Compositions comprising a biological control agent and a fungicide from the group consisting of inhibitors of the respiratory chain at complex I or II

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9386773-B2
Application number	US-201314404026-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 29, 2013
Priority date	May 30, 2012
Publication date	Jul 12, 2016
Grant date	Jul 12, 2016

Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least one biological control agent. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of this composition as well as a method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A composition comprising at least one biological control agent selected from the group consisting of Bacillus subtilis AQ713 (NRRL Accession No. B-21661), Bacillus subtilis AQ30002 (NRRL Accession No. B-50421), and Bacillus subtilis AQ30004 (NRRL Accession No. B-50455) and flutolanil, wherein combination of the at least one biological control agent and the flutolanil results in a synergistic effect.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one biological control agent is Bacillus subtilis AQ713 (NRRL Accession No. B-21661).

3. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one biological control agent is Bacillus subtilis AQ30002 (NRRL Accession No. B-50421).

4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the biological control agent is Bacillus subtilis AQ 30004 (NRRL Accession No. B-50455).

5. The composition according to claim 1 additionally comprising at least one auxiliary selected from the group consisting of extenders, solvents, spontaneity promoters, carriers, emulsifiers, dispersants, frost protectants, thickeners and adjuvants.

6. A seed treated with the composition according to claim 1 .

7. A composition according to claim 1 effective as fungicide and/or insecticide.

8. The composition according to claim 7 effective in reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts as well as losses in harvested fruits or vegetables caused by insects, mites, nematodes and/or phytopathogens.

9. The composition according to claim 7 effective in treating conventional or transgenic plants or seed thereof.

10. A method for reducing overall damage of plants and plant parts as well as losses in harvested fruits or vegetables caused by insects, mites, nematodes and/or phytopathogens comprising simultaneously or sequentially applying at least one biological control agent selected from the group consisting of Bacillus subtilis AQ713 (NRRL Accession No. B-21661), Bacillus subtilis AQ30002 (NRRL Accession No. B-50421), and Bacillus subtilis AQ 30004 (NRRL Accession No. B-50455) and flutolanil onto the plants, plant parts, harvested fruits, vegetables and/or a plant's locus of growth, wherein combination of the at least one biological control agent and the flutolanil results in a synergistic effect.

11. The method according to claim 10 wherein the at least one biological control agent is Bacillus subtilis AQ713 (NRRL Accession No. B-21661).

12. A kit of parts comprising at least one biological control agent selected from the group consisting of Bacillus subtilis AQ713 (NRRL Accession No. B-21661), Bacillus subtilis AQ30002 (NRRL Accession No. B-50421), and Bacillus subtilis AQ 30004 (NRRL Accession No. B-50455) and flutolanil, in a spatially separated arrangement, wherein combination of the at least one biological control agent and the flutolanil results in a synergistic effect.

Assignees

• Bayer Cropscience Ag

Inventors

• Wachendorff-Neumann Ulrike
• Andersch Wolfram
• Stenzel Klaus
• Springer Bernd

Classifications

• A01N2300/00

  Combinations or mixtures of active ingredients covered by classes A01N27/00 - A01N65/48 with other active or formulation relevant ingredients, e.g. specific carrier materials or surfactants, covered by classes A01N25/00 - A01N65/48 · CPC title

• A01N37/24

  containing at least one oxygen or sulfur atom being directly attached to the same aromatic ring system · CPC title

• A01N43/40

  six-membered rings · CPC title

• A01N43/56

  1,2-Diazoles; Hydrogenated 1,2-diazoles · CPC title

• A01N25/00 Primary

  Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application {, e.g. seed treatment or sequential application}; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests · CPC title