Herbicidal composition comprising cinmethylin and saflufenacil

Abstract

The present invention relates to a herbicidal composition comprising saflufenacil. The invention also relates to methods and uses for controlling undesirable vegetation, in particular in crops.

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         17 . A herbicidal composition comprising a synergistically herbicidal effective amount of (a) (±)-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane, any of its individual enantiomers or any non-racemic mixture thereof (herbicide A) and (b) saflufenacil (herbicide B). 
     
     
         18 . The composition according to  claim 17  wherein the herbicide A is (±)-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane. 
     
     
         19 . The composition according to  claim 17  wherein the weight ratio of herbicide A to herbicide B is from 1:0.002 to 1:8. 
     
     
         20 . The composition according to  claim 17  wherein the weight ratio of herbicide A to herbicide B is from 1:0.02 to 1:0.8. 
     
     
         21 . The composition according to  claim 17 , further comprising at least one herbicide C selected from the group consisting of acetochlor (C.1), aclonifen (C.2), amicarbazone (C.3), amidosulfuron (C.4), aminopyralid (C.5), amitrole (C.6), asulam (C.7), atrazine (C.8), azimsulfuron (C.9), beflubutamid (C.10), benfluralin (C.11), bensulfuron (C.12), bensulide (C.13), bentazone (C.14), bicyclopyrone (C.15), bifenox (C.16), bispyribac (C.17), bromoxynil (C.18), carbetamide (C.19), carfentrazone (C.20), chloridazon (C.21), chlorpropham (C.22), chlorsulfuron (C.23), chlorthal (C.24), chlortoluron (C.25), clethodim (C.26), clodinafop (C.27), clomazone (C.28), clopyralid (C.29), cycloxydim (C.30), cyclopyrimorate (C.31), cyhalofop (C.32), 2,4-D (C.33), dazomet (C.34), 2,4-DB (C.35), desmedipham (C.36), dicamba (C.37), dichlorprop (C.38), dichlorprop-P (C.39), diclofop (C.40), diflufenican (C.41), diflufenzopyr (C.42), dimethachlor (C.43), dimethenamid (C.44), dimethenamid-P (C.45), diquat (C.46), dithiopyr (C.47), diuron (C.48), ethametsulfuron (C.49), ethofumesate (C.50), fenoxaprop (C.51), fenoxaprop-P (C.52), fenquinotrione (C.53), flazasulfuron (C.54), florasulam (C.55), fluazifop (C.56), fluazifop-P (C.57), flucarbazone (C.58), flufenacet (C.59), flumioxazin (C.60), fluometuron (C.61), flupyrsulfuron (C.62), flurochloridone (C.63), fluroxypyr (C.64), flurtamone (C.65), foramsulfuron (C.66), glufosinate (C.67), glufosinate-P (C.68), glyphosate (C.69), halauxifen (C.70), halosulfuron (C.71), haloxyfop-P (C.72), indaziflam (C.73), imazamox (C.74), imazapic (C.75), imazapyr (C.76), imazaquin (C.77), imazethapyr (C.78), imazosulfuron (C.79), iodosulfuron (C.80), iofensulfuron (C.81), ioxynil (C.82), isoproturon (C.83), isoxaben (C.84), isoxaflutole (C.85), lenacil (C.86), linuron (C.87), MCPA (C.88), MCPB (C.89), mecoprop (C.90), mecoprop-P (C.91), mesosulfuron (C.92), mesotrione (C.93), metam (C.94), metamitron (C.95), metazachlor (C.96), methiozoline (C.97), metobromuron (C.98), metolachlor (C.99), S-metolachlor (C.100), metosulam (C.101), metribuzin (C.102), metsulfuron (C.103), molinate (C.104), monosodium methyl arsenate (MSMA) (C.105), napropamide (C.106), napropamide-M (C.107), nicosulfuron (C.108), orthosulfamuron (C.109), oryzalin (C.110), oxadiargyl (C.111), oxadiazon (C.112), oxasulfuron (C.113), oxyfluorfen (C.114), pendimethalin (C.115), penoxsulam (C.116), pethoxamid (C.117), phenmedipham (C.118), picloram (C.119), picolinafen (C.120), pinoxaden (C.121), pretilachlor (C.122), prodiamine (C.123), profoxydim (C.124), prometryne (C.125), propaquizafop (C.126), propoxycarbazone (C.127), propyzamide (C.128), prosulfocarb (C.129), prosulfuron (C.130), pyraflufen (C.131), pyridate (C.132), pyroxasulfone (C.133), pyroxsulam (C.134), quinclorac (C.135), quinmerac (C.136), quinoclamine (C.137), quizalofop (C.138), quizalofop-P (C.139), rimsulfuron (C.140), sethoxydim (C.141), siduron (C.142), simazine (C.143), sulcotrione (C.144), sulfentrazone (C.145), sulfosulfuron (C.146), tembotrione (C.147), tepraloxydim (C.148), terbuthylazine (C.149), thiencarbazone (C.150), thifensulfuron (C.151), tolpyralate (C.152), topramezone (C.153), tralkoxydim (C.154), tri-allate (C.155), triasulfuron (C.156), tribenuron (C.157), triclopyr (C.158), trifloxysulfuron (C.159), trifludimoxazin (C.160), trifluralin (C.161), triflusulfuron (C.162), tritosulfuron (C.163), 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-5-fluoropyridine-2-carboxylic acid (C.164), benzyl 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-5-fluoropyridine-2-carboxylate (CAS 1390661-72-9, C.165), and agriculturally acceptable salts, esters or amides thereof. 
     
     
         22 . The composition according to  claim 17 , further comprising at least one safener D selected from the group consisting of benoxacor (D.1), cloquintocet (D.2), cyometrinil (D.3), cyprosulfamide (D.4), dichlormid (D.5), dicyclonon (D.6), dietholate (D.7), fenchlorazole (D.8), fenclorim (D.9), flurazole (D.10), fluxofenim (D.11), furilazole (D.12), isoxadifen (D.13), mefenpyr (D.14), mephenate (D.15), naphthaleneacetic acid (D.16), naphthalic anhydride (D.17), oxabetrinil (D.18), 4-(dichloroacetyl)-1-oxa-4-azaspiro[4.5]decane (MON4660, CAS 71526-07-3) (D.19), 2,2,5-trimethyl-3-(dichloroacetyl)-1,3-oxazolidine (R-29148, CAS 52836-31-4) (D.20), N-(2-Methoxybenzoyl)-4-[(methylaminocarbonyl)amino]benzenesulfonamide (CAS 129531-12-0) (D.21), and agriculturally acceptable salts, esters or amides thereof. 
     
     
         23 . The composition according to  claim 17 , further comprising one or more auxiliaries customary in crop protection. 
     
     
         24 . A method for controlling undesirable vegetation which comprises applying to the vegetation or the locus thereof or applying to the soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of the undesirable vegetation the composition as claimed in  claim 17 . 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24  wherein the undesirable vegetation is controlled in a crop plant selected from the group consisting of wheat, barley, rye, triticale, oat, corn (maize), sunflower, rice, soybeans, peas,  Vicia -beans,  Phaseolus -beans, peanuts, oilseed rape, canola, cotton, potato, sugarbeet, sugarcane, turfgrasses and vegetables. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24  wherein the undesirable vegetation is selected from the genera  Agropyron, Alopecurus, Apera, Avena, Brachiaria, Bromus, Cynodon, Digitaria, Echinochloa, Eleusine, Ischaemum, Leptochloa, Lolium, Panicum, Phalaris, Poa, Rottboellia, Setaria, Sorghum, Abutilon, Anthemis, Amaranthus, Ambrosia, Capsella, Centaurea, Chenopodium, Conyza, Descurainia, Galium, Geranium, Kochia, Matricaria, Papaver, Polygonum, Raphanus, Sinapis, Sisymbrium, Stellaria  and  Thlaspi.    
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 24  wherein the undesirable vegetation is selected from the genera  Alopecurus, Avena, Digitaria, Lolium, Setaria, Sorghum, Abutilon, Chenopodium, Galium, Geranium, Papaver, Polygonum  and  Stellaria.    
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 24  wherein the undesirable vegetation is selected from  Alopecurus myosuroides, Avena fatua, Digitaria sanguinalis, Lolium multiflorum, Setaria viridis, Sorghum halepense, Abutilon theophrasti, Chenopodium album, Galium aparine, Geranium dissectum, Papaver rhoeas, Polygonum convolvulus  and  Stellaria media.    
     
     
         29 . The method according to  claim 24  wherein the undesirable vegetation is a herbicide resistant or tolerant weed species. 
     
     
         30 . The method according to  claim 24  wherein the herbicide A and herbicide B are each applied pre-emergence of the undesirable vegetation. 
     
     
         31 . The method according to  claim 24  wherein the herbicide A is applied in an amount of from 10 to 1000 g/ha and the herbicide B is applied in an amount of from 0.5 to 400 g/ha. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the herbicide A is (±)-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the weight ratio of herbicide A to herbicide B is from 1:0.002 to 1:8. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the weight ratio of herbicide A to herbicide B is from 1:0.02 to 1:0.8. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the compositum further comprises at least one herbicide C selected from the group consisting of acetochlor (C.1), aclonifen (C.2), amicarbazone (C.3), amidosulfuron (C.4), aminopyralid (C.5), amitrole (C.6), asulam (C.7), atrazine (C.8), azimsulfuron (C.9), beflubutamid (C.10), benfluralin (C.11), bensulfuron (C.12), bensulide (C.13), bentazone (C.14), bicyclopyrone (C.15), bifenox (C.16), bispyribac (C.17), bromoxynil (C.18), carbetamide (C.19), carfentrazone (C.20), chloridazon (C.21), chlorpropham (C.22), chlorsulfuron (C.23), chlorthal (C.24), chlortoluron (C.25), clethodim (C.26), clodinafop (C.27), clomazone (C.28), clopyralid (C.29), cycloxydim (C.30), cyclopyrimorate (C.31), cyhalofop (C.32), 2,4-D (C.33), dazomet (C.34), 2,4-DB (C.35), desmedipham (C.36), dicamba (C.37), dichlorprop (C.38), dichlorprop-P (C.39), diclofop (C.40), diflufenican (C.41), diflufenzopyr (C.42), dimethachlor (C.43), dimethenamid (C.44), dimethenamid-P (C.45), diquat (C.46), dithiopyr (C.47), diuron (C.48), ethametsulfuron (C.49), ethofumesate (C.50), fenoxaprop (C.51), fenoxaprop-P (C.52), fenquinotrione (C.53), flazasulfuron (C.54), florasulam (C.55), fluazifop (C.56), fluazifop-P (C.57), flucarbazone (C.58), flufenacet (C.59), flumioxazin (C.60), fluometuron (C.61), flupyrsulfuron (C.62), flurochloridone (C.63), fluroxypyr (C.64), flurtamone (C.65), foramsulfuron (C.66), glufosinate (C.67), glufosinate-P (C.68), glyphosate (C.69), halauxifen (C.70), halosulfuron (C.71), haloxyfop-P (C.72), indaziflam (C.73), imazamox (C.74), imazapic (C.75), imazapyr (C.76), imazaquin (C.77), imazethapyr (C.78), imazosulfuron (C.79), iodosulfuron (C.80), iofensulfuron (C.81), ioxynil (C.82), isoproturon (C.83), isoxaben (C.84), isoxaflutole (C.85), lenacil (C.86), linuron (C.87), MCPA (C.88), MCPB (C.89), mecoprop (C.90), mecoprop-P (C.91), mesosulfuron (C.92), mesotrione (C.93), metam (C.94), metamitron (C.95), metazachlor (C.96), methiozoline (C.97), metobromuron (C.98), metolachlor (C.99), S-metolachlor (C.100), metosulam (C.101), metribuzin (C.102), metsulfuron (C.103), molinate (C.104), monosodium methyl arsenate (MSMA) (C.105), napropamide (C.106), napropamide-M (C.107), nicosulfuron (C.108), orthosulfamuron (C.109), oryzalin (C.110), oxadiargyl (C.111), oxadiazon (C.112), oxasulfuron (C.113), oxyfluorfen (C.114), pendimethalin (C.115), penoxsulam (C.116), pethoxamid (C.117), phenmedipham (C.118), picloram (C.119), picolinafen (C.120), pinoxaden (C.121), pretilachlor (C.122), prodiamine (C.123), profoxydim (C.124), prometryne (C.125), propaquizafop (C.126), propoxycarbazone (C.127), propyzamide (C.128), prosulfocarb (C.129), prosulfuron (C.130), pyraflufen (C.131), pyridate (C.132), pyroxasulfone (C.133), pyroxsulam (C.134), quinclorac (C.135), quinmerac (C.136), quinoclamine (C.137), quizalofop (C.138), quizalofop-P (C.139), rimsulfuron (C.140), sethoxydim (C.141), siduron (C.142), simazine (C.143), sulcotrione (C.144), sulfentrazone (C.145), sulfosulfuron (C.146), tembotrione (C.147), tepraloxydim (C.148), terbuthylazine (C.149), thiencarbazone (C.150), thifensulfuron (C.151), tolpyralate (C.152), topramezone (C.153), tralkoxydim (C.154), tri-allate (C.155), triasulfuron (C.156), tribenuron (C.157), triclopyr (C.158), trifloxysulfuron (C.159), trifludimoxazin (C.160), trifluralin (C.161), triflusulfuron (C.162), tritosulfuron (C.163), 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-5-fluoropyridine-2-carboxylic acid (C.164), benzyl 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl)-5-fluoropyridine-2-carboxylate (CAS 1390661-72-9, C.165), and agriculturally acceptable salts, esters or amides thereof. 
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the compositum further comprises at least one safener D selected from the group consisting of benoxacor (D.1), cloquintocet (D.2), cyometrinil (D.3), cyprosulfamide (D.4), dichlormid (D.5), dicyclonon (D.6), dietholate (D.7), fenchlorazole (D.8), fenclorim (D.9), flurazole (D.10), fluxofenim (D.11), furilazole (D.12), isoxadifen (D.13), mefenpyr (D.14), mephenate (D.15), naphthaleneacetic acid (D.16), naphthalic anhydride (D.17), oxabetrinil (D.18), 4-(dichloroacetyl)-1-oxa-4-azaspiro[4.5]decane (MON4660, CAS 71526-07-3) (D.19), 2,2,5-trimethyl-3-(dichloroacetyl)-1,3-oxazolidine (R-29148, CAS 52836-31-4) (D.20), N-(2-Methoxybenzoyl)-4-[(methylaminocarbonyl)amino]benzenesulfonamide (CAS 129531-12-0) (D.21), and agriculturally acceptable salts, esters or amides thereof.