protection sector.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of pesticides, particularly relates to sulfonyl-structure-containing triazinone derivatives, their preparation methods, and their uses in insect killing and/or bacterium killing. The sulfonyl-structure-containing triazinone derivatives are compounds represented by formula (I.sub.a) or (I.sub.b). The sulfonyl-structure-containing triazinone derivatives provided in the present invention exhibit outstanding insecticidal activity as well as bactericidal activity.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of pesticides, particularly relates to sulfonyl-structure-containing triazinone derivatives, their preparation methods, and their uses in insect killing and/or bacterium killing. The sulfonyl-structure-containing triazinone derivatives are compounds represented by formula (I.sub.a) or (I.sub.b). The sulfonyl-structure-containing triazinone derivatives provided in the present invention exhibit outstanding insecticidal activity as well as bactericidal activity.

The invention relates to fungicidal compositions comprising as active ingredient a combination of components A) and B) as defined in the patent claims, to a method of controlling phytopathogenic diseases on crop plants using such a composition and to a method of protecting natural substances of vegetable and/or animal origin and/or their processed forms using such a composition.

The invention relates to fungicidal compositions comprising as active ingredient a combination of components A) and B) as defined in the patent claims, to a method of controlling phytopathogenic diseases on crop plants using such a composition and to a method of protecting natural substances of vegetable and/or animal origin and/or their processed forms using such a composition.

Embodiments of the present invention relate to solvents for pesticides and pesticide formulations. In one aspect, a solvent for pesticides comprises (a) an ether ester of Formula 1:

##STR00001##

wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each independently one of an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an aryl group, wherein R.sup.3 is hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl, and wherein n is 1 to 6; and (b) a polar amide of Formula 2:

R.sup.4—C(O)—NR.sup.5R.sup.6  (Formula 2)

wherein R.sup.4 is an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and wherein R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms.