Methods and compositions for weed control

• US 10,568,328 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2014
• Issued: 02/25/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC (Bayer AG)
• Original Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC (Bayer AG)
• Inventors: Finnessy, John J., Navarro, Santiago X., Sammons, Robert Douglas, Tao, Nengbing
• Primary Examiner(s): Fan, Weihua
• Application Number:
  US14/206,707
• Publication Number:
  US 20140274712A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,176 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 25/30 characterised by the surfactants
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 43/90 having two or more relevant hetero rings, condensed among themselves or with a common carbocyclic ring system
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 57/20 containing acyclic or cycloaliphatic radicals
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 14/415 from plants
• CPC Class Codes: C12N 15/8274 for herbicide resistance

Abstract

Provided are novel compositions for use to herbicide activity. Specifically, the present application describes methods and compositions that modulate the expression of a plastid protein import system of a plant. Also provided are combinations of compositions and methods that enhance weed control.

Claims

1. A method of plant control comprising:

topically applying to a surface of a herbicide resistant plant a herbicidal composition comprising a polynucleotide, an organosilicone surfactant, and a nonpolynucleotide herbicide that is an inhibitor of a protein imported into a chloroplast, wherein said polynucleotide is identical or complementary to at least 21 contiguous nucleotides of a sequence of a gene encoding for a component of a chloroplast protein import system selected from the group consisting of a translocon at the outer envelope membrane of a chloroplast (TOC), a translocon at the inner envelope membrane of a chloroplast (TIC), a stroma processing peptidase (SPP), and a chaperone like protein associated with the chloroplast protein import system, and wherein said herbicide resistant plant is more sensitive to said nonpolynucleotide herbicide, relative to an untreated herbicide resistant plant.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said gene is a TOC selected from the group consisting of TOC159, TOC33, TOC34, TOC75, OEP80, TOC132 and TOC64.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein said TOC159 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

1-117.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein said TOC33 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

118-155.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein said TOC34 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

156-247.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein said TOC75 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

248-348.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein said OEP80 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

349-485.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein said TOC132 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

486-569.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein said TOC64 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

1628-1638.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said gene is a TIC selected from the group consisting of TIC110, TIC20, TIC21, TIC40, TIC100, TIC56, TIC22, TIC55, and TIC62.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said TIC110 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

570-722.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein said TIC20 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

723-771.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein said TIC21 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

772-840.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein said TIC40 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

841-912.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein said TIC100 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

1131-1207.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein said TIC56 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

1208-1263.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein said TIC22 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

1609-1615.

18. The method of claim 10, wherein said TIC55 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

1616-1623.

19. The method of claim 10, wherein said TIC62 gene comprises a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

1624-1627.

20. The method of claim 1, wherein said gene is an SPP comprising a polynucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

913-1130.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein said polynucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

1574-1582.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein said herbicidal composition comprises any combination of two or more of said polynucleotides.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein said herbicidal composition further comprises a second polynucleotide, wherein said second polynucleotide is identical or complementary to a segment of a gene sequence encoding for a protein selected from the group consisting of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS), an acetohydroxyacid synthase or an acetolactate synthase (ALS), an acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase (ACCase), a phytoene desaturase (PDS), a protoporphyrin IX oxygenase (PPO), a hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), a para-aminobenzoate synthase, a glutamine synthase (GS), a glufosinate-tolerant glutamine synthase, a 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate (DOXP) synthase, a dihydropteroate (DHP) synthase, a phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), a glutathione S-transferase (GST), a D1 protein of photosystem II, a mono-oxygenase, a cytochrome P450, a cellulose synthase, a beta-tubulin, and a serine hydroxymethyltransferase.

24. The method of claim 1, wherein said herbicidal composition further comprises a second nonpolynucleotide herbicide selected from the group consisting of:

5-diarylpyrazole herbicides, 2-thiopyrimidine herbicides, 3-CF3-benzene herbicides, acetamide herbicides, amide herbicides, aminoacrylate herbicides, aminotriazine herbicides, aromatic acid herbicides, arsenical herbicides, arylaminopropionic acid herbicides, arylcarboxamide herbicides, arylcyclodione herbicides, aryloxyphenoxy-propionate herbicides, azolecarboxamide herbicides, azoloazinone herbicides, azolotriazine herbicides, benzamide herbicides, benzenesulfonamide herbicides, benzhydryl herbicides, benzimidazole herbicides, benzofuran herbicides, benzofuranyl alkylsulfonate herbicides, benzohydrazide herbicides, benzoic acid herbicides, benzophenylmethanone herbicides, benzothiadiazinone herbicides, benzothiazole herbicides, benzothiazoleacetate herbicides, benzoxazole herbicides, benzoyl cyclohexanedione herbicides, benzyloxymethylisoxazole herbicides, benzylpyrazole herbicides, benzylpyridine herbicides, benzylpyrimidone herbicides, bipyridylium herbicides, carbamate herbicides, chloroacetamide herbicides, chloroacetamide herbicides, chlorocarbonic acid herbicides, cyclohexanedione herbicides, cyclohexene oxime herbicides, cyclopropylisoxazole herbicides, diarylether herbicides, dicarboximide herbicides, dihydropyrancarboxamide herbicides, diketo-epoxide herbicides, diketopiperazine herbicides, dinitroaniline herbicides, dinitrophenol herbicides, diphenylether herbicides, diphenylfuranone herbicides, dithiocarbamate herbicides, fluoroalkene herbicides, glyphosate herbicides, halogenated aliphatic herbicides, hydantocidin herbicides, hydroxypyrazole herbicides, imidazolinone herbicides, indazole herbicides, indenedione herbicides, inorganic herbicides, isoxazole herbicides, isoxazolesulfone herbicides, isoxazolidinone herbicides, nicotinohydrazide herbicides, nitrile herbicides, nitrile-amide herbicides, nitropyrazole herbicides, N-phenylphthalimide herbicides, organoarsenical herbicides, organophosphates herbicides, organophosphorus herbicides, oxabicycloheptane herbicides, oxadiazole herbicides, oxadiazolebenzamide herbicides, oxadiazolone herbicides, oxazole herbicides, oxazolidinedione herbicides, oxyacetamide herbicides, phenoxy herbicides, phenoxyalkyne herbicides, phenoxycarboxylic acid herbicides, phenoxypyridazinol herbicides, phenylalkanoate herbicides, phenylcarbamate herbicides, phenylenediamine herbicides, phenylethylurea herbicides, phenylimidazole herbicides, phenylisoxazole herbicides, phenylpyrazole herbicides, phenylpyrazoline herbicides, phenylpyridazine herbicides, phenylpyridine herbicides, phenylpyrrolidone herbicides, phosphinic acid herbicides, phosphonate herbicides, phosphoroamidate herbicides, phosphorodithioate herbicides, phthalamate herbicides, propionamide herbicides, pyrazole herbicides, pyrazole-arylether herbicides, pyrazolium herbicides, pyridazine herbicides, pyridazinone herbicides, pyridine herbicides, pyridinecarboxamide herbicides, pyridinecarboxylic acid herbicides, pyridinone herbicides, pyridyl-benzylamide herbicides, pyridyl-ether-carboxamide herbicides, pyrimidinecarboxylic acid herbicides, pyrimidinediamine herbicides, pyrimidinedione herbicides, pyrimidinetrione herbicides, pyrimidinone herbicides, pyrimidinyl(thio)benzoate herbicides, pyrimidinyloxybenzylamine herbicides, pyrimidylmethanol herbicides, pyrrolidone herbicides, quaternary ammonium herbicides, quinoline-carboxylic acid herbicides, quinoxaline herbicides, semicarbazone herbicides, sulfonamide herbicides, sulfonylamino-carbonyl-triazolinone herbicides, sulfonylurea herbicides, sulfonylurea herbicides, tetrazolinone herbicides, thiadiazole herbicides, thiatriazine herbicides, thienopyrimidine herbicides, thiocarbamate herbicides, thiocarbonate herbicides, thiourea herbicides, tolyltriazole herbicides, triazine herbicides, triazinedione herbicides, triazine-sulfonanilide herbicides, triazinone herbicides, triazole herbicides, triazolecarboxamide herbicides, triazoleimine herbicides, triazolinone herbicides, triazolone herbicides, triazolopyrimidine herbicides, triketone herbicides, uracil herbicides, and urea herbicides.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein said composition further comprises more than one of said second nonpolynucleotide herbicide from different chemical families.

26. The method of claim 1, wherein said organosilicone surfactant is at a concentration between about 0.1 percent and about 2 percent.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein said organosilicone surfactant is at a concentration between about 0.5 percent and about 1 percent.

28. The method of claim 1, wherein said herbicide resistant plant is a weedy plant selected from the group consisting of Abutilon theophrasti, Alopecurus myosuroides, Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus chlorostachys, Amaranthus graecizans, Amaranthus hybridus, Amaranthus lividus, Amaranthus palmeri, Amaranthus rudis, Amaranthus spinosus, Amaranthus thunbergii, Amaranthus viridis, Ambrosia artemisifolia, Ambrosia trifida, Avena fatua, Chenopodium album, Commelina diffusa, Convolvulus arvensis, Conyza canadensis, Cyperus esculentus, Digitaria sanguinalis, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa crus-galli, Euphorbia heterophylla, Festuca arundinacea, Ipomoea hederacea, Kochia scoparia, Lolium arundinaceum, Lolium multiflorum, Lolium rigidium, Portulaca oleracea, Senna obtusifolia, Setaria viridis, Sorghum halepense, Spirodela polyrrhiza, Taraxacum officinale, Trifolium repens, and Xanthium strumarium.

33. The method of claim 1, wherein said nonpolynucleotide herbicide is glyphosate.

34. The method of claim 1, wherein said nonpolynucleotide herbicide is an HPPD inhibitor herbicide.

29. A herbicidal composition comprising an admixture of a polynucleotide and a nonpolynucleotide herbicide that is an inhibitor of a protein imported into a chloroplast, wherein said polynucleotide is identical or complementary to at least 21 contiguous nucleotides of a sequence of a gene encoding for a component of a chloroplast protein import system selected from the group consisting of a translocon at the outer envelope membrane of a chloroplast (TOC), a translocon at the inner envelope membrane of a chloroplast (TIC), a stroma processing peptidase (SPP), and a chaperone like protein associated with the chloroplast protein import system, and upon a topical application of said herbicidal composition to a surface of a herbicide resistant plant, said herbicide resistant plant is more sensitive to said nonpolynucleotide herbicide, relative to an untreated herbicide resistant plant.

30. The herbicidal composition of claim 29, wherein said sequence of said gene is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs:

1-1534 and 1584-1638.

31. The herbicidal composition of claim 29, wherein said polynucleotide is selected from the group consisting of polynucleotide positions 369-701, 1016-1168, 1364-1622, and 1683-1792 of SEQ ID NO:

365.

32. The herbicidal composition of claim 29, further comprising a pesticide, wherein said pesticide is selected from the group consisting of insecticides, fungicides, nematicides, bactericides, acaricides, growth regulators, chemosterilants, semiochemicals, repellents, attractants, pheromones, feeding stimulants, and biopesticides.

35. The herbicidal composition of claim 29, wherein said nonpolynucleotide herbicide is glyphosate.

36. The herbicidal composition of claim 29, wherein said nonpolynucleotide herbicide is an HPPD inhibitor herbicide.