Bayer Innovation Gmbh

Bayer Cropscience Gmbh

Ralf Dujardin

Arno Schmuck

Almuth Streitenberger

Sebastian Schmidt

Mark D Parrish

Rolf Christian Becker

Markus Zamponi

Marco Toapanta

The present invention relates to a system and method for the infiltration of plants in a continuous or quasi-continuous operation mode. The system and method of the present invention combine mechanical (automatic and manual) movable and manipulable units and/or containers with vacuum infiltration chambers to enable large-scale infiltration of plants.

System and method for large-scale infiltration of plants

Methods of protecting a crop from weed infestation, controlling weed growth, reducing fumigant dosage in crop protection, and reducing the growth of weeds by applying a polymer composite material with or without a biocide to soil, a crop, a vegetable, a weed, or combinations thereof are provided. In an aspect, the disclosure provides for a polymer composite material including a base polymer coated with:

Methods of increasing crop yield and controlling the growth of weeds using a polymer composite film

Polymer composite material with barrier functionality, in particular for the use in fumigation methods, comprising at least one base polymer compound and at least one barrier functional layer, wherein the barrier functional layer comprises at least one binder that is cross-linkable and after cross-linking capable of water absorbing and gel-forming.

Polymer composite film with barrier functionality

Polymer composite material with biocide functionality, preferably for the use in agriculture, comprising at least one base polymer compound and at least one biocide active ingredient, wherein the biocide active ingredient is an organic biocide that can be emitted from the polymer composite material by diffusion and/or osmosis and method of its production.

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Duesseldorf, Germany

Ralf Dujardin