US Patent Issued to SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION on March 17 for "Methods of controlling or preventing infestation of rice plants by the phytopathogenic microorganism Gibberella fujikuroi" (Swiss Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,575,569, issued on March 17, was assigned to SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG (Basel, Switzerland).

"Methods of controlling or preventing infestation of rice plants by the phytopathogenic microorganism Gibberella fujikuroi" was invented by Matthias Gaberthueel (Basel, Switzerland).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to methods for controlling or preventing infestation of a rice plant by the phytopathogenic microorganism Gibberella fujikuroi, comprising applying to a crop of rice plants, the locus thereof, or propagation material thereof, a compound according to formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, Y, A, B are as de...