ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,582, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION AG (Basel, Switzerland).

"Methods of controlling or preventing infestation of cereal plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms fusarium pseudograminearum" was invented by Kenneth McKee (Sydney).

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

The patent was...