EP3319429A1 - Herbizidzusammensetzung mit cinmethylin, metazachlor und chinolincarbonsäuren - Google Patents

Herbizidzusammensetzung mit cinmethylin, metazachlor und chinolincarbonsäuren

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EP3319429A1
EP3319429A1 EP16734006.6A EP16734006A EP3319429A1 EP 3319429 A1 EP3319429 A1 EP 3319429A1 EP 16734006 A EP16734006 A EP 16734006A EP 3319429 A1 EP3319429 A1 EP 3319429A1
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Helmut Kraus
Bernd Sievernich
Mariano ETCHEVERRY
Richard R. Evans
Ryan Louis NIELSON
Yannick Griveau
Hagen Bremer
Johannes BESSAI
Cyrill Zagar
Rex A. LIEBL
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01N—PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTS THEREOF; BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES OR AS HERBICIDES; PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS
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  • the present invention relates to a herbicidal composition comprising metazachlor and quinolinecarboxylic acids, in particular quinclorac and quinmerac.
  • the invention also relates to methods and uses for controlling undesirable vegetation, in particular in crops.
  • crop protection it is desirable, in principle, to increase the specific activity of an active compound and the reliability of the effect. It is particularly desirable for the crop protection product to control the harmful plants effectively, but at the same time to be compatible with the useful plants in question. Also desirable is a broad spectrum of activity allowing the
  • Resistant weed biotypes are a consequence of basic evolutionary processes. Individuals within a species that are best adapted to a particular practice are selected for and will increase in the population. Once a weed population is exposed to a herbicide to which one or more plants are naturally resistant, the herbicide kills susceptible individuals, but allows resistant individuals to survive and reproduce. With repeated herbicide use, resistant weeds that initially appear as isolated plants or patches in a field can quickly spread to dominate the population and the soil seed bank.
  • herbicide resistance within weeds in particular grass weeds such as, for example, Alopecurus myosuroides (ALOMY), Apera spica-venti (APESV) or Lolium species (LOLSS) has become a major concern for farmers, resulting in dramatic weed control problems, for example in cereal crops.
  • Herbicides from the group of ACCase- and ALS-inhibitors are most affected by resistance evolution but also various other types of herbicides.
  • Metazachlor is the common name of the herbicidal compound with the lUPAC name 2-chloro-N- (pyrazol-1-ylmethyl)acet-2',6'-xylidide and the Chemical Abstracts name 2-chloro-N-(2,6- dimethylphenyl)-N-(1 H-pyrazol-1 -ylmethyl)acetamide (CAS RN 67129-08-2) that is described in the The Pesticide Manual, Fourteenth Edition, Editor: C.D.S. Tomlin, British Crop Production Council, 2006, entry 543, pages 687-689.
  • Metazachlor can be used for pre-emergence and early post-emergence control of winter and annual grasses and broad-leaved weeds in various crops including oilseed rape. Metazachlor exists in different polymorphic forms. The monoclinic form is disclosed in EP 41 1408. The polymorphs of Metazachlor are further described in U. J. Griesser, D. Weigand, J. M. Rollinger, M. Haddow, E. Gstrein, J. Therm. Anal. Calorim., 77 (2004) 51 1 and D. Weigand, Ph.D. thesis, Innsbruck, 2001.
  • Quinolinecarboxylic acids are one of the chemical classes to which auxinic herbicides belong (group O of the HRAC (Herbicide Resistance Action Committee) classification). Among the quinolinecarboxylic acids, quinclorac and quinmerac have been widely commercialized as herbicides.
  • Quinclorac is the common name of the quinolinecarboxylic acid with the lUPAC name 7- dichloroquinoline-8-carboxylic acid and the Chemical Abstracts name 3,7-dichloro-8- quinolinecarboxylic acid (CAS RN 84087-01-4) that is described in the The Pesticide Manual, Fourteenth Edition, Editor: C.D.S. Tomlin, British Crop Production Council, 2006, entry 732, pages 928 - 929. Quinclorac is commonly used in rice (direct-seeded and transplanted rice) as both pre- and post-emergence herbicide.
  • Quinmerac is the common name of the quinolinecarboxylic acid with the lUPAC name 7-chloro- 3-methylquinoline-8-carboxylic acid and the Chemical Abstracts name 7-chloro-3-methyl-8- quinolinecarboxylic acid (CAS RN 90717-03-6) that is described in the The Pesticide Manual, Fourteenth Edition, Editor: C.D.S. Tomlin, British Crop Production Council, 2006, entry 733, pages 929-930.
  • Quinmerac is a post-emergence herbicide useful to crops such as sugarbeet, cereals and oilseed rape.
  • WO 2009/010475 discloses a method for controlling aquatic weeds by applying a herbicidally effective amount of a VLCFA inhibitor to the water body of aquatic weeds and/or their aqueous habitat containing seeds or other propagating organs of said aquatic weeds.
  • the VLCFA inhibitor may be an acetamide, a chloroacetamide, an oxyacetamide, a tetrazolinone or is selected from anilophos, cafenstrole, indanofan and piperophos. Metazachlor is mentioned as an example of chloroacetamides.
  • the VLCFA inhibitor can also be applied in combination with one or more other herbicides selected from various active compounds, inter alia cinmethylin.
  • WO 2009/127635 discloses a method for controlling submerged aquatic weeds by applying a herbicidally effective amount of a solid formulation of a quinolinecarboxylic acid to the bottom of the aqueous habitat of the aquatic weeds to act on submerged aquatic weeds and/or their aqueous habitat containing seeds or other propagating organs of said aquatic weeds.
  • Said quinolinecarboxylic acid may be 3,7-dichloroquinoline-8-carboxylic acid (quinclorac) and 7- chloro-3-methylquinoline-8-carboxylic acid (quinmerac).
  • the quinolinecarboxylic acid can be used in combination with one or more other herbicides selected from various active compounds, inter alia cinmethylin.
  • WO 2009/133083 A2 discloses a herbicidal composition containing A) metazachlor, which is provided in suspended form, B) dimethenamid, which is provided in emulsified form, and C) quinmerac, which is provided in suspended form.
  • WO 2005/015999 A1 discloses storage-stable mixtures of plant protection products containing a) metazachlor, b) at least one active ingredient selected from the group consisting of dimethenamide, clomazone, quinmerac and fluorochloridone and optionally c) at least one active substance selected from the group consisting of benoxacor, cloquintocet, cyometrinil, dichlormid, dicyclonon, dietholate, fenchlorazole, fenclorim, flurazole, fuxofenim, flurilazole, isoxadifen, mefenpyr, mephenate, naphthalic anhydride, 2,2,2,5-trimethyl-3- (dichloracetyl-1 , 3- oxazolidine) (R29148), 4-(dichloracetyl)-1-oxa-4 azaspiro[4.5]decan (AD-67, MON 4640) and oxabetrin
  • EP 2 777397 A1 describes binary and ternary herbicidal compositions comprising
  • D-napropamide inter alia a ternary herbicidal combination which comprises D-napropamide, metazachlor and quinmerac.
  • a suspo-emulsion formulation containing dimethenamid-P, metazachlor and quinmerac is also marketed by BASF e.g. under the trade names Butisan Gold ® and Shadow ® giving excellent weed control in oilseed rape.
  • herbicidal compositions which provide weed control comparable to the individual compounds with significantly reduced application rates. It is also an object of the present invention to provide herbicidal compositions, which provide significantly enhanced weed control with application rates comparable to those of the individual compounds.
  • compositions according to the invention should have a broad spectrum of activity.
  • Another object of the present invention lies in the effective control of herbicide-resistant weed biotypes, in particular in herbicide-resistant grass weeds.
  • herbicidal compositions uses and methods below. Accordingly, in one aspect of the invention there is provided a herbicidal composition
  • herbicide A as used herein is meant to include the racemic mixture ( ⁇ )-2-exo-(2- Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1 jheptane (herein also referred to as the "exo-( ⁇ )- isomers", CAS RN 87818-31 -3)
  • racemic mixture contains equal parts of the two enantiomers (+)-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4- isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1 jheptane (herein also referred to as the "exo-(+)- isomer” , CAS RN 87818-61 -9) and (-)-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1 -methyl-4-isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1 jheptane (herein also referred to as the "exo-(-)- isomer", CAS RN 87819-60-1 ).
  • the herbicide A is ( ⁇ )-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4- isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1 jheptane. In another embodiment, the herbicide A is (+)-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1 -methyl-4-isopropyl- 7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1 ]heptane.
  • the herbicide A is (-)-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1 -methyl-4-isopropyl-7- oxabicyclo[2.2.1 ]heptane.
  • herbicide A is a non-racemic mixture of (+)-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)- 1 -methyl-4-isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane and (-)-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4- isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1 ]heptane.
  • the non-racemic mixture contains unequal parts of the exo-(+)-isomer and the exo-(-)-isomer.
  • the weight ratio of the exo-(+)- isomer to the exo-(-)- isomer in the non-racemic mixture can vary widely.
  • the composition of this invention comprises metazachlor (herbicide B) in its monoclinic form or triclinic form or as a mixture thereof.
  • the herbicide B is metazachlor in its monoclinic or triclinic form, in particular in its monoclinic form.
  • the quinolinecarboxylic acid is selected from quinclorac (herein also referred to as “herbicide C.1 “ or “C.1 "), quinmerac (herein also referred to as "herbicide C.2” or “C.2”) and agriculturally acceptable salts or esters thereof.
  • the quinolinecarboxylic acid is quinclorac (C.1 ) or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof.
  • the quinolinecarboxylic acid is quinmerac (C.2) or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof, in particular quinmerac (C.2).
  • suitable agriculturally acceptable salts of quinclorac (C.1 ) and quinmerac (C.2) include e.g.
  • herbicide effective amount denotes an amount of the active ingredients, which is sufficient for controlling unwanted plants, especially for controlling unwanted plants in cultivated plants and which does not result in a substantial damage to the treated plants. Such an amount can vary in a broad range and is dependent on various factors, such as the plants to be controlled, the treated cultivated plant or material, the climatic conditions and the specific composition according to the invention used.
  • the composition of the invention may further comprise at least one herbicide D (as defined hereinafter) which is different from the herbicides A, B and C.
  • safener E as defined hereinafter.
  • composition of the invention may further comprise one or more auxiliaries customary in crop protection (as defined hereinafter).
  • the present invention relates to the use of the composition as defined herein for controlling undesirable vegetation.
  • plants and “vegetation”, as used herein, include germinant seeds, emerging seedlings, plants emerging from vegetative propagules, and established vegetation.
  • the present invention relates to 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 a herbicidally 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), (b) metazachlor (herbicide B) and (c) at least one quinolinecarboxylic acid or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof (herbicide C).
  • the method of the invention may further comprise applying at least one herbicide D (as defined hereinafter) which is different from the herbicides A, B and C.
  • the method of the invention may further comprise applying at least one safener E.
  • the method of the invention may further comprise applying one or more auxiliaries customary in crop protection.
  • locus means the area in which the vegetation or plants are growing or will grow, typically a field.
  • the present invention relates to 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 according to the invention.
  • the herbicide A, herbicide B and herbicide C are each present or applied in an amount sufficient to provide a synergistic herbicidal effect.
  • compositions can, based on the individual components, be used at lower application rates to achieve a herbicidal effect comparable to the individual components.
  • Colby's equation can be applied to determine whether the combination of two active ingredients (e.g. herbicide A and herbicide B) shows a synergistic effect (see S. R. Colby, "Calculating synergistic and antagonistic responses of herbicide combinations", Weeds 1967, 15, pp. 20-22).
  • E, X and Y are as defined above and Z is the herbicidal effect in percent using a herbicide C (as defined herein) at an application rate c.
  • the value E corresponds to the effect (plant damage or injury) which is to be expected if the activity of the individual compounds is additive. If the observed effect is higher than the value E calculated according to the Colby equation, a synergistic effect is present.
  • the compositions, uses and methods disclosed herein are synergistic as determined by the Colby equation. Specifically, the synergistic herbicidal effect is determined according to the Colby equation.
  • the compositions, uses and methods of the present invention provide excellent pre- and post-emergence control of weeds. In particular, the compositions and methods are useful for controlling undesirable vegetation before their emergence (pre-emergence).
  • compositions, uses and methods of the present invention also show good crop
  • compositions, uses and methods of the present invention provide effective control of herbicide resistant or tolerant weed species, in particular herbicide-resistant weed biotypes.
  • the compositions, uses and methods of the present invention can effectively control herbicide-resistant grass weeds such as, for example, Alopecurus
  • compositions, uses and methods of the present invention are also suitable for controlling herbicide-resistant broadleaf weeds such as, for example, Papaver rhoeas (PAPRH, corn poppy) which has evolved resistance, especially against ALS-inhibiting herbicides.
  • herbicide-resistant broadleaf weeds such as, for example, Papaver rhoeas (PAPRH, corn poppy) which has evolved resistance, especially against ALS-inhibiting herbicides.
  • compositions, uses and methods of the present invention can effectively control weed biotypes with target-site resistance but also weed biotypes with non-target site resistance.
  • a particular advantage is that the compositions, uses and methods of the present invention also provide effective control of weed biotypes having both target-site resistance and non-target-site resistance, such as e.g. resistant populations of Alopecurus myosuroides (ALOMY) or Lolium rigidum (LOLRI).
  • Target-site resistance occurs by mutation within a gene coding for an herbicide target-site enzyme (limiting the herbicide binding) or by overproduction of the target enzyme (gene overexpression or amplification).
  • Non-target-site resistance involves mechanisms that minimize the amount of active herbicide reaching the target site (e.g. reduced herbicide uptake or translocation, increased herbicide sequestration, or enhanced herbicide metabolism).
  • compositions of the present invention the weight ratio of herbicide A (in particular ( ⁇ )-2- exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1 ]heptane) to metazachlor
  • herbicide B is in general in the range from 1 :0.1 to 1 :40, preferably in the range from 1 :0.2 to 1 :20 and more preferably in the range from 1 :0.5 to 1 :10.
  • the weight ratio of herbicide A in particular ( ⁇ )-2- exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane
  • herbicide C preferably quinclorac (C.1 ) or quinmerac (C.2), in particular quinmerac (C.2)
  • the weight ratio of herbicide B (metazachlor) to herbicide C is in general in the range from 1 :0.001 to 1 :14, preferably in the range from 1 :003 to 1 :4.7 and more preferably in the range from 1 :0.1 to 1 : 1.6.
  • the composition of the invention may further comprise at least one herbicide D which is different from the herbicides A, B and C.
  • the compositions of the present invention comprise herbicide A (in particular ( ⁇ )-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1 ]heptane), metazachlor (herbicide B), at least one quinolinecarboxylic acid or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof (herbicide C) (preferably quinclorac (C.1 ) or quinmerac (C.2), in particular quinmerac (C.2)) and at least one herbicide D.
  • the herbicide D is selected from the group consisting of acetochlor (D.1 ), aclonifen (D.2), amicarbazone (D.3), amidosulfuron (D.4), aminopyralid (D.5), amitrole (D.6), asulam (D.7), atrazine (D.8), azimsulfuron (D.9), beflubutamid (D.10), benfluralin (D.1 1 ), bensulfuron (D.12), bensulide (D.13), bentazone (D.14), benzobicyclon (D.15), bicyclopyrone (D.16), bifenox (D.17), bispyribac (D.18), bromoxynil (D.19), carbetamide (D.20), carfentrazone (D.21 ), chloridazon (D.22), chlorpropham (D.23), chlorsulfuron (D.24), chlorthal (D.
  • the herbicide D is selected from the group consisting of acetochlor (D.1 ), aclonifen (D.2), aminopyralid (D.5), atrazine (D.8), azimsulfuron (D.9), beflubutamid (D.10), bensulfuron (D.12), bentazone (D.14), benzobicyclon (D.15), bicyclopyrone (D.16), bispyribac (D.18), bromoxynil (D.19), carbetamide (D.20), chloridazon (D.22), chlortoluron (D.26), clethodim (D.27), clodinafop (D.28), clomazone (D.29), clopyralid (D.30), cyclosulfamuron (D.31 ), cycloxydim (D.32), cyclopyrimorate (D.33), cyhalofop (D.34), 2,
  • the herbicide D is selected from the group consisting of aminopyralid (D.5), clethodim (D.27), clomazone (D.29), clopyralid (D.30), cycloxydim (D.32), dimethachlor (D.45), dimethenamid (D.46), dimethenamid-P (D.47), ethametsulfuron (D.51 ), imazamox (D.76), napropamide (D.107), napropamide-M (D.108), pendimethalin (D.1 16), pethoxamid
  • the herbicide D is selected from the group consisting of aminopyralid (D.5), clethodim (D.27), clomazone (D.29), clopyralid (D.30), cycloxydim (D.32), dimethachlor (D.45), dimethenamid (D.46), dimethenamid-P (D.47), ethametsulfuron (D.51 ), imazamox (D.76), napropamide (D.107), napropamide-M (D.108), pendimethalin (D.1 16), pethoxamid (D.1 18), picloram (D.120), propaquizafop (D.128), propyzamide (D.130), pyroxasulfone (D.135), quizalofop-P (D.139) and agriculturally acceptable salts, esters or amides thereof, more preferably selected from the group consisting of aminopyralid (D.5), cle
  • Safeners are chemical compounds which prevent or reduce damage on useful plants without having a major impact on the herbicidal action of the herbicidal active components towards unwanted plants. Safeners can be applied before sowings (e.g. seed treatments), on shoots or seedlings as well as in the pre-emergence or post-emergence treatment of useful plants and their habitat.
  • compositions of the present invention comprise herbicide A, metazachlor (herbicide B), at least one quinolinecarboxylic acid or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof (herbicide C) (preferably quinclorac (C.1 ) or quinmerac (C.2), in particular quinmerac (C.2)), at least one safener E and optionally at least one herbicide D.
  • herbicide A metazachlor
  • herebicide C quinolinecarboxylic acid or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof
  • herebicide C preferably quinclorac (C.1 ) or quinmerac (C.2), in particular quinmerac (C.2)
  • safener E optionally at least one herbicide D.
  • compositions of the present invention comprise herbicide A, metazachlor (herbicide B), at least one quinolinecarboxylic acid or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof (herbicide C) (preferably quinclorac (C.1 ) or quinmerac (C.2), in particular quinmerac (C.2)), at least one herbicide D and at least one safener E.
  • Exemplary safeners E include benoxacor (E.1 ), cloquintocet (E.2), cyometrinil (E.3),
  • cyprosulfamide (E.4), dichlormid (E.5), dicyclonon (E.6), dietholate (E.7), fenchlorazole (E.8), fenclorim (E.9), flurazole (E.10), fluxofenim (E.1 1 ), furilazole (E.12), isoxadifen (E.13), mefenpyr (E.14), mephenate (E.15), naphthaleneacetic acid (E.16), naphthalic anhydride (E.17), oxabetrinil (E.18), 4-(dichloroacetyl)-1-oxa-4-azaspiro[4.5]decane (MON4660, CAS 71526-07-3) (E.19), 2,2,5-trimethyl-3-(dichloroacetyl)-1 ,3-oxazolidine (R-29148, CAS 52836-31-4) (E.20), N- (2-
  • the safener E is selected from the group consisting of benoxacor (E.1 ), cloquintocet (E.2), cyprosulfamide (E.4), dichlormid (E.5), dicyclonon (E.6), fenchlorazole (E.8), fenclorim (E.9), flurazole (E.10), furilazole (E.12), isoxadifen (E.13), mefenpyr (E.14), 4-(dichloroacetyl)-1 - oxa-4-azaspiro[4.5]decane (MON4660, CAS 71526-07-3) (E.19), 2,2,5-trimethyl-3- (dichloroacetyl)-1 ,3-oxazolidine (R-29148, CAS 52836-31 -4) (E.20), and agriculturally acceptable salts, esters or amides thereof.
  • benoxacor E.1
  • cloquintocet E.
  • the safener E is selected from the group consisting of benoxacor (E.1 ), cloquintocet-mexyl (E.2a), cyprosulfamide (E.4), dichlormid (E.5), dicyclonon (E.6),
  • the safener E is selected from the group consisting of benoxacor (E.1 ), cloquintocet (E.2), cyprosulfamide (E.4), dichlormid (E.5), fenclorazole (E.8), fenclorim (E.9), isoxadifen (E.13), mefenpyr (E.14), and agriculturally acceptable salts, esters or amides thereof.
  • the safener E is selected from the group consisting of benoxacor (E.1 ), cloquintocet-mexyl (E.2a), cyprosulfamide (E.4), dichlormid (E.5), fenclorazole-ethyl (E.8a), fenclorim (E.9), isoxadifen-ethyl (E.13a), and mefenpyr-diethyl (E.14a).
  • the safener E is selected from the group consisting of benoxacor (E.1 ),
  • the safener D is selected from the group consisting of benoxacor (E.1 ), cloquintocet-mexyl (E.2a), cyprosulfamide (E.4), isoxadifen-ethyl (E.13a), and mefenpyr-diethyl (E.14a).
  • herbicides D and safeners E are known herbicides and safeners, see, for example, The Pesticide Manual, British Crop Protection Council, 16 th edition, 2012; The Compendium of Pesticide Common Names (http://www.alanwood.net/pesticides/); Farm Chemicals Handbook 2000 volume 86, Meister Publishing Company, 2000; B. Hock, C. Fedtke, R. R. Schmidt, Herbizide [Herbicides], Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart 1995; W. H. Ahrens, Herbicide
  • the herbicides D and/or safeners E as described herein are capable of forming geometrical isomers, for example E/Z isomers, it is possible to use both, the pure isomers and mixtures thereof, in the compositions, uses and methods according to the invention. If the herbicides D and/or safeners E as described herein have one or more centers of chirality and, as a consequence, are present as enantiomers or diastereomers, it is possible to use both, the pure enantiomers and diastereomers and their mixtures, in the compositions, uses and methods according to the invention.
  • herbicides D and/or safeners E as described herein have ionizable functional groups, they can also be employed in the form of their agriculturally acceptable salts.
  • agriculturally acceptable salts is used herein to mean in general, the salts of those cations and the acid addition salts of those acids whose cations and anions, respectively, have no adverse effect on the herbicidal activity of the active compounds.
  • Preferred cations are the ions of the alkali metals, preferably of lithium, sodium and potassium, of the alkaline earth metals, preferably of calcium and magnesium, and of the transition metals, preferably of manganese, copper, zinc and iron, further ammonium and substituted ammonium in which one to four hydrogen atoms are replaced by Ci -C4-alkyl, hydroxy-Ci-C4-alkyl, C1 -C4- alkoxy-Ci-C4-alkyl, hydroxy-Ci-C4-alkoxy-Ci -C4-alkyl, phenyl or benzyl, preferably ammonium, methylammonium, isopropylammonium, dimethylammonium, diisopropylammonium, trimethylammonium, heptylammonium, dodecylammonium, tetradecylammonium,
  • Anions of useful acid addition salts are primarily chloride, bromide, fluoride, iodide,
  • the herbicides D and/or safeners E as described herein having a carboxyl, hydroxy and/or an amino group can be employed in the form of the acid, in the form of an agriculturally suitable salt as mentioned above or else in the form of an agriculturally acceptable derivative, for example as amides, such as mono- and di-Ci-C6-alkylamides or arylamides, as esters, for example as allyl esters, propargyl esters, Ci-Cio-alkyl esters, alkoxyalkyl esters, tefuryl ((tetrahydrofuran-2-yl)methyl) esters and also as thioesters, for example as Ci-Cio-alkylthio esters.
  • amides such as mono- and di-Ci-C6-alkylamides or arylamides
  • esters for example as allyl esters, propargyl esters, Ci-Cio-alkyl esters, alkoxyalky
  • Preferred mono- and di-Ci-C6-alkylamides are the methyl and the dimethylamides.
  • Preferred arylamides are, for example, the anilides and the 2-chloroanilides.
  • Preferred alkyl esters are, for example, the methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, pentyl, mexyl (1-methylhexyl), meptyl (1 -methylheptyl), heptyl, octyl or isooctyl (2-ethylhexyl) esters.
  • Ci-C4-alkoxy-Ci-C4-alkyl esters are the straight-chain or branched Ci-C4-alkoxy ethyl esters, for example the 2-methoxyethyl, 2-ethoxyethyl, 2-butoxyethyl (butotyl), 2-butoxypropyl or 3- butoxypropyl ester.
  • An example of a straight-chain or branched Ci-Cio-alkylthio ester is the ethylthio ester.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of aminopyralid include aminopyralid- dimethylammonium (D.5a), aminopyralid-potassium (D.5b), aminopyralid-tris(2- hydroxypropyl)ammonium (D.5c), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of asulam include asulam-potassium (D.7a), asulam-sodium (D.7b), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of bensulfuron include bensulfuron- methyl (D.12a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of bentazone include bentazone- sodium (D.14a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of bispyribac (D.18) include bispyribac- sodium (D.18a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of bromoxynil (D.19) include bromoxynil butyrate (D.19a), bromoxynil heptanoate (D.19b), bromoxynil octanoate (D.19c), bromoxynil- potassium (D.19d), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of carfentrazone include
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of chlorthal include chlorthal-dimethyl (DCPA) (D.25a), chlorthal-monomethyl (D.25b), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of clodinafop (D.28) include clodinafop- propargyl (D.28a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of clopyralid (D.30) include clopyralid- potassium (D. 30a), clopyralid-olamine (D. 30b), clopyralid-tris(2-hydroxypropyl)ammonium (D. 30c), clopyralid-methyl (D. 30d), and mixtures thereof.
  • clopyralid is provided as an amine salt, such as clopyralid-olamine salt (D. 30b, see above), dimethylamine (DMA) salt (D. 30e), monoethanolamine (MEA) salt (D. 30f), triisopropanolamine (TIPA) salt (D. 30g), and mixtures thereof.
  • clopyralid-olamine salt D. 30b, see above
  • DMA dimethylamine
  • MEA monoethanolamine
  • TIPA triisopropanolamine
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of cyhalofop include cyhalofop-butyl (D.34a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of 2,4-D include 2,4-D-ammonium
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of dazomet include dazomet-sodium (D.36a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of 2,4-DB (D.37) include 2,4-DB-butyl (D.37a), 2,4-DB-dimethylammonium (D.37b), 2,4-DB-isoctyl (D.37c), 2,4-DB-potassium (D.37d), 2,4-DB-sodium (D.37e), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of dicamba include dicamba-sodium (D.39a), dicamba-potassium (D.39b), dicamba-methylammonium (D.39c), dicamba- dimethylammonium (D.39d), dicamba-isopropylammonium (D.39e), dicamba-diglycolamine (D.39f), dicamba-olamine (D.39g), dicamba-diolamine (D.39h), dicamba-trolamine (D.39i), dicamba-N,N-bis-(3-aminopropyl)methylamine (D.39j), dicamba-diethylenetriamine (D.39k), dicamba-methyl (D.39I), dicamba-butotyl (D.39m), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of dichlorprop include dichlorprop-butotyl (D.40a), dichlorprop-dimethylammonium (D.40b), dichlorprop-ethylammonium (D.40c), dichlorprop-2-ethylhexyl (D.40d), dichlorprop-isoctyl (D.40e), dichlorprop-methyl (D.40f), dichlorprop-potassium (D.40g), dichlorprop-sodium (D.40h), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of dichlorprop-P include dichlorprop-P- dimethylammonium (D.41 a), dichlorprop-P-2-ethylhexyl (D.41 b), dichlorprop-P-potassium (D.41 c), dichlorprop-P-sodium (D.41 d), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of diclofop include diclofop-methyl (D.42a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of diflufenzopyr include diflufenzopyr- sodium (D.44a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of diquat include diquat dibromide (D.48a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of ethametsulfuron (D.51 ) include
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of fenoxaprop include fenoxaprop- ethyl (D.53a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of fenoxaprop-P include fenoxaprop- P-ethyl (D.54a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of fluazifop include fluazifop-methyl (D.58a), fluazifop-butyl (D.58b), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of fluazifop-P include fluazifop-P-butyl (D.59a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of flucarbazone include flucarbazone- sodium (D.60a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of flupyrsulfuron include
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of fluroxypyr include fluroxypyr-butomethyl (D.66a), fluroxypyr-meptyl (D.66b), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of glufosinate include glufosinate- ammonium (D.69a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of glufosinate-P include glufosinate-P- ammonium (D.70a), glufosinate-P-sodium (D.70b), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of glyphosate include glyphosate- ammonium (D.71 a), glyphosate-diammonium (D.71 b), glyphoste-dimethylammonium (D.71 c), glyphosate-isopropylammonium (D.71 d), glyphosate-potassium (D.71 e), glyphosate-sodium (D.71f), glyphosate-sesquisodium (D.71 g), glyphosate-trimesium (D.71 h), glyphosate- ethanolamine (D.71 i), glyphosate-diethanolamine (D.71 j), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of halauxifen include halauxifen- methyl (D.72a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of halosulfuron include halosulfuron- methyl (D.73a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of haloxyfop-P include haloxyfop-P- etotyl (D. 74a), haloxyfop-P-methyl (D. 74b), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of imazapic include imazapic- ammonium (D.77a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of imazapyr (D.78) include imazapyr- isopropylammonium (D.78a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of imazaquin include imazaquin - ammonium (D.79a), imazaquin-methyl (D.79b), imazaquin-sodium (D.79c), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of imazethapyr include imazethapyr- ammonium (D.80a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of iodosulfuron include iodosulfuron- methyl (D.82a), iodosulfuron-methyl-sodium (D.82b), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of iofensulfuron include iofensulfuron- sodium (D.83a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of ioxynil include ioxynil-lithium (D.84a), ioxynil octanoate (D.84b), ioxynil-sodium (D.84c), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of MCPA include MCPA-butotyl (D.90a), MCPA-butyl (D. 90b), MCPA-dimethylammonium (D. 90c), MCPA-diolamine (D. 90d), MCPA-ethyl (D. 90e), MCPA-2-ethylhexyl (D. 90f), MCPA-isobutyl (D. 90g), MCPA-isoctyl (D. 90h), MCPA-isopropyl (D. 90i), MCPA-methyl (D. 90j), MCPA-olamine (D. 90k), MCPA- potassium (D.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of MCPB include MCPB-ethyl (D. 91 a), MCPB-methyl (D. 91 b), MCPB-sodium (D. 91 c), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of mecoprop include mecoprop- dimethylammonium (D. 92a), mecoprop-diolamine (D. 92b), mecoprop-ethadyl (D. 92c), mecoprop-2-ethylhexyl (D.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of mecoprop-P include mecoprop-P- dimethylammonium (D.93a), mecoprop-P-2-ethylhexyl (D. 93b), mecoprop-P-isobutyl (D. 93c), mecoprop-P-potassium (D. 93d), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of mesosulfuron (D.94) include
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of metam include metam-ammonium (D. 96a), metam-potassium (D. 96b), metam-sodium (D. 96c), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of metsulfuron include metsulfuron- methyl (D.104a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of phenmedipham include phenmedipham-ethyl (D.1 19a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of picloram include picloram- dimethylammonium (D. 120a), picloram-2-ethylhexyl (D. 120b), picloram-isoctyl (D. 120c), picloram-methyl (D. 120d), picloram-olamine (D. 120e), picloram-potassium (D. 120f), picloram- triethylammonium (D. 120g), picloram-tris(2-hydroxypropyl)ammonium (D. 120h), picloram- trolamine (D. 120i), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of propoxycarbazone include propoxycarbazone-sodium (D.129a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of pyraflufen include pyraflufen-ethyl (D.133a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of quizalofop include quizalofop- ethyl (D.138a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of quizalofop-P include quizalofop-P- ethyl (D.139a), quizalofop-P-tefuryl (D.139b), and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of thiencarbazone include thiencarbazone-methyl (D.151 a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of thifensulfuron include
  • thifensulfuron-methyl (D.152a).
  • exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of topramezone (D.154) include
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of tribenuron include tribenuron- methyl (D.158a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of triclopyr include triclopyr-butotyl (D.159a), triclopyr-ethyl (D.159b), triclopyr-triethylammonium (D.159c) and mixtures thereof.
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of trifloxysulfuron include
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of triflusulfuron include triflusulfuron- methyl (D.163a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of cloquintocet include cloquintocet- mexyl (E.2a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of fenchlorazole include fenchlorazole- ethyl (E.8a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of isoxadifen include isoxadifen-ethyl (E.13a).
  • Exemplary agriculturally acceptable salts or esters of mefenpyr include mefenpyr-diethyl (E.14a).
  • the composition comprises herbicide A (in particular ( ⁇ )-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane), herbicide B (metazachlor) and herbicide C (preferably quinclorac (C.1 ) or quinmerac (C.2), in particular quinmerac (C.2)) as the only active ingredients.
  • herbicide A in particular ( ⁇ )-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane
  • herbicide B metalazachlor
  • herbicide C preferably quinclorac (C.1 ) or quinmerac (C.2), in particular quinmerac (C.2)
  • the composition comprises, as the only active ingredients, herbicide A (in particular ( ⁇ )-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7- oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane), herbicide B (metazachlor), herbicide C (preferably quinclorac (C.1 ) or quinmerac (C.2), in particular quinmerac (C.2)) and at least one (preferably one to three, more preferably one or two and most preferably one) safener E selected from the safeners E.1 to E.21 and agriculturally acceptable salts, esters or amides thereof (preferably selected from the group consisting of benoxacor (E.1 ), cloquintocet (E.2), cyprosulfamide (E.4), dichlormid (E.5), dicyclonon (E.6), fenchlorazole (E.8), fenclorim (E.9), flurazole (E)
  • herbicide A in
  • the composition comprises, as the only active ingredients, herbicide A (in particular ( ⁇ )-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7- oxabicyclo[2.2.1 ]heptane), herbicide B (metazachlor), herbicide C (preferably quinclorac (C.1 ) or quinmerac (C.2), in particular quinmerac (C.2)) and at least one (preferably one to three, more preferably one or two and most preferably one) herbicide D selected from the group consisting of herbicides D.1 to D.166 and agriculturally acceptable salts, esters or amides thereof (preferably selected from the group consisting of acetochlor (D.1 ), aclonifen (D.2), aminopyralid (D.5), atrazine (D.8), azimsulfuron (D.9), beflubutamid (D.10), bensulfuron (D.12), bentazone
  • herbicide A in particular
  • dimethenamid-P (D.47), dithiopyr (D.49), ethametsulfuron (D.51 ), ethofumesate (D.52), fenoxaprop (D.53), fenoxaprop-P (D.54), fenquinotrione (D.55), flazasulfuron (D.56), florasulam (D.57), fluazifop (D.58), fluazifop-P (D.59), flucarbazone (D.60), flufenacet (D.61 ), flumioxazin (D.62), flupyrsulfuron (D.64), flurochloridone (D.65), fluroxypyr (D.66), flurtamone (D.67), foramsulfuron (D.68), glufosinate (D.69), glufosinate-P (D.70), glyphosate (D.71 ), halaux
  • the composition comprises, as the only active ingredients, herbicide A (in particular ( ⁇ )-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7- oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane), herbicide B (metazachlor), herbicide C (preferably quinclorac (C.1 ) or quinmerac (C.2), in particular quinmerac (C.2)), at least one (preferably one to three, more preferably one or two and most preferably one) herbicide D selected from the group consisting of herbicides D.1 to D.166 and agriculturally acceptable salts, esters or amides thereof
  • acetochlor (D.1 ), aclonifen (D.2), aminopyralid (D.5), atrazine (D.8), azimsulfuron (D.9), beflubutamid (D.10), bensulfuron (D.12), bentazone (D.14), benzobicyclon (D.15), bicyclopyrone (D.16), bispyribac (D.18), bromoxynil (D.19), carbetamide (D.20), chloridazon (D.22), chlortoluron (D.26), clethodim (D.27), clodinafop (D.28), clomazone (D.29), clopyralid (D.30), cyclosulfamuron (D.31 ), cycloxydim (D.32), cyclopyrimorate (D.33), cyhalofop (D.34), 2,4-D (D.35), 2,4-D (D.
  • dimethenamid-P (D.47), dithiopyr (D.49), ethametsulfuron (D.51 ), ethofumesate (D.52), fenoxaprop (D.53), fenoxaprop-P (D.54), fenquinotrione (D.55), flazasulfuron (D.56), florasulam (D.57), fluazifop (D.58), fluazifop-P (D.59), flucarbazone (D.60), flufenacet (D.61 ), flumioxazin (D.62), flupyrsulfuron (D.64), flurochloridone (D.65), fluroxypyr (D.66), flurtamone (D.67), foramsulfuron (D.68), glufosinate (D.69), glufosinate-P (D.70), glyphosate (D.71 ), halaux
  • agriculturally acceptable salts, esters or amides thereof more preferably selected from the group consisting of benoxacor (E.1 ), cloquintocet-mexyl (E.2a), cyprosulfamide (E.4), dichlormid (E.5), dicyclonon (E.6), fenclorazole-ethyl (E.8a), fenclorim (E.9), flurazole (E.10), furilazole (E.12), isoxadifen-ethyl (E.13a), mefenpyr-diethyl (E.14a), 4-(dichloroacetyl)-1 -oxa-4- azaspiro[4.5]decane (MON4660, CAS 71526-07-3) (E.19), and 2,2,5-trimethyl-3- (dichloroacetyl)-1 ,3-oxazolidine (R-29148, CAS 52836-31-4) (E.20),
  • cyprosulfamide (E.4), dichlormid (E.5), fenclorazole-ethyl (E.8a), fenclorim (E.9), isoxadifen- ethyl (E.13a) and mefenpyr-diethyl (E.14a), and in particular selected from the group consisting of benoxacor (E.1 ), cloquintocet-mexyl (E.2a), cyprosulfamide (E.4), isoxadifen-ethyl (E.13a), and mefenpyr-diethyl (E.14a)).
  • herbicidal compositions comprising the following combinations of four active ingredients (herbicide A+herbicide B+herbicide
  • C+herbicide D A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.1 , A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.2, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.3, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.4,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.17, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.18, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.18a, A+B+C.1 (or
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.29, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.30, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.30a, A+B+C.1 (or
  • herbicidal compositions comprising the following combinations of four active ingredients (herbicide A+herbicide B+herbicide C+ safener E): A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+E.1, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+E.2, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+E.3, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+E.4, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+E.5, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+E.6, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+E.7, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+E.8, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+E.9, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+E.10, A+B+C.1(orC.2)+E.10, A+
  • herbicidal compositions comprising the following combinations of five active ingredients (herbicide A+herbicide B+herbicide C+ herbicide D+safener E):
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.24+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.25+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.25a+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.25b+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.26+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.27+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.28+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.28a+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.29+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.30+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.30a+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.30b+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.32+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.33+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.34+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.35t+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35u+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35v+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.35w+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35x+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35y+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.37a+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.37b+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.37c+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.37d+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.37e+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.38+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39a+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39b+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39f+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39g+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39h+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39i+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39j+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39k+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39l+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39m+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.40+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.40a+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.40b+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.40c+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.40d+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.40e+E.2a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.40f+E.2a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.1 +E.6, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.2+E.6, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.3+E.6, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.4+E.6, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.5+E.6, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.5a+E.6, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.5a+E.6, A+B+C.1 (or
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.24+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.25+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.25a+E.8a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.25b+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.26+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.27+E.8a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.28+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.28a+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.29+E.8a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.30+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.30a+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.30b+E.8a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.32+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.33+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.34+E.8a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.35t+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35u+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35v+E.8a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.35w+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35x+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35y+E.8a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.37d+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.37e+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.38+E.8a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39f+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39g+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39h+E.8a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39i+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39j+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39k+E.8a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39l+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39m+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.40+E.8a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.40a+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.40b+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.40c+E.8a,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.40d+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.40e+E.8a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.40f+E.8a,
  • A+B+C. (or C.2)+D.1+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.2+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.3+E.10, A+B+C. (or C.2)+D.4+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.5+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.5a+E.10, A+B+C.
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.35h+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.35i+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.35j+E.10,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.35n+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.35o+E.10, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35p+E.10,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.48+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.48a+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.49+E.10,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.50+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.51+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.51a+E.10,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.54+E.10, A+B+C.1(orC.2)+D.54a+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.55+E.10,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.56+E.10, A+B+C.1(orC.2)+D.57+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.58+E.10,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.59a+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.60+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.60a+E.10,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.61+E.10, A+B+C.1(orC.2)+D.62+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.63+E.10,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.64+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.64a+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.64b+E.10,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.65+E.10, A+B+C.1(orC.2)+D.66+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.66a+E.10,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.73+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.73a+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.74+E.10,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.74a+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.74b+E.10, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.75+E.10, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.76+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.77+E.10, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.77a+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.78+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.78a+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.78a+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.78a+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.78a+E.10, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.78
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.37d+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.37e+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.38+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.39a+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.39b+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39C+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.39d+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.39e+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39f+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.39g+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.39h+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39i+E.12, A+B+C.1(orC.2)+D.39j+E.12, A+B+C.1(orC.2)+D.39k+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39I+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.39m+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.40+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.40a+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.40b+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.40c+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2] +D.45+E.12, A+B+C.1(orC.2)+D.46+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.47+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2] +D.58a+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.58b+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.59+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.59a+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.60+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.60a+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.61+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.62+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.63+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.64+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.64a+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.64b+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.65+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.66+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.66a+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.66b+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.67+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.68+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.69+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.69a+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.70+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.70a+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.70b+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.71 +E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.71a+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.71b+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.71c+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.71d+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.71e+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.71f+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.85+E.12, A+B+C.1(orC.2)+D.86+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.87+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.88+E.12, A+B+C.1(orC.2)+D.89+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.90+E.12,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.90a+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.90b+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.90c+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.90d+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.90e+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.90f+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.90g+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.90h+E.12, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.90i+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.90j+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.90k+E.12, A+B+C.1(or C.2)
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.37b+E.13a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.37c+E.13a, A+B+C.1 (or
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35w+E.14a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35x+E.14a, A+B+C.1 (or
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35zy+E.14a, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.36+E.14a, A+B+C.1 (or
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.70a+E.19, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.70b+E.19, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.71 +E.19,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.85+E.19, A+B+C.1(orC.2)+D.86+E.19, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.87+E.19,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.90a+E.19, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.90b+E.19, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.90c+E.19, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.90d+E.19, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.90e+E.19, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.90f+E.19, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.90g+E.19, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.90h+E.19, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.90i+E.19, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.90j+E.19, A+B+C.1(or C.2)+D.90k+E.19, A+B+C.1(or C.2)
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 (+D.164+E.19, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.165+E.19, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.166+E.19,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 (+D.1 +E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.2+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.3+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.1 1 +E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.12+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.12a+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.13+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.14+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.14a+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.15+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.16+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.17+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.18+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.18a+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.19+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.19a+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.19b+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.19c+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.19d+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.20+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.21 +E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.21 a+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.22+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.23+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.24+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.25+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.25a+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.25D+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.26+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.27+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.28+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.28a+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.29+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.30+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.30a+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.30b+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.30C+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.30d+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.30e+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.35n+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35o+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35p+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.35q+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35r+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35s+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.35t+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35u+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35v+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.35W+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35x+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35y+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.35Z+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35zx+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.35zy+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.36+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.36a+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.37+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.37a+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.37b+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.37c+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.37d+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.37e+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.38+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39a+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39b+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39C+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39d+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39e+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39f+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39g+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39h+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39i+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39j+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39k+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2 +D.39I+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.39m+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.40+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2) +D 69+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.69a+E.20, A+B+C .1 (or C.2)+D.70+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2) +D 71 d+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.71 e+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.71f+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2) +D 71 g+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.71 h+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.71 i+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2) +D 71j+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.72+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.72a+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2) +D 73+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.73a+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.74+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2) +D 76+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.77+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.77a+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2) +D 85+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.86+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.87+E.20,
  • A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.120f+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or C.2)+D.120g+E.20, A+B+C.1 (or
  • the weight ratio of herbicide A in particular ( ⁇ )-2- exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1 -methyl-4-isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane) to herbicide D is in general in the range from 1 :0.002 to 1 :128, preferably from 1 :0.0026 to 1 :86 and more preferably from 1 :0.004 to 1 :64, wherein each herbicide D being an ester or a salt of an acid is calculated as the acid.
  • the weight ratio of herbicide A (in particular ( ⁇ )- 2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane) to herbicide D is in the range from 1 :0.002 to 1 :60, preferably from 1 :0.0026 to 1 :40 and more preferably from 1 :0.004 to 1 :30, wherein each herbicide D being an ester or a salt of an acid is calculated as the acid.
  • the weight ratio of herbicide B (metazachlor) to herbicide D is in general in the range from 1 :0.001 to 1 :64, preferably from 1 :0.0013 to 1 :44 and more preferably from 1 :0.002 to 1 :26, wherein each herbicide D being an ester or a salt of an acid is calculated as the acid.
  • the weight ratio of herbicide B metalazachlor
  • herbicide D is in the range from 1 :0.001 to 1 :30, preferably from 1 :0.001 to 1 :20 and more preferably from 1 :0.002 to 1 :12, wherein each herbicide D being an ester or a salt of an acid is calculated as the acid.
  • the weight ratio of herbicide C preferably quinclorac (C.1 ) or quinmerac (C.2), in particular quinmerac (C.2)
  • herbicide D is in general in the range from 1 :0.0014 to 1 :320, preferably from 1 :0.0028 to 1 :143 and more preferably from 1 :0.005 to 1 :64, wherein each herbicide D being an ester or a salt of an acid is calculated as the acid.
  • the aforementioned weight ratios are particularly suitable for use in oilseed rape.
  • the composition contains the safener E in an effective amount, which is generally at least 0.1 % by weight, in particular at least 0.2 or at least 0.5% by weight, based on the total amount of herbicide A, herbicide B, herbicide C and, if present, herbicide D.
  • the weight ratio of the herbicide A (in particular ( ⁇ )-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4- isopropyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1 ]heptane) to the safener E is generally in the range from 1 :0.002 to 1 :24, preferably from 1 :0.004 to 1 :12 and more preferably from 1 :0.012 to 1 :5, wherein each safener E being an ester or a salt of an acid is calculated as the acid.
  • the weight ratio of herbicide B (metazachlor) to the safener E is generally in the range from 1 :0.0005 to 1 :5, preferably from 1 :0.001 to 1 :3 and more preferably from 1 :0.0025 to 1 :1 , wherein each safener E being an ester or a salt of an acid is calculated as the acid.
  • the weight ratio of herbicide C (preferably quinclorac (C.1 ) or quinmerac (C.2), in particular quinmerac (C.2)) to the safener E is generally in the range from 1 :0.0005 to 1 :5, preferably from 1 :0.001 to 1 :3 and more preferably from 1 :0.0025 to 1 :1 , wherein each safener E being an ester or a salt of an acid is calculated as the acid.
  • the herbicides A, B and C are preferably applied within the same weight ratios as defined herein for the composition of this invention.
  • the herbicide A and the herbicide D are preferably applied within the same weight ratios as defined herein for the composition of this invention.
  • the herbicide B and the herbicide D are preferably applied within the same weight ratios as defined herein for the composition of this invention.
  • the herbicide C and the herbicide D are preferably applied within the same weight ratios as defined herein for the composition of this invention.
  • the herbicide A and the safener E are preferably applied within the same weight ratios as defined herein for the composition of this invention.
  • the herbicide B and the safener E are preferably applied within the same weight ratios as defined herein for the composition of this invention.
  • the herbicide C and the safener E are preferably applied within the same weight ratios as defined herein for the composition of this invention.
  • the herbicide A, the herbicide B, the herbicide C and, if present, the herbicide D and/or the safener E can be applied jointly or separately.
  • the herbicide A, the herbicide B, the herbicide C and, if present, the herbicide D and/or the safener E can be applied simultaneously or in succession.
  • the herbicide A, the herbicide B, the herbicide C and, if present, the herbicide D and/or the safener E are applied simultaneously to the undesirable vegetation.
  • the herbicide A, the herbicide B, the herbicide C and, if present, the herbicide D and/or the safener E are provided as herbicidal composition according to the invention (e.g. a tank mixture containing the herbicide A, the herbicide B, the herbicide C and, if present, the herbicide D and/or the safener E) being applied to the undesirable vegetation.
  • the herbicidal composition of this invention is applied to the undesirable vegetation or the locus thereof with or applied to the soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of the undesirable vegetation.
  • the order of the application of the herbicide A, the herbicide B, the herbicide C and, if present, the herbicide D and/or the safener E is of minor importance. It is only necessary that the herbicide A, the herbicide B, the herbicide C and, if present, the herbicide D and/or the safener E are applied in a time frame that allows
  • the herbicide A, the herbicide B, the herbicide C and, if present, the herbicide D and/or the safener E can be applied pre-emergence (before the emergence of undesirable vegetation) or post- emergence (i.e., during and/or after emergence of the undesirable vegetation).
  • the herbicide A, the herbicide B, the herbicide C and, if present, the herbicide D and/or the safener E are/is applied before the emergence of the undesirable vegetation (pre-emergence).
  • the herbicide A, the herbicide B, the herbicide C and, if present, the herbicide D and/or the safener E are/is applied before or during the emergence of the undesirable vegetation (pre-emergence or early-post emergence).
  • the herbicide A, the herbicide B, the herbicide C and, if present, the herbicide D and/or the safener E are/is applied after emergence of the undesirable vegetation.
  • the herbicide A, the herbicide B, the herbicide C and, if present, the herbicide D and/or the safener E are/is preferably applied after the undesirable vegetation has emerged and has developed up to 6 leaves.
  • compositions and methods of the present invention are suitable for controlling a large number of undesirable vegetation (harmful plants), including monocotyledonous weeds and dicotyledonous weeds.
  • the undesirable vegetation is selected from monocotyledonous weed species.
  • the undesirable vegetation is selected from the family Poaceae. More preferably, the undesirable vegetation is selected from the tribes Aveneae, Bromeae, Paniceae and Poeae. In one embodiment, the undesirable vegetation is selected from the tribe Aveneae. In another embodiment, the undesirable vegetation is selected from the tribe Bromeae. In yet another embodiment, the undesirable vegetation is selected from the tribe Paniceae. In still another embodiment, the undesirable vegetation is selected from the tribe Poeae.
  • compositions and methods of the present invention may be used for controlling annual weeds such as gramineous weeds (grass weeds) including, but not limited to, the genera Aegilops such as Aegilops cylindrical (AEGCY, jointed goatgrass); Agropyron such as Agropyron repens (AGRRE, common couchgrass); Alopecurus such as Alopecurus myosuroides (ALOMY, blackgrass) or Alopecurus aequalis (ALOAE, foxtail); Apera such as Apera spica-venti (APESV, silky wind grass); Avena such as Avena fatua (AVEFA, wild oat) or Avena sterilis subsp.
  • grass weeds including, but not limited to, the genera Aegilops such as Aegilops cylindrical (AEGCY, jointed goatgrass); Agropyron such as Agropyron repens (AGRRE, common couchgrass); Alopecurus such as Alopecurus myosuroides
  • AVEST sterile oat
  • Brachiaria such as Brachiaria plantaginea (BRAPL, Alexander grass) or Brachiaria decumbens (BRADC, Surinam grass
  • Bromus such as Bromus inermis (BROIN, awnless brome), Bromus sterilis (BROST, barren bromegrass), Bromus tectorum (BROTE, cheatgrass), Bromus arvensis (BROAV, field bromegrass), Bromus secalinus (BROSE, rye bromegrass) or Bromus hordeacus (BROMO, lopgrass); Cenchrus such as Cenchrus echinatus (CCHEC, Mossman River grass); Cynodon such as Cynodon dactylon (CYNDA, bermudagrass); Digitaria such as Digitaria ciliaris (DIGAD, southern crabgrass), Digitaria sanguinalis (DIGSA, hairy crabgrass), Digitaria insularis (TRCIN
  • LEFPC thread sprangletop
  • Leptochloa mucronata Leptochloa panicoides
  • LEFPA tighthead sprangletop
  • Leptochloa scabra Leptochloa virgata
  • Lolium such as Lolium multiflorum (LOLMU, Italian ryegrass), Lolium perenne (LOLPE, English ryegrass) or Lolium rigidum (LOLRI, annual rye- grass
  • Panicum such as Panicum capillare (PANCA, tumble panicgrass), Panicum
  • Phalaris such as Phalaris minor (PHAMI, lesser canary grass), Phalaris paradoxa (PHAPA, paradoxagrass), Phalaris canariensis (PHACA, canarygrass) or Phalaris brachystachys (PHABR, short-spiked canarygrass); Poa such as Poa annua (POAAN, annual bluegrass), Poa pratensis (POAPR, Kentucky bluegrass) or Poa trivialis (POATR, rough meadowgrass); Rottboellia such as Rottboellia exaltata (ROOEX, guinea-fowl grass); Setaria such as Setaria faberi (SETFA, giant foxtail), Setaria glauca (PESGL, pearl millet), Setaria italic (SETIT, Italian
  • the undesirable vegetation is a monocotyledonous weed species selected from the genera Agropyron, Alopecurus, Apera, Avena, Brachiaria, Bromus, Cynodon, Digitaria,
  • Echinochloa Eleusine, Ischaemum, Leptochloa, Lolium, Panicum, Phalaris, Poa, Rottboellia, and Setaria. More preferably, the undesirable vegetation is selected from the genera
  • the undesirable vegetation is selected from the genera Alopecurus, Apera, Avena, Digitaria, Echinochloa, Leptochloa, Lolium, Phalaris, Poa and Setaria.
  • the undesirable vegetation is selected from the genera Alopecurus, Apera, Avena, Echinochloa, Leptochloa, Lolium, Phalaris and Poa.
  • the undesirable vegetation is selected from the genera Alopecurus, Avena, Lolium and Phalaris.
  • the undesirable vegetation is a monocotyledonous weed species selected from the genera Alopecurus, Avena, Digitaria, Lolium and Setaria.
  • the undesirable vegetation is a monocotyledonous weed species selected from the genera Alopecurus, Apera, Lolium and Poa.
  • the undesirable vegetation is a monocotyledonous weed species selected from the genera Echinochloa, Leptochloa and Setaria.
  • the undesirable vegetation is a monocotyledonous weed species selected from Agropyron repens, Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica- venti, Avena fatua, Avena sterilis subsp.
  • the monocotyledonous weed species is selected from Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica-venti, Avena fatua, Avena sterilis subsp. sterilis, Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinochloa oryzoides, Leptochloa chinensis, Lolium multiflorum, Lolium perenne, Lolium rigidum, Phalaris minor, Phalaris paradoxa, Phalaris canariensis, Phalaris
  • brachystachys Poa annua, Poa pratensis and Poa trivialis, more preferably from Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica-venti, Avena fatua, Echinochloa grus-galli, Echinochloa oryzoides, Leptochloa chinensis, Lolium multiflorum, Lolium rigidum, Phalaris minor and Poa annua, and most preferably from Alopecurus myosuroides, Avena fatua, Lolium multiflorum, Lolium rigidum and Phalaris minor.
  • the monocotyledonous weed species is selected from Alopecurus myosuroides, Avena fatua, Digitaria sanguinalis, Lolium multiflorum and Setaria viridis.
  • the monocotyledonous weed species is selected from Alopecurus myosuroides, Apera spica-venti, Lolium multiflorum and Poa annua.
  • the monocotyledonous weed species is selected from Echinochloa grus-galli, Leptochloa chinensis and Setaria viridis.
  • the compositions and methods of the present invention are also suitable for controlling a large number of dicotyledonous weeds, in particular broad leaf weeds including, but not limited to, Polygonum species such as Polygonum convolvolus (POLCO, wild buckwheat), Amaranthus species such as Amaranthus albus (AMAAL, tumble pigweed), Amaranthus blitoides (AMABL, mat amaranth), Amaranthus hybridus (AMACH, green pigweed), Amaranthus palmeri (AMAPA, Palmer amaranth), Amaranthus powellii (AMAPO, Powell amaranth), Amaranthus retroflexus (AMARE, redroot pigweed), Amaranthus tuberculatus (AMATU, rough-fruit amaranth),
  • Polygonum species such as Polygonum
  • Amaranthus rudis AMATA, tall amaranth
  • Amaranthus viridis AMAVI, slender amaranth
  • Aethusa species such as Aethusa cynapium (AETCY, fool's parsley)
  • Ammi species such as Ammi majus (AMIMI)
  • Conium species such as Conium maculatum (COIMA, poison hemlock)
  • Chenopodium species such as Chenopodium album (CHEAL, common lambsquarters)
  • CHEFI Chenopodium ficifolium
  • CHEPO Chenopodium polyspermum
  • CHEHY Chenopodium hybridum
  • Sida species such as Sida spinosa L.
  • SI DSP prickly sida
  • Ambrosia species such as Ambrosia artemisiifolia (AMBEL, common ragweed), Acanthospermum species, Anthemis species such as Anthemis arvensis (ANTAR, field chamomile), Atriplex species, Cirsium species, Convolvulus species, Conyza species such as Conyza bonariensis (ERIBO, hairy horseweed) or Conyza canadensis (ERICA, Canada horseweed), Cassia species, Commelina species, Datura species, Euphorbia species, Geranium species such as Geranium dissectum (GERDI, cut-leaf geranium), Geranium pusillium (GERPU, small-flower geranium) or Geranium rotundifolium (GERRT, round-leaved cranesbill), Galinsoga species, Ipomoea species such as Ipomoea hederacea (IPOHE, morningglory), Lamium species,
  • GALTC corn cleavers
  • HELAN Helianthus annuus
  • Desmodium tortuosum (DEDTO, giant beggar weed), Kochia scoparia (KCHSC, mock cypress), Mercurialis annua (MERAN, annual mercury), Myosotis arvensis (MYOAR, field forget-me-not), Papaver rhoeas (PAPRH, common poppy), Salsola kali (SASKA, prickly glasswort), Sonchus arvensis (SONAR, corn sowthistle), Tagetes minuta (TAGMI, Mexican marigold), Richardia brasiliensis (RCHBR, Brazil pusley), cruciferous weeds such as Raphanus raphanistrum
  • RPA RaPRA
  • Sinapis alba SINAL, white mustard
  • Sinapis arvensis SINAR, wild mustard
  • Thlaspi arvense THLAR
  • DESSO Thlaspi arvense
  • CAPBP Capsella bursa-pastoris
  • Sisymbrium species such as Sisymbrium officinale (SSYOF, hedge mustard) or Sisymbrium orientale (SSYOR, oriental mustard), Brassica kaber (SINAR, wild mustard).
  • the undesirable vegetation is a dicotyledonous weed species selected from the genera Abutilon, Aethusa, Amaranthus, Ambrosia, Ammi, Anthemis, Capsella, Centaurea,
  • the undesirable vegetation is a dicotyledonous weed species selected from the genera Amaranthus, Ambrosia, Aethusa, Ammi, Conium, Anthemis, Capsella, Centaurea, Chenopodium, Conyza, Descurainia, Galium, Geranium, Kochia, Matricaria, Papaver,
  • the undesirable vegetation is a dicotyledonous weed species selected from the genera Abutilon, Anthemis, Chenopodium, Galium, Geranium, Papaver, Polygonum and Stellaria. Still more preferably, the dicotyledonous weed species is selected from Abutilon theophrasti, Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus blitoides, Amaranthus hybridus, Amaranthus palmeri,
  • the dicotyledonous weed species is selected from Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus blitoides, Amaranthus hybridus, Amaranthus palmeri, Amaranthus powellii, Amaranthus retroflexus, Amaranthus tuberculatus, Amaranthus rudis, Amaranthus viridis, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Aethusa cynapium, Ammi majus, Conium maculatum, Anthemis arvensis,
  • the dicotyledonous weed species is selected from
  • the dicotyledonous weed species is selected from Abutilon theophrasti, Anthemis arvensis, Chenopodium album, Galium aparine, Geranium dissectum, Papaver rhoeas, Polygonum convolvulus and Stellaria media.
  • 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, Abutilon,
  • 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, Aethusa, Amaranthus, Ambrosia, Ammi, Anthemis, Capsella, Centaurea, Chenopodium, Conium, Conyza,
  • the undesirable vegetation is selected from the genera
  • the undesirable vegetation is selected from the genera Alopecurus, Avena, Digitaria, Lolium, Setaria, Abutilon, Anthemis, Chenopodium, Galium, Geranium, Papaver, Polygonum and Stellaria.
  • the undesirable vegetation is selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica-venti, Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Brachiaria plantaginea, Brachiaria decumbens, Bromus secalinus, Bromus sterilis, Bromus tectorum, Digitaria ciliaris, Digitaria insularis, Digitaria ischaemum, Digitaria sanguinalis, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-pavonis, Echinochloa erecta, Echinochloa oryzoides, Echinochloa phyllogogon, Eleusine indica, Ischaemum rugosum, Leptochloa chinensis, Leptochloa panicoides, Leptochloa scabra, Lept
  • Leptochloa chinensis Lolium multiflorum, Lolium rigidum, Phalaris minor and Poa annua, Galium aparine and in particular selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Lolium multiflorum, Lolium rigidum, Phalaris minor and Galium aparine.
  • the undesirable vegetation is selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Avena fatua, Digitaria sanguinalis, Lolium multiflorum, Setaria viridis, Abutilon theophrasti, Anthemis arvensis, Chenopodium album, Galium aparine, Geranium dissectum, Papaver rhoeas, Polygonum convolvulus and Stellaria media.
  • the undesirable vegetation is a herbicide resistant or tolerant weed species.
  • Exemplary herbicide resistant or tolerant weed species include, but are not limited to, biotypes resistant or tolerant to herbicides selected from the group consisting of acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors (HRAC Group A), acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitors (HRAC Group B), photosystem II (PS II) inhibitors (HRAC Groups C1 , C2 and C3), photosystem I (PS I) inhibitors (HRAC Group D), protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) inhibitors (HRAC Group E), 4- hydroxyphenyl-pyruvate-dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitors (HRAC Group F1 ), phytoene desaturase (PDS) inhibitors (HRAC Group F2), carotenoid biosynthesis inhibitors (HRAC Group F3), DOXP synthase inhibitors (HRAC Group F4), 5- enolpymvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) inhibitors (H
  • the herbicide resistant or tolerant weed species is selected from biotypes resistant or tolerant to herbicides selected from the group consisting of acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors (HRAC Group A), acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitors (HRAC Group B), photosystem II (PS II) inhibitors (HRAC Groups C1 , C2 and C3), protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) inhibitors (HRAC Group E), 4-hydroxyphenyl-pyruvate-dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitors (HRAC Group F1 ), phytoene desaturase (PDS) inhibitors (HRAC Group F2), 5- enolpymvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) inhibitors (HRAC Group G), inhibitors of microtubuli assembly (HRAC Group K1 ), very long chain fatty acid (VLCFA) inhibitors (HRAC Group K3), Inhibitors of cell wall synthesis (H
  • the herbicide resistant or tolerant weed species is selected from biotypes resistant or tolerant to herbicides selected from the group consisting of acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors (HRAC Group A), acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitors (HRAC Group B), photosystem II (PS II) inhibitors (HRAC Groups C1 , C2 and C3), inhibitors of microtubuli assembly (HRAC Group K1 ), very long chain fatty acid (VLCFA) inhibitors (HRAC Group K3) and inhibitors of lipid synthesis (HRAC Group N).
  • ACCase acetyl CoA carboxylase
  • ALS acetolactate synthase
  • PS II photosystem II
  • HRAC Groups C1 , C2 and C3 inhibitors of microtubuli assembly
  • VLCFA very long chain fatty acid
  • the herbicide resistant or tolerant weed species is selected from biotypes with resistance or tolerance to at least one herbicide selected from the group consisting of acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors (HRAC Group A), acetolactate synthase (ALS) inhibitors (HRAC Group B) and photosystem II (PS II) inhibitors (HRAC Groups C1 , C2 and C3).
  • ACCase acetyl CoA carboxylase
  • ALS acetolactate synthase
  • PS II photosystem II
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is selected from the genera Agropyron, Alopecurus, Apera, Avena, Brachiaria, Bromus, Cynodon, Digitaria, Echinochloa, Eleusine, Ischaemum, Leptochloa, Lolium, Panicum, Phalaris, Poa, Rottboellia, Setaria, Abutilon, Aethusa, Amaranthus, Ambrosia, Ammi, Anthemis, Capsella, Centaurea, Chenopodium, Conium, Conyza, Descurainia, Galium, Geranium, Kochia, Matricaria, Papaver, Polygonum, Raphanus, Sinapis, Sisymbrium, Stellaria and Thlaspi.
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is selected from the genera Agropyron, Alopecurus, Apera, Avena, Brachiaria, Bromus, Cynodon, Digitaria, Echinochloa, Eleusine, Ischaemum, Leptochloa, Lolium, Panicum, Phalaris, Poa, Rottboellia, Setaria, Anthemis, Amaranthus, Ambrosia, Capsella, Centaurea, Chenopodium, Conyza, Descurainia, Galium, Kochia,
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is selected from the genera Alopecurus, Apera, Digitaria, Echinochloa, Leptochloa, Lolium, Phalaris, Poa, Setaria, Amaranthus, Anthemis, Capsella, Centaurea, Chenopodium, Descurania, Kochia, Matricaria, Papaver, Sisymbrium, Stellaria and Thlaspi, still more preferably selected from the genera Alopecurus, Apera,
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is selected from the genera Alopecurus, Apera, Digitaria, Echinochloa, Leptochloa, Phalaris, Poa, Setaria, Amaranthus, Anthemis, Capsella, Centaurea, Chenopodium, Descurania, Kochia, Matricaria, Papaver, Sisymbrium, Stellaria and Thlaspi, more preferably selected from the genera Alopecurus, Apera, Digitaria, Echinochloa, Leptochloa, Phalaris, Poa, Setaria, Amaranthus, Anthemis, Capsella, Centaurea, Chenopodium, Descurania, Kochia, Matricaria, Papaver, Sisymbrium, Stellaria and Thlaspi, more preferably selected from the genera Alopecurus, Apera,
  • Echinochloa, Leptochloa, Phalaris, Poa Amaranthus, Chenopodium, Matricaria, Papaver and Stellaria, even more preferably selected from the genera Alopecurus, Echinochloa, Phalaris, Poa, Amaranthus, Chenopodium, Matricaria, Papaver and Stellaria, yet more preferably selected from the genera Alopecurus, Echinochloa, Phalaris, Poa and Papaver and in particular selected from the genera Alopecurus, Phalaris and Papaver.
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is selected from the genera Alopecurus, Avena, Digitaria, Lolium, Setaria, Abutilon, Anthemis, Chenopodium, Galium, Geranium, Papaver, Polygonum and Stellaria.
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is a monocotyledonous weed species selected from the genera Alopecurus, Apera, Digitaria, Echinochloa, Leptochloa, Lolium,
  • Phalaris, Poa and Setaria preferably selected from the genera Alopecurus, Apera, Echinochloa, Leptochloa, Lolium, Phalaris and Poa, more preferably selected from the genera Alopecurus, Echinochloa, Lolium, Phalaris and Poa, and in particular selected from the genera Alopecurus, Lolium and Phalaris.
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is a monocotyledonous weed species, preferably a monocotyledonous weed species selected from the genera Alopecurus, Apera, Digitaria, Echinochloa, Leptochloa, Phalaris, Poa and Setaria, preferably selected from the genera Alopecurus, Apera, Echinochloa, Leptochloa, Phalaris and Poa, more preferably selected from the genera Alopecurus, Echinochloa, Phalaris and Poa, and in particular selected from the genera Alopecurus and Phalaris.
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is a dicotyledonous weed species, preferably a dicotyledonous weed species selected from the genera Amaranthus, Anthemis, Capsella, Centaurea, Chenopodium, Descurania, Kochia, Matricaria, Papaver, Sisymbrium, Stellaria and Thlaspi, more preferably selected from the genera Amaranthus, Chenopodium, Matricaria, Papaver and Stellaria and in particular selected from the genus Papaver.
  • a dicotyledonous weed species selected from the genera Amaranthus, Anthemis, Capsella, Centaurea, Chenopodium, Descurania, Kochia, Matricaria, Papaver, Sisymbrium, Stellaria and Thlaspi, more preferably selected from the genera Amaranthus, Chenopodium, Matricaria, Papaver and Stellaria and in particular selected from the genus Papaver.
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica-venti, Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Brachiaria plantaginea, Brachiaria decumbens, Bromus secalinus, Bromus sterilis, Bromus tectorum, Digitaria ciliaris, Digitaria insularis, Digitaria ischaemum, Digitaria sanguinalis, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-pavonis, Echinochloa erecta, Echinochloa oryzoides, Echinochloa phyllogogon, Eleusine indica, Ischaemum rugosum, Leptochloa chinensis, Leptochloa panicoides, Leptochloa scabra
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica-venti, Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Brachiaria plantaginea, Brachiaria decumbens, Bromus secalinus, Bromus sterilis, Bromus tectorum, Digitaria ciliaris, Digitaria insularis, Digitaria ischaemum, Digitaria sanguinalis, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-pavonis, Echinochloa erecta, Echinochloa oryzoides, Echinochloa phyllogogon, Eleusine indica, Ischaemum rugosum, Leptochloa chinensis, Leptochloa panicoides, Leptochloa scabra,
  • Centaurea cyanus Centaurea cyanus, Chenopodium album, Chenopodium ficifolium, Chenopodium polyspermum, Chenopodium hybridum, Conyza bonariensis, Conyza canadensis, Descurania sophia, Galium aparine, Galium spurium, Galium tricornutum, Kochia scoparia, Matricaria chamomilla, Matricaria discoidea, Matricaria inodora, Papaver rhoeas, Raphanus raphanistrum, Sinapis alba, Sinapis arvensis, Sisymbrium officinale, Sisymbrium orientale, Stellaria media and Thiaspi arvense, preferably selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica-venti, Digitaria ischaemum, Digitaria sanguinalis, Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinochl
  • Leptochloa chinensis Lolium multiflorum, Lolium rigidum, Phalaris minor and Poa annua, and in particular selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Lolium multiflorum, Lolium rigidum and Phalaris minor.
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica-venti, Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Brachiaria plantaginea, Brachiaria decumbens, Bromus secalinus, Bromus sterilis, Bromus tectorum, Digitaria ciliaris, Digitaria insularis, Digitaria ischaemum, Digitaria sanguinalis, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-pavonis, Echinochloa erecta, Echinochloa oryzoides, Echinochloa phyllogogon, Eleusine indica, Ischaemum rugosum, Leptochloa chinensis, Leptochloa panicoides, Leptochloa scabra
  • Amaranthus tuberculatus, Amaranthus rudis, Chenopodium album, Matricaria chamomilla, Matricaria inodora, Papaver rhoeas and Stellaria media especially preferably selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica-venti,
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Avena fatua, Digitaria sanguinalis, Lolium multiflorum, Setaria viridis, Abutilon theophrasti, Anthemis arvensis, Chenopodium album, Galium aparine, Geranium dissectum, Papaver rhoeas, Polygonum convolvulus and Stellaria media.
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is a monocotyledonous weed species selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica-venti, Digitaria ischaemum, Digitaria sanguinalis, Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinochloa oryzoides, Leptochloa chinensis, Lolium multiflorum, Lolium perenne, Lolium rigidum, Phalaris brachystachys, Phalaris minor, Phalaris paradoxa, Poa annua, Poa trivialis, Setaria faberi, Setaria glauca, Setaria pumilla, Setaria verticillata and Setaria viridis, preferably selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica-venti, Echinochloa crus-gall
  • Leptochloa chinensis Lolium multiflorum, Lolium rigidum, Phalaris minor and Poa annua and in particular selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Lolium multiflorum, Lolium rigidum and Phalaris minor.
  • the resistant or tolerant biotype is a dicotyledonous weed species selected from the group consisting of Amaranthus powellii, Amaranthus retroflexus, Amaranthus tuberculatus, Amaranthus rudis, Anthemis arvensis, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Centaurea cyanus, Chenopodium album, Descurania sophia, Kochia scoparia, Matricaria chamomilla, Matricaria inodora, Papaver rhoeas, Sisymbrium officinale, Stellaria media and Thlaspi arvense, preferably selected from the group consisting of Amaranthus powellii, Amaranthus retroflexus, Amaranthus tuberculatus, Amaranthus rudis, Chenopodium album, Matricaria chamomilla, Matricaria inodora, Papaver rhoeas and Stellaria media, and more preferably Papaver rhoeas.
  • compositions, uses and methods of this invention are suitable for controlling ACCase-resistant grass weeds, more specifically ACCase-resistant grass weeds selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica-venti, Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Brachiaria plantaginea, Brachiaria decumbens, Bromus secalinus, Bromus sterilis, Bromus tectorum, Digitaria ciliaris, Digitaria insularis, Digitaria ischaemum, Digitaria sanguinalis, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-pavonis, Echinochloa erecta, Echinochloa oryzoides, Echinochloa phyllogogon, Eleusine indica,
  • compositions, uses and methods of this invention are also suitable for controlling ALS- resistant grass weeds, more specifically ALS-resistant grass weeds selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica-venti, Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Brachiaria plantaginea, Brachiaria decumbens, Bromus secalinus, Bromus sterilis, Bromus tectorum, Digitaria ciliaris, Digitaria insularis, Digitaria ischaemum, Digitaria sanguinalis, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-pavonis, Echinochloa erecta, Echinochloa oryzoides, Echinochloa phyllogogon, Eleusine indica, Ischaemum rugosum, Leptochloa chinens
  • Alopecurus myosuroides Lolium multiflorum, Lolium rigidum and Phalaris minor.
  • compositions, uses and methods of this invention are also suitable for controlling ALS- resistant dicotyledonous weeds, more specifically ALS-resistant dicotyledonous weeds selected from the group consisting of Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus blitoides, Amaranthus hybridus, Amaranthus palmeri, Amaranthus powellii, Amaranthus retroflexus, Amaranthus tuberculatus, Amaranthus rudis, Amaranthus viridis, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Anthemis arvensis, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Centaurea cyanus, Chenopodium album, Chenopodium ficifolium,
  • compositions, uses and methods of this invention are suitable for controlling PS ll-resistant grass weeds, more specifically PS ll-resistant grass weeds selected from the group consisting of Alopecurus myosuroides, Alopecurus aequalis, Apera spica-venti, Avena fatua, Avena sterilis, Brachiaria plantaginea, Brachiaria decumbens, Bromus secalinus, Bromus sterilis, Bromus tectorum, Digitaria ciliaris, Digitaria insularis, Digitaria ischaemum, Digitaria sanguinalis, Echinochloa colona, Echinochloa crus-galli, Echinochloa crus-pavonis, Echinochloa erecta, Echinochloa oryzoides, Echinochloa phyllogogon, Eleusine indica, Ischaemum rugosum, Leptochloa
  • Alopecurus myosuroides Lolium multiflorum, Lolium rigidum and Phalaris minor.
  • compositions, uses and methods of this invention are also suitable for controlling PSII- resistant dicotyledonous weeds, more specifically PSII-resistant dicotyledonous weeds selected from the group consisting of Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus blitoides, Amaranthus hybridus, Amaranthus palmeri, Amaranthus powellii, Amaranthus retroflexus, Amaranthus tuberculatus, Amaranthus rudis, Amaranthus viridis, Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Anthemis arvensis, Capsella bursa-pastoris, Centaurea cyanus, Chenopodium album, Chenopodium ficifolium,
  • compositions according to the invention are suitable as herbicides as such or as appropriately formulated agrochemical compositions.
  • agrochemical composition refers to a composition according to the invention further comprising one or more auxiliaries customary in crop protection.
  • the invention also relates to agrochemical compositions comprising a herbicidally effective amount of herbicide A, herbicide B (metazachlor), herbicide C (preferably quinclorac (C.1 ) or quinmerac (C.2), in particular quinmerac (C.2)), optionally at least one herbicide D (as defined herein), optionally at least one safener E (as defined herein) and one or more auxiliaries customary in crop protection.
  • the herbicide A, herbicide B, herbicide C, optionally at least one herbicide D (as defined herein) and optionally at least one safener E (as defined herein) can be converted into customary types of agrochemical compositions, e. g.
  • the agrochemical compositions can be prepared in a known manner, such as described by Mollet and Grubemann, Formulation technology, Wiley VCH, Weinheim, 2001 ; or Knowles, New developments in crop protection product formulation, Agrow Reports DS243, T&F Informa, London, 2005.
  • the invention also relates to a process for preparing the composition (more specifically the agrochemical composition) as defined herein which comprises mixing herbicide A, herbicide B, herbicide C, optionally herbicide D and/or safener E and one or more auxiliaries customary in crop protection.
  • auxiliaries customary in crop protection includes but is not limited to solvents, liquid carriers, solid carriers or fillers, surfactants, dispersants, emulsifiers, wetters, adjuvants, solubilizers, penetration enhancers, protective colloids, adhesion agents, thickeners, humectants, repellents, attractants, feeding stimulants, compatibilizers, bactericides, anti- freezing agents, anti-foaming agents, colorants, tackifiers and binders.
  • Suitable solvents and liquid carriers are water and organic solvents, such as mineral oil fractions of medium to high boiling point, e.g. kerosene, diesel oil; oils of vegetable or animal origin; aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons, e. g. toluene, paraffin,
  • tetrahydronaphthalene alkylated naphthalenes
  • alcohols e.g. ethanol, propanol, butanol, benzylalcohol, cyclohexanol
  • glycols DMSO
  • ketones e.g. cyclohexanone
  • esters e.g. lactates, carbonates, fatty acid esters, gamma-butyrolactone
  • fatty acids phosphonates
  • amines amides, e.g. N-methylpyrrolidone, fatty acid dimethylamides; and mixtures thereof.
  • Suitable solid carriers or fillers are mineral earths, e.g. silicates, silica gels, talc, kaolins, limestone, lime, chalk, clays, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, bentonite, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide; polysaccharides, e.g. cellulose, starch; fertilizers, e.g. ammonium sulfate, ammonium phosphate, ammonium nitrate, ureas; products of vegetable origin, e.g. cereal meal, tree bark meal, wood meal, nutshell meal, and mixtures thereof.
  • mineral earths e.g. silicates, silica gels, talc, kaolins, limestone, lime, chalk, clays, dolomite, diatomaceous earth, bentonite, calcium sulfate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium oxide
  • polysaccharides e.g. cellulose, starch
  • fertilizers
  • Suitable surfactants are surface-active compounds, such as anionic, cationic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants, block polymers, polyelectrolytes, and mixtures thereof. Such surfactants can be used as emusifier, dispersant, solubilizer, wetter, penetration enhancer, protective colloid, or adjuvant. Examples of surfactants are listed in McCutcheon's, Vol.1 : Emulsifiers & Detergents, McCutcheon's Directories, Glen Rock, USA, 2008 (International Ed. or North American Ed.).
  • Suitable anionic surfactants are alkali, alkaline earth or ammonium salts of sulfonates, sulfates, phosphates, carboxylates, and mixtures thereof.
  • sulfonates are alkylarylsulfonates, diphenylsulfonates, alpha-olefin sulfonates, lignine sulfonates, sulfonates of fatty acids and oils, sulfonates of ethoxylated alkylphenols, sulfonates of alkoxylated arylphenols, sulfonates of condensed naphthalenes, sulfonates of dodecyl- and tridecylbenzenes, sulfonates of naphthalenes and alkylnaphthalenes, sulfosuccinates or sulfosuccinamates.
  • Examples of sulfates are sulfates of fatty acids and oils, of ethoxylated alkylphenols, of alcohols, of ethoxylated alcohols, or of fatty acid esters.
  • Examples of phosphates are phosphate esters.
  • Examples of carboxylates are alkyl carboxylates, and carboxylated alcohol or alkylphenol ethoxylates.
  • Suitable nonionic surfactants are alkoxylates, N-subsituted fatty acid amides, amine oxides, esters, sugar-based surfactants, polymeric surfactants, and mixtures thereof.
  • alkoxylates are compounds such as alcohols, alkylphenols, amines, amides, arylphenols, fatty acids or fatty acid esters which have been alkoxylated with 1 to 50 equivalents.
  • Ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide may be employed for the alkoxylation, preferably ethylene oxide.
  • N-subsititued fatty acid amides are fatty acid glucamides or fatty acid
  • esters are fatty acid esters, glycerol esters or monoglycerides.
  • sugar-based surfactants are sorbitans, ethoxylated sorbitans, sucrose and glucose esters or alkylpolyglucosides.
  • polymeric surfactants are home- or copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone, vinylalcohols, or vinylacetate.
  • Suitable cationic surfactants are quaternary surfactants, for example quaternary ammonium compounds with one or two hydrophobic groups, or salts of long-chain primary amines.
  • Suitable amphoteric surfactants are alkylbetains and imidazolines.
  • Suitable block polymers are block polymers of the A-B or A-B-A type comprising blocks of polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide, or of the A-B-C type comprising alkanol, polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide.
  • Suitable polyelectrolytes are polyacids or polybases. Examples of polyacids are alkali salts of polyacrylic acid or polyacid comb polymers. Examples of polybases are polyvinylamines or polyethyleneamines.
  • Suitable adjuvants are compounds, which have a neglectable or even no pesticidal activity themselves, and which improve the biological performance of the compound I on the target.
  • Suitable thickeners are polysaccharides (e.g. xanthan gum, carboxymethylcellulose), anorganic clays (organically modified or unmodified), polycarboxylates, and silicates.
  • Suitable bactericides are bronopol and isothiazolinone derivatives such as alkylisothiazolinones and benzisothiazolinones.
  • Suitable anti-freezing agents are ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, urea and glycerin.
  • Suitable anti-foaming agents are silicones, long chain alcohols, and salts of fatty acids.
  • Suitable colorants e.g. in red, blue, or green
  • Suitable colorants are pigments of low water solubility and water- soluble dyes.
  • examples are inorganic colorants (e.g. iron oxide, titan oxide, iron
  • organic colorants e.g. alizarin-, azo- and phthalocyanine colorants.
  • Suitable tackifiers or binders are polyvinylpyrrolidons, polyvinylacetates, polyvinyl alcohols, polyacrylates, biological or synthetic waxes, and cellulose ethers.
  • the agrochemical compositions generally comprise between 0.01 and 95%, preferably between 0.1 and 90%, and in particular between 0.5 and 75%, by weight of active substance.
  • the active substances are employed in a purity of from 90% to 100%, preferably from 95% to 100% (according to NMR spectrum).
  • oils, wetters, adjuvants, fertilizer, or micronutrients, and further pesticides may be added to the active substances or the compositions comprising them as premix or, if appropriate not until immediately prior to use (tank mix).
  • pesticides e.g. herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, growth regulators, safeners
  • These agents can be admixed with the compositions according to the invention in a weight ratio of 1 :100 to 100:1 , preferably 1 :10 to 10:1.
  • the agrochemical composition is made up with water, buffer, and/or further auxiliaries to the desired application concentration and the ready-to-use spray liquor or the agrochemical composition according to the invention is thus obtained.
  • 20 to 2000 liters, preferably 50 to 400 liters, of the ready-to-use spray liquor are applied per hectare of useful agricultural area.
  • either individual components of the agrochemical composition according to the invention or partially premixed components e. g. agrochemical components comprising herbicide A, herbicide B, herbicide C, optionally at least one herbicide D (as defined herein) and optionally at least one safener E (as defined herein) may be mixed by the user in a spray tank and further auxiliaries and additives may be added, if appropriate.
  • agrochemical components comprising herbicide A, herbicide B, herbicide C, optionally at least one herbicide D (as defined herein) and optionally at least one safener E (as defined herein) may be mixed by the user in a spray tank and further auxiliaries and additives may be added, if appropriate.
  • individual components of the agrochemical composition according to the invention such as parts of a kit or parts of a binary or ternary mixture may be mixed by the user himself in a spray tank and further auxiliaries may be added, if appropriate.
  • either individual components of the agrochemical composition according to the invention or partially premixed components e. g. components comprising herbicide A, herbicide B, herbicide C, optionally at least one herbicide D (as defined herein) and optionally at least one safener E (as defined herein) can be applied jointly (e.g. after tank mixing) or consecutively.
  • the agrochemical composition may be provided in the form of a single package formulation comprising herbicide A, herbicide B, herbicide C, optionally at least one herbicide D (as defined herein) and optionally at least one safener E (as defined herein) together with liquid and/or solid carriers, and, if desired, one or more surfactants and, if desired, one or more further auxiliaries customary in crop protection.
  • the formulation may be provided in the form of a two package formulation, wherein one package comprises a formulation of herbicide A, herbicide B and herbicide C while the other package comprises a formulation comprising at least one herbicide D and/or safener E, and wherein both formulations comprise at least one carrier material, if desired, one or more surfactants and, if desired, one or more further auxiliaries customary in crop protection.
  • the formulation may also be provided in the form of a two package formulation, wherein one package comprises a formulation of herbicide A, herbicide B and herbicide C and optionally the safener E, while the other package comprises a formulation of the at least one herbicide D, and wherein both formulations comprises at least one carrier material, if desired, one or more surfactants and, if desired, one or more further auxiliaries customary in crop protection.
  • the two formulations are preferably mixed prior to application.
  • the mixing is performed as a tank mix, i.e. the formulations are mixed immediately prior or upon dilution with water.
  • compositions according to the invention control vegetation on non-crop areas very efficiently, especially at high rates of application. They act against broad-leafed weeds and grass weeds in crops such as wheat, barley, rice, corn, sunflowers, soybeans and cotton without causing any significant damage to the crop plants. This effect is mainly observed at low rates of application.
  • compositions according to the invention are applied to the plants mainly by spraying.
  • the application can be carried out using, for example, water as carrier by customary spraying techniques using spray liquor amounts of from about 50 to 1000 l/ha (for example from 300 to 400 l/ha).
  • the herbicidal compositions may also be applied by the low-volume or the ultra-low- volume method, or in the form of microgranules.
  • the herbicidal compositions according to the present invention can be applied pre- or post- emergence or together with the seed of a crop plant. It is also possible to apply the compounds and compositions by applying seed, pretreated with a composition of the invention, of a crop plant. If the herbicides A, B and C and, if appropriate, herbicide D, are less well tolerated by certain crop plants, application techniques may be used in which the herbicidal compositions are sprayed, with the aid of the spraying equipment, in such a way that as far as possible they do not come into contact with the leaves of the sensitive crop plants, while the active
  • the composition according to the invention can be applied by treating seed.
  • the treatment of seed comprises essentially all procedures familiar to the person skilled in the art (seed dressing, seed coating, seed dusting, seed soaking, seed film coating, seed multilayer coating, seed encrusting, seed dripping and seed pelleting) based on compositions according to the invention.
  • the herbicidal compositions can be applied diluted or undiluted.
  • seed comprises seed of all types, such as, for example, corns, seeds, fruits, tubers, seedlings and similar forms.
  • seed describes corns and seeds.
  • the seed used can be the seed of the useful plants mentioned above, but also the seed of transgenic plants or plants obtained by customary breeding methods.
  • compositions of the present invention on their own or jointly in combination with other crop protection agents, for example with agents for controlling pests or phytopathogenic fungi or bacteria or with groups of active compounds which regulate growth.
  • other crop protection agents for example with agents for controlling pests or phytopathogenic fungi or bacteria or with groups of active compounds which regulate growth.
  • miscibility with mineral salt solutions which are employed for treating nutritional and trace element deficiencies.
  • Non-phytotoxic oils and oil concentrates can also be added.
  • the amounts of active substances applied i.e. herbicides A, B and C and, if appropriate, herbicide D, without formulation auxiliaries, are, depending on the kind of effect desired, from 0.1 to 10000 grams per hectare (g/ha), preferably 10 to 7500 g/ha, more preferably 25 to 5000 g/ha and in particular 50 to 3000 g/ha.
  • the application rate of the herbicide A is generally from 0.1 to 2000 g/ha, preferably 10 to 1000 g/ha, more preferably 10 to 750 g/ha and in particular 10 to 500 g/ha. In another embodiment, the application rate of the herbicide A is from 50 to 1000 g/ha, preferably 75 to 750 g/ha and more preferably 100 to 500 g/ha.
  • the application rate of the herbicide B is generally from 0.1 to 5000 g/ha, preferably 10 to 2000 g/ha, more preferably 10 to 1500 g/ha and in particular 10 to 1000 g/ha. In another embodiment, the application rate of the herbicide B is from 100 to 2000 g/ha, preferably 150 to 1500 g/ha and more preferably 250 to 1000 g/ha.
  • the application rate of the herbicide C is generally from 0.1 to 5000 g/ha, preferably 10 to 1400 g/ha, more preferably 10 to 700 g/ha and in particular 10 to 400 g/ha.
  • the application rate of the herbicide C is from 20 to 1400 g/ha, preferably 45 to 700 g/ha and more preferably 100 to 400 g/ha.
  • the application rate of the herbicide D (in case of salts calculated as the acid) is generally from 0.1 to 10000 g/ha, preferably 2 to 6400 g/ha and more preferably 2 to 3000 g/ha.
  • the aforementioned application rate is particularly suitable for use in oilseed rape.
  • the application rate of the safener E (in case of salts calculated as the acid) is generally from 1 to 2500 g/ha, preferably 2 to 2000 g/ha and more preferably 10 to 1500 g/ha.
  • treatment of plant propagation materials such as seeds, e. g.
  • amounts of active substance of from 0.1 to 5000 g, preferably from 5 to 2500 g, more preferably from 50 to 2000 g and in particular from 100 to 1500 g, per 100 kilogram of plant propagation material (preferably seeds) are generally required.
  • the amounts of active substances applied i.e. herbicides A, B and C and, if appropriate, herbicide D are generally employed in amounts of from 0.001 to 10 kg per 100 kg of seed.
  • the compositions and methods according to the invention are useful for controlling undesirable vegetation in various crop plants. Examples of suitable crops are the following:
  • silvestris (winter turnip rape), Brassica oleracea (cabbage), Brassica nigra (black mustard), Camellia sinensis (tea plants), Carthamus tinctorius (safflower), Carya illinoinensis (pecan trees), Citrus limon (lemons), Citrus sinensis (orange trees), Coffea arabica (Coffea canephora, Coffea liberica) (coffee plants), Cucumis sativus (cucumber), Cynodon dactylon (Bermudagrass), Daucus carota subspec. sativa (carrot), Elaeis guineensis (oil palms), Fragaria vesca
  • Gossypium herbaceum Gossypium vitifolium
  • Helianthus annuus unsunflowers
  • Hevea brasiliensis rubber plants
  • Hordeum vulgare barley
  • Humulus lupulus hops
  • Ipomoea batatas sweet potatoes
  • Juglans regia walnut trees
  • Lens culinaris lentil
  • Preferred crops are Allium cepa, Allium sativum, Arachis hypogaea, Beta vulgaris spec, altissima, Brassica napus var. napus, Brassica oleracea, Cynodon dactylon, Daucus carota subspec.
  • the crop plant is selected from wheat, barley, rye, oat, triticale, maize, sunflower, rice, legume crops (like soybeans, peas, Vicia-beans, Phaseolus-beans, Vigna- beans, peanuts, chickpeas, lentils, alfalfa, lupins etc.), oilseed rape, canola, cotton, potato, sugarbeet, sugarcane, bulb vegetables (like onion, garlic, shallot, etc), carrot, tomato, brassica vegetable (like cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, brussel sprouts, curly kale, kohlrabi, etc), leaf vegetable (like salad, lettuce, endive, radicchio, rucola, chicory, etc.), bell pepper, cucumber, eggplant, pumpkin, melon, pepper, zucchini, parsley, parsnip, radish,
  • the crop plant is selected from the group consisting of wheat, barley, rye, triticale, oat, corn (maize), sunflower, rice, soybeans, peas, beans, peanuts, oilseed rape, canola, cotton, potato, sugarbeet, sugarcane, turfgrasses and vegetables.
  • the crop plant is 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.
  • the undesirable vegetation is controlled in cereals, oilseed rape, sunflower, corn (maize) and legumes.
  • the cereals are selected from the group consisting of wheat, barley, rye, oat, and triticale.
  • the undesirable vegetation is controlled in crops selected from the genus Brassica, in particular oilseed rape.
  • compositions, uses and methods according to the invention can also be used in genetically modified plants.
  • genetically modified plants is to be understood as plants whose genetic material has been modified by the use of recombinant DNA techniques to include an inserted sequence of DNA that is not native to that plant species'genome or to exhibit a deletion of DNA that was native to that species'genome, wherein the modification(s) cannot readily be obtained by cross breeding, mutagenesis or natural recombination alone.
  • a particular genetically modified plant will be one that has obtained its genetic modification(s) by inheritance through a natural breeding or propagation process from an ancestral plant whose genome was the one directly treated by use of a recombinant DNA technique.
  • one or more genes have been integrated into the genetic material of a genetically modified plant in order to improve certain properties of the plant.
  • Such genetic modifications also include but are not limited to targeted post-translational modification of protein(s), oligo- or polypeptides, e. g., by inclusion therein of amino acid mutation(s) that permit, decrease, or promote glycosylation or polymer additions such as prenylation, acetylation farnesylation, or PEG moiety attachment.
  • auxinic herbicides such as dicamba
  • herbicides as a result of conventional methods of breeding or genetic engineering; furthermore, plants have been made resistant to multiple classes of herbicides through multiple genetic modifications, such as resistance to both glyphosate and glufosinate or to both glyphosate and a herbicide from another class such as ALS inhibitors, HPPD inhibitors, auxinic herbicides, or ACCase inhibitors.
  • RoundupReady® (glyphosate tolerant, Monsanto, USA), Cultivance® (imidazolinone tolerant, BASF SE, Germany) and LibertyLink® (glufosinate tolerant, Bayer CropScience, Germany).
  • plants are also covered that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more insecticidal proteins, especially those known from the bacterial genus Bacillus, particularly from Bacillus thuringiensis, such as delta-endotoxins, e. g., CrylA(b), CrylA(c), CrylF, CrylF(a2), CryllA(b), CrylllA, CrylllB(bl ) or Cry9c; vegetative insecticidal proteins (VIP), e. g., VIP1 , VIP2, VIP3 or VIP3A; insecticidal proteins of bacteria colonizing nematodes, e. g., Photorhabdus spp.
  • delta-endotoxins e. g., CrylA(b), CrylA(c), CrylF, CrylF(a2), CryllA(b), CrylllA, CrylllB(bl ) or Cry9c
  • VIP vegetative insecticid
  • toxins produced by animals such as scorpion toxins, arachnid toxins, wasp toxins, or other insect-specific neurotoxins
  • toxins produced by fungi such as Streptomycetes toxins, plant lectins, such as pea or barley lectins; agglutinins
  • proteinase inhibitors such as trypsin inhibitors, serine protease inhibitors, patatin, cystatin or papain inhibitors
  • ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIP) such as ricin, maize-RIP, abrin, luffin, saporin or bryodin
  • steroid metabolism enzymes such as 3- hydroxy-steroid oxidase, ecdysteroid-IDP-glycosyl-transferase, cholesterol oxidases, ecdysone inhibitors or HMG-CoA-reductase
  • ion channel blockers such as blockers of sodium
  • these insecticidal proteins or toxins are to be understood expressly also as including pre-toxins, hybrid proteins, truncated or otherwise modified proteins.
  • Hybrid proteins are characterized by a new combination of protein domains, (see, e. g., WO 02/015701 ).
  • Further examples of such toxins or genetically modified plants capable of synthesizing such toxins are disclosed, e. g., in EP-A 374 753, WO 93/007278, WO 95/34656, EP-A 427 529, EP-A 451 878, WO 03/18810 und WO 03/52073.
  • Plants capable to synthesize one or more insecticidal proteins are, e. g., described in the publications mentioned above, and some of which are commercially available such as YieldGard® (corn cultivars producing the CrylAb toxin), YieldGard® Plus (corn cultivars producing CrylAb and Cry3Bb1 toxins),
  • Starlink® corn cultivars producing the Cry9c toxin
  • Herculex® RW corn cultivars producing Cry34Ab1 , Cry35Ab1 and the enzyme Phosphinothricin-N-Acetyltransferase [PAT]
  • NuCOTN® 33B cotton cultivars producing the CrylAc toxin
  • Bollgard® I cotton cultivars producing the CrylAc toxin
  • Bollgard® II cotton cultivars producing CrylAc and Cry2Ab2 toxins
  • VIPCOT® cotton cultivars producing a VIP-toxin
  • NewLeaf® potato cultivars producing the Cry3A toxin
  • Bt-Xtra® NatureGard®, KnockOut®, BiteGard®, Protecta®, Bt1 1 (e.
  • plants are also covered that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more proteins to increase the resistance or tolerance of those plants to bacterial, viral or fungal pathogens.
  • proteins are the so-called "pathogenesis-related proteins" (PR proteins, see, e.g., EP-A 392 225), plant disease resistance genes (e. g., potato culti-vars, which express resistance genes acting against Phytophthora infestans derived from the Mexican wild potato, Solanum bulbocastanum) or T4-lyso-zym (e.g., potato cultivars capable of synthesizing these proteins with increased resistance against bacteria such as Erwinia amylovora).
  • PR proteins pathogenesis-related proteins
  • plant disease resistance genes e. g., potato culti-vars, which express resistance genes acting against Phytophthora infestans derived from the Mexican wild potato, Solanum bulbocastanum
  • T4-lyso-zym
  • plants are also covered that are by the use of recombinant DNA techniques capable to synthesize one or more proteins to increase the productivity (e.g., bio-mass production, grain yield, starch content, oil content or protein content), tolerance to drought, salinity or other growth-limiting environmental factors or tolerance to pests and fungal, bacterial or viral pathogens of those plants.
  • plants are also covered that contain by the use of recombinant DNA techniques a modified amount of ingredients or new ingredients, specifically to improve human or animal nutrition, e. g., oil crops that produce health-promoting long-chain omega-3 fatty acids or unsaturated omega-9 fatty acids (e. g., Nexera® rape, Dow AgroSciences, Canada).
  • plants are also covered that contain by the use of recombinant DNA techniques a modified amount of ingredients or new ingredients, specifically to improve raw material production, e.g., potatoes that produce increased amounts of amylopectin (e.g. Amflora® potato, BASF SE, Germany).
  • a modified amount of ingredients or new ingredients specifically to improve raw material production, e.g., potatoes that produce increased amounts of amylopectin (e.g. Amflora® potato, BASF SE, Germany).
  • amylopectin e.g. Amflora® potato, BASF SE, Germany.
  • test plants have been seeded, separately for each species, in plastic containers in sandy loamy soil containing 5% of organic matter.
  • the active compounds suspended or emulsified in water, were applied directly after sowing by means of finely distributing nozzles.
  • the containers were irrigated gently to promote germination and growth and subsequently covered with transparent plastic hoods until the plants had rooted. This cover caused uniform germination of the test plants unless this was adversely affected by the active compounds.
  • the plants have been cultivated due to their individual requirements at 10 - 25°C and 20 - 35°C.
  • the plants were irrigated due to their necessity.
  • the racemic mixture ( ⁇ )-2-exo-(2-Methylbenzyloxy)-1-methyl-4-isopropyl-7- oxabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane was used as herbicide A and formulated as emulsifiable concentrates with an active ingredient concentration of 50g/l, 100 g/l or 750 g/l respectively.
  • Metazachlor (herbicide B) was used as a suspension concentrate having an active ingredient concentration of 500 g/l.
  • Quinmerac (herbicide C.2) was used as a wettable powder (WP) formulation having an active ingredient concentration of 50%.
  • WP wettable powder
  • the herbicidal activity for the individual herbicidal compositions was assessed 20 days after treatment (DAT).

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