A biological inoculant having both fertilizing and fungicidal activity is disclosed. More particularly, a bio-inoculant having the said combined effects, comprising Bradyrhizobium japonicum and specific isolates from the Trichoderma genus is disclosed. The bio-inoculant is applied to soybean crops for preventing fungi borne diseases. More particularly, the bio-inoculant of the invention is useful for protecting soybean crops against infection by Fusarium sp., Colletotrichum sp., Cercospora sp., Sclerotinia sp. and Rhizoctonia sp.

A biological inoculant having both fertilizing and fungicidal activity is disclosed. More particularly, a bio-inoculant having the said combined effects, comprising Bradyrhizobium japonicum and specific isolates from the Trichoderma genus is disclosed. The bio-inoculant is applied to soybean crops for preventing fungi borne diseases. More particularly, the bio-inoculant of the invention is useful for protecting soybean crops against infection by Fusarium sp., Colletotrichum sp., Cercospora sp., Sclerotinia sp. and Rhizoctonia sp.

The present invention is directed to compositions containing a fungicide, a nitrification inhibitor, and a polyanion and finding particular utility in agricultural uses, e.g., directly applied to soil, or in combination with fertilizers to increase nutrient uptake and to inhibit nitrification and urease hydrolysis. More particularly, the subject matter is directed to compositions including a fungicide selected from amide-based fungicides, dithiocarbamate-based fungicides, oxazole-containing fungicides, phosphoric acid-derived fungicides, and a combination thereof; a nitrification inhibitor selected from S-containing compounds, cyano-containing compounds, N-heterocyclic-containing compounds, and a combination thereof, and a polyanion selected from a non-polymeric polyanion, a polymeric polyanion, and a combination thereof. Other uses of these compositions are also disclosed.

The present invention is directed to compositions containing a fungicide, a nitrification inhibitor, and a polyanion and finding particular utility in agricultural uses, e.g., directly applied to soil, or in combination with fertilizers to increase nutrient uptake and to inhibit nitrification and urease hydrolysis. More particularly, the subject matter is directed to compositions including a fungicide selected from amide-based fungicides, dithiocarbamate-based fungicides, oxazole-containing fungicides, phosphoric acid-derived fungicides, and a combination thereof; a nitrification inhibitor selected from S-containing compounds, cyano-containing compounds, N-heterocyclic-containing compounds, and a combination thereof, and a polyanion selected from a non-polymeric polyanion, a polymeric polyanion, and a combination thereof. Other uses of these compositions are also disclosed.

The present invention provides a method of selectively controlling unwanted vegetation at a locus comprising a crop and the unwanted vegetation, wherein the method comprises applying to the locus a herbicidal composition comprising: —a. bicyclopyrone; b. a nitrogen-based fertilizer additive; and c. an ALS-inhibiting herbicide. The invention further provides an herbicide composition comprising (a) bicyclopyrone, (b) a nitrogen additive, and (c) an ALS-inhibiting herbicide.

The present invention provides a method of selectively controlling unwanted vegetation at a locus comprising a crop and the unwanted vegetation, wherein the method comprises applying to the locus a herbicidal composition comprising: —a. bicyclopyrone; b. a nitrogen-based fertilizer additive; and c. an ALS-inhibiting herbicide. The invention further provides an herbicide composition comprising (a) bicyclopyrone, (b) a nitrogen additive, and (c) an ALS-inhibiting herbicide.

The invention relates to a biological means for improving the yield of cultivated plants. The areas of application of the invention are agriculture, horticulture and plant protection.

The invention relates to a biological means for improving the yield of cultivated plants. The areas of application of the invention are agriculture, horticulture and plant protection.

The present invention provides a composition having an excellent control efficacy against plant diseases, and a method for controlling plant diseases using the same composition, and the composition comprises a compound represented by formula (I) [wherein each symbol represents the definition described in the specification], and one or more compounds selected from a mitochondrial electron transport chain complex III inhibitor, a mitochondrial electron transport chain complex II inhibitor, and a sterol biosynthesis inhibitor.

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The invention relates to a method for treating a plant wherein an agrochemical composition is applied onto at least one part of said plant, wherein the plant is corn or soy and wherein the agrochemical composition comprises in a liquid medium: particles of at least one inorganic phosphor exhibiting: a maximum in the emission spectrum in the range of wavelengths between 400 nm and 500 nm; an absorption Abs in the visible range which is equal to or less than 15.0%, preferably equal to or less than 10.0%, even more particularly equal to or less than 3.0%; and an internal quantum efficiency (IQE) measured in the range of wavelengths between 300 nm and 410 nm which is equal to or greater than 50.0%, more particularly greater than 75.0%, even more particularly greater than 90.0%;
and optionally at least one biocide.