Muralidhara Thimmaiah

US Patent:

20100189798, Jul 29, 2010

Filed:

Jan 28, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/695977

Inventors:

Donald J. Armstrong - Corvallis OR, US
Mark D. Azevedo - Albany OR, US
Kerry L. McPhail - Corvallis OR, US
Dallice I. Mills - Corvallis OR, US
Gary Banowetz - Corvallis OR, US
Anne B. Halgren - Corvallis OR, US
Michael D. Jackson - Salem OR, US
Muralidhara Thimmaiah - Corvallis OR, US

International Classification:

A61K 9/16
A01N 37/44
A01N 63/00

US Classification:

424490, 514564, 424 9347, 424 9348

Abstract:

This disclosure relates to methods of controlling with natural and synthetically-produced vinylglycines and variants thereof. As is the causal agent of the plant disease fire blight, by extension, this disclosure relates to methods of controlling fire blight with vinylglycines and variants thereof. This disclosure also relates to methods of controlling , and by extension, fire blight, with vinylglycine-producing bacteria.

US Patent:

20100093536, Apr 15, 2010

Filed:

Sep 25, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/567590

Inventors:

DONALD J. ARMSTRONG - CORVALLIS OR, US
MARK D. AZEVEDO - ALBANY OR, US
KERRY L. MCPHAIL - CORVALLIS OR, US
MICHAEL D. JACKSON - SALEM OR, US
DALLICE I. MILLS - CORVALLIS OR, US
GARY BANOWETZ - CORVALLIS OR, US
MURALIDHARA THIMMAIAH - CORVALLIS OR, US
ANNE B. HALGREN - CORVALLIS OR, US

International Classification:

A01N 25/32
C07C 229/06
A01N 63/00
C12P 13/02

US Classification:

504110, 562450, 504117, 435129

Abstract:

The present disclosure concerns specific herbicide molecules, herbicidal compositions comprising the molecules and the bacterial strains that produce certain of these molecules, and methods of using these molecules and bacterial strains to control grassy weeds and other sensitive weed species.