Use of ketol-acid reductoisomerase inhibitors to prevent or treat fungal infection of plants
US7166706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2500/04
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention concerns the use of ketol-acid reductoisomerase inhibitors for treating fungal diseases affecting crops. The invention concerns methods for treating crops against fungal diseases comprising applying a ketol-acid reductoisomerase inhibitor. The invention also concerns methods for identifying novel fungicidal compounds comprising a step which consists in identifying ketol-acid reductoisomerase inhibitors.
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