Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.

Pro Farm Group, Inc.

Louis Boddy

Pamela Gail Marrone

Ratnakar Asolkar

Gian Oddone

Marja Koivunen

Amit Vasavada

Pankaj Pathak

Matthew Robinson

The present disclosure relates to FR901464 and/or spliceostatin C compounds and their use as herbicides. Moreover, the invention relates to compositions for crop protection and to a method for controlling unwanted vegetation.

Herbicidal compound

The present invention includes a new formulation of a mono-alcohol having 12 to 19 carbon atoms or 20 to 30 carbon atoms, and its new methods of use in plants thereof.

Formulation of stearyl alcohol

Disclosed herein are methods for modulating (e.g., inhibiting) emergence and growth of monocotyledonous or dicotyledonous plants (e.g., weeds and grasses) using sarmentine and/or a sarmentine analog and a second herbicide. The application of sarmentine and/or a sarmentine analog with a second herbicide to a plant and/or its growth substrate results in a synergistic pre- and/or post-emergence herbicidal activity against the plant. The present method also provides compositions comprising sarmentine and/or a sarmentine analog, in combination with a second herbicide.

Use of sarmentine and its analogues with an herbicide, and compositions thereof

There is a need for a selective, low-risk herbicide that can be used to control weeds in cereal cultures and turf. The present invention discloses that a bacterial secondary metabolite, thaxtomin and optionally another herbicide is an effective herbicide on broadleaved, sedge and grass weeds. Thaxtomin A and structurally similar compounds can be used as natural herbicides to control the germination and growth of weeds in cereal, turf grass, Timothy grass and pasture grass cultures with no phytotoxicity to these crops. As a natural, non-toxic compound, thaxtomin can be used as a safe alternative for weed control in both conventional and organic farming and gardening systems.

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Davis, CA, United States of America

Louis Boddy