Monsanto Company

Washington University

James M Warner

Joseph J Sandbrink

Daniel R Wright

Ronald Joseph Brinker

Al Steven Wideman

Jane L Gillespie

Paul C Feng

Peter Joseph Raymond

Gary S Jacob

Denis Forster

James W Kassebaum

Provided are methods of inhibiting bile acid uptake from the gastrointestinal system and reducing blood serum cholesterol by administering to a mammal, such as a human, an effective amount of particles comprising amphiphilic copolymers, having a crosslinked shell domain and an interior core domain.

Particles comprising amphiphilic copolymers

Compositions of exogenous chemicals, particularly phloem-mobile exogenous chemicals, are provided for treatment of plants, wherein the composition comprises the exogenous chemical and an enhancing agent consisting of an anthraquinone or substituted anthraquinone. Specific compositions contain herbicides, particularly N-phosphonomethylglycine and herbicidal derivatives thereof, i.e., glyphosate. The compositions exhibit enhanced effectiveness compared to compositions in which the enhancing agent is not present. Also provided are processes for applying an exogenous chemical with an anthraquinone or substituted anthraquinone enhancing agent to achieve enhanced biological effectiveness.

Composition and method for treating plants with exogenous chemicals

A process is provided for enhancing the reliability and consistency of effectiveness of an exogenous chemical substance applied to foliage of a plant, involving application of a phenyl-substituted olefin compound to the foliage, either sequentially or simultaneously with the exogenous chemical substance. Also provided are plant treatment and concentrate compositions comprising an exogenous chemical substance and a phenyl-substituted olefin compound.

Process and compositions for enhancing reliability of exogenous chemical

A novel method is provided wherein plants are first treated with an exogenous chemical (e.g., glyphosate herbicide) and then sequentially treated with a liquid accession agent which provides improved biological (e.g., herbicidal) effectiveness such that plants are controlled with lower rates of the applied exogenous chemical (e.g., glyphosate herbicide). Sequential application has been demonstrated to reduce the antagonism to herbicidal effectiveness that can be exhibited when the accession agent is added to a herbicide in a tank mix or simple coformulation. Typical accession agents employed in the disclosed method include a class of surfactants known as superwetting agents, such as certain organosilicone-based and fluorocarbon-based surfactants.

Sequential application method for treating plants with exogenous

There is provided a new method of use of secondary or tertiary alcohol surfactants to enhance the efficacy and/or rainfastness of foliar-applied pesticidal and plant growth modifying agents. More specifically, there are provided new and useful compositions of such agents, in particular the herbicide N-phosphonomethylglycine or its salts or mixtures thereof, containing such efficacy-enhancing or rainfastness-enhancing surfactants.

Surfactants providing enhanced efficacy and/or rainfastness to

A novel herbicidal method is provided wherein plants are first treated with a glyphosate herbicide and then sequentially treated with a liquid accession agent which provides improved herbicidal effectiveness such that plants are controlled with lower rates of the applied herbicide. Sequential application has been demonstrated to reduce the antagonism to herbicidal effectiveness that may be exhibited when the accession agent is added to the herbicide in a tank mix or coformulation. Typical accession agents employed in the disclosed method include a class of surfactants known as superwetting agents, such as certain silicone-based and fluorocarbon-based surfactants.

Sequential application method for enhancing glyphosate herbicidal

Alcohol surfactants such as ethoxylated Guerbet alcohol, are added to composition containing other surfactants to enhance the efficacy and/or rainfastness of herbicidal compositions containing glyphosate or its salts. They compositions of the invention may be in the form of concentrated compositions that are storage stable and water soluble or diluted solutions that can be directly applied to foliage.

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Webster Groves, MO, United States of America

James M Warner