CA2296940C - Process and composition for controlling weeds - Google Patents
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Abstract
Described and claimed are methods and compositions for the control of unwanted vegetation. According to the subject invention, a fatty acid or mixture of fatty acids can be combined with one or more chemical herbicides to achieve synergistic control of a broad range of plants.
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NOVEL PROCESS AND COMPOSITION FOR CONTROLLING WEEDS
Background of the Invention Weeds cost farmers billions of dollars annually in crop losses and in the expense of keeping weeds under control. Much of the cost of intertillage of row crops, maintenance of fallow, seedbed preparation, and seed cleaning is chargeable to weed control. Suppression of weeds along highways and railroad right-of-ways, and in irrigation ditches, navigation channels, yards, parks, grounds, and home gardens also is expensive. Ragweed. pollen is the source of annual periodic distress to several million hayfever sufferers. Poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, nettles, thistles, sandburs, and puncturevine also bring pain to millions. Weeds also serve as hosts for other crop diseases as well as for insect pests.
The losses caused by weeds in agricultural production environments include decrease in crop yield, reduced crop quality, increased irrigation costs, increased harvesting costs, decreased land value, injury to livestock, and crop damage from insects and diseases harbored by the weeds.
Chemical herbicides have provided an effective method of weed control;
however, the public has become concerned about the amount of residual chemicals which might be found in food, ground water, and the environment. Stringent new restrictions on the use of herbicides and the elimination of some effective herbicides from the market place could limit economical and effective options for controlling costly weeds. Additionally, the visually apparent phytotoxic effects of some systemic herbicides appear very slowly on the target weeds, so pesticide users often seek methods by which the apparent speed of action of the herbicide is increased.
There is a great need for novel weed control methods which reduce the amoum of chemical herbicide necessary to obtain acceptable levels of weed control. Researchers have experimented with various combinations of chemicals as one approach to identify compositions which have desirable herbicidal characteristics. In the rare instance, unexpected activity of the combination of chemicals is obtained. For example, selective control of annual weeds with a composition of fatty acids mixed with ethylmaleimide, colchicine, 2,4-dinitrohalobenzene, or 2,4-dinitrophenol has been described in the Japanese patent abstract JP61106501, published August 27, 1986. It should be noted that the compounds which were mixed with the fatty acids are not known for their agricultural use and, in fact, may be inappropriate for many herbicidal applications. Other abstracts disclosing a variety of fatty acid derivatives with various chemical compounds include JP59199608, published in 1984 (halogen or cyano derivatives of fatty acids with 2-amino 1,2,4-triazole), JP59199609, published in 1984 (halogen or cyano derivative of fatty acid with 3-amino 1,2,4-triazole), and JP59193804, published in 1984 (acetylenic derivative). Unlike the abstracts mentioned above, the current invention pertains to certain combinations of fatty acids and chemical herbicides which can provide broad range or selective herbicidal activity.
Brief Summam of the Invention This invention concerns novel compositions and methods for selective or non-selective control of plants. We have discovered that application to weeds of a combination of certain chemical herbicides and one or more substituted (or unsubstituted) saturated (or unsaturated) fatty acids (or their salts) results in the effective control of a broad range of plants. The fatty acids of the subject invention can be from about C7 to about C20 and can be, for example, in the epoxide, cyclopropane, methylated, or hydroxylated forms. The fatty acids of the subject invention can be represented by the 2a following formula:
Rt y t y2COOR2 wherein Rt = C6 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof Y1 = H, CI-CS hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 Y2 = H, CI-CS hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 R2 = H, or salt.
Specifically exemplified herein are saturated fatty acids of length C7 to C 11 in combination with chemical herbicides. The use of the compositions described here, when used in the proportions and application rates set forth more fully hereinafter, results in an unexpected, enhanced herbicidal effect.
The herbicides used according to the subject invention can be systemic herbicides. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the herbicides may be systemic herbicides with slow uptake rates. The herbicides may or may not be selective.
Therefore, using the compositions and procedures of the subject invention, it is possible to achieve enhanced selective control of weeds or enhanced broad range control.
In preferred embodiments, the herbicides suitable for use with the fatty acid or the salt thereof are selected from the group consisting of benzoic acid;
bipyridillium; diphenyl ether acids and salts; cyclohexanediones; methane arsenate;
aliphatic carboxylic acids; benzonitrile; thiocarbamate; pyrazon; pichloram;
glufosinate;
clopyralid; desmedipham; quinclorac; amitrole; phenmedipham; triclopyr; and ethiozin.
In additional preferred embodiments, the herbicides may be selected from the group consisting of dicamba, paraquat, acifluorfen, fomesafen, sethoxydim, cycloxydim, clethodim, methylarsonic acid, dalapon, bromoxynil, benthiocarb, and triallate. The component elements of the invention, namely the fatty acid or a salt thereof and the herbicide, may be administered to the target weed either as a single mixture or 3a sequentially as individual components. It is the understanding of the inventors that the sequential application of the individual components results in the formation of a mixture in situ, i.e. on and/or in the target weed.
The composition of the present invention comprises a mixture of components wherein said mixture is sufficiently active so that application of the composition enables utilization of reduced amounts of each of the active ingredients while still providing effective weed control. Additionally, application of the prescribed combination of fatty acids and a systemic chemical herbicide often reduces the time required for systemic phytotoxic symptoms to appear on the target weed.
Since the level of weed control obtained following application of the prescribed mixture is generally much superior to that obtained following application of either active component alone, the practice of the present invention provides a desirable economic advantage to the user. Furthermore, the reduction in the amount of chemicals introduced into the environment is an additional advantageous element of the subject invention. Advantageously, the compositions of the subject invention can provide broad range non-selective herbicidal activity. The compositions of the subject invention may also be used to obtain selective control of weeds.
NOVEL PROCESS AND COMPOSITION FOR CONTROLLING WEEDS
Background of the Invention Weeds cost farmers billions of dollars annually in crop losses and in the expense of keeping weeds under control. Much of the cost of intertillage of row crops, maintenance of fallow, seedbed preparation, and seed cleaning is chargeable to weed control. Suppression of weeds along highways and railroad right-of-ways, and in irrigation ditches, navigation channels, yards, parks, grounds, and home gardens also is expensive. Ragweed. pollen is the source of annual periodic distress to several million hayfever sufferers. Poison ivy, poison oak, poison sumac, nettles, thistles, sandburs, and puncturevine also bring pain to millions. Weeds also serve as hosts for other crop diseases as well as for insect pests.
The losses caused by weeds in agricultural production environments include decrease in crop yield, reduced crop quality, increased irrigation costs, increased harvesting costs, decreased land value, injury to livestock, and crop damage from insects and diseases harbored by the weeds.
Chemical herbicides have provided an effective method of weed control;
however, the public has become concerned about the amount of residual chemicals which might be found in food, ground water, and the environment. Stringent new restrictions on the use of herbicides and the elimination of some effective herbicides from the market place could limit economical and effective options for controlling costly weeds. Additionally, the visually apparent phytotoxic effects of some systemic herbicides appear very slowly on the target weeds, so pesticide users often seek methods by which the apparent speed of action of the herbicide is increased.
There is a great need for novel weed control methods which reduce the amoum of chemical herbicide necessary to obtain acceptable levels of weed control. Researchers have experimented with various combinations of chemicals as one approach to identify compositions which have desirable herbicidal characteristics. In the rare instance, unexpected activity of the combination of chemicals is obtained. For example, selective control of annual weeds with a composition of fatty acids mixed with ethylmaleimide, colchicine, 2,4-dinitrohalobenzene, or 2,4-dinitrophenol has been described in the Japanese patent abstract JP61106501, published August 27, 1986. It should be noted that the compounds which were mixed with the fatty acids are not known for their agricultural use and, in fact, may be inappropriate for many herbicidal applications. Other abstracts disclosing a variety of fatty acid derivatives with various chemical compounds include JP59199608, published in 1984 (halogen or cyano derivatives of fatty acids with 2-amino 1,2,4-triazole), JP59199609, published in 1984 (halogen or cyano derivative of fatty acid with 3-amino 1,2,4-triazole), and JP59193804, published in 1984 (acetylenic derivative). Unlike the abstracts mentioned above, the current invention pertains to certain combinations of fatty acids and chemical herbicides which can provide broad range or selective herbicidal activity.
Brief Summam of the Invention This invention concerns novel compositions and methods for selective or non-selective control of plants. We have discovered that application to weeds of a combination of certain chemical herbicides and one or more substituted (or unsubstituted) saturated (or unsaturated) fatty acids (or their salts) results in the effective control of a broad range of plants. The fatty acids of the subject invention can be from about C7 to about C20 and can be, for example, in the epoxide, cyclopropane, methylated, or hydroxylated forms. The fatty acids of the subject invention can be represented by the 2a following formula:
Rt y t y2COOR2 wherein Rt = C6 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof Y1 = H, CI-CS hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 Y2 = H, CI-CS hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 R2 = H, or salt.
Specifically exemplified herein are saturated fatty acids of length C7 to C 11 in combination with chemical herbicides. The use of the compositions described here, when used in the proportions and application rates set forth more fully hereinafter, results in an unexpected, enhanced herbicidal effect.
The herbicides used according to the subject invention can be systemic herbicides. In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the herbicides may be systemic herbicides with slow uptake rates. The herbicides may or may not be selective.
Therefore, using the compositions and procedures of the subject invention, it is possible to achieve enhanced selective control of weeds or enhanced broad range control.
In preferred embodiments, the herbicides suitable for use with the fatty acid or the salt thereof are selected from the group consisting of benzoic acid;
bipyridillium; diphenyl ether acids and salts; cyclohexanediones; methane arsenate;
aliphatic carboxylic acids; benzonitrile; thiocarbamate; pyrazon; pichloram;
glufosinate;
clopyralid; desmedipham; quinclorac; amitrole; phenmedipham; triclopyr; and ethiozin.
In additional preferred embodiments, the herbicides may be selected from the group consisting of dicamba, paraquat, acifluorfen, fomesafen, sethoxydim, cycloxydim, clethodim, methylarsonic acid, dalapon, bromoxynil, benthiocarb, and triallate. The component elements of the invention, namely the fatty acid or a salt thereof and the herbicide, may be administered to the target weed either as a single mixture or 3a sequentially as individual components. It is the understanding of the inventors that the sequential application of the individual components results in the formation of a mixture in situ, i.e. on and/or in the target weed.
The composition of the present invention comprises a mixture of components wherein said mixture is sufficiently active so that application of the composition enables utilization of reduced amounts of each of the active ingredients while still providing effective weed control. Additionally, application of the prescribed combination of fatty acids and a systemic chemical herbicide often reduces the time required for systemic phytotoxic symptoms to appear on the target weed.
Since the level of weed control obtained following application of the prescribed mixture is generally much superior to that obtained following application of either active component alone, the practice of the present invention provides a desirable economic advantage to the user. Furthermore, the reduction in the amount of chemicals introduced into the environment is an additional advantageous element of the subject invention. Advantageously, the compositions of the subject invention can provide broad range non-selective herbicidal activity. The compositions of the subject invention may also be used to obtain selective control of weeds.
Detailed Description of the Invention The fatty acids used according to the subject invention can be unsubstituted, or substituted, saturated, or unsaturated, fatty acids (or their salts), of about C7 to about C20. Specifically exemplified are fatty acids of length C7 to C11, as typified by, but not limited to, decanoic aciiid or nonanoic acid. The fatty acid component of the subject invention may be a single fatty acid or a mixture of two or more fatty acids.
In particular, the subject invention may include a monocarboxylic acid represented by the formula:
R1 Y l Y2COOR2 wherein Rl = C6 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof Y1 = H, Cl-CS hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 Y2 = H, Cl-CS hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 R2 = H, or salt.
4a A variety of different chemical herbicides can be used alone or in combination according to the subject invention. The specific herbicides which should be used for a given application can be readily ascertained by a person skilled in the art. Following is a list of herbicides which may be used according to the subject invention.
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1. Phenoxy acids (acids, esters,2,4-D, MCPA, Dichlorprop salts) 2. Benzoic acid Dicamba 3. Aryloxy phenoxypropionate Fluazifop, Dichlofop (acids, esters, salts) 4. Sulfonyl ureas (acids, esters)Chlorimuron, Bensulfuron 5. Imidazilinones Imazethapyr 6. Bipyridillium Paraquat 7. biphenyl ether (acids, salts)Acifluorfen, Fomesafen 8. Cyclohexanedione Sethoxydim, Cycloxydim, Clethodim 9. Methane arsonate MSMA (Methylarsonic acid) 10. Triazine Atrazine, Cyanazine 2 0 11. Aliphatic carboxylic acids Dalapon 12. Benzonitrile Bromoa~mil lp. Carbamate Barbara 14. Thiocarbamate Benthiocarb, Triallate OTHER CHEMICAL HERBICIDES
DESMEDIPHAM QUINCLORAC AMITROLE P~IPHAM
TRICLOPYR ETHIOZIN
Herbicides other than those which are specifically listed above may also be used according to the subject invention. In one preferred embodiment of this invention, a fatty acid is combined with one or more systemic foliar herbicides with slow uptake characteristics. Specifically, the compositions of the subject invention may advantageously comprise a herbicide from one of the following families:
phenoxy acids, aryloxy phenoxypropionates, cyclohexanediones, sulfonyl ureas, and imidazilinones. Of these families, imidazilinones and sulfonyl ureas are particularly advantageous. A further preferred embodiment is the use of a fatty acid with glyphosate. This combination has shown substantial synergy as described in the examples below.
Specific examples of the chemical herbicides which can be used together with the fatty acid in the composition of the subject invention include, but are not limited to, glyphosate (N-[phosphonomethylJglycine, isopropylamine salt), imazapyr ([~J,-2-(4,S-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methyl ethylJ-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-ylJ-3-pyridine carboxylic acid), sethoxydim (2-[1-(ethoxyiminoJbutylJ-5-(2-[ethyl-thioJpropylJ-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one), or paraquat (1,1'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium dichloride), used alone or optionally with agricultural adjuvants with which the herbicides are normally admixed.
One embodiment of the present invention consists of the application of a tanl~nix of a fatty acid and chemical herbicide. A further embodiment contemplates sequential application of a fatty acid and a chemical herbicide.
The process of the subject invention is illustrated in the examples which follow.
These examples demonstrate the enhanced synergistic effects achieved through the use of sub-herbicidally effective application rates of the herbicide glyphosate in combination with the fatty acid, nonanoic acid.
Following are examples which illustrate procedures, including the best mode, for practicing the invention. These examples should not be construed as limiting. All percentages are by weight and all solvent mixture proportions are by volume unless otherwise noted.
Example 1 A greenhouse trial was carried out to demonstrate the enhanced herbicidal activity obtained following application of a combination of a fatty acid and a chemical herbicide. Purple nutsedge was planted in 4 inch pots in soil-less potting mix (PROMI~ and were cultivated in greenhouses that were maintained at daytime temperatures of 70-90°F, and which were watered by sub-irrigation every other day, until the plants attained the 8 true leaf stage.
The fatty acid herbicide, nonanoic acid, was prepared by diluting the requisite amount of SHARPSHOOTER 80% formulation with sufficient water to provide spray mixes which, when applied by a track sprayer at an application rate of 25 gallons per acre (gpa) would deliver the field equivalent of, respectively, 0.024, 0.488, 0.976, and 1.952 pounds per acre (lb/acre) of the active ingredient.
The herbicide glyphosate, was prepared by diluting the requisite amount of commercial ROUNDUP 4L formulation with sufficient water to provide a spray mix which, when applied at an application rate of 25 gpa by a track sprayer, would deliver the field equivalent of 1.0 (lb/acre) of the active isopropyl amine salt.
Additional spray mixes were made up accordingly containing the respective fatty acid in descending order of concentration as set forth above, thus providing a series of dilutions of compositions containing both types of active ingredients in combination.
Purple nutsedge plants were treated with the aforedescribed spray mixes and appropriate untreated checks in treatment groups consistin; of i2 plants each, with a total of 4 replications of a treatment within the test. Following application of the spray mixes at a rate of 25 gpa, the plants were removed to the greenhouse and maintained under good growing conditions for the duration of the test period.
Herbicidal effects were assessed at the indicated days after treatment (DAT) over a time period of 6-27 DAT. The weed control ratings ascertained the extent of control, i.e. reduction in growth, obtained and scored on the basis of 0 to 100 where 100 represents kill of the plants and 0 represents no reduction in growth, as compared to the untreated check. The individual ratings on the four treatment replications were averaged to obtain the average percent control for each particular treatment.
The results of these tests, indicating evaluations at 6, 14 and 27 DAT are indicated in Table 1. Also shown in Table 1 is the extent of control expected by a combination of herbicides, as based on their respective activities individually.
This expected level of control was calculated according to the well known equation:
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where X = % control by the fatty acid alone and Y = % control by the glyphosate alone (Colby, S.R. (1966) "Calculating synergistic and antagonistic responses of herbicide combinations," Weeds 15:20-22).
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2o Herbicidal effects were assessed as percent control in the manner described above at 21 and 56 DAT. The individual ratings on the three treatment replications were averaged to obtain the average percent control for each particular treatment.
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4a A variety of different chemical herbicides can be used alone or in combination according to the subject invention. The specific herbicides which should be used for a given application can be readily ascertained by a person skilled in the art. Following is a list of herbicides which may be used according to the subject invention.
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DESMEDIPHAM QUINCLORAC AMITROLE P~IPHAM
TRICLOPYR ETHIOZIN
Herbicides other than those which are specifically listed above may also be used according to the subject invention. In one preferred embodiment of this invention, a fatty acid is combined with one or more systemic foliar herbicides with slow uptake characteristics. Specifically, the compositions of the subject invention may advantageously comprise a herbicide from one of the following families:
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Specific examples of the chemical herbicides which can be used together with the fatty acid in the composition of the subject invention include, but are not limited to, glyphosate (N-[phosphonomethylJglycine, isopropylamine salt), imazapyr ([~J,-2-(4,S-dihydro-4-methyl-4-(1-methyl ethylJ-5-oxo-1H-imidazol-2-ylJ-3-pyridine carboxylic acid), sethoxydim (2-[1-(ethoxyiminoJbutylJ-5-(2-[ethyl-thioJpropylJ-3-hydroxy-2-cyclohexen-1-one), or paraquat (1,1'-dimethyl-4,4'-bipyridinium dichloride), used alone or optionally with agricultural adjuvants with which the herbicides are normally admixed.
One embodiment of the present invention consists of the application of a tanl~nix of a fatty acid and chemical herbicide. A further embodiment contemplates sequential application of a fatty acid and a chemical herbicide.
The process of the subject invention is illustrated in the examples which follow.
These examples demonstrate the enhanced synergistic effects achieved through the use of sub-herbicidally effective application rates of the herbicide glyphosate in combination with the fatty acid, nonanoic acid.
Following are examples which illustrate procedures, including the best mode, for practicing the invention. These examples should not be construed as limiting. All percentages are by weight and all solvent mixture proportions are by volume unless otherwise noted.
Example 1 A greenhouse trial was carried out to demonstrate the enhanced herbicidal activity obtained following application of a combination of a fatty acid and a chemical herbicide. Purple nutsedge was planted in 4 inch pots in soil-less potting mix (PROMI~ and were cultivated in greenhouses that were maintained at daytime temperatures of 70-90°F, and which were watered by sub-irrigation every other day, until the plants attained the 8 true leaf stage.
The fatty acid herbicide, nonanoic acid, was prepared by diluting the requisite amount of SHARPSHOOTER 80% formulation with sufficient water to provide spray mixes which, when applied by a track sprayer at an application rate of 25 gallons per acre (gpa) would deliver the field equivalent of, respectively, 0.024, 0.488, 0.976, and 1.952 pounds per acre (lb/acre) of the active ingredient.
The herbicide glyphosate, was prepared by diluting the requisite amount of commercial ROUNDUP 4L formulation with sufficient water to provide a spray mix which, when applied at an application rate of 25 gpa by a track sprayer, would deliver the field equivalent of 1.0 (lb/acre) of the active isopropyl amine salt.
Additional spray mixes were made up accordingly containing the respective fatty acid in descending order of concentration as set forth above, thus providing a series of dilutions of compositions containing both types of active ingredients in combination.
Purple nutsedge plants were treated with the aforedescribed spray mixes and appropriate untreated checks in treatment groups consistin; of i2 plants each, with a total of 4 replications of a treatment within the test. Following application of the spray mixes at a rate of 25 gpa, the plants were removed to the greenhouse and maintained under good growing conditions for the duration of the test period.
Herbicidal effects were assessed at the indicated days after treatment (DAT) over a time period of 6-27 DAT. The weed control ratings ascertained the extent of control, i.e. reduction in growth, obtained and scored on the basis of 0 to 100 where 100 represents kill of the plants and 0 represents no reduction in growth, as compared to the untreated check. The individual ratings on the four treatment replications were averaged to obtain the average percent control for each particular treatment.
The results of these tests, indicating evaluations at 6, 14 and 27 DAT are indicated in Table 1. Also shown in Table 1 is the extent of control expected by a combination of herbicides, as based on their respective activities individually.
This expected level of control was calculated according to the well known equation:
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is Purple nutsedge plants were treated with the aforedescribed spray mixes and appropriate untreated checks in treatment groups consisting of 12 plants each, with a total of 3 replications of a treatment within the test. Following application of the spray mixes at a rate of 25 gpa, the plants were removed to the greenhouse and maintained under good growing conditions for the duration of the test period.
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Purple nutsedge and sicklepod were grown to the 8 leaf and 6 leaf stage, a s respectively, in field plots approximately 16.5 square feet in area. Spray mixes of the fatty acid herbicide, nonanoic acid, was prepared by diluting ,the requisite amount of SHARPSHOOTER 80% formulation with sufficient water to provide spray mixes which, when applied by a gas-pressurized backpack sprayer at an application rate of 10 gallons per acre (gpa) would deliver to the field 0.975, 1.950 io and 2.925 pounds per acre (lb/acre) of the active ingredient. The herbicide glyphosate was prepared by diluting the requisite amount of commercial RODEO
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zo The spray mixes, and appropriate checks, were applied to the field plots in a randomized complete block design with 3 replications per treatment. The plants received overhead irrigation every other day during the duration of the experiment. The herbicidal effect of the spray mixes on purple nutsedge, measured as descn'bed in Example 1 above, including the expected control of the a combinations, 17 DAT are recorded in Table 3. Also recorded are the effects on sicklepod 10 DAT.
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Nonanoic acid spray solutions were prepared as described previously to yield solutions which, when applied at a rate of 30 gpa, would deliver to the field 1.95, 4.90, 5.85, and 7.80 lb/acre of the active ingredient. Glyphosate spray solutions were prepared as in Example 5 from the LAWN AND GARDEN (1.6L) formulation to yield spray solutions which, when applied at a rate of 30 gpa, would deliver to the field 0.125, 0.25, and 0.50 lb/acre of the isopropylamine salt of the active ingredient. Additional spray mixes were made up accordingly containing the glyphosate in descending order concentration as set forth above together with nonanoic acid at the concentration set forth above, thus providing a series of dilutions of compositions containing both types of active ingredients in combination.
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Purple nutsedge and sicklepod were grown to the 8 leaf and 6 leaf stage, a s respectively, in field plots approximately 16.5 square feet in area. Spray mixes of the fatty acid herbicide, nonanoic acid, was prepared by diluting ,the requisite amount of SHARPSHOOTER 80% formulation with sufficient water to provide spray mixes which, when applied by a gas-pressurized backpack sprayer at an application rate of 10 gallons per acre (gpa) would deliver to the field 0.975, 1.950 io and 2.925 pounds per acre (lb/acre) of the active ingredient. The herbicide glyphosate was prepared by diluting the requisite amount of commercial RODEO
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is The spray mixes, along with the appropriate checks, were applied to the plants with 3 replications of each treatment. The herbicidal effects 14 DAT
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Nonanoic acid spray solutions were prepared as described previously to yield solutions which, when applied at a rate of 30 gpa, would deliver to the field 1.95, 4.90, 5.85, and 7.80 lb/acre of the active ingredient. Glyphosate spray solutions were prepared as in Example 5 from the LAWN AND GARDEN (1.6L) formulation to yield spray solutions which, when applied at a rate of 30 gpa, would deliver to the field 0.125, 0.25, and 0.50 lb/acre of the isopropylamine salt of the active ingredient. Additional spray mixes were made up accordingly containing the glyphosate in descending order concentration as set forth above together with nonanoic acid at the concentration set forth above, thus providing a series of dilutions of compositions containing both types of active ingredients in combination.
The spray mixtures were applied to field plots of approximately 80 square feet total area and each treatment was replicated 3 times. The herbicidal effects of the mixtures 20 DAT on vetch, measured as described in Example 1, are recorded in Table 8. The herbicidal effect of the mixture at one combination of rates on quackgrass at times from 5-34 DAT are recorded in Table 9.
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1. A weed-control composition that comprises a synergistic combination of:
a first ingredient which is a monocarboxylic acid having about seven to about twenty carbon atoms represented by the following formula:
wherein R1 = C6 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof Y1 = H, C1-C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 Y2 = H, C1-C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 R2 = H, or salt; and a second ingredient which is a chemical herbicide selected from the group consisting of benzoic acid, bipyridillium, diphenyl ether acids and salts, cyclohexanediones, methane arsenate, aliphatic carboxylic acids, benzonitrile, thiocarbamate, pyrazon, pichloram, glufosinate, clopyralid, desmedipham, quinclorac, amitrole, phenmedipham, triclopyr, and ethiozin.
a first ingredient which is a monocarboxylic acid having about seven to about twenty carbon atoms represented by the following formula:
wherein R1 = C6 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof Y1 = H, C1-C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 Y2 = H, C1-C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 R2 = H, or salt; and a second ingredient which is a chemical herbicide selected from the group consisting of benzoic acid, bipyridillium, diphenyl ether acids and salts, cyclohexanediones, methane arsenate, aliphatic carboxylic acids, benzonitrile, thiocarbamate, pyrazon, pichloram, glufosinate, clopyralid, desmedipham, quinclorac, amitrole, phenmedipham, triclopyr, and ethiozin.
2. The composition according to claim 1 wherein said first ingredient has from about seven to about eleven carbons.
3. The composition according to claim 1 wherein said first ingredient is unsubstituted.
4. The composition according to claim 1 wherein said first ingredient is saturated.
5. The composition according to claim 1 wherein said first ingredient is decanoic acid.
6. The composition according to claim 1 wherein said first ingredient is nonanoic acid.
7. The composition according to claim 1 wherein said chemical herbicide is selected from the group consisting of dicamba, paraquat, acifluorfen, fomesafen, sethoxydim, cycloxydim, clethodim, methylarsonic acid, dalapon, bromoxynil, benthiocarb, and triallate.
8. A method for the control of unwanted vegetation wherein said method comprises administering to said vegetation an effective amount of a composition comprising a synergistic combination of:
a first ingredient which is a monocarboxylic acid having about seven to about twenty carbons represented by the following formula:
wherein R1 = C6 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof Y1 = H, C1-C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 Y2 = H, C1-C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 R2 = H, or salt; and a second ingredient which is a chemical herbicide selected from the group consisting of benzoic acid, bipyridillium, diphenyl ether acids and salts, cyclohexanediones, methane arsenate, aliphatic carboxylic acids, benzonitrile, thiocarbamate, pyrazon, pichloram, glufosinate, clopyralid, desmedipham, quinclorac, amitrole, phenmedipham, triclopyr, and ethiozin.
a first ingredient which is a monocarboxylic acid having about seven to about twenty carbons represented by the following formula:
wherein R1 = C6 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof Y1 = H, C1-C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 Y2 = H, C1-C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 R2 = H, or salt; and a second ingredient which is a chemical herbicide selected from the group consisting of benzoic acid, bipyridillium, diphenyl ether acids and salts, cyclohexanediones, methane arsenate, aliphatic carboxylic acids, benzonitrile, thiocarbamate, pyrazon, pichloram, glufosinate, clopyralid, desmedipham, quinclorac, amitrole, phenmedipham, triclopyr, and ethiozin.
9. The method according to claim 8 wherein said first entity has from about seven to about eleven carbons.
10. The method according to claim 8 wherein said first entity is decanoic acid.
11. The method according to claim 8 wherein said first entity is nonanoic acid.
12. The method according to claim 8 wherein said chemical herbicide is selected from the group consisting of dicamba, paraquat, acifluorfen, fomesafen, sethoxydim, cycloxydim, clethodim, methylarsonic acid, dalapon, bromoxynil, benthiocarb, and triallate.
13. A method for controlling unwanted vegetation by the synergistic interaction of two components wherein said method comprises sequentially applying to the unwanted vegetation:
a first component comprising a monocarboxylic acid having about seven to about twenty carbon atoms represented by the following formula:
wherein R1 = C6 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof Y1 = H, C1-C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 Y2 = H, C1-C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 R2 = H, or salt; and a second component comprising a chemical herbicide selected from the group consisting of benzoic acid, bipyridillium, diphenyl ether acids and salts, cyclohexanediones, methane arsenate, aliphatic carboxylic acids, benzonitrile, thiocarbamate, pyrazon, pichloram, glufosinate, clopyralid, desmedipham, quinclorac, amitrole, phenmedipham, triclopyr, and ethiozin.
a first component comprising a monocarboxylic acid having about seven to about twenty carbon atoms represented by the following formula:
wherein R1 = C6 to C19 saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon, or an epoxide, or cyclopropane thereof Y1 = H, C1-C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 Y2 = H, C1-C5 hydrocarbon, or hydroxyl at any position along R1 R2 = H, or salt; and a second component comprising a chemical herbicide selected from the group consisting of benzoic acid, bipyridillium, diphenyl ether acids and salts, cyclohexanediones, methane arsenate, aliphatic carboxylic acids, benzonitrile, thiocarbamate, pyrazon, pichloram, glufosinate, clopyralid, desmedipham, quinclorac, amitrole, phenmedipham, triclopyr, and ethiozin.
14. The method according to claim 13 wherein said monocarboxylic acid is nonanoic acid.
15. The method according to claim 13 wherein said chemical herbicide is selected from the group consisting of dicamba, paraquat, acifluorfen, fomesafen, sethoxydim, cycloxydim, clethodim, methylarsonic acid, dalapon, bromoxynil, benthiocarb, and triallate.
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