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US 12,484,582 · App. 17/532,069 · Granted Dec 2, 2025

Herbicidal compound

Inventors: Pamela Marrone (Davis, CA); Amit Vasavada (Davis, CA); Louis Boddy (Davis, CA); Ratnakar Asolkar (Davis, CA); Gian Oddone (Davis, CA)
Assignee: Pro Farm Group, Inc.
A01N43/90A01N63/20A01P13/00
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Patent No.
US 12,484,582
App. No.
17/532,069
Granted
Dec 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to FR901464 and/or spliceostatin C compounds and their use as herbicides. Moreover, the invention relates to compositions for crop protection and to a method for controlling unwanted vegetation.

Claims (15)

1 . A method for inhibiting emergence or growth of monocotyledonous, sedge or dicotyledonous weeds comprising:

applying a composition including:

a) an effective amount of spliceostain C and/or FR901464; and

b) at least one of a carrier, a diluent, a surfactant, and an adjuvant to the monocotyledonous, sedge or dicotyledonous weeds to inhibit growth of said monocotyledonous, sedge or dicotyledonous weeds.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said monocotyledonous, sedge or dicotyledonous weeds are selected from the group consisting of Amaranthus hypachandriacus, Chenopodium album, Abutilan theaphrasti, Helianthus annuus, Ambrosia artemesifalia, Amaranthus retroflexus, Convolvulus arvensis, Brassica kaber, Taraxacum officinale, Solanum nigrum, Malva neglecta, Setaria lutescens, Bromus tectorum, Poa annua, Poapratensis, Palmer amaranth, Lolium perenne L. var. Pace, Festuca arundinaceae Schreb . var. Aztec II, Anthem II, LS1100, Echinochloa crus - galli , and Lactuca sativa.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises another herbicidal compound or pesticide compound.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein said another herbicidal compound comprise clove, cinnamon, lemongrass, citrus oils, orange peel oil, tentoxin, cornexistin, AAL-toxin, leptospermone, thaxtomin, sarmentine, momilactone B, sorgoleone, ascaulatoxin, ascaulatoxin aglycone, diflufenzopyr and salts thereof, dicamba and salts thereof, topramezone, tembotrione, S-metolachlor, atrazine, mesotrione, primisulfuron-methyl, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, nicosulfuron, thifensulfuron-methyl, asulam, metribuzin, diclofop-methyl, fluazifop, fenoxaprop-p-ethyl, oxyfluorfen, rimsulfuron, mecoprop, quinclorac, thiobencarb, clomazone, cyhalofop, propanil, bensulfuron-methyl, penoxsulam, triclopyr, imazethapyr, halosulfuron-methyl, pendimethalin, bispyribac-sodium, carfentrazone ethyl, sodium bentazon, sodium acifluorfen, glyphosate, glufosinate, stearyl alcohol, or orthosulfamuron.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said spliceostain C and/or FR901464 is isolated from Burkholderia sp.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein said Burkholderia sp. is Burkholderia A396 (Accession No. NRRL B-50319).

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises stearyl alcohol.

8 . A synergistic herbicidal composition comprising: (a) the compound FR901464 and/or spliceostatin C; and (b) stearyl alcohol.

9 . A method for inhibiting emergence or growth of monocotyledonous, sedge or dicotyledonous weeds comprising:

applying composition comprising an effective amount of spliceostain C and/or FR901464 and at least one of a carrier, a diluent, a surfactant, an adjuvant, and stearyl alcohol to said monocotyledonous, sedge or dicotyledonous weeds effective to inhibit the emergence or growth of said monocotyledonous, sedge or dicotyledonous weeds.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the application method is via a tank mix.

11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the application method is via rotation.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2026
From: WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB
To: PFG HOLDING CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075495/0001 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 11, 2023
From: MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC.; BCS MERGER SUB, INC.
To: PRO FARM GROUP, INC.
Reel/Frame 062342/0053 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2021
From: MARRONE, PAMELA; VASAVADA, AMIT; BODDY, LOUIS; ASOLKAR, RATNAKAR; ODDONE, GIAN
To: MARRONE BIO INNOVATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058318/0223 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16638019
Provisional Application 62556159 · Sep 8, 2017
Related Publication 20220079156A1 · Mar 17, 2022
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