Abstract:
The present invention relates to composition comprising a pesticide and an alkoxylate of the formula (I) as defined below. The invention further relates to said alkoxylate. The invention further relates to a method of preparing said composition by bringing the alkoxylate and the pesticide into contact. Finally, the invention relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein said composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the crop plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or on the crop plants and/or on their environment; and to seed containing said composition.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for a preparation of a solid composition comprising the steps of a) dissolving a premix in a premix-solvent, or melting a premix, wherein the premix contains a pesticide and a nonionic, amphiphilic polyalkoxylate, b) solidifying the premix by removing the premix-solvent, or by cooling, and c) contacting the premix with at least one auxiliary. The invention further relates to a solid composition obtainable by said method; to a method for the preparation of an aqueous tank mix, in which a pesticide is present as suspended particles having a particle size below 1,0 µm, comprising the step of mixing water and a solid composition obtainable by the said method; and to a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired attack by insects or mites and/or for regulating the growth of plants, where a solid composition obtainable by said method is allowed to act on the particular pests, their habitat or the plants to be protected from the particular pest, the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or the useful plants and/or their habitat.
Abstract:
The invention discloses a styling copolymer, a styling composition of said copolymer a process for making it and its use for hair styling purposes. Said copolymer comprises colloidal silica and a copolymerized monomeric portion of at least one water-soluble monoolefinic monomer A and at least one monoolefinic silane monomer B with the weight portion of monomer B being less than 1 % of the total weight of the monomeric portion.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a liquid herbicidal composition comprising a) glufosinate, or a salt thereof, an amine component; and a compound of formula (I) [R-(A)x-OSO3-]-M+ (I); wherein al variables have a meaning as defined herein. It also relates to a method for increasing the herbicidal activity of liquid herbicidal compositions comprising glufosinate or a salt thereof, and a compound of formula (I) comprising the step of contacting the liquid herbicidal composition with the amine component; and to a method for treating plant propagation material comprising the step of treating plant propagation material with the herbicidal composition.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi, which comprises the steps of a) dissolving pyraclostrobin and a water-insoluble UV absorber in an organic solvent to provide a solution, b) converting the solution into an agrochemical formulation by optionally adding auxiliaries, c) dispersing the agrochemical formulation in water to provide a tank mix, and d) allowing the tank mix to act on the respective pests, their environment or the plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or the crop plants and/or their environment. The invention further relates to an agrochemical formulation comprising a solution of pyraclostrobin and a water-insoluble UV absorber in an organic solvent; and to a method for preparing the tank mix which comprises the steps of a), b) and c).
Abstract:
Poly(oxyalkylene)urethane surfactants of the formula (I) R 2 -X-OCHN-[R 1 -NHCO-O-[(CH 2 ) q -O] x -CONH-] n R 1 -NHCO-X-R 2 (I) in which R 1 : an alkylene radical, a cycloalkylene radical or an arylene radical; X: -O- or -NH-; R 2 : a linear or branched (C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl radical, monosubstituted by a group selected from: sulfo, carboxyl and [N,N-di-(C 1 -C 4 )-alkyl]amino, or disubstituted by: carboxyl; carboxyl and hydroxyl; carboxyl and mercapto; or, if X = -O-, R 2 may also be defined as [R 3 -O-CONH-R 1 -NHCO-O-] m R 4 in which R 3 : a linear or branched (C 1 -C 4 )-alkylene radical, monosubstituted by COOH, especially a -CH 2 -[C(COOH)(CH 3 )]-CH 2 - radical, R 1 is as defined above, and R 4 : C 2 -C 22 -alkyl or a -CH 2 -[C(COOH)(CH 3 )]-CH 2 -OH radical, and m = an integer from 1 to 10; n = an integer from 1 to 7; q = an integer from 3 to 5; and x = an integer from 10 to 70; and the water-soluble or water-dispersible salts thereof are described as a solubilizer and stabilizer in active ingredient formulations.
Abstract:
Agroformulation comprising copolymer of acrylic acid, poly(alkylene glycol) (meth)acrylate, and alkyl (meth)acrylate Abstract The present invention provides a composition comprising a pesticide and a copolymer, which contains in polymerized form acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid (monomer A); a mono C 12 -C 22 alkyl terminated poly(C 2 -6 alkylene glycol) (meth)acrylate (monomer B); and a C 1 -C 8 alkyl (meth)acrylate (monomer C). Further on, it provides a process for preparing said composition by contacting the pesticide and the copolymer; a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or unwanted plant growth and/or unwanted insect or mite infestation and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein said composition is caused to act on the respective pests, their habitat or the plants to be protected from the respective pest, to the soil and/or to unwanted plants and/or the crop plants and/or their habitat; and a plant propagation material comprising said composition.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a composition comprising a pesticide and a copolymer, which contains in polymerized form an amide (monomer A) containing at least one of N-vinyllactame, N-C1-C6 alkyl acrylamide and N,N-di-Ci-C6 alkyl acrylamide; a poly(C2-6 alkylene glycol) (meth)acrylate and/or a mono C1-22 alkyl terminated poly(C2-6 alkylene glycol) (meth)acrylate (monomer B); and a Ci-Cs alkyl (meth)acrylate (monomer C). Further on, it provides a process for preparing said composition by contacting the pesticide and the copolymer; a method for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or unwanted plant growth and/or unwanted insect or mite infestation and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein said composition is caused to act on the respective pests, their habitat or the plants to be protected from the respective pest, to the soil and/or to unwanted plants and/or the crop plants and/or their habitat; and a plant propagation material comprising said composition.