- Substituted pyridinesulfonamide compounds or their salts, process for preparing the same, and herbicides containing the same
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A substituted pyridinesulfonamide compound or its salt represented by the following general formula (I): wherein R1 is an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group; R2 is an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, or an unsubstituted or substituted alkoxy group; and X and Y are each independently a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups and alkoxy groups, is disclosed. This compound is useful as the effective ingredient of a herbicide showing a wide weed-control spectrum even if used in a small amount.
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- Soybean plants with dominant selectable trait for herbicide resistance
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The utilization of a positive selection seed screening process to isolate rate variants with resistance to a herbicide is described. The ability to screen large numbers of mutagenized seed has made it feasible to pursue and isolate plants with low frequency dominant herbicide-resistance mutations. The dominant herbicide resistance mutations are useful for many applications including expanding the utility of sulfonylurea herbicides for soybean weed control, production of F1 and F2 seeds, and as selectable markers for efficient seed purification.
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- N-phenylpyrrolidines
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The 1-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-thioxopyrrolidine-4-carboxylic acid derivatives of the formula I below are suitable for protecting crop plants against the phytotoxic action of herbicides and for regulating the plant growth. The 1-(3,5-bis-trifluoromethylphenyl)-2-thioxopyrrolidine-4-carboxylic acid derivatives are those of the formula I STR1 wherein A is --COOR1, --COSR1, --COO? M≈, --CONR2 R3 or --COCl; R1 is hydrogen, C1 -C4 alkyl, C2 -C6 alkenyl or C2 -C6 alkynyl; R2 and R3 independently of one another are hydrogen, C1 -C4 alkyl or C3 -C7 cycloalkyl; or R2 and R3 together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded are a saturated 3- to 7-membered heterocycle which can contain an additional hetero atom selected from the group comprising O, N and S and which is unsubstituted or up to trisubstituted by C1 14 C4 alkyl; and M≈ is the equivalent of an alkali metal cation or an alkaline earth metal cation or HN≈ (R2)3, and their isomers in optically pure or enriched form.
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- Nucleic acid fragment encoding herbicide resistant plant acetolactate synthase
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A nucleic acid fragment encoding a herbicide-resistant plant acetolactate synthase protein is disclosed. This nucleic acid fragment contains at least one nucleotide mutation resulting in one amino acid change in one of seven substantially conserved regions of acetolactate synthase amino acid homology. This mutation results in the production of an acetolactate synthase protein which is resistant to sulfonylurea herbicide compounds compared to the wild-type protein. Transformation of herbicide sensitive plants or plant cells with the fragment results in resistance to the herbicide.
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- Herbicidal compound concentrate
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There is provided a novel herbicidal compound concentrate in the form of compressed solid formulations that disintegrate in water to form a sprayable dispersion.
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- Process for preparing sulfonylureas
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Sulfonylureas are prepared by contacting a sulfonyl halide with an ammonium, phosphonium, sulfonium, or an alkali metal cyanate salt in the presence of an amine.
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