The present invention relates to herbicidal mixtures and their methods and uses for controlling undesirable vegetation in glufosinate-tolerant corn, wherein the herbicidal mixtures comprise L-glufosinate and and at least one herbicidal compound II selected from clethodim, cycloxydim, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-methyl, haloxyfop-P, haloxyfop-P-methyl, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-tefuryl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, quizalofop-P-tefuryl, chlorimuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, halosulfuron-methyl, iodosulfuron, iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium, nicosulfuron, prosulfuron, rimsulfuron, thifensulfuron, thifensulfuron-methyl, tritosulfuron, imazamox, imazamox ammonium, imazapic, imazapic ammonium, imazapyr, imazapyr isopropylammonium, imazethapyr, imazethapyr ammonium, diclosulam, flumetsulam, florasulam, metosulam, thiencarbazone, thiencarbazone-methyl, atrazine, simazine, terbuthylazin, bromoxynil and its salts and esters, bentazone, bentazone-sodium, pyridate, carfentrazone, carfentrazone-ethyl, flumiclorac, flumiclorac-pentyl, flumioxazin, fluthiacet, fluthiacet-methyl, saflufenacil, sulfentrazone, tiafenacil, trifludimoxazin, picolinafen, bicyclopyrone, clomazone, isoxaflutole, mesotrione, sulcotrione, tembotrione, tolpyralate, topramezone, fenquinotrione, glyphosate, glyphosate dimethylammmonium, glyphosate-isopropylammonium, glyphosate-potassium, glyphosate-trimesium (sulfosate), pendimethalin, acetochlor, butachlor, dimethenamid, dimethenamid-P, metazachlor, metolachlor, S-metolachlor, pethoxamid, flufenacet, pyroxasulfone, 2,4-D and its salts and esters, clopyralid and its salts and esters, dicamba and its salts and esters, quinclorac, quinclorac dimethylammonium, quinmerac,diflufenzopyr, diflufenzopyr-sodium, cinmethylin, MCPA and its salts and esters and other compounds.

The present invention relates to herbicidal mixtures and their methods and uses for controlling undesirable vegetation in glufosinate-tolerant corn, wherein the herbicidal mixtures comprise L-glufosinate and and at least one herbicidal compound II selected from clethodim, cycloxydim, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-methyl, haloxyfop-P, haloxyfop-P-methyl, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-tefuryl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, quizalofop-P-tefuryl, chlorimuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, foramsulfuron, halosulfuron, halosulfuron-methyl, iodosulfuron, iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium, nicosulfuron, prosulfuron, rimsulfuron, thifensulfuron, thifensulfuron-methyl, tritosulfuron, imazamox, imazamox ammonium, imazapic, imazapic ammonium, imazapyr, imazapyr isopropylammonium, imazethapyr, imazethapyr ammonium, diclosulam, flumetsulam, florasulam, metosulam, thiencarbazone, thiencarbazone-methyl, atrazine, simazine, terbuthylazin, bromoxynil and its salts and esters, bentazone, bentazone-sodium, pyridate, carfentrazone, carfentrazone-ethyl, flumiclorac, flumiclorac-pentyl, flumioxazin, fluthiacet, fluthiacet-methyl, saflufenacil, sulfentrazone, tiafenacil, trifludimoxazin, picolinafen, bicyclopyrone, clomazone, isoxaflutole, mesotrione, sulcotrione, tembotrione, tolpyralate, topramezone, fenquinotrione, glyphosate, glyphosate dimethylammmonium, glyphosate-isopropylammonium, glyphosate-potassium, glyphosate-trimesium (sulfosate), pendimethalin, acetochlor, butachlor, dimethenamid, dimethenamid-P, metazachlor, metolachlor, S-metolachlor, pethoxamid, flufenacet, pyroxasulfone, 2,4-D and its salts and esters, clopyralid and its salts and esters, dicamba and its salts and esters, quinclorac, quinclorac dimethylammonium, quinmerac,diflufenzopyr, diflufenzopyr-sodium, cinmethylin, MCPA and its salts and esters and other compounds.

The present disclosure relates to multi-functional anti-microbial polymers comprising a first monomer having a polymerizable cyclic aromatic moiety which forms part of the backbone of the polymer and a second monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a double or triple bond and a quaternary ammonium or quaternary phosphonium moiety.

Use of brown melanoidins in compositions and methods to protect plants against a wide variety of non-fungal pests is disclosed. In some exemplary embodiments of the invention, the plants are nightshades, for example tomato. In some exemplary embodiments of the invention, the plants are cucurbits, for example cucumber. Alternatively or additionally, in some embodiments the pests are selected from the group consisting of viruses, bacteria, oomycetes, and arthropods.

Use of brown melanoidins in compositions and methods to protect plants against a wide variety of non-fungal pests is disclosed. In some exemplary embodiments of the invention, the plants are nightshades, for example tomato. In some exemplary embodiments of the invention, the plants are cucurbits, for example cucumber. Alternatively or additionally, in some embodiments the pests are selected from the group consisting of viruses, bacteria, oomycetes, and arthropods.

The invention provides compounds of formula (I) or (II) and tautomers and salts thereof, wherein variables are as described in the specification, as well as compositions comprising a compound of formula (I) or (II) or a tautomer or salt thereof, methods of making a compound of formula (I) or (II) or a tautomer or salt thereof, and methods of using a compound of formula (I) or (II) or a tautomer or salt thereof as, e.g., inhibitors of bacterial RNA polymerase or as antibacterial agents. ##STR00001##

The present invention provides a method for controlling a soybean rust fungus having an amino acid substitution of F129L on mitochondrial cytochrome b protein. According to the present invention, a compound represented by formula (I) [wherein: Q represents a group represented by Q1, a group represented by Q2, a group represented by Q3, or a group represented by Q4 (wherein “•” represents a binding site to a benzene ring); R.sup.1 represents a C1-C4 alkyl group which may be optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc.; E represents R.sup.2—CH═CH—, etc.; R.sup.2 represents a cyclopropyl group, etc.] can be used to control a soybean rust fungus having an amino acid substitution of F129L on mitochondrial cytochrome b protein.

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The present invention provides a method for controlling a soybean rust fungus having an amino acid substitution of F129L on mitochondrial cytochrome b protein. According to the present invention, a compound represented by formula (I) [wherein: Q represents a group represented by Q1, a group represented by Q2, a group represented by Q3, or a group represented by Q4 (wherein “•” represents a binding site to a benzene ring); R.sup.1 represents a C1-C4 alkyl group which may be optionally substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc.; E represents R.sup.2—CH═CH—, etc.; R.sup.2 represents a cyclopropyl group, etc.] can be used to control a soybean rust fungus having an amino acid substitution of F129L on mitochondrial cytochrome b protein.

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The invention provides nucleic acids, polypeptides, transgenic plants, compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity (e.g., insecticidal activity) to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds. Nucleic acids encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, including plants, to express the insecticidal proteins. The recombinant organisms and compositions containing the recombinant organisms or insecticidal proteins can be used to control a pest (e.g., an insect).

The invention provides nucleic acids, polypeptides, transgenic plants, compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity (e.g., insecticidal activity) to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds. Nucleic acids encoding the insecticidal proteins can be used to transform prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms, including plants, to express the insecticidal proteins. The recombinant organisms and compositions containing the recombinant organisms or insecticidal proteins can be used to control a pest (e.g., an insect).