Imperial Chemical Industries Limited

Neal R Bird

Ian R Matthews

Guy Ramsay

Roger P Warrington

David Seaman

A fungicidal, herbicidal or plant growth regulating composition for application to an aquatic environment, the composition comprising a solid carrier, a fungicidal, herbicidal or plant growth regulating active ingredient, and an oil with which the said active ingredient is miscible or in which it is capable of being dispersed, said oil being water-immiscible, having a specific gravity of less than 1 and a boiling point at atmospheric pressure of greater than 150.degree. C. The compostitions are particularly useful for application to a paddy-field to assist in the cultivation of rice.

Granular fungicidal composition for application to an aquatic environment

A metal complex having the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.1-4 alkoxy, C.sub.1-4 haloalkoxy, or C.sub.2-4 alkenyloxy; R.sup.2 is hydrogen or cyano; R.sup.3 is hydrogen or methyl; X is oxygen or sulphur; M.sub.p Y.sub.q is a transition metal salt wherein M is a transition metal cation, Y is an anion and p and q are independently 1, 2 or 3 according to valency requirements; and n is 1 or 2. The metal complexes of formula (I) are active as fungicides.

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