The present disclosure discloses a tobacco leaf foliar spraying substance for reducing harmful ingredients in cheroot, a method for reducing carcinogenic components in flue-cured tobacco leaves and flue-cured tobacco shreds. The tobacco leaf foliar spraying substance contains a lotus leaf extract, the harmful chemical ingredients comprise N-nitrosonornicotine, 4-(N-methyl-nitrosamine)-1-(3-pyridinyl)-1-butanone, N-nitrosoanabasine and N-nitrosoanatabine. Foliar spraying is performed on a fertile field by using the lotus leaf extract before tobacco leaves are harvested and modulated, which not only significantly promotesagronomic characters and economic traits of tobacco and alleviates tobacco leaf browning but also effectively reduces harmful chemical ingredients unique to tobacco leaves, such as nitrosamine and nicotine.

Provided are a compound of Formula I or Formula IA, a composition comprising a compound of Formula I or Formula IA, uses of the compounds and compositions to modulate insect behaviour and methods for modulating insect behaviour. Also provided are biosensors for detecting an analyte in a sample, uses of the biosensor, and methods for detecting an analyte in a sample.

Methods of controlling pesticide resistant pests include exposing the pesticide resistant pests to a pest controlling amount of a triketone compound. Formulations and kits can include the triketone compound.

Methods of controlling pesticide resistant pests include exposing the pesticide resistant pests to a pest controlling amount of a triketone compound. Formulations and kits can include the triketone compound.

Methods of controlling pesticide resistant pests include exposing the pesticide resistant pests to a pest controlling amount of a triketone compound. Formulations and kits can include the triketone compound.

The invention provides specific transgenic soybean plants, plant material and seeds, characterized in that these products harbor a specific nematode resistance and herbicide tolerance transformation event at a specific location in the soybean genome. Tools are also provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification of the event in biological samples.

The invention provides specific transgenic soybean plants, plant material and seeds, characterized in that these products harbor a specific nematode resistance and herbicide tolerance transformation event at a specific location in the soybean genome. Tools are also provided which allow rapid and unequivocal identification of the event in biological samples.

Provided herein are rapid, large-scale screening methods for identifying metal-biocide combinations that are synergistically effective to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms. Also provided herein are novel, synergistically antimicrobial metal-biocide combinations and uses of such compositions to curb or slow microbial growth.

Provided herein are rapid, large-scale screening methods for identifying metal-biocide combinations that are synergistically effective to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms. Also provided herein are novel, synergistically antimicrobial metal-biocide combinations and uses of such compositions to curb or slow microbial growth.

Described herein is a stable herbicidal composition including a cyclohexenedione oxime herbicide, a derivative thereof, an isomer thereof, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof and an additional herbicide. The composition is stabilised using a recovery promoting agent and a solvent. Also described is a process of preparing the stable herbicidal compositions and a method of controlling weeds by applying the stable herbicidal composition onto a weed, a locus, a crop, or a habitat area.