Method for Reducing Nitrous Oxide Emission from Soils

• US 20120252668A1
• Filed: 09/13/2010
• Published: 10/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BASF SE
• Original Assignee: BASF SE
• Inventors: Gewehr, Markus, Brahm, Lutz, Wissemeier, Alexander, Nave, Barbara, Wille, Ansgar, Geiger, Christina, Lutz, Hans-Jürgen, Peach, Dana
• Granted Patent: US 8,956,996 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 504/101
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 25/00 Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators, characterised by their forms, or by their non-active ingredients or by their methods of application , e.g. seed treatment or sequential application; Substances for reducing the noxious effect of the active ingredients to organisms other than pests
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 35/04 containing aldehyde or keto groups, or thio analogues thereof, directly attached to an aromatic ring system, e.g. acetophenone; Derivatives thereof, e.g. acetals
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 37/50 the nitrogen atom being doubly bound to the carbon skeleton
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 43/40 six-membered rings
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 43/54 1,3-Diazines; Hydrogenated 1,3-diazines
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 43/56 1,2-Diazoles; Hydrogenated 1,2-diazoles
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 43/653 1,2,4-Triazoles; Hydrogenated 1,2,4-triazoles
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 47/02 the carbon atom having no bond to a nitrogen atom
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 47/24 containing the groups , or; Thio analogues thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 51/00 Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing organic compounds having the sequences of atoms O—N—S, X—O—S, N—N—S, O—N—N or O-halogen, regardless of the number of bonds each atom has and with no atom of these sequences forming part of a heterocyclic ring
• CPC Class Codes: A01N 61/00 Biocides, pest repellants or attractants, or plant growth regulators containing substances of unknown or undetermined composition, e.g. substances characterised only by the mode of action
• CPC Class Codes: C05C 1/00 Ammonium nitrate fertilisers
• CPC Class Codes: C05C 3/00 Fertilisers containing other salts of ammonia or ammonia itself, e.g. gas liquor
• CPC Class Codes: C05C 9/00 Fertilisers containing urea or urea compounds
• CPC Class Codes: C05G 3/60 Biocides or preservatives, e.g. disinfectants, pesticides or herbicides; Pest repellants or attractants
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 60/21 Dinitrogen oxide [N2O], e.g. using aquaponics, hydroponics or efficiency measures

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for reducing nitrous oxide emission from soils comprising treating a plant growing on the respective soil and/or the locus where the plant is growing or is intended to grow and/or the seeds from which the plant grows with at least one fungicide (compound A) and at least one ammonium- or urea-containing fertilizer (compound B) wherein the application of at least one compound (A) and at least one compound (B) is carried out with a time lag of at least 1 day.

Claims

1-15. -15. (canceled)

16. A method for reducing nitrous oxide emission from soils comprising treating a plant growing on the respective soil and/or the locus where the plant is growing or is intended to grow and/or the seeds from which the plant grows with at least one fungicide compound (A) selected from the group consisting of:

(A1) inhibitors of complex III at Qo site selected from the group consisting of;

azoxystrobin, coumethoxystrobin, coumoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fenaminstrobin, fenoxystrobin (flufenoxystrobin), fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyrametostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, pyribencarb, triclopyricarb (chlorodincarb), trifloxystrobin, 2-[2-(2,5-dimethyl-phenoxymethyl)-phenyl]-3-methoxy-acrylic acid methyl ester and 2-(2-(3-(2,6-di-chlorophenyl)-1-methyl-allylidene-aminooxy-methyl)-phenyl)-2-methoxyimino-N-methyl-acetamide;

(A2) inhibitors of complex III at Qi site (respiration inhibitors) selected from the group consisting of;

cyazofamid and amisulbrom;

(A3) inhibitors of complex II (respiration inhibitors e.g. carboxanilides) selected from the group consisting of;

benodanil,

bixafen, boscalid, carboxin, fenfuram, fenhexamid, flutolanil, fluxapyroxad, furametpyr, isopyrazam, mepronil, oxycarboxin, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane, tecloftalam, thifluzamide, N-(4′

-trifluoromethylthiobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyr-azole-4-carboxamide and N-(2-(1,3,3 trimethyl-butyl)-phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide;

(A4) other respiration inhibitors (e.g. complex I inhibitors, uncouplers) selected from the group consisting of;

diflumetorim; and

nitrophenyl derivates selected from the group consisting of;

binapacryl, dinobuton, dinocap, fluazinam, nitrthal-isopropyl, tecnazen, ferimzone;

organometal compounds; and

fentin salts selected from the group consisting of;

fentin-acetate, fentin chloride, fentin hydroxide;

ametoctradin, and silthiofam;

(A5) sterol biosynthesis inhibitors (SBI fungicides) selected from the group consisting of;

C14 demethylase inhibitors (DMI fungicides) selected from the group consisting of;

triazoles selected from the group consisting of;

azaconazole, bitertanol,

bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole-M,

epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, fluopyram, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol,

hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil,

oxpoconazole, paclobutrazole, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole,

simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol,

triticonazole, uniconazole;

imidazoles;

cyazofamid, imazalil, pefurazoate,

prochloraz, triflumizol;

pyrimidines, pyridines and piperazines selected from the group consisting of;

fenarimol,

nuarimol, pyrifenox and triforine;

delta 14-reductase inhibitors selected from the group consisting of;

aldimorph, dodemorph, dodemorph-acetate,

fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, piperalin and spiroxamine; and

an inhibitor of 3-keto reductase;

fenhexamid;

(A6) nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors selected from the group consisting of;

phenylamides or acyl amino acid fungicides selected from the group consisting of;

benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, kiralaxyl,

metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), ofurace, and oxadixyl; and

others selected from the group consisting of;

hymexazole, octhilinone, oxolinic acid, and bupirimate;

(A7) inhibitors of cell division and cytoskeleton selected from the group consisting of;

tubulin inhibitors selected from the group consisting of;

benzimidazoles, thiophanates;

carbendazim, fuberidazole,

thiabendazole, thiophanate-methyl;

triazolopyrimidines; and

5-chloro-7-(4-methyl-piperidin-1-yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine

other cell division inhibitors selected from the group consisting of;

diethofencarb, ethaboxam, pencycuron,

fluopicolide, zoxamide, metrafenone, and pyriofenone;

(A8) inhibitors of amino acid and protein synthesis selected from the group consisting of;

methionine synthesis inhibitors (anilino-pyrimidines) selected from the group consisting of;

cyprodinil, mepanipyrim,

nitrapyrin, and pyrimethanil;

protein synthesis inhibitors selected from the group consisting of;

blasticidin-S, kasugamycin, kasugamycin

hydrochloride-hydrate, mildiomycin, streptomycin, oxytetracyclin, polyoxine, and

validamycin A;

(A9) signal transduction inhibitors selected from the group consisting of;

MAP/histidine kinase inhibitors selected from the group consisting of;

fluoroimid, procymidone, vinclozolin, fenpiclonil, and fludioxonil; and

quinoxyfen;

(A10) lipid and membrane synthesis inhibitors selected from the group consisting of;

phospholipid biosynthesis inhibitors selected from the group consisting of;

edifenphos, iprobenfos, pyrazophos,

isoprothiolane;

cinnamic and mandelic acid amides;

lipid peroxidation selected from the group consisting of;

dicloran, quintozene, tecnazene, tolclofos-methyl, biphenyl,

chloroneb, and etridiazole;

phospholipid biosynthesis and cell wall deposition selected from the group consisting of;

dimethomorph, flumorph,

mandiproamid, pyrimorph, benthiavalicarb, iprovalicarb, pyribencarb,

valifenalate, and N-(1-(1-(4-cyano-phenyl)-ethanesulfonyl)-but-2-yl)carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl)ester;

compounds affecting cell membrane permeability and fatty acids selected from the group consisting of;

propamocarb and propamo-carb-hydrochlorid;

(A11) inhibitors with multi-site action selected from the group consisting of;

inorganic active substances selected from the group consisting of;

Bordeaux mixture, copper acetate, copper

hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate, and sulfur;

thio- and dithiocarbamates selected from the group consisting of;

ferbam, metam, methasulphocarb, metiram,

propineb, thiram, zineb, and ziram;

organochlorine compounds selected from the group consisting of;

phthalimides, sulfamides, chloronitroles, anilazine, captafol, folpet, dichlofluanid, dichlorophen, flusulfamide,

hexachlorobenzene, pentachlorphenole and its salts, phthalide, tolylfluanid, and

N-(4-chloro-2-nitro-phenyl)-N-ethyl-4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide;

guanidines and others selected from the group consisting of;

guanidine, dodine, dodine free base, guazatine,

guazatine-acetate, iminoctadine, iminoctadine-triacetate, iminoctadine-tris(albesilate), and dithianon;

(A12) cell wall synthesis inhibitors selected from the group consisting of;

inhibitors of glucan synthesis selected from the group consisting of;

validamycin, and polyoxin B; and

melanin synthesis

inhibitors selected from the group consisting of;

pyroquilon, tricyclazole, carpropamid, dicyclomet, and fenoxanil;

(A13) plant defence inducers selected from the group consisting of;

acibenzolar-S-methyl, probenazole, isotianil, tiadinil, phosphonates;

fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, phosphorous acid and its salts;

(A14) unknown mode of action selected from the group consisting of;

bronopol, chinomethionat, cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, dazomet, debacarb, diclomezine, difenzoquat, difenzoquat-methylsulfate, diphenylamin, fenpyrazamine, flumetover, flusulfamide, flutianil, methasulfocarb, oxin-copper, proquinazid, tebufloquin, tecloftalam, triazoxide, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propylchromen-4-one, N-(cyclo-propylmethoxyimino-(6-difluoro-methoxy-2,3-difluoro-phenyl)-methyl)-2-phenyl acetamide, N′

-(4-(4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N′

-(4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5-dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N′

-(2-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-4-(3-trimethyl-silanyl-prop-oxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, N′

-(5-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-4-(3-tri-methylsilanyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methyl formamidine, 2-{1-[2-(5-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-pyrazole-1-yl)-acetyl]-piperidin-4-yl}-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl)-amide, 2-{1-[2-(5-meth-yl-3-trifluoromethyl-pyrazole-1-yl)-acetyl]-piperidin-4-yl}-thiazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl-(R)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl-amide, methoxy-acetic acid 6-tert-butyl-8-fluoro-2,3-dimethyl-quinolin-4-yl ester and N-Methyl-2-{1-[(5-methyl-3-trifluoro-methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-acetyl]-piperidin-4-yl}-N-[(1R)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl]-4-thi-azolecarboxamide, 3-[5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine, 3-[5-(4-methyl-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazolidin-3-yl]-pyridine (pyrisoxazole), N-(6-methoxy-pyridin-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid amide, 5-chloro-1-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methyl-1H-benzoimidazole, and 2-(4-chloro-phenyl)-N-[4-(3,4-dimeth-oxy-phenyl)-isoxazol-5-yl]-2-prop-2-ynyloxy-acetamide;

and at least one ammonium- or urea-containing fertilizer compound (B) selected from the group consisting of;

(B1) inorganic fertilizer selected from the group consisting of;

NPK fertilizer, ammonium nitrate, calcium ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate nitrate, ammonium sulfate and ammonium phosphate; and

(B2) organic fertilizer selected from the group consisting of;

liquid manure, semi-liquid manure, stable manure and straw manure, worm castings, compost, seaweed and guano;

wherein the application of at least one compound (A) and at least one compound (B) is carried out with a time lag of at least 1 day.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein compound (A) is a strobilurin selected from the group consisting of pyraclostrobin, orysastrobin, azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, metominostrobin, picoxystrobin, pyribencarb and trifloxystrobin.

18. The method according to claim 16, wherein compound (A) is pyraclostrobin.

19. The method according to claim 16, wherein compound (A) is a carboxanilide selected from the group consisting of bixafen, boscalid, fluxapyroxad, fluopyram, isopyrazam, penflufen, penthiopyrad and sedaxane.

20. The method according to claim 16, wherein compound (A) is fluxapyroxad.

21. The method according to claim 16, wherein compound (A) is boscalid.

22. The method according to claim 16, wherein the time lag between the application of compound (A) and compound (B) is at least 8 days.

23. The method according to claim 16, wherein the ammonium- or urea-containing fertilizer compound (B) is applied together with at least one nitrification inhibitor compound (C) selected from the group consisting of 2-(3,4-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-yl)-succinic acid, 3,4-dimethylpyrazolephosphate (DMPP), dicyandiamide (DCD), 1H-1,2,4-triazole, 3-methylpyrazole (3-MP), 2-chloro-6-(trichloromethyl)-pyridine, 5-ethoxy-3-trichloromethyl-1,2,4-thiadiazol, 2-amino-4-chloro-6-methyl-pyrimidine, 2-mercapto-benzothiazole, 2-sulfanilamidothiazole, thiourea, sodium azide, potassium azide, 1-hydroxypyrazole, 2-methylpyrazole-1-carboxamide, 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole, 3-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole, 2,4-diamino-6-trichloromethyl-5-triazine, carbon bisulfide, ammonium thiosulfate, sodium trithiocarbonate, 2,3-dihydro-2,2-dimethyl-7-benzofuranol methyl carbamate and N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(methoxyacetyl)-alanine methyl ester.

24. The method according to claim 16, wherein two compounds (A) selected from the group consisting of pyraclostrobin, azoxystrobin, trifloxystrobin, epoxiconazole, metconazole, metrafenone, fluxapyroxad, boscalid, bixafen, isopyrazam, penthiopyrad, fluopyram and fenpropimorph are applied.

25. The method according to claim 16, wherein the agrochemical mixture comprises pyraclostrobin and boscalid is applied.

26. The method according to claim 16, wherein compound (A) is applied as seed treatment.

27. The method according to claim 16, wherein compound (A) is applied as foliar and/or in-furrow application.

28. The method according to claim 16, wherein the application of at least one compound (A) is repeatedly carried out.

29. The method according to claim 16, wherein the treated plant is selected from the group consisting of agricultural, silvicultural, ornamental and horticultural plants, each in its natural or genetically modified form.

30. The method according to claim 29, wherein the plant is selected from the group consisting of wheat, barley, oat, rye, soybean, corn, oilseed rape, canola, sunflower, cotton, sugar cane, sugar beet, rice and sorghum.