Combinations comprising a fungicidal strain and an active compound

1. A fungicidal composition for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi, comprising

1) Bacillus subtilis strain with NRRL Accession No. B-21661 or a mutant thereof having all the identifying characteristics of the strain, and

2) an active compound selected from the group consisting of N-(3′,4′-dichloro-5-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(2-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, and fluopyram; or

3) Bacillus pumilus strain with NRRL Accession No. B-30087 or a mutant thereof having all the identifying characteristics of the strain, and

4) an active compound selected from the group consisting of N-(3′,4′-dichloro-5-fluoro-biphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide and N-(3′,4′,5′-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-1-methyl-3-difluoromethyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide,

in a synergistically effective amount.

2. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , comprising as component 1) a commercially available formulation of strain a) or b).

3. The fungicidal mixture according to claim 1 , comprising as component 2) fluopyram and as component 1) Bacillus subtilis strain with NRRL Accession No. B-21661 or a mutant thereof having all the identifying characteristics of the strain.

4. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , comprising as component 2)N-(2-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide and as component 1) Bacillus subtilis strain with NRRL Accession No. B-21661 or a mutant thereof having all the identifying characteristics of the strain.

5. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , comprising an additional active compound V, selected from the groups G) to M):

G) azoles selected from the group consisting of bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, enilconazole, epoxiconazole, fluquinconazole, fenbuconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole, ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole, simeconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triticonazole, prochloraz, pefurazoate, imazalil, triflumizole, cyazofamid, benomyl, carbendazim, thiabendazole, fuberidazole, ethaboxam, etridiazole and hymexazole;

H) strobilurins selected from the group consisting of azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, methominostrobin, orysastrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin, enestroburin, methyl (2-chloro-5-[1-(3-methylbenzyloxyimino)ethyl]benzyl)carbamate, methyl (2-chloro-5-[1-(6-methylpyridin-2-ylmethoxyimino)ethyl]benzyl)-carbamate and methyl 2-(ortho-(2,5-dimethylphenyloxymethylene)phenyl)-3-methoxyacrylate;

J) carboxamides selected from the group consisting of carboxin, boscalid, fenhexamid, flutolanil, furametpyr, mepronil, metalaxyl, mefenoxam, ofurace, oxadixyl, oxycarboxin, penthiopyrad, thifluzamide, tiadinil, 3,4-dichloro-N-(2-cyanophenyl)isothiazole-5-carboxamide, dimethomorph, flumorph, flumetover, fluopicolide (picobenzamid), zoxamide, carpropamid, diclocymet, mandipropamid, N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)prop-2-ynyloxy]-3-methoxy-phenyl)ethyl)-2-methanesulfonylamino-3-methylbutyramide, N-(2-(4-[3-(4-chlorophenyl)prop-2-ynyloxy]-3-methoxyphenyl)ethyl)-2-ethanesulfonyl-amino-3-methylbutyramide, methyl 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(2-isopropoxy-carbonylamino-3-methylbutyrylamino)propionate, N-(4′-bromobiphenyl-2-yl)-4-difluoromethyl-2-methylthiazole-5-carboxamide, N-(4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-2-yl)-4-difluoromethyl-2-methylthiazole-5-carboxamide, N-(4′-chloro-3′-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-4-difluoromethyl-2-methyl-thiazole-5-carboxamide, N-(3′,4′-dichloro-4-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoro-methyl-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(3′,4′-dichloro-5-fluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methylpyrazole-4-carboxamide and N-(2-cyano-phenyl)-3,4-dichloro-isothiazole-5-carboxamide;

K) heterocyclic compounds selected from the group consisting of fluazinam, pyrifenox, bupirimate, cyprodinil, fenarimol, ferimzone, mepanipyrim, nuarimol, pyrimethanil, triforine, fenpiclonil, fludioxonil, aldimorph, dodemorph, fenpropimorph, tridemorph, fenpropidin, iprodione, procymidone, vinclozolin, famoxadone, fenamidone, octhilinone, probenazole, anilazine, diclomezine, pyroquilon, proquinazid, tricyclazole, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propylchromen-4-one, acibenzolar-S-methyl, captafol, captan, dazomet, folpet, fenoxanil, quinoxyfen and N,N-dimethyl-3-(3-bromo-6-fluoro-2-methylindole-1-sulfonyl)-[1,2,4]triazole-1-sulfonamide;

L) carbamates selected from the group consisting of mancozeb, maneb, metam, metiram, ferbam, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram, diethofencarb, iprovalicarb, flubenthiavalicarb, propamocarb, 4-fluorophenyl N-(1-(1-(4-cyanophenyl)ethanesulfonyl)but-2-yl)carbamate, methyl 3-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-(2-isopropoxycarbonylamino-3-methyl-butyrylamino)propanoate and carbamate oxime ethers of the formula V1

in which Z is N or CH;

M) other fungicides selected from the group consisting of

guanidine, dodine, iminoctadine, guazatine,

antibiotics: kasugamycin, streptomycin, polyoxin, validamycin A, nitrophenyl derivatives: binapacryl, dinocap, dinobuton,

sulfur-containing heterocyclyl compounds: dithianon, isoprothiolane, organometallic compounds: fentin salts,

organophosphorus compounds: edifenphos, iprobenfos, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, phosphorous acid and its salts, pyrazophos, tolclofos-methyl, organochlorine compounds: chlorothalonil, dichlofluanid, flusulfamide, hexachlorobenzene, phthalide, pencycuron, quintozene, thiophanate-methyl, tolylfluanid,

inorganic active compounds: Bordeaux mixture, copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate, sulfur,

others: cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, dimethirimol, ethirimol, furalaxyl and spiroxamine.

6. The fungicidal composition according to claim 1 , comprising the components 1) and 2) in a weight ratio of from 100:1 to 1:100.

7. A fungicidal agent, comprising at least one liquid or solid carrier and a composition according to claim 1 .

8. A method for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi, wherein the fungi, their habitat or the plants to be protected against fungal attack, the soil, seed, areas, materials or spaces are/is treated with an effective amount of a fungicidal composition according to claim 1 .

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein components 1) and 2) or 3) and 4) are applied simultaneously, that is jointly or separately, or in succession.

10. A seed, comprising a composition according to claim 1 .

11. A method for controlling harmful fungi, wherein the fungi, their habitat or the plants to be protected against fungal attack, the soil, seed, areas, materials or spaces are/is treated with a fungicidal agent suitable for controlling harmful fungi comprising fungicidal composition according to claim 1 .

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the components 1) and 2) or 3) and 4) are present in a weight ratio of from 100:1 to 1:100.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the composition further comprises at least one liquid or solid carrier.

14. A method for controlling harmful fungi, wherein a transgenic plant or the seed thereof is treated with a fungicidal agent suitable for controlling harmful fungi comprising components fungicidal composition according to claim 1 .

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the components 1) and 2) or 3) and 4) are present in a weight ratio of from 100:1 to 1:100.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the composition further comprises at least one liquid or solid carrier.