The invention generally relates to antisense compositions targeting Erwinia species and methods of using the same. More specifically, the invention relates in part to compositions including a cell penetrating peptide (CPP) linked to an antisense polynucleotide complementary to a target sequence in an RNA expressed from an essential gene in an Erwinia species and methods of using such compositions to inhibit the growth of an Erwinia species on a plant.

The invention generally relates to antisense compositions targeting Erwinia species and methods of using the same. More specifically, the invention relates in part to compositions including a cell penetrating peptide (CPP) linked to an antisense polynucleotide complementary to a target sequence in an RNA expressed from an essential gene in an Erwinia species and methods of using such compositions to inhibit the growth of an Erwinia species on a plant.

The invention relates to an aqueous suspension comprising a solubilized salt and insolubilized ingredients such as lignosulfonate and a dodecyl sulfate salt. The invention further relates to methods of producing said aqueous suspension, and to methods to employ said suspension for fertilizing agricultural plants and for protecting a plant or plant part against a pathogen. The invention additionally relates to methods of preventing, reducing and/or eliminating the presence of a pathogen on a plant or plant part, and to methods for treatment of a soil, comprising providing a suspension according to the invention.

The invention relates to an aqueous suspension comprising a solubilized salt and insolubilized ingredients such as lignosulfonate and a dodecyl sulfate salt. The invention further relates to methods of producing said aqueous suspension, and to methods to employ said suspension for fertilizing agricultural plants and for protecting a plant or plant part against a pathogen. The invention additionally relates to methods of preventing, reducing and/or eliminating the presence of a pathogen on a plant or plant part, and to methods for treatment of a soil, comprising providing a suspension according to the invention.

This invention provides for a solid, particulate insecticidal formulation in the form of a granule, a bait or a tablet for mechanical incorporation into or onto soil comprising a volatile insecticidal active ingredient that is microencapsulated and combined with a bulking agent and a disintegrating agent. The solid particulate formulation is characterized in that the volatile insecticide is selected from insecticidal active ingredients having: (a) a vapour pressure at 25 C. in the range from about 1 mPa to about 1,000 mPa; and (b) a water solubility at 25 C. less than about 100 mg/Litre.

This invention provides for a solid, particulate insecticidal formulation in the form of a granule, a bait or a tablet for mechanical incorporation into or onto soil comprising a volatile insecticidal active ingredient that is microencapsulated and combined with a bulking agent and a disintegrating agent. The solid particulate formulation is characterized in that the volatile insecticide is selected from insecticidal active ingredients having: (a) a vapour pressure at 25 C. in the range from about 1 mPa to about 1,000 mPa; and (b) a water solubility at 25 C. less than about 100 mg/Litre.

This invention provides for a solid, particulate insecticidal formulation in the form of a granule, a bait or a tablet for mechanical incorporation into or onto soil comprising a volatile insecticidal active ingredient that is microencapsulated and combined with a bulking agent and a disintegrating agent. The solid particulate formulation is characterized in that the volatile insecticide is selected from insecticidal active ingredients having: (a) a vapour pressure at 25 C. in the range from about 1 mPa to about 1,000 mPa; and (b) a water solubility at 25 C. less than about 100 mg/Litre.

The invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising an agricultural active ingredient, a salt, an alkyl polysaccharide, and a styrene (meth)acrylic copolymer. The invention further relates to methods employing said composition for protecting a plant or plant part, for improving the development and/or yield of an agricultural plant, and for protecting a soil.

The invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising an agricultural active ingredient, a salt, an alkyl polysaccharide, and a styrene (meth)acrylic copolymer. The invention further relates to methods employing said composition for protecting a plant or plant part, for improving the development and/or yield of an agricultural plant, and for protecting a soil.

Polymer nonwoven nanoweb containing ionic functional group and respiratory mask including the same are provided. The polymeric nonwoven web comprises polymer fibers having a diameter in the nanometer range and having a polymer with an ionic functional group in its main chain or side chain. The ionic functional group may be a sulfonate group, an ammonium group, an azanide group, a phosphonate group, a phosphate group, or a zwitterion group having two of these ionic functional groups linked. The polymeric nonwoven web may further comprise a counter ion having a charge of opposite sign to the charge of the ionic functional group, such as Ag.sup.+ or I.sup..