TW201404304A - An aqueous composition comprising dicamba and a drift control agent - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising dicamba and a drift control agent; to a method for preparing a tank mix, which comprises the step of contacting water and said composition, and optionally further pesticides; to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired vegetation and/or unde-sired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein the composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on unde-sired plants and/or the crop plants and/or their environment; and finally to a use of the alkoxylate of the formula (I) as defined below for reducing the wind drift of an aqueous composition comprising a pesticide.

Description

Aqueous composition comprising dicamba (DICAMBA) and a drift control agent

The present invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising dicamba and a drift control agent; a method for preparing a tank mixture, the method comprising the step of contacting water with the composition and optionally other pesticides; A method of phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired vegetation and/or undesirable insect or cockroach infestation and/or for regulating plant growth, wherein the composition acts on individual pests, their environment or to prevent infestation by individual pests Plant, acting on soil and/or acting on undesirable plants and/or crop plants and/or their environment; and finally on the use of alkoxylates of formula (I) as defined below for reducing inclusion Wind drift of aqueous compositions of pesticides. The preferred embodiments of the invention mentioned herein below must be understood as being preferably independent of each other or in combination with each other.

Reducing wind drift is an important issue in agrochemistry. A variety of drift control agents are known in the art that exhibit a wide variety of different chemical compositions. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to identify an optimized structure of a novel drift control agent or a known drift control agent.

Triticea is an important herbicide that requires higher drift control to avoid damage to adjacent fields.

The object of the present invention is to find novel drift control agents with improved properties. Such reagents should be readily prepared starting from inexpensive, industrially available and readily processable compounds. Yet another goal is to find a dicamba composition that allows for higher drift control.

This target is achieved by an aqueous composition comprising dicamba and a drift control agent. This objective is also used to reduce the water content of pesticides by using the following definitions. The alkoxylate of formula (I) is achieved by the wind drift of the composition.

A drift control agent is understood to be a chemical agent that reduces wind drift when spraying an aqueous tank mixture composition. Drift control agents are available from a variety of companies (product names are given in parentheses): Ag Spray (Halt), Ashland Specialty Ingredients (Soilcare), Brewer International (Poly Control 2), Conklin (Complete) Helena Chemical (AccuQuest WM, AccuZone DC, Grounded, On-Line, Sta Put, Strike Zone, LineMan), Intracrop (Driftless), Kalo (One AP XL, Spectra Tank Mix, Spectra Max), Loveland Products ( LI 700), Nalco (Staput Plus), Precision Laboratories (Border, Border Xtra, Direct, Transport Plus), Rhodia (AgRHO DEP, AgRHO DR), Sanitek Products (SANAG Div.) (41-A, 38 -F), Willowood USA (Willowood Driftguard), the manufacturer's trade name: Brandt Consolidated (Drift Free), Custom Agricultural Formulators (Driftstop), Loveland Products (Compadre, Liberate, Reign, Reign LC, Weather Gard Complete), Wilbur-Ellis (Bronc Max EDT, EDT Concentrate, In-Place), Winfield Solutions, LLC (Arrow four, Corral AMS, InterLock, Placement Propak, PowerLock) and many other discontinued items such as Apasil, Bivert, Chem-Trol, Confine, Corral Poly, Drifgon, Driftgard, Drop Zone, Intac Plus, Nalcotrol, Nalcotrol II, Nalquatic, Progacyl, Target, TMP , Wind-Fall.

A preferred example of a drift control agent is a lecithin derivative, a linear nonionic polymer having a molecular weight of at least 20 kDa. - guar gum, - fatty alcohol alkoxylate.

Preferred drift control agents are fatty alcohol alkoxylates.

Suitable lecithin derivatives are lecithin or a chemically modified derivative thereof. Such drift control agents are commercially available, for example, from Loveland Products as Liberate® or Compadre®.

Suitable linear nonionic polymers having a molecular weight of at least 20 kDa may be selected from the group consisting of polyacrylamide, polyacrylate or polyethylene glycol. Preferred nonionic polymers are polypropylene decylamine and polyacrylate. The molecular weight of the nonionic polymers is generally at least 50 kDa, preferably at least 100 kDa, and especially at least 1000 kDa.

Suitable guar gums are, for example, described in EP 0 660 999 or from Rhodia as AGRHO® DEP 775 or AGRHO® DR 200.

Preferred fatty alcohol alkoxylates are fatty alcohol ethoxylates. The fatty alcohol may comprise a _C12-22 fatty alcohol, preferably a _C14-20 fatty alcohol, and especially a _C16-18 fatty alcohol. The fatty alcohol ethoxylate may comprise from 1 to 15, preferably from 1 to 8, and especially from 2 to 6 equivalents of ethylene oxide. Particularly suitable fatty alcohol ethoxylates are _C14-20 fatty alcohols which comprise from 2 to 6 equivalents of ethylene oxide.

The drift control agent may have an HLB value of 4.0 to 11.0, preferably 6.0 to 10.0, and especially 8.0 to 10.0. In another preferred form, the drift control agent (e.g., the alkoxylate of formula (I)) has an HLB of from 5.0 to 8.0, and most preferably from 6.0 to 7.0. HLB can be determined according to Griffin.

In a more preferred form, the drift control agent is a fatty alcohol alkoxylate, such as an alkoxylate of formula (I) R ^a -O-(C _m H _2m -O) _n -H (I)

Wherein R ^a is C ₈ -C ₂₂ -alkyl and/or alkenyl, m is 2, 3, 4 or a mixture thereof, and n is from 1 to 15.

The alkoxylates of formula (I) can be obtained by the usual alkoxylation of the alcohols R ^a -OH with, for example, ethylene oxide (hence m = 2), propylene oxide or butylene oxide.

R ^a may be an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or a mixture thereof. R ^{a is} preferably ^a mixture of an alkenyl group or an alkenyl group and an alkyl group. In the case where R ^a contains an alkenyl group, the alkenyl group may contain at least one double bond. R ^{a is} preferably C ₁₂ -C ₂₀ -alkyl and/or -alkenyl. R ^{a is more} preferably a C ₁₆ -C ₁₈ -alkyl and/or alkenyl group. R ^{a is} especially preferably an oleyl group and/or a hexadecyl group.

m is preferably a mixture of 2, 2 and 3 or a mixture of 2 and 4. m is especially 2.

n is preferably 2 to 8. N is especially 2 to 5.

In a preferred form, the drift control agent is an alkoxylate of formula (I) wherein R ^a is C ₁₂ -C ₂₀ -alkyl and/or alkenyl, m is a mixture of 2, 2 and 3 or 2 Mixture with 4, and n is 2 to 8. In an even more preferred form, the drift control agent is an alkoxylate of formula (I) wherein R ^a is C ₁₆ -C ₁₈ -alkyl and/or alkenyl, m is 2, and n is 2 to 5 .

The composition typically contains at least 1% by weight, preferably at least 5% by weight, and especially at least 10% by weight of the drift control agent. The composition typically contains up to 50% by weight, preferably up to 30% by weight, and especially up to 20% by weight of the drift control agent.

The aqueous composition of the present invention comprises dicamba and a drift control agent. The dicamba is a known herbicide which may be present in the form of a protonated acid form, a salt form or a mixture thereof. A variety of dicamba salts can be used, such as sodium dicamba, dicamba dimethylamine, and dicamba diglycolamine. Dicamba can be purchased from commercial products such as BANVEL®+2,4-D, BANVEL HERBICIDE®, BANVEL-K+ATRAZINE®, BRUSHMASTER®, CELEBRITY PLUS®, CIMARRON MAX®, CLARITY HERBICIDE®, COOL POWER®, DIABLO HERBICIDE ®, dicamba DMA salt, DISTINCT HERBICIDE®, ENDRUN®, HORSEPOWER ^* ®, LATIGO®, MARKSMAN HERBICIDE®, MACAMINE-D®, NORTHSTAR HERBICIDE®, OUTLAW HERBICIDE®, POWER ZONE®, PROKOZ VESSEL®, PULSAR®, Q4 TURF HERBICIDE®, RANGESTAR®, REQUIRE Q®, RIFLE®, RIFLE PLUS®, RIFLE-D®, SPEED ZONE®, STATUS HERBICIDE®, STER-LING BLUE®, STRUT®, SUPER TRIMEC ^* ®, SURGE ^* ®, TRIMEC BENTGRASS ^* ®, TRIMEC CLASSIC ^* ®, TRIMEC PLUS ^* ®, TRIPLET SF®, TROOPER EXTRA®, VANQUISH®, VETERAN 720®, VISION HERBICIDE®, WEEDMASTER®, YUKON HERBICIDE®.

Preferably, the dicamba is present in the form of a dicamba polyamine salt and the polyamine has the formula (A1)

Wherein R ¹ , R ² , R ⁴ , R ⁶ and R ^{7 are} independently H or optionally C ₁ -C ₆ -alkyl substituted by OH, and R ³ and R ^{5 are} independently C ₂ -C ₁₀ -extended An alkyl group, X system OH or NR ⁶ R ⁷ , and n is 1 to 20; or formula (A2)

Wherein R ¹⁰ and R ^{11 are} independently H or C ₁ -C ₆ -alkyl, R ¹² is C ₁ -C ₁₂ -alkylene, and R ¹³ is an aliphatic C ₅ -C ₈ ring system, The ring contains nitrogen or is substituted with at least one unit NR ¹⁰ R ¹¹ .

The term " polyamine " within the meaning of the present invention refers to an organic compound comprising at least two amine groups, such as primary, secondary or tertiary amine groups.

The dicamba polyamine salt typically comprises an anionic dicamba and a cationic polyamine. The term " cationic polyamine " refers to a polyamine that exists in the form of a cation. Preferably, in the cationic polyamine, at least one of the amine groups is present as a cationic cation of ammonium, such as RN ⁺ H ₃ , R ₂ -N ⁺ H ₂ or R ₃ -N ⁺ H. The expert knows which of the preferred protonated cationic polyamines is based on, for example, pH or physical form. In an aqueous solution, the basicity of the amine group of the cationic polyamine generally increases from a tertiary amine to a primary amine to a secondary amine.

In an embodiment, the cationic polyamine has the formula

Wherein R ¹ , R ² , R ⁴ , R ⁶ , R ^{7 are} independently H or, as the case may be, C ₁ -C ₆ -alkyl substituted by OH, and R ³ and R ^{5 are} independently C ₂ -C ₁₀ -extended Alkyl, X-based OH or NR ⁶ R ⁷ , and n is from 1 to 20. R ¹ , R ² , R ⁴ , R ⁶ and R ^{7 are} preferably independently H or methyl. R ¹ , R ² , R ⁶ and R ^{7 are} preferably H. R ⁶ and R ^{7 are} preferably the same as R ¹ and R ² , respectively. R ³ and R ^{5 are} preferably independently C ₂ -C ₃ -alkylene, such as ethyl (-CH ₂ CH ₂ -) or n-propyl (-CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ -). R ³ and R ⁵ are usually the same. R ³ and R ⁵ may be straight or branched, unsubstituted or substituted by halogen. Preferably, R ³ and R ⁵ are linear. Preferably, R ³ and R ^{5 are} unsubstituted. X is preferably NR ⁶ R ⁷ . Preferably, n is from 1 to 10, more preferably from 1 to 6, especially from 1 to 4. In another preferred embodiment, n is 2 to 10. Preferably, R ¹ , R ² and R 4 are independently H or methyl, and R ³ and R ^{5 are} independently C ₂ -C ₃ -alkyl, X- or NR ⁶ R ⁷ , and n is 1 To 10.

The group X is bonded to R ⁵ which is a C ₂ -C ₁₀ -alkyl group. This means that X can be bonded to any carbon atom of the C ₂ -C ₁₀ -alkylene group. An example of the unit -R ⁵ -X is -CH ₂ -CH ₂ -CH ₂ -OH or -CH ₂ -CH(OH)-CH ₃ .

R ¹ , R ² , R ⁴ , R ⁶ and R ^{7 are} independently H or a C ₁ -C ₆ -alkyl group optionally substituted by OH. An example of such a substitution is the formula (B1.9) wherein R ⁴ is H or C ₁ -C ₆ -alkyl substituted by OH (more specifically, R ⁴ is C ₃ -alkyl substituted by OH). Preferably, R ¹ , R ² , R ⁴ , R ⁶ , R ^{7 are} independently H or C ₁ -C ₆ -alkyl.

In another preferred embodiment, the cationic polymer of formula (A1) contains no ether groups (-O-). Ether groups are known to enhance photochemical degradation to produce explosive free radicals or peroxy groups.

An example of a cationic polyamine of the formula (A1) wherein X is NR ⁶ R ^{7 is} diethyltriamine (DETA, (A4), wherein k=1, corresponding to (A1.1)), and Tetraamine (TETA, (A4), where k = 2), tetraethylamamine (TEPA, (A4), where k = 3). The technical quality of TETA usually includes 叁-aminoethylamine TAEA, hexahydropyrazinylethylethylideneamine PEEDA and diaminoethylhexahydropyrazine DAEP in addition to the linear TETA as the main component. mixture. The technical quality of TEPA usually includes aminoethyl hydrazine-aminoethylamine AE-TAEA, aminoethyldiamineethylhexahydropyrazine AE-DAEP and amines in addition to the linear TEPA as the main component. A mixture of ethyl hexahydropyrazinylethyl and ethyl diamine AE-PEEDA. The ethylamines are commercially available from Dow Chemical Company. Other examples are pentamethyldiethylidene triamine PMDETA (B1.3), N,N,N',N",N"-pentamethyl-di-propyltriamine (B1.4) (by Jeffcat) ® ZR-40 purchased, N,N-bis(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N-isopropanolamine (available as Jeffcat® ZR-50), N'-(3-(two) Methylamino)propyl)-N,N-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine (A1.5) (available as Jeffcat® Z-130) and N,N-bis(3-amino Propyl)methylamine BAPMA (A1.2). Particularly preferred are (A4) (where k is 1 to 10), (A1.2), (A1.4) and (A1.5). The best is (A4) (where k is 1, 2, 3 or 4) and (A1.2). The better ones are (A1.1) and (A1.2), with the latter being the best.

An example of a polyamine of the formula (A1) wherein X is OH is N-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-N,N-diisopropanolamine DPA (A1.9), N,N, N'-trimethylaminoethyl-ethanolamine (A1.7) (available as Jeffcat® Z-110), aminopropyl monomethylethanolamine APMMEA (A1.8) and aminoethylethanolamine AEEA ( A1.6). Especially good (A1.6).

In another embodiment, the cationic polyamine has the formula

Wherein R ¹⁰ and R ^{11 are} independently H or C ₁ -C ₆ -alkyl, R ¹² is C ₂ -C ₁₂ -alkylene, and R ¹³ is an aliphatic C ₅ -C ₈ ring system, which is in the ring Containing nitrogen or it is substituted with at least one unit NR ¹⁰ R ¹¹ .

R ¹⁰ and R ^{11 are} preferably independently H or methyl, more preferably H. R ¹⁰ and R ¹¹ are usually straight-chain or branched, unsubstituted or substituted by halogen. Preferably, R ¹⁰ and R ¹¹ are unsubstituted and straight chain. More preferably, R ¹⁰ is the same as R ¹¹ .

R ^{12 is} preferably C ₂ -C ₄ -alkylene, such as ethyl (-CH ₂ CH ₂ -) or n-propyl (-CH ₂ CH ₂ CH ₂ -). R ¹² may be straight or branched, preferably linear. R ¹² may be unsubstituted or substituted by halogen, preferably it is unsubstituted.

R ¹³ is an aliphatic C ₅ -C ₈ ring system comprising nitrogen in the ring or substituted with at least one unit NR ¹⁰ R ¹¹ . Preferably, the R ¹³ is an aliphatic C ₅ -C ₈ ring system comprising nitrogen in the ring. The C ₅ -C ₈ ring system may be unsubstituted or substituted with at least one C ₁ -C ₆ alkyl group or at least one halogen. Preferably, the C ₅ -C ₈ ring system is unsubstituted or substituted with at least one C ₁ -C ₄ alkyl group. The ring containing nitrogen, examples of aliphatic C ₅ -C ₈ based hexahydro-pyrazinyl ring system. Examples of R ^{13 which} is an aliphatic C ₅ -C ₈ ring system and contains nitrogen in the ring are compounds of the following formulas (A2.11) and (A2.12). An example of R ^{13 which} is an aliphatic C ₅ -C ₈ ring system and substituted with at least one unit NR ¹⁰ R ¹¹ is a compound of the following formula (A2.10).

More preferably, R ¹⁰ and R ^{11 are} independently H or methyl, R ¹² is C ₂ -C ₃ -alkyl, and R ¹³ is an aliphatic C ₅ -C ₈ ring system which contains oxygen in the ring. Or nitrogen. In another preferred embodiment, the cationic polymer of formula (A2) does not contain an ether group (-O-).

The cationic polyamine of the formula (A2) is isophorone diamine ISPA (A2.10), aminoethylhexahydropyrazine AEP (A2.11) and 1-methyl-4-(2-di) Methylaminoethyl) hexahydropyrazine TAP (A2.12). Such compounds are commercially available from Huntsman or Dow, USA. Preferred are (A2.10) and (A2.11), and more preferred (A2.11). In another embodiment, (A2.11) and (A2.12) are preferred.

The optimal dicamba is present as a salt of N,N-bis(3-aminopropyl)methylamine (so-called "BAPMA").

The composition typically contains dicamba at least 50 g/l, preferably at least 300 g/l, more preferably at least 400 g/l, and especially at least 450 g/l acid equivalent (AE). The compositions typically contain up to 800 g/l, preferably up to 700 g/l, more preferably up to 650 g/l, and especially up to 600 g/l acid equivalent (AE) of dicamba.

The compositions of the invention are typically present in the form of a homogeneous solution, for example at 20 °C. The dicamba and drift control agents are typically dissolved in the aqueous composition.

In a preferred form, the aqueous composition contains at least 300 g/l acid equivalent of dicamba (e.g., a dicamba salt of a polyamine of formula (A1)), at least 5 wt% of a drift control agent (e.g., an alkane of formula (I) The oxylate) and water reach 100% by weight.

In a more preferred form, the aqueous composition contains at least 400 g/l acid equivalent of dicamba (eg, dicamba BAPMA salt), at least 8 wt% of a drift control agent (eg, an alkoxylate of formula (I), wherein R ^a It is a C ₁₆ -C ₁₈ -alkyl and/or alkenyl group, m is 2, and n is 2 to 5) and water is 100% by weight.

The aqueous composition may comprise other pesticides other than dicamba. Other suitable pesticides are pesticides as defined below. Preferred other pesticide herbicides, for example - amino acid derivatives: bilanofos, glyphosate (for example Glyphosate free acid, glyphosate ammonium salt, glyphosate isopropyl ammonium salt, glyphosate trimethyl sulfonium salt, glyphosate potassium salt, glyphosate dimethylamine salt), glufosinate ), sulfosate; - imidazolinones: imazamethabenz, imazamox, imazapic, imazapyr, imidazoquinoic acid Imazaquin), imazethapyr; - phenoxyacetic acid: clomeprop, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 2,4-DB, 2, 4-diproppropic acid, MCPA, MCPA-thioethyl, MCPB, mecoprop.

More preferred other pesticides are glyphosate and 2,4-D. The best other pesticide is glyphosate.

The aqueous composition may contain adjuvants such as solvents, liquid carriers, surfactants, dispersants, emulsifiers, wetting agents, adjuvants, solubilizers, penetration enhancers, protective colloids, adhesives, thickeners, Humectants, insecticides, attractants, foods, compatibilizers, bactericides, antifreezes, defoamers, colorants.

Suitable solvents and liquid carriers are organic solvents such as medium to high boiling mineral oil fractions such as kerosene, diesel; plant or animal derived oils; aliphatic, cyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons such as toluene, paraffin, tetrahydrogen Naphthalene, alkylated naphthalene; alcohols such as ethanol, propanol, butanol, benzyl alcohol, cyclohexanol; glycols; DMSO; ketones such as cyclohexanone; esters such as lactates, carbonates, fatty acid esters , γ-butyrolactone; fatty acid; phosphonate; amine; guanamine, such as N-methylpyrrolidone, fatty acid dimethyl decylamine; and mixtures thereof.

Suitable surfactants are surface active compounds such as anionic, cationic, nonionic and amphoteric surfactants, block polymers, polyelectrolytes and mixtures thereof. These surfactants can be used as emulsifiers, dispersants, solubilizers, wetting agents, penetration enhancers, protective colloids or adjuvants. Examples of surfactants are listed in McCutcheon's, Vol. 1: Emulsifiers & Detergents, McCutcheon's Directories, Glen Rock, USA, 2008 (International or North American Edition).

Suitable anionic surfactants are sulfonates, sulfates, phosphates, bases, carboxylates or ammonium salts of carboxylic acid esters and mixtures thereof. Examples of sulfonate esters are alkyl aryl sulfonates, diphenyl sulfonate, alpha olefin sulfonates, lignosulfonates, fatty acid and oil sulfonates, ethoxylated alkylphenols. Sulfonate, sulfonate of alkoxylated aryl phenol, sulfonate of condensed naphthalene, sulfonate of dodecylbenzene and tridecylbenzene, sulfonate of naphthalene and alkylnaphthalene, sulfonate Succinate or sulfo amber phthalate. Examples of sulfates are sulfates of fatty acids and oils, sulfates of ethoxylated alkylphenols, sulfates of alcohols, sulfates of ethoxylated alcohols or sulfates of fatty acid esters. An example of a phosphate ester is a phosphate ester. Examples of carboxylic acid esters are alkyl carboxylates and carboxylated alcohols or alkylphenol ethoxylates.

Suitable nonionic surfactants based alkoxylates, fatty acid substitution of the N- acyl amines, amine oxides, esters, sugar-based surfactants, polymeric surfactants and mixtures thereof. Examples of alkoxylates are compounds which have been alkoxylated with from 1 to 50 equivalents, such as alcohols, alkylphenols, amines, decylamines, arylphenols, fatty acids or fatty acid esters. Ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide can be used for alkoxylation, preferably ethylene oxide. Examples of N-substituted fatty acid decylamines are fatty acid glucosamine or fatty acid alkanolamines. Examples of esters are fatty acid esters, glycerides or monoglycerides. Examples of sugar-based surfactants are sorbitan, ethoxylated sorbitan, sucrose, and glucose esters or alkyl polyglycosides. Examples of polymeric surfactants are homopolymers or copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone, vinyl alcohol or vinyl acetate. The alkoxylates of formula (I) are not nonionic surfactants within the meaning of the invention.

Suitable cationic surfactants are tertiary surfactants such as quaternary ammonium compounds having one or two hydrophobic groups or salts of long chain primary amines. Suitable amphoteric surfactants are alkyl betaines and imidazolines. Suitable block polymers are AB or ABA type block polymers comprising polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide blocks or ABC type block polymers comprising alkanol, polyethylene oxide and polypropylene oxide. . Suitable polyelectrolytes are polyacids or polybases. An example of a polyacid is a polybasic salt of polyacrylic acid or a polyacid comb polymer. Examples of polybases are polyvinylamine or polyethylamine.

Suitable adjuvant systems inherently have compounds which negligible or even no insecticidal activity and which improve the biological properties of Compound I against the target. Examples are surfactants, mineral or vegetable oils and other auxiliaries. Other examples are presented by Knowles, Adjuvants and others, Agrow Reports DS256, T&F Informa UK, 2006, Chapter 5.

Suitable thickeners are polysaccharides (eg xanthan gum, carboxymethylcellulose), inorganic clays (organically modified or unmodified), polycarboxylates and decanoates.

Suitable bactericidal agents are bronopol and isothiazolinone derivatives (for example alkylisothiazolinones and benzisothiazolinones).

Suitable antifreeze agents are ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, urea and glycerin.

Suitable antifoaming agents are salts of polyoxo, long chain alcohols and fatty acids.

Suitable colorants (for example in red, blue or green) are low water soluble pigments and water soluble dyes. Examples are inorganic colorants (such as iron oxide, titanium oxide, iron hexacyanoferrate) and organic colorants (such as valerin colorants, azo colorants, and anthraquinone colorants).

The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of a tank mixture comprising the step of contacting water with an aqueous composition of the invention and optionally other pesticides.

The tank mixture can contain up to 10% by weight, preferably up to 5% by weight, and especially up to 2% by weight of the aqueous composition. Typically, the tank mixture contains at least 0.1% by weight of the aqueous composition.

The bath mixture can contain up to 3.0 wt%, preferably up to 0.5 wt%, and especially up to 0.25 wt% of the drift control agent. Typically, the tank mixture contains at least 0.01% by weight of a drift control agent.

Other pesticides may be selected from any pesticide. The term " pesticide " means at least one active ingredient selected from the group consisting of fungicides, insecticides, nematicides, herbicides, safeners and/or growth regulators. Preferred pesticide herbicides. Mixtures of two or more of the above types of pesticides may also be used. Those skilled in the art are familiar with such pesticides, see, for example, the Pesticide Manual, 15th Edition (2009), The British Crop Protection Council, London. The following list gives examples of pesticides that can be used as pesticides. Examples of fungicides are:

A) strobilurin

Azoxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, enestroburin, fluoxastrobin, kresoxim-methyl, metominostrobin, sputum Amine (orsastrobin), picoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, pyramatetostrobin, pyraoxystrobin, pyribencarb, trifloxystrobin, 2-chloro-5-[1-(3-methylbenzyloxyimino)ethyl]benzyl)carbamic acid methyl ester and 2-(2-(3-(2,6-dichlorobenzene) ))-1-methyl-allylaminooxymethyl)-phenyl)-2-methoxyimino-N-methyl-acetamide;

B) Carboxamides

- formazan: benalaxyl, benalaxyl-M, benodanil, bixafen, boscalid, carboxin, Fenfuram, fenhexamid, flutolanil, furametpyr, isopyrazam, isotianil, fenfluramine (kiralaxyl), mepronil, metalaxyl, metalaxyl-M (mefenoxam), furanide (ofurace), oxadixyl, jia Oxycarboxin, penflufen, penthiopyrad, sedaxane, tecloftalam, thifluzamide, tiadinil , 2-Amino-4-methyl-thiazole-5-carboxanilide, N-(3',4',5'-trifluorobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1 -Methyl-1H-pyrazole-4-carboxamide, N-(4'-trifluoromethylthiobiphenyl-2-yl)-3-difluoromethyl-1-methyl-1H-pyridyl Zolcon-4-carbamide and N-(2-(1,3,3-trimethyl-butyl)-phenyl)-1,3-dimethyl-5-fluoro-1H-pyrazole-4 -carbamamine;-carboxylic acid morpholine: damethomor Ph), flumorph, Pyrimorph; pyridinium benzoate: Flumetover, fluopicolide, fluopyram, zoxamide; Amines: carpropamid, dicyclomet, mandiproamid, oxytetracyclin, silthiofam and N-(6-methoxy Base-pyridin-3-yl)cyclopropanecarboxylic acid decylamine;

C) azoles

- Triazoles: azaconazole, bitertanol, bromuconazole, cyproconazole, difenoconazole, diniconazole, diniconazole -M), epoxiconazole, fenbuconazole, fluquinconazole, flusilazole, flutriafol, hexaconazole, imibenconazole ), ipconazole, metconazole, myclobutanil, oxpoconazole, paclobutrazole, penconazole, propiconazole, prothioconazole (prothioconazole), simeconazole, tebuconazole, tetraconazole, triadimefon, triadimenol, triticonazole, uniconazole; Imidazoles: cyazofamid, imazalil, pefurazoate, prochloraz, triflumizol; - benzimidazoles: benomyl, Befendazim, wheat spike (fuberidazol) e), thiabendazole; - others: ethaboxam, etridiazole, hymexazole and 2-(4-chloro-phenyl)-N-[4-( 3,4-dimethoxy-phenyl)-isoxazole-5-yl]-2-prop-2-ynyloxy-acetamide;

D) Heterocyclic compounds

- Pyridines: fluazinam, pyrifenox, 3-[5-(4-chloro-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazol-3-yl]- Pyridine, 3-[5-(4-methyl-phenyl)-2,3-dimethyl-isoxazodin-3-yl]-pyridine;-pyrimidines: bupirimate, 赛普Cyprodinil, diflumetorim, fenarimol, ferimzone, mepanipyrim, nitrapyrin, nuarimol, pimeni Pyrimethanil);- hexahydropyrazines: triforine; - pyrrole: fenpiclonil, fludioxonil; - morpholine: aldimorph, carbendazim (dodemorph), carbendazim acetate, fenpropimorph, tridemorph; hexahydropyridine: fenpropidin; - dimethyl quinone imine: fluoroquinone ( Fluoroimid), iprodione, procymidone, vinclozolin; non-aromatic 5-membered heterocyclic ring: famoxadone, fenamidone, fluoxetine Flutianil), octhilinone, probenazole, 5-amino-2-isopropyl-3- Sodium oxy-4-o-tolyl-2,3-dihydro-pyrazole-1-thiocarbamate; - Other: benzene-S-methyl (Acibenzolar-S-methyl) ), ametoctradin, amisulbrom, anilazin, blasticidin-S, captafol, captan, detachment Dan (chinomethionat), dazomet, debacarb, diclomezine, difenzoquat, difenzoquat-methylsulfate, fenoxanil , Folpet, oxolinic acid, piperalin, proquinazid, pyroquilon, quinoxyfen, triazoxide , tricyclazole, 2-butoxy-6-iodo-3-propyl Ace-4-one, 5-chloro-1-(4,6-dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)-2-methyl-1H-benzimidazole and 5-chloro-7-(4-A Hexahydropyridin-1-yl)-6-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine;

E) Carbamates

- Thio and dithiocarbamates: ferbam, mancozeb, maneb, metam, methasulphocarb, exempt Meiram, propineb, thiram, zineb, ziram; - urethane: benthiavalicarb, nymphal Diethofencarb, iprovalicarb, propamocarb, propamocarb hydrochlorid, valifenalate and N-(1-(1-(4-cyano-phenyl) Ethylsulfonyl)-but-2-yl)carbamic acid-(4-fluorophenyl) ester;

F) Other active substances

- Anthraquinones: guanidine, dodine, toxin free base, guazatine, bis-octylamine acetate, iminoctadine, gram-heat triacetate, gram-net -叁 (alkyl benzene sulfonate); - antibiotics: kasugamycin, gibberellin hydrochloride hydrate, streptomycin, poly-oxine, virgin Validamycin A; - nitrophenyl derivatives: binapacryl, dinobuton, dinocap, Nitrothal-isopropyl, tecnazen , organometallic compound: fentin salt, such as fentin-acetate, fentin chloride or fentin hydroxide; - sulfur-containing heterocyclic compound: Dithianon, isoprothiolane; - organophosphorus compound: edifenphos, fosetyl, fosetyl-aluminum, propyl chelsson Iprobenfos), phosphorous acid and its salts, pyrazophos, tolclofos-methyl; - organochlorine compounds: tetrachloroisophthalonitrile (chlorothalon) Il), dichlofluanid, dichlorophen, flusulfamide, hexachlorobenzene, pencycuron, pentachlorphenole and its salts, ferrets Phthalide), quintozene, thiophanate-methyl, tolylfluanid, N-(4-chloro-2-nitro-phenyl)-N-B Base 4-methyl-benzenesulfonamide; - Inorganic active material: Bordeaux mixture, copper acetate, copper hydroxide, copper oxychloride, basic copper sulfate, sulfur; - Others: biphenyl, Bronopol, cyflufenamid, cymoxanil, diphenylamine, metrafenone, mildiomycin, oxin-copper, prohexadione -calcium), spiroxamine, tebufloquin, methyl valproate, N-(cyclo-propylmethoxyimino-(6-difluoro-methoxy) -2,3-difluoro-phenyl)-methyl)-2-phenylacetamide, N'-(4-(4-chloro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy)-2,5 -Dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylmethyl, N'(4-(4-fluoro-3-trifluoromethyl-phenoxy) -2,5-Dimethyl-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylmethyl, N'-(2-methyl-5-trifluoromethyl-4-(3-trimethyl)矽alkyl-propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylmethyl, N'-(5-difluoromethyl-2methyl-4-(3-trimethyldecyl)- Propoxy)-phenyl)-N-ethyl-N-methylmethyl, 2-{1-[2-(5-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-pyrazol-1-yl)- Ethyl]-hexahydropyridin-4-yl}-triazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl)-decylamine, 2-{1- [2-(5-Methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-pyrazol-1-yl)-ethinyl]-hexahydropyridin-4-yl}-triazole-4-carboxylic acid methyl-(R) -1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl-decylamine, methoxy-acetic acid 6-t-butyl-8-fluoro-2,3-dimethyl-quinoline-4- Base ester and N -methyl-2-{1-[(5-methyl-3-trifluoromethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-ethenyl]-hexahydropyridin-4-yl} - N -[(1R)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-naphthalen-1-yl]-4-triazolecarhamamine.

Examples of growth regulators are:

Abscisic acid, amidochlor, ancymidol, 6-benzylaminopurine, brassinolide, butralin, chlormequat Hydrochloride), choline chloride, cyclanilide, daminozide, dikegulac, dimethipin, 2,6-lutidine, Ethephon, flumetralin, flurprimidol, oxalic acid, forchlorfenuron, gibberellic acid, inabenfide, 吲哚- 3-acetic acid, maleic acid, mefluidide, 1,1-dimethylpiperidinium (mepiquat, 1,1-dimethylpiperidinium chloride), naphthaleneacetic acid, N-6- Benzyl adenine, bucksin, cyclamate (calcium cyclate), prohydrojasmon, thidiazuron, triapenthenol, tributyltrithiophosphate, 2 , 3,5-tri-iodobenzoic acid, trinexapac-ethyl and uniconazole.

Examples of herbicides are:

- acetaminophen: acetochlor, alachlor, butachlor, dimethachlor, dimethenamid, flufenacet, Mefenacet, metolachlor, metazachlor, napropamide, naproanilide, pethoxamid, pretilachlor, thunder Propachlor, thenylchlor;-amino acid derivatives: biloba, glyphosate (eg glyphosate free acid, glyphosate ammonium salt, glyphosate isopropyl ammonium salt, Glyphosate trimethyl sulfonium salt, glyphosate potassium salt, glyphosate dimethylamine salt), chlorpyrifos, thiopyrazine; - aryloxyphenoxypropionate: clodinafop, butyl Cyhalofop-butyl, oxazoloxacillin, fluazifop-butyl, flupirtine, oxazolamide, pupa, quizalofop, quizolofop-P-tefuryl - Bipyridyls: diquat, paraquat; -(thio)carbamates: asulam, butylate, bismuthamine Carbetamide), beetian (desmedipham), piperazine Dimepiperate, eptam (EPTC), esprocarb, rice, orbencarb, phenmedipham, prosulfocarb, Pyributicarb, thiobencarb, triallate; - cyclohexanedione: butroxydim, clethodim, cycloxydim, ring Profoxydim, sethoxydim, tepraloxydim, tralkoxydim; - dinitroaniline: benfluralin, ethalfluralin ), oryzalin, pendimethalin, prodiamine, trifluralin; - diphenyl ethers: azepam, aclofen, afflufen , 2-[4(-2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenoxy]propionic acid, ethoxyfen, fomesafen, flufenacil, and phloem ( Oxyfluorfen);-hydroxybenzonitrile: bromoxynil, dichlobenil, ioxynil; - imidazolinone: imazamoic acid, imazamox, mezimidazole nicotinic acid Extinguish Grass, imidazoquinic acid, imazethapyr; - phenoxyacetic acid: clomeprop, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), 2,4-DB, 2 , 4-D-propionic acid, MCPA, geranium, MCPB, chloropropionic acid; - pyrazines: chloridazone, flufenpyr-ethyl, oxalic acid, chlorpyrifos Norflurazone), pyridate; - pyridines: chloraminopyridinic acid, chlorfenapyr, diflufenican, dithiopyr, fluridone, chlorofluorocarbon Ratio, Piccolo, picolinafen, thiazopyr; - sulfonylureas: amidosulfuron, azimusulfuron, sagitar, B Chlorosulfuron, chlorsulfuron, cinosulfuron, cyclosulfamuron, ethoxysulfuron, flazasulfuron, flucetosulfuron, fluoride flazasulfuron (flupyrsulfuron), metsulfuron methyl Amides, long engagement speed, by the speed long (imazosulfuron), iodine sulfosulfuron (iodosulfuron), mesosulfuron, bis ether chloro imazosulfuron (metazosulfuron), A Methylsulfuron Metsulfuron-methyl), nicosulfuron, oxasulfuron, flusulfuron, prosulfuron, pyrazosulfuron, rimsulfuron, Sulfoxsulfuron, sulfosulfuron, thifensulfuron, triasulfuron, tribenuron, trifloxysulfuron, triflusulfuron , tritosulfuron, 1-((2-chloro-6-propyl-imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazin-3-yl)sulfonyl)-3-(4,6 -dimethoxy-pyrimidin-2-yl)urea;-triazines: ametryn, atrazine, cyanazine, dimethametryn, etazine Ethiozin, hexazinone, metamitron, metribuzin, prometryn, simazine, terbuthylazine, go Terbutryn, triaziflam; - urea: chlorotoluron, daimuron, diuron, fluometuron, isoproturon Isoproturon), linuron, methamphetamine (m Ethabenzthiazuron), tebuthiuron;- other acetoacetate synthase inhibitors: bispyribac-sodium, cloransulam-methyl, diclosulam, Florasulam, flucarbazone, flumetsulam, metosulam, ortho-sulfamuron, penoxsulam , propoxycarbazone, pyrabambenz-propyl, pyribenzoxim, pyrifalid, pyrimiminobac-methyl, pyrimidine Pyrimisulfan), pyrithiobac, pyroxasulfone, pyroxullam; - others: amicarbazone, aminotriazole, samarium phosphate Anilofos), beflubutamid, benazolin, bencarbazone, benfuresate, benzofenap, bentazone, benzobicyclic Benzobicyclon, bicyclopyrone, bromacil, bromobutide, buffin Tafenacil), butamifos, cafenstrole, carfentrazone, cinidon-ethlyl, chlorthal, cinmethylin, annihilation Clomazone, cumyluron, cyprosulfamide, dicamba, difenzoquat, diflufenzopyr, Drechslera monoceras , Endophyllum, ethofumesate, etobenzanid, fenoxasulfone, fentrazamide, flumiclorac-pentyl, Flumioxazin, flupoxam, flurochloridone, flurtamone, indanofan, isoxaben, isoxazole Isoxaflutole, lenacil, propanil, propyzamide, quinclorac, quinramac, mesotrione ), arsonic acid, naptalam, oxadiargyl, oxadiazon, ox Aziclomefone), pentoxazone, pinoxaden, pyraclonil, pyraflufen-ethyl, pyrosulfotole, puffin Grass (pyrazoxyfen), pyrazolynate, quinoclamine, saflufenacil, sulcotrione, sulfentrazone, terbacil, special Tefuryltrione, tembotrione, thiencarbazone, topramezone, (3-[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(3-methyl-) 2,6-di- oxy-4-trifluoromethyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrimidin-1-yl)-phenoxy]-pyridin-2-yloxy)-acetic acid, Methyl 6-amino-5-chloro-2-cyclopropyl-pyrimidine-4-carboxylate, 6-chloro-3-(2-cyclopropyl-6-methyl-phenoxy)-pyridazine-4 -Alcohol, 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-phenyl)-5-fluoro-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid, 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-2 -fluoro-3-methoxy-phenyl)-pyridine-2-carboxylic acid methyl ester, and 4-amino-3-chloro-6-(4-chloro-3-dimethylamino-2-fluoro- Methyl phenyl)-pyridine-2-carboxylate.

Examples of insecticides are:

- Organic (thio)phosphates: acephate, azamethiphos, azinphos-methyl, chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl, clofenac (chlorfenvinphos), dizizon, dichlorvos, dicrotophos, dimethoate, disulfoton, ethion, fenitrothion , fenthion, isoxathion, malathion, methamidophos, methidathion, methyl-parathion, mevinphos, arsenic Monocrotophos, oxydemeton-methyl, paraoxon, parathion, phenthoate, phosalone, phosmet, blessing Phomamidon, phorate, phoxim, pirimiphos-methyl, profenofos, prothiofos, sulprophos, lesbens (tetrachlorvinphos), terfufos (tribuphos), triazophos, trichlorfon; - amine Formate: alanycarb, aldicarb, bendiocarb, benfuracarb, carbaryl, carbofuran, butyl plus Carbosulfan), fenoxycarb, furathiocarb, metiocarb, methodyl, euro kill (oxamyl), pirimicarb, propoxur, thiodicarb, triazamate; - pyrethroids: allethrin, bifenthrin, Cyfluthrin, cyhalothrin, cyphenothrin, cypermethrin, α-赛灭宁, β-赛灭宁, ζ-赛灭宁,第灭宁( Deltamethrin), esfenvalerate, etofenprox, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, imiprothrin, λ-cylonine, permethrin, pu Prallethrin, pyrethrin I and II, resmethrin, silafluofen, tau-fluvalinate, tefluthrin, and chlorpyrifos (tetramethrin), tralmethrin, transfluthrin, profluthrin, dimefluthrin; - insect growth regulator: a) chitin synthesis inhibitor: Benzoquinone urea: chlorfluazuron, cyramazin, diflubenzuron, flucycloxuron, flufen (flufenoxuron), hexaflumuron, lufenuron, novaluron, teflubenzuron, triflumuron, buprofezin, behenidate Diofenolan), hexythiazox, etoxazole, clofentazine; b) ecdysone antagonist: hafenofozide, fenfenol (methoxyphene fenozide) Tebufenozide, azadirachtin; c) juveniles: pyriproxyfen, methoprene, fenoxycarb; d) lipid biosynthesis inhibitors : spirodiclofen, spiromesifen, spirotetramat; - nicotinic receptor agonist/antagonist compound: clothianidin, dinotefuran, benefit Imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, nitenpyram, acetamiprid, thiacloprid, 1-(2- Chloro-thiazol-5-ylmethyl)-2-nitroimino-3,5-dimethyl-[1,3,5]hydrogenated triazine;- GABA antagonist compound: endosulfan, Ethiprole, fipronil, vaniliprole, pyrafluprole, pyriprole, 5-amino-1-(2, 6-Dichloro-4-methyl-phenyl)-4-amine sulfinyl-1H-pyrazole-3-methylthioguanamine; - macrolide insecticide: abamectin, Emamectin, milbemectin, lepimectin, spinosad, spinetoram;- mitochondrial electron transfer inhibitor (METI) I acaricide: Fenazaquin, pyridaben, tebufenpyrad, tolfenpyrad, flufenerim; - METI II and III compounds: acequinocyl, pu Fluacyprim and hydramethylnon; - uncoupling agent: chlorfenapyr; - oxidative phosphorylation inhibitors: cyhexatin, diafenthiuron, fenbux (fenbutatin oxide), arg多(propargite);- suede interfering agent combination Substance: cyromazine;- mixed function oxidase inhibitor: piperonyl butoxide; - sodium channel blocker: indoxacarb, metaflumizone; - other: chlorinated ( Benclothiaz), bifenazate, cartap, flonicamid, pyridalyl, pymetrozine, sulphur, thiocyclam, fluorhexidine (flubendiamide), chlorantraniliprole, cyazypyr (HGW86), cyenopyrafen, flupyrazofos, cyflumetofen, sulfamethoate ( Amidoflumet), imicyafos, ditrifluorobacillus (bistrifluron) and pyrifluquinazon.

The compositions of the invention are suitable for use as herbicides. It is suitably employed in such a state or as a suitable formulated composition. The compositions of the present invention are extremely effective in controlling vegetation on non-crop areas, particularly at high application rates. It is used to resist broadleaf weeds and grass weeds in crops such as wheat, glutinous rice, corn, soybeans and cotton without causing any significant damage to crop plants. This effect is mainly observed by people at low application rates.

Depending on the method of application, the compositions of the invention may additionally be used in many other crop plants to eliminate undesirable plants . Examples of suitable crops are as follows: onion (Allium cepa), pineapple (Ananas comosus), groundnut (Arachis hypogaea), Asparagus officinalis, Avena sativa, Beta vulgaris spec. altissima, beet Is a phthalocyanine (Beta vulgaris spec. rapa), Brassica napus var. napus, Brassica napus var. napobrassica, Brassica rapa var. silvestris, Brassica oleracea , Brassica nigra, Brassica juncea, Brassica campestris, Camellia sinensis, Carthamus tinctorius, American pecan ( Carya illinoinensis), lemon (Citrus limon), sweet Orange (Citrus sinensis), Coffea arabica (Coffea canephora, Coffea liberica), Cucumber (Cucumis sativus), Cynodon dactylon, Carrot (Daucus carota), Oil coconut (Elaeis guineensis), wild strawberry (Fragaria vesca), soybean (Glycine max), upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) (Asian cotton (Gossypium arboreum), grass cotton (Gossypium herbaceum), Kapok (Gossypium vitifolium), Helianthus annuus, Hevea brasiliensis, Hordeum vulgare, Humulus lupulus, Ipomoea batatas, Juglans regia, dried Lens culinaris, Linum usitatissimum, tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum), Malus spec., Manihot esculenta, Medicago sativa, Musa spec., tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) (N. rustica), Olea europaea, Oryza sativa, Phaseolus lunatus, Phaseolus vulgaris, Picea abies, pine Genus (Pinus spec.), Pistacia vera, Pisum sativum, Prunus avium, Prunus persica, Pyrus communis, Prunus armeniaca, European acid Cherry (Prunus cerasus), Prunus dulcis and prunus domestica, Ribes sylvestre, Ricinus communis, sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum), rye (Se Cale cereale), Sinapis alba, Solanum tuberosum, Sorghum bicolor (s. vulgare), Theobroma cacao, Trifolium pratense, Wheat (Triticum aestivum) , Triticale, Triticum durum, Vicia faba, Vitis vinifera, Zea mays.

Preferred crops: groundnut, beet skunk, Brassica napus (original variety), kale, mustard, lemon, sweet orange, small fruit coffee (medium coffee, large fruit coffee), Bermuda root, soybean, upland cotton (Asian cotton) , grass cotton, kapok), sunflower, barley, walnut, dried red lentils, flax, tomato, apple, alfalfa, tobacco (yellow tobacco), olive oil, cultivated rice, lima beans, kidney beans, pistachio, peas, Almond, sugar cane, rye, potato, sorghum, black wheat, wheat, durum wheat, broad beans, European grapes and corn.

The compositions of the invention may also be used in genetically modified plants , for example to alter their traits or characteristics. The term "genetically modified plant" is understood to mean a plant whose genetic material has been modified by recombinant DNA technology so that it is not readily available in a natural environment by cross-breeding, mutation, natural recombination, breeding, mutation or genetic engineering. . Typically, one or more genes have been integrated into genetic material of a genetically modified plant to improve certain properties of the plant. Such genetic modifications also include, but are not limited to, proteins implemented by, for example, glycosylation or polymer addition (eg, prenylation, acetamylation or farnesylation or PEG moieties), Targeted translation of oligo- or polypeptides is post-translationally modified.

Plants that have been modified by breeding, mutation or genetic engineering (e.g., which have been rendered tolerant to the application of a particular class of herbicides) are particularly suitable for use with the compositions of the present invention. Since conventional breeding methods or genetic engineering have developed tolerance to a wide variety of herbicides, such herbicides are, for example, auxin herbicides such as dicamba or 2,4-D; pigment-inhibiting herbicides such as hydroxyl groups. Phenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitor or phytoene desaturase (PDS) inhibitor; acetaminolate lactase (ALS) inhibitor, such as sulfonylurea or imidazolinone; enol acetone Shikimic acid 3-phosphate synthase (EPSP) inhibitors, such as glyphosate; glutamate synthase (GS) inhibitors, such as geranium; protoporphyrinogen-IX oxidase (PPO) inhibitors; Lipid biosynthesis inhibitors, such as acetylated CoA carboxylase (ACCase) inhibitors; or oxynil (bromobenzonitrile or iodobenzonitrile) herbicides. In addition, plants have been resistant to multiple types of herbicides by multiple genetic modifications, such as resistance to glyphosate and chlorpyrifos or glyphosate and herbicides from another species (eg ALS inhibitors, HPPD inhibition) Agents, auxin inhibitors or ACCase inhibitors). Such herbicide resistant techniques are described, for example, in Pest Management Science 61, 2005, 246; 61, 2005, 258; 61, 2005, 277; 61, 2005, 269; 61, 2005, 286; 64, 2008, 326; 64, 2008, 332; Weed Science 57, 2009, 108; Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 58, 2007, 708; Science 316, 2007, 1185 and references cited therein. Examples of such herbicide resistant techniques are also described in US 2008/0028482, US 2009/0029891, WO 2007/143690, WO 2010/080829, US 6307129, US 7022896, US 2008/0015110, US 7,632,985, US 7105724, and US 7381861. Each is incorporated herein by reference.

Have been given by conventional breeding (mutagenesis) Several cultivated plants tolerance to herbicides, such as Clearfield ^® summer oilseed rape (Canola, BASF SE, Germany) tolerant to imidazolinones (e.g. imazamox) Sex, or ExpressSun® Sunflower (DuPont, USA) is resistant to sulfonylureas such as tribenuron. Genetic engineering methods have been used to confer tolerance to herbicides (eg, soybean, cotton, corn, sugar beet, and canola) to herbicides (eg, glyphosate, dicamba, imidazolinone, and chlorpyrifos), some of which are cultivated. The plant is in the development stage or may be trademark or trade name RoundupReady ^® (tolerant glyphosate, Monsanto, USA), Cultivance® (tolerant imidazolinone, BASF SE, Germany) and LibertyLink ^® (tolerant grass, Bayer CropScience) , Germany) purchased.

In addition, also contemplated by the product of the plant can be synthesized using recombinant DNA techniques: or a bacterial genera Bacillus (Bacillus), in particular from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bacillus thuringiensis) insecticidal proteins by a variety of, in particular their known from, e.g. Ä-endotoxin, such as CryIA (b), CryIA (c), CryIF, CryIF (a2), CryIIA (b), CryIIIA, CryIIIB (b1) or Cry9c; plant insecticidal protein (VIP), such as VIP1, VIP2 , VIP3 or VIP3A; insecticidal proteins of the bacterium nematode, such as Photorhabdus spp. or Xenorhabdus spp .; toxins produced by animals, such as scorpion toxin, spider toxin, wasp toxin or others Insect-specific neurotoxin; toxin produced by fungi, such as Streptomy-cete toxin, plant lectin (such as pea or barley lectin); lectin; protease inhibitors such as trypsin inhibitor, serine Protease inhibitors, patatin, cysteine protease inhibitors or papain inhibitors; ribosome inactivating proteins (RIP), such as ricin, jade -RIP, abrin, tossin, saporin or diarrhea venom (bryodin); steroid metabolism enzymes such as 3-hydroxy-steroid oxidase, ecdysone-IDP-glycosyltransferase, cholesterol oxidase, Ecdysone inhibitor or HMG-CoA reductase; ion channel blocker, such as sodium or calcium channel blocker; juvenile hormone esterase; diuretic hormone receptor (helicokinin receptor); stilbene Enzyme, bibenzyl synthase, chitinase or glucanase. In the context of the present invention, such insecticidal proteins or toxins are to be expressly understood as proteins which also act as protoxins, hybrid proteins, truncated or otherwise modified. Hybrid proteins are characterized by a new combination of protein domains (see, for example, WO 02/015701). Such other toxins or other examples of genetically modified plants capable of synthesizing such toxins are disclosed in, for example, EP-A 374 753, WO 93/007278, WO 95/34656, EP-A 427 529, EP-A 451 878. , WO 03/18810 and WO 03/52073. Methods of producing such genetically modified plants are generally known to those skilled in the art and are set forth, for example, in the publications mentioned above. The insecticidal proteins contained in the genetically modified plants can confer tolerance to pests from all taxa of the arthropods of the plants producing the proteins, especially for beetles (Coleoptera), two wings Tolerance of insects (Diptera) and moths (Lepidoptera) and nematodes (Nematoda). Genetically modified plants capable of synthesizing one or more insecticidal proteins are set forth, for example, in the publications mentioned above, and some of which are commercially available, such as YieldGard ^® (a corn cultivar producing Cry1Ab toxin) , YieldGard ^® Plus (Cry1Ab and Cry3Bb1 toxin-producing corn cultivars), Starlink ^® (Cry9c-toxin-producing corn cultivar), Herculex ^® RW (production of Cry34Ab1, Cry35Ab1 and phosphatase-N-acetyltransferase) (Phosphino-thricin-N-Acetyltransferase) [PAT] maize cultivar); NuCOTN ^® 33B (cotton cultivar producing Cry1Ac toxin), Bollgard ^® I (cotton cultivar producing Cry1Ac toxin), Bollgard ^® II (generating Cry1Ac) Cotton cultivar with Cry2Ab2 toxin); VIPCOT ^® (cotton cultivar producing VIP-toxin); NewLeaf ^® (potato cultivar producing Cry3A toxin); Bt-Xtra ^® , NatureGard ^® , KnockOut from Syngenta Seeds SAS, France ^® , BiteGard ^® , Protecta ^® , Bt11 (eg Agrisure ^® CB) and Bt176 (corn cultivar producing Cry1Ab toxin and PAT enzyme) from Syngenta Seeds SAS, F Rance's MIR604 (a maize cultivar that produces a modified form of Cry3A toxin, see WO 03/018810), MON 863 from Monsanto Europe SA, Belgium (a corn cultivar that produces Cry3Bb1 toxin), IPC from Monsanto Europe SA, Belgium 531 (a cotton cultivar producing a modified form of Cry1Ac toxin) and 1507 (a corn cultivar producing Cry1F toxin and PAT enzyme) from Pioneer Overseas, Belgium.

In addition, plants are also encompassed by the ability to synthesize one or more proteins by recombinant DNA techniques to increase their resistance or tolerance to bacterial, viral or fungal pathogens. Examples of such proteins are the so-called "pathogenically related proteins" (PR proteins, see for example EP-A 392 225), plant disease resistance genes (for example potato cultivars, which are expressed against resistance to wild potato from Mexico (So). -lanum bulbocastanum) Phytophthora infestans resistance gene) or T4-lysozyme (for example, potato cultivation capable of synthesizing such proteins having enhanced resistance to bacteria such as Erwinia amylovora) Variety). Methods of producing such genetically modified plants are generally known to those skilled in the art and are set forth, for example, in the publications mentioned above.

In addition, the following plants are also encompassed: by using recombinant DNA technology to synthesize one or more proteins to increase the productivity of their plants (eg biomass production, grain yield, starch content, oil content or protein content), for drought, Salinity or other growth limiting environmental factors or tolerance to pests and fungal, bacterial or viral pathogens.

In addition, the following plants are also encompassed to specifically improve human or animal nutrition by utilizing recombinant DNA technology containing varying amounts of inclusions or new inclusions, such as to produce long-chain omega-3 fatty acids or unsaturated ω- 9 fatty acids (eg Nexera® canola, DOW Agro Sciences, Canada).

Further, also encompasses the following plants: by using recombinant DNA techniques comprising changing the number of inclusions or new contents to produce a particular material improved, for example, may produce an increased amount of amylopectin potato (e.g. Amflora ^® potato, BASF SE , Germany).

Furthermore, it has been found that the compositions of the invention are also suitable for shedding and/or drying of plant parts, and are suitable for use in crop plants such as cotton, potato, rapeseed, sunflower, soybean or kidney bean (especially cotton). In this regard, it has been found that there are compositions for drying and/or exfoliating plants, processes for preparing such compositions, and the use of the compositions of the invention to produce plants Method of drying and/or shedding.

As a desiccant, the compositions of the present invention are particularly useful for detaching the aerial parts of crop plants such as potatoes, rapeseed, sunflower and soybeans, and cereals. This makes it possible to fully mechanize the harvesting of these important crop plants.

Also of economic value are other varieties and varieties that are beneficial for harvesting citrus fruits, olives and pome fruits, stone fruits and nuts, which can be achieved by focusing the cracking on a certain period of time or reducing the adhesion to the tree. The same mechanism, namely the promotion of the formation of the detachment tissue between the plant fruit part or the leaf part and the stem part, is also necessary for the controlled shedding of useful plants, especially cotton. In addition, shortening the time interval during which individual cotton plants mature can increase the fiber quality after harvest.

The compositions of the invention are applied to plants primarily by spraying the leaves. Here, application can be carried out using, for example, water as a carrier by a conventional spraying technique using an amount of spray liquid of about 100 l/ha to 1000 l/ha (for example, 300 l/ha to 400 l/ha). Herbicidal compositions can also be applied by low volume or ultra low volume methods or in the form of microparticles.

The herbicidal compositions of the invention can be applied before or after germination or with crop seeds. The compounds and compositions can also be applied by application of seeds of crop plants pretreated with the compositions of the invention. If certain crop plants are less tolerant to active compounds A and C and if appropriate C, application techniques for spraying the herbicidal compositions by means of a spray device can be used, which renders the herbicidal compositions as non-sensitive as possible. The crop plants are in contact with the leaves, while the active compound can reach the leaves or bare soil surfaces of the undesired plants grown under the crop plants (post-directional spray, loose soil).

In yet another embodiment, the compositions of the invention can be applied by treating the seed. Seed treatment essentially comprises all procedures well known to those skilled in the art based on the compounds of formula I according to the invention or compositions prepared therefrom (seed dressing, seed coating, seed dusting, seed soaking, seed film coating, seed multi-layer coating) Covering, seed coating, seed dripping and seed pelleting). Here, the herbicidal composition can be applied with or without dilution.

The term "seed" encompasses all types of seeds, such as grains, seeds, fruits, rhizomes, seedlings and the like. Here, preferably, the term "seed" describes grains and seeds.

The seed used may be the seed of the useful plant mentioned above as well as the seed of the transgenic plant or the plant obtained from the usual breeding methods.

The application rate of the active compound is from 0.0001 kg/ha to 3.0 kg/ha, preferably from 0.01 kg/ha to 1.0 kg/ha of active substance (a.s.) depending on the control target, season, target plant and growth stage. For the treatment of the seed, a compound I in an amount of from 0.001 to 10 kg/100 kg of seed is usually used.

The invention also relates to the use of alkoxylates of formula (I) for reducing wind drift in aqueous compositions comprising pesticides such as dicamba.

The present invention provides a number of advantages : it reduces the spray drift fines and off-target movements applied by pesticides (eg, dicamba) while maintaining the ease of handling and use characteristics of the use, and does not kill them, compared to currently available formulations. Insect activity causes adverse effects. The compositions reduce driftable fines in the spray tank at lower adjuvant utilization compared to commercial standards applied in a tank mix. A further advantage of the present invention is that the pesticide adheres well to the surface of the treated plant, promotes penetration of the pesticide into the plant and thus exerts enhanced activity more quickly. One advantage is that the alkoxylates are less toxic, especially less aquatic. Another advantage is that the harmful effects on crop plants are lower, that is, the phytotoxic effect is lower. Another advantage is the reduction of the volatility of the pesticide (eg auxin herbicide (eg dicamba) or 2,4-D); or the addition of additional drift control agents to the tank mixture, so that the tank mixture can be prepared easily and safely .

The following examples further illustrate the invention, but the invention is not limited to such examples.

Instance

Anti-drift agent A: ethoxylated cetyl/oleyl alkenol (degree of ethoxylation is about 3), about 6.6 according to Griffin HLB.

Defoamer: An aqueous nonionic polyoxo-emulsion with a solids content of about 32%.

Example 1-Preparation of SL Formulations

Prepared by mixing 84 wt% aqueous solution containing 600 g/l dicamba BAPMA salt (produced 480ae g/l dicamba), 13.2% by weight anti-drift agent A, 0.05 wt% antifoaming agent and up to 100% by weight of water. Clarify the homogeneous aqueous formulation.

The formulation is stable for at least three months at 25 ° C, 40 ° C and 50 ° C and 5 -20 ° C to 5 ° C refrigeration cycle.

Example 2 - Sprayable Tank Mixture

A sprayable tank mixture was prepared by mixing 84.0 ml of Roundup WetherMax® from Monsanto (aqueous SL formulation containing 49 wt% potassium glyphosate), 47.2 ml of the dicamba formulation of Example 1 and 3.67 l of water.

The amount of spray drift is affected by the amount of fines from the nozzle tip. Typically, spray particles having a size of less than 150 [mu]m are significantly more likely to remain in the air and are carried away elsewhere without being affected by the wind.

The tank mixture was sprayed through a TeeJet AIXR 11004 nozzle at a field dilution of 10 gallons per acre (GPA) at 40 psi. A volume fraction of droplets having a diameter of less than 150 μm was measured using a laser diffraction device (SprayTec, Malvern Instruments, 750 mm lens). The laser system is positioned perpendicular to the plane of the liquid layer produced by the nozzle. Passing the spray layer through the laser beam at a constant speed of 4.5 m/s so that the measurement can cover the entire width of the spray shape 12" distance below the nozzle tip. The cabinet in which the experiment is performed is ventilated at the bottom, thereby A downward air flow of 5.5 km/h was generated. Each sample was passed through the laser three times. A new background was collected before each pass. The average of the three passes was taken. The percentage of fine particles (particle size less than 150 μm) was 5 %.

For comparison, the dicamba formulation of Example 1 was prepared without the addition of anti-drift agent A and used to prepare a sprayable tank mixture as set forth above. The percentage of fine particles (particle size less than 150 μm) was 10.5%. Therefore, the percentage of fine particles is added due to the addition of anti-drift Agent A is reduced by 50%.

Claims (16)

An aqueous composition comprising dicamba and a drift control agent. The composition of claim 1, wherein the drift control agent has an HLB value of 4.0 to 11.0. A composition according to claim 1 or 2 which contains at least 300 g/l acid equivalent of dicamba. The composition of claim 1 or 2 which contains from 5 wt% to 30 wt% of the drift control agent. The composition of claim 1 or 2 is in the form of a homogeneous solution. The composition of claim 1 or 2, wherein the dicamba is present in the form of a dicamba polyamine salt, and the polyamine has the formula (A1) Wherein R ¹ , R ² , R ⁴ , R ⁶ and R ^{7 are} independently H or optionally C ₁ -C ₆ -alkyl substituted by OH, and R ³ and R ^{5 are} independently C ₂ -C ₁₀ -extended An alkyl group, X system OH or NR ⁶ R ⁷ , and n is 1 to 20; or formula (A2) Wherein R ¹⁰ and R ^{11 are} independently H or C ₁ -C ₆ -alkyl, R ¹² is C ₁ -C ₁₂ -alkylene, and R ¹³ is an aliphatic C ₅ -C ₈ ring system comprising nitrogen In this ring, it is substituted by at least one unit NR ¹⁰ R ¹¹ . The composition of claim 1 or 2, wherein the dicamba is N,N-bis(3-aminopropyl) A The amine salt form is present. The composition of claim 1 or 2, wherein the drift control agent is an alkoxylate of formula (I) R ^a -O-(C _m H _2m -O) _n -H (I) wherein R ^a is C ₈ -C ₂₂ -alkyl and/or alkenyl, m system 2, 3, 4 or mixtures thereof, and n is from 1 to 15. The composition of claim 1 or 2, wherein the drift control agent is an alkoxylate of formula (I) wherein R ^a is C ₁₂ -C ₂₀ -alkyl and/or alkenyl, m is 2, 2 Mixture with 3 or a mixture of 2 and 4, and n is 2 to 8. The composition of claim 1 or 2, wherein the drift control agent is an alkoxylate of formula (I), wherein R ^a is C ₁₆ -C ₁₈ -alkyl and/or alkenyl, m is 2, and n is 2 to 5. A method for preparing a tank mixture comprising the step of contacting water with a composition according to any one of claims 1 to 10 and optionally other pesticides. The method of claim 11, wherein the tank mixture contains up to 3 wt% of the aqueous composition. The method of claim 11 or 12, wherein the tank mixture contains up to 0.5% by weight of a drift control agent. A method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired vegetation and/or undesirable insect or cockroach infestation and/or modulating plant growth, wherein the composition of any one of claims 1 to 10 acts on individual pests, The environment or plants intended to prevent the infestation of the individual pests act on the soil and/or on the undesirable plants and/or crop plants and/or their environment. Use of an alkoxylate of the formula (I) R ^a -O-(C _m H _2m -O) _n -H (I) wherein R ^a is C ₈ -C ₂₂ -alkyl and/or alkenyl, m series 2, 3, 4 or mixtures thereof, and n is 1 to 15, which is used to reduce wind drift of aqueous compositions comprising pesticides. The use of claim 15, wherein the pesticide comprises dicamba.