a preferred use of this mixture is the treatment of soybean plants the composition further comprises a carrier and optionally comprises auxiliaries for incorporation into the formulation examples of such auxiliaries include surfactants dispersing agents thickeners stabilizing agents antifreezing agents and colorants examples of solid carriers include powders and granules of clays such as kaoline clay diatomaceous earth bentonite fubasami clay and terra alba synthetic hydrated silica talc ceramic other inorganic minerals such as sericite quartz sulfur activated carbon calcium carbonate and hydrated silica and chemical fertilizers such as ammonium sulfate ammonium phosphate ammonium nitrate ammonium chloride and urea examples of liquid carries include aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons such as xylene toluene alkylnaphthalene phenylxylylethane kerosene gas oil hexane and cyclohexane halogenated hydrocarbons such as chlorobenzene dichloromethane dichloroethane and trichloroethane alcohols such as methanol ethanol isopropyl alcohol butanol hexanol benzyl alcohol and ethylene glycol ethers such as diethyl ether ethylene glycol dimethyl ether diethylene glycol monomethyl ether diethylene glycol monoethyl ether propylene glycol monomethyl ether tetrahydrofuran and dioxane esters such as ethyl acetate and butyl acetate ketones such as acetone methyl ethyl ketone methyl isobutyl ketone and cyclohexanone nitriles such as acetonitrlile and isobutyronitrile sulfoxides such as dimethyl sulfoxide dmso amides such as n n dimethylformamide n n dimethylacetamide and n methylpyrollidone alklydene carbonates such as propylene carbonate vegetable oils such as soybean oil and cotton seed oil plant essential oils such as orange oil hyssop oil and lemon oil and water examples of gaseous carriers include butane gas flon gas liquefied petroleum gas lpg dimethyl ether and.