Appeal No. 1998-2047 Application No. 08/400,559 26. A method of controlling Sclerotium cepivorum infestation in allium plants which comprises applying to allium seeds a seed dressing formulation containing about 0.5 g to 8.0 g of cyproconazole per kg of seed. 33. A treated allium seed comprising: a) an allium seed and b) a coating on said seed for the control of Sclerotium cepivorum infection in allium plants wherein said coating includes about 0.5 g to 8.0 g of cyproconazole per kg of seed. The examiner relies on the following references: Schaub 4,849,439 Jul. 18, 1989 Smith et al. (Smith) 4,996,157 Feb. 26, 1991 Clough et al. (Clough) 5,124,329 Jun. 23, 1992 Wilson et al., (Wilson), “The Fungi: II,” Botany, Ch. 24, pp. 433-434 (1962). Chemical Abstract 106:151483t; abstracting Gisi et al., “SAN 619, a new triazole fungicide,” Proc. Brit. Crop Protection Conference Pests and Disease, Vol. 1, pp 33-40 (1986). Kerse, et al. (CABA Abstracts 92:131620), “Cyproconazole – a new DMI fungicide,” Proc. 42nd N.Z. Weed and Pest Control Conf., pp. 114-118 (1989). “The Agrochemicals Handbook ,“3rd ed.,”p. A1032 (1991). This merits panel also relies on the following references of record: Coley-Smith et al. (Coley-Smith), “Possibilities for biological and integrated control of white rot disease of Allium,” Proc. 1981 British Crop Protection Conf. – Pests and Diseases, No. 2, pp. 459-466 (1981). Gisi et al. (Gisi), SAN 619 F, “a new triazole fungicide,” Proc. 1986 Brit. Crop Protection Conf. – Pests and Diseases, No. 1, pp. 33-40 (1986).1 2Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007