Controlling pests by combining insecticides and transgenic plants by applying directly to leaves and roots

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for controlling pests using a combination of insecticides and transgenic plants and consequently improving the utilization of the production potential of transgenic plants which comprises treating the plant with active compound combinations comprising an active compound from the group of the anthranilamides and at least one further insecticide.

1 . A method for improving the production potential of a transgenic plant, comprising treating the plant with an effective amount of a mixture of
 (A) at least one compound of the formula I   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         
           where R1 represents chlorine or cyano, 
         
         and 
         (B) at least one nicotinergic acetylcholine receptor agonist/antagonist selected from the group consisting of acetamiprid, clothianidin, dinotefuran, imidacloprid, imidaclothiz, nitenpyram, nithiazine, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, and AKD-1022. 
       
     
     
         2 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein said mixture comprises at least one compound of formula I and at least one compound of component (B), and optionally at least one further active co-component. 
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the plant has at least one genetic modification having a modified principle of action selected from the group consisting of acetolactate synthase, acetyl-CoA carboxylase, hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase, nitrilase, protein synthesis inhibitor, hormone imitator, protoporphyrinogen oxidase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase, and GS glutamine synthetase. 
     
     
         4 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the plant is a transgenic plant according to Table 4. 
     
     
         5 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the plant contains at least one genetic modification in which the active principle is selected from the group consisting of Cry1A(a), Cry1A(b), Cry1A(c), Cry11A, Cry111A, Cry111B2, CytA, CytA, VIP3, glucanase,  Photorhabdus luminescens, Xenorhabdus nematophilus , proteinase inhibitor, plant lectin, agglutinine, cholesterol oxidase, chitinase, stilbene synthase, and 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase. 
     
     
         6 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the transgenic plant contains at least one gene or a gene fragment coding for a Bt toxin. 
     
     
         7 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the transgenic plant comprises at least one herbicide resistance. 
     
     
         8 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the transgenic plant is a vegetable plant, maize plant, soya bean plant, cotton plant, tobacco plant, rice plant, wheat plant, barley plant, rape plant, sugar beet plant, pomaceous fruit plant, banana plant, grape plant, melon plant,  Brassica  plant, sunflower plant or potato plant. 
     
     
         9 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the mixture of at least one compound of formula I and at least one compound of component (B) are used for controlling insects from the order Isoptera, Thysanoptera, Homoptera, Heteroptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and/or Diptera. 
     
     
         10 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein an application rate from 0.1 g/ha to 5.0 kg/ha is employed. 
     
     
         11 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein an application rate from 0.1 g/ha to 500 g/ha is employed. 
     
     
         12 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein an application rate from 10 g/ha to 500 g/ha is employed. 
     
     
         13 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein an application rate from 10 g/ha to 200 g/ha is employed. 
     
     
         14 . A method of  claim 1 , wherein component (B) is selected from the group consisting of imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiacloprid, and thiamethoxam. 
     
     
         15 . A method according to  claim 1 , wherein the transgenic plant is
 (i) a maize plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, acetolactate synthase (ALS), adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, dimboa biosynthesis (Bx1-Gen), CMIII peptide building block from maize grain, Com-SAFP (zeamatin), Hml-gene, chitinase, glucanase, envelope protein,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, limonene synthase, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, 5C9-maize polypeptide, or HMG-CoA reductase; or   (ii) a wheat plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, chitinase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, or HMG-CoA reductase; or   (iii) a barley plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, chitinase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, or HMG-CoA reductase; or   (iv) a rice plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, chitinase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, or HMG-CoA reductase or   (v) a soya bean plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, chitinase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, HMG-CoA reductase, barnase, or cyst nematode hatching factor or   (vi) a potato plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, polyphenol oxidase or polyphenol oxidase (antisense), metallothionein, ribonuclease, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, cecropin B, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, chitinase, barnase, gene 49 for controlling disease resistance, trans-aldolase (antisense), glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein, 17 kDa or 60 kDa protein, nuclear inclusion protein, pseudoubiquitin, replicase,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, HMG-CoA reductase, or cyst nematode hatching factor, or   (vii) a tomato plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, polyphenol oxidase or polyphenol oxidase (antisense), metallothionein, ribonuclease, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, cecropin B, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), Cf genes, osmotin, alpha hordothionin, systemin, polygalacturonase inhibitor, Prf control gene, 12  fusarium  resistance site, phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, chitinase, barnase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein, 17 kDa or 60 kDa protein, nuclear inclusion protein, pseudoubiquitin, replicase,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, stilbene synthase, HMG-CoA reductase, or cyst nematode hatching factor; or   (viii) a bell pepper vegetable plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase. O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, polyphenol oxidase or polyphenol oxidase (antisense), metallothionein, ribonuclease, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, cecropin B, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), Cf genes, osmotin, alpha hordothionin, systemin, polygalacturonase inhibitor, Prf control gene, 12  fusarium  resistance site, phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, chitinase, barnase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein, 17 kDa or 60 kDa protein, nuclear inclusion protein, pseudoubiquitin, replicase,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, stilbene synthase, HMG-CoA reductase, cyst nematode hatching or cyst nematode hatching factor; or   (ix) a grape plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, polyphenol oxidase or polyphenol oxidase (antisense), metallothionein, ribonuclease, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, cecropin B, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), Cf genes, osmotin, alpha hordothionin, systemin, polygalacturonase inhibitor, Prf control gene, phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, chitinase, barnase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein, 17 kDa or 60 kDa protein, nuclear inclusion protein, pseudoubiquitin, replicase,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, stilbene synthase, HMG-CoA reductase, CBI, cyst nematode hatching or cyst nematode hatching factor; or   (x) an oilseed rape plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, polyphenol oxidase or polyphenol oxidase (antisense), metallothionein, ribonuclease, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, cecropin B, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), Cf genes, osmotin, alpha hordothionin, systemin, polygalacturonase inhibitor, Prf control gene, phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, chitinase, barnase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein, 17 kDa or 60 kDa protein, nuclear inclusion protein, pseudoubiquitin, replicase,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, stilbene synthase, HMG-CoA reductase, or cyst nematode hatching factor; or   (xi) a  Brassica  vegetable plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, polyphenol oxidase or polyphenol oxidase (antisense), metallothionein, ribonuclease, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, cecropin B, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), Cf genes, osmotin, alpha hordothionin, systemin, polygalacturonase inhibitor, Prf control gene, phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, chitinase, barnase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein, 17 kDa or 60 kDa protein, nuclear inclusion protein, pseudoubiquitin, replicase,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, stilbene synthase, HMG-CoA reductase, cyst nematode hatching factor, or CBI; or   (xii) a Pomaceous fruit plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, polyphenol oxidase or polyphenol oxidase (antisense), metallothionein, ribonuclease, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, cecropin B, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), Cf genes, osmotin, alpha hordothionin, systemin, polygalacturonase inhibitor. Prf control gene, phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, lytic protein, lysozyme, chitinase, barnase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein, 17 kDa or 60 kDa protein, nuclear inclusion protein, pseudoubiquitin, replicase,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, stilbene synthase, HMG-CoA reductase, cyst nematode hatching factor, or CBI; or   (xiii) a melon plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, polyphenol oxidase or polyphenol oxidase (antisense), metallothionein, ribonuclease, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, cecropin B, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), Cf genes, osmotin, alpha hordothionin, systemin, polygalacturonase inhibitor, Prf control gene, phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, lytic protein, lysozyme, chitinase, barnase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein, 17 kDa or 60 kDa protein, nuclear inclusion protein, pseudoubiquitin, replicase,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, stilbene synthase, HMG-CoA reductase, cyst nematode hatching factor, or CBI; or   (xiv) a banana plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, polyphenol oxidase or polyphenol oxidase (antisense), metallothionein, ribonuclease, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, cecropin B, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), Cf genes, osmotin, alpha hordothionin, systemin, polygalacturonase inhibitor, Prf control gene, phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, lytic protein, lysozyme, chitinase, barnase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein, 17 kDa or 60 kDa protein, nuclear inclusion protein, pseudoubiquitin, replicase,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, stilbene synthase, HMG-CoA reductase, cyst nematode hatching factor, or CBI; or   (xv) a cotton plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, polyphenol oxidase or polyphenol oxidase (antisense), metallothionein, ribonuclease, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, cecropin B, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), Cf genes, osmotin, alpha hordothionin, systemin, polygalacturonase inhibitor, Prf control gene, phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, lytic protein, lysozyme, chitinase, barnase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein, 17 kDa or 60 kDa protein, nuclear inclusion protein, pseudoubiquitin, replicase,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, stilbene synthase, HMG-CoA reductase, cyst nematode hatching factor, or CBI; or   (xvi) a sugar cane plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, polyphenol oxidase or polyphenol oxidase (antisense), metallothionein, ribonuclease, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, cecropin B, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), Cf genes, osmotin, alpha hordothionin, systemin, polygalacturonase inhibitor, Prf control gene, phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, lytic protein, lysozyme, chitinase, barnase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein, 17 kDa or 60 kDa protein, nuclear inclusion protein, pseudoubiquitin, replicase,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, stilbene synthase, HMG-CoA reductase, cyst nematode hatching factor, or CBI; or   (xvii) a sunflower plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, polyphenol oxidase or polyphenol oxidase (antisense), metallothionein, ribonuclease, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, cecropin B, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), Cf genes, osmotin, alpha hordothionin, systemin, polygalacturonase inhibitor, Prf control gene, phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, lytic protein, lysozyme, chitinase, barnase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein, 17 kDa or 60 kDa protein, nuclear inclusion protein, pseudoubiquitin, replicase,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, stilbene synthase, HMG-CoA reductase, cyst nematode hatching factor, or CBI; or   (xviii) a sugar beet or turnip plant having at least one genetically modified acetolactate synthase (ALS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACCase), hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD), phosphinothricin acetyltransferase, O-methyl transferase, glutamine synthetase, adenylosuccinate lyase (ADSL), adenylosuccinate synthase, anthranilate synthase, nitrilase, 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase (EPSPS), glyphosate oxidoreductase, protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PROTOX), cytochrome P450, polyphenol oxidase or polyphenol oxidase (antisense), metallothionein, ribonuclease, antifungal polypeptide AlyAFP, oxalate oxidase, glucose oxidase, pyrrolnitrin synthesis gene, serine/threonine kinase, cecropin B, phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), Cf genes, osmotin, alpha hordothionin, systemin, polygalacturonase inhibitor, Prf control gene, phytoalexin, B-1,3-glucanase (antisense), AX+WIN protein, receptor kinase, polypeptide that triggers a hypersensitivity reaction, systemic acquired resistance (SAR) gene, lytic protein, lysozyme, chitinase, barnase, glucanase, double-strand ribonuclease, envelope protein, 17 kDa or 60 kDa protein, nuclear inclusion protein, pseudoubiquitin, replicase,  Bacillus thuringiensis  VIP 3 toxin,  Bacillus cereus  toxin,  Photorabdus  toxin,  Xenorhabdus  toxin, 3-hydroxysteroid oxidase, peroxidase, aminopeptidase inhibitor, lectin, protease inhibitor, ribosome-inactivating protein, stilbene synthase, HMG-CoA reductase, cyst nematode hatching factor, beet cyst nematode resistance site, or CBI.