US Patent Issued to SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION on June 3 for "Methods of controlling or preventing infestation of vegetable, tomato and potato plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms" (Swiss Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,317,897, issued on June 3, was assigned to SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG (Basel, Switzerland).

"Methods of controlling or preventing infestation of vegetable, tomato and potato plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms" was invented by Damir Ivacic (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 vegetable, tomato and potato plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms selected from Sphaerotheca fuliginea, Leveillula taurica, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, Cercospora, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusarium solani, Helminthosporium solani, Phoma tuberosa, Rhizoctonia solani,...