The invention is a coating for agricultural products, which includes at least 10% of renewably sourced and biodegradable sugar esters. The invention is also a method of making a coated agricultural product, including the steps of providing a coating composition comprising at least 10% of a renewably sourced and biodegradable sugar ester, heating the coating composition to a temperature to reduce its viscosity to below about 100 cP, adding the coating composition to an agricultural product to form a mixture, and cooling the mixture to produce a coated agricultural product. The invention is also a method of reducing dust released from an agricultural product that includes the step of providing a coating composition comprising at least 10% of a renewable sourced and biodegradable sugar ester. Enough of the coating composition is added to the agricultural product to reduce the amount of dust released from the agricultural product by at least half. Finally, the invention is also a method of reducing caking in a granular agricultural product.

The invention is a coating for agricultural products, which includes at least 10% of renewably sourced and biodegradable sugar esters. The invention is also a method of making a coated agricultural product, including the steps of providing a coating composition comprising at least 10% of a renewably sourced and biodegradable sugar ester, heating the coating composition to a temperature to reduce its viscosity to below about 100 cP, adding the coating composition to an agricultural product to form a mixture, and cooling the mixture to produce a coated agricultural product. The invention is also a method of reducing dust released from an agricultural product that includes the step of providing a coating composition comprising at least 10% of a renewable sourced and biodegradable sugar ester. Enough of the coating composition is added to the agricultural product to reduce the amount of dust released from the agricultural product by at least half. Finally, the invention is also a method of reducing caking in a granular agricultural product.

An automated seed treatment system is adapted for on-site operation at a retail seed distributor. A sealed seed-treater vessel is configured to apply a plurality of chemical treatments to a batch of seed based on a seed treatment recipe. A programmable system controller is electrically coupled to a pump controller of each of a plurality of pump-stations. The programmable system controller is configured to receive a material transfer indication from each of the plurality of pump-stations and issue commands to the pump controller of each pump-station in response to the seed treatment recipe. The programmable system controller is configured to collect operational data representing at least consumption of chemical from the chemical container at each of the pump-stations based on the corresponding material transfer indication during seed treatment and to provide the operational data to a remotely hosted information system located remotely from the site of the retail seed distributor and accessible to at least one third party that is distinct from the retail seed distributor.

The present invention provides a compound substituted with an excellent control effect against a harmful arthropod, which is represented by formula (I)
Het-Q  (I)
wherein Q represents a group represented by Q1, etc., Het represents a group represented by Het1, etc., R.sup.2 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group, etc., G.sup.1 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3a, G.sup.2 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3b, G.sup.3 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3c, G.sup.4 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3d, R.sup.3a, R.sup.3b, R.sup.3c, and R.sup.3d are identical to or different from each other and represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group, etc., n represents 0, 1, or 2, T represents a C1-C10 chain hydrocarbon group substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc., A.sup.2 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.4a, A.sup.3 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.4b, R.sup.4a and R.sup.4b are identical to or different from each other and represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group, W.sup.1 represents an oxygen atom, etc., and R.sup.6 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group, etc. ##STR00001##

The present invention provides a compound substituted with an excellent control effect against a harmful arthropod, which is represented by formula (I)
Het-Q  (I)
wherein Q represents a group represented by Q1, etc., Het represents a group represented by Het1, etc., R.sup.2 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group, etc., G.sup.1 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3a, G.sup.2 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3b, G.sup.3 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3c, G.sup.4 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.3d, R.sup.3a, R.sup.3b, R.sup.3c, and R.sup.3d are identical to or different from each other and represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group, etc., n represents 0, 1, or 2, T represents a C1-C10 chain hydrocarbon group substituted with one or more halogen atoms, etc., A.sup.2 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.4a, A.sup.3 represents a nitrogen atom or CR.sup.4b, R.sup.4a and R.sup.4b are identical to or different from each other and represent a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group, W.sup.1 represents an oxygen atom, etc., and R.sup.6 represents a C1-C6 chain hydrocarbon group, etc. ##STR00001##

Disclosed herein are compositions, devices and methods for inactivating viruses, bacteria, and fungi. The compositions, methods, and devices may include coatings or slurries such as silicon nitride powder coatings or slurries for the inactivation of viruses, bacteria, and/or fungi.

Disclosed herein are compositions, devices and methods for inactivating viruses, bacteria, and fungi. The compositions, methods, and devices may include coatings or slurries such as silicon nitride powder coatings or slurries for the inactivation of viruses, bacteria, and/or fungi.

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 present invention provides a composition having excellent control efficacy against plant diseases and a method for controlling plant diseases. A composition for controlling a plant disease comprising a compound represented by formula (I)

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[wherein each symbol represents the same definition as described in the present description] and one or more sterol biosynthetic enzyme inhibitor(s) selected from Group B has excellent control effects on plant diseases; Group B: a group consisting of prothioconazole and mefentrifluconazole.

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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