Modern Crop Protection Compounds

Wolfgang Krämer gained his PhD in organic chemistry from the TU Stuttgart in 1968, after which he joined the Institute of Textile Chemistry at Stuttgart University, before moving to Bayer Plant Protection as lab leader in plant protection research in 1970. Between 1984 and 1990 he was Head of Global Chemistry Fungicides, and that of Insecticides until 2002. Retired since January 2005, Dr. Krämer has over 250 patent applications and publications to his name. Ulrich Schirmer gained his PhD in organic chemistry from Stuttgart University in 1973, and subsequently carried out his postdoc at Paris-Orsay. He joined BASF in 1974, eventually becoming Senior Vice President responsible for plant protection research for chemical synthesis, process development and biological R&D. Dr. Schirmer has over 100 patent applications and publications to his name. Since 2003, he has been working as a freelance consultant to start-ups in the fields of biotechnology, chemistry and agriculture.

Introduction
HERBICIDES
HRAC Classification of Herbicides and Resistance Development
Acetohydroxyacid Synthase Inhibitors (AHAS / ALS)
Protoporphyrinogen-IX-oxidase - Inhibitors
Herbices with Bleaching Properties
Safener for Herbicides
Genetically Modified Herbicide Tolerant Crops
Microtubulin Assembly Inhibitors
Inhibitors of Cell Division (Oxyacetamides, Tetrazolinones)
Acetyl-CoA-Carboxylase - Inhibitors
Photosynthesis Inhibitors, Regulatory Aspects, Reregistration in Europe, Markets and New Compounds
New Aspects of Plant Growth Regulators
FUNGICIDES
FRAC Mode of Action Classification and Resistance Risk of Fungicides
Fungicides Acting on Oxidative Phosphorylation
Fungicides Acting on Acids and Protein Synthesis
Fungicides Acting on Signal Transduction
Fungicides Acting on Mitosis and Cell Division
Sterol Biosynthesis Inhibitors
Carboxylic Acid Amides (CAA) Acting Against Oomycetes
Fluopicolide, a New Oomycetes Fungicide Inducing Perturbation of the Cytoskeleton
Melanin Synthesis in Cell Wall
Newer Fungicides with Unknown Mode of Action
Recently Introduced Powdery Mildew Fungicides
Newest Aspects of Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors - Metalaxyl-M
INSECTICIDES
IRAC, Insecticile Resistance and Mode of Action Classification of Insecticides
Insect Moulting and Metamorphosis
Chitin Synthesis
Midgut - Transgenic Crops Expressing Bacillus Thuringiensis Cry proteins
Metabolic Processes
Nervous System
New Unknown Mode of Action
Insecticides Affecting Calcium Homeostasis - Flubendiamide
NEW RESEARCH METHODS
High Throughput Screening in Agrochemical Research
Fast Identification of the Mode of Action of Herbicides by DNA Chips
Molecular Modelling in Agricultural Research
The Unique Role of Halogene Substituents in the Design of Modern Crop Protection