To provide a highly active herbicidal composition to control undesired plants by synergistic herbicidal effects.

The present invention provides a herbicidal composition comprising (A) metobromuron or its salt, and (B) at least one herbicidal compound selected from the group consisting of chlorpropham, S-metolachlor, flufenacet, pyroxasulfone, nicosulfuron, fluazifop-P-butyl, prometryn, ioxynil, pendimethalin, trifluralin, prosulfocarb, thiobencarb and indanofan, or its alkyl ester or its salt; and a herbicidal method of using it.

To provide a highly active herbicidal composition to control undesired plants by synergistic herbicidal effects.

The present invention provides a herbicidal composition comprising (A) metobromuron or its salt, and (B) at least one herbicidal compound selected from the group consisting of chlorpropham, S-metolachlor, flufenacet, pyroxasulfone, nicosulfuron, fluazifop-P-butyl, prometryn, ioxynil, pendimethalin, trifluralin, prosulfocarb, thiobencarb and indanofan, or its alkyl ester or its salt; and a herbicidal method of using it.

The present invention relates to a method of enhancing a crop by applying to plants, plant parts, plant propagation material or a plant growing locus, a compound of formula (I), which is a compound of formula (Ia), (Ib), (Ic), (Id), (Ie) or (If): where each R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is independently selected from H, Cl, F, Br and CF.sub.3; each R.sub.4 is independently selected from CH.sub.3, Cl, Br and CF.sub.3; and each R.sub.5 is independently selected from where R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are each selected from Cl, Br, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, CF.sub.3 and OCF.sub.2H; R.sub.8 is selected from F and OCH.sub.3; R.sub.9 is selected from H, CH.sub.3 and CH.sub.2CH.sub.3; and R.sub.10 is phenyl optionally substituted by F or Cl; where R.sub.11 and R.sub.12 are each selected from Cl, Br, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, CF.sub.3 and OCF.sub.2H; each R.sub.13 is independently selected from Cl and Br, each R.sub.14 is independently selected H, CH.sub.3 and CH.sub.2CH.sub.3; each R.sub.15 is independently selected from H and CN; and each X is independently selected from CH and N; or a composition comprising a compound of formula (I).

The present invention relates to a method of enhancing a crop by applying to plants, plant parts, plant propagation material or a plant growing locus, a compound of formula (I), which is a compound of formula (Ia), (Ib), (Ic), (Id), (Ie) or (If): where each R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 is independently selected from H, Cl, F, Br and CF.sub.3; each R.sub.4 is independently selected from CH.sub.3, Cl, Br and CF.sub.3; and each R.sub.5 is independently selected from where R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are each selected from Cl, Br, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, CF.sub.3 and OCF.sub.2H; R.sub.8 is selected from F and OCH.sub.3; R.sub.9 is selected from H, CH.sub.3 and CH.sub.2CH.sub.3; and R.sub.10 is phenyl optionally substituted by F or Cl; where R.sub.11 and R.sub.12 are each selected from Cl, Br, CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH.sub.3, CF.sub.3 and OCF.sub.2H; each R.sub.13 is independently selected from Cl and Br, each R.sub.14 is independently selected H, CH.sub.3 and CH.sub.2CH.sub.3; each R.sub.15 is independently selected from H and CN; and each X is independently selected from CH and N; or a composition comprising a compound of formula (I).

The present invention provide stable agrochemical compositions comprising 2-amino-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl]butyric acid (glufosinate), an organosilicone adjuvant, a nonionic surfactant and optionally one or more other active ingredients. A process for the preparation of such compositions and their use in controlling weeds are also provided.

The present invention provide stable agrochemical compositions comprising 2-amino-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphinoyl]butyric acid (glufosinate), an organosilicone adjuvant, a nonionic surfactant and optionally one or more other active ingredients. A process for the preparation of such compositions and their use in controlling weeds are also provided.

Herbicidal compositions containing (a) an amide herbicide selected from flufenacet, dimethenamid or a stereoisomer thereof, acetochlor, or metolachlor or a stereoisomer thereof, (b) fomesafen or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (c) saflufenacil are disclosed, wherein components (a), (b) and (c) are present in amounts effective to reduce the phytotoxicity of the saflufenacil. Methods of making and using herbicidal compositions containing (a) metolachlor or a stereoisomer thereof, (b) fomesafen or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (c) saflufenacil are also disclosed.

Herbicidal compositions containing (a) an amide herbicide selected from flufenacet, dimethenamid or a stereoisomer thereof, acetochlor, or metolachlor or a stereoisomer thereof, (b) fomesafen or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (c) saflufenacil are disclosed, wherein components (a), (b) and (c) are present in amounts effective to reduce the phytotoxicity of the saflufenacil. Methods of making and using herbicidal compositions containing (a) metolachlor or a stereoisomer thereof, (b) fomesafen or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (c) saflufenacil are also disclosed.

Herbicidal compositions containing (a) an amide herbicide selected from flufenacet, dimethenamid or a stereoisomer thereof, acetochlor, or metolachlor or a stereoisomer thereof, (b) fomesafen or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (c) saflufenacil are disclosed, wherein components (a), (b) and (c) are present in amounts effective to reduce the phytotoxicity of the saflufenacil. Methods of making and using herbicidal compositions containing (a) metolachlor or a stereoisomer thereof, (b) fomesafen or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (c) saflufenacil are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to herbicidal mixtures and their methods and uses for controlling undesirable vegetation in conventional and tolerant, e.g. glufosinate-tolerant, cotton, wherein the herbicidal mixtures comprise L-glufosinate and at least one herbicidal compound II selected from clethodim, fluazifop, fluazifop-butyl, fluazifop-P, fluazifop-P-butyl, haloxyfop, haloxyfop-methyl, haloxyfop-P, haloxyfop-P-methyl, metamifop, quizalofop, quizalofop-ethyl, quizalofop-tefuryl, quizalofop-P, quizalofop-P-ethyl, quizalofop-P-tefuryl, chlorimuron, chlorimuron-ethyl, thifensulfuron, thifensulfuron-methyl, trifloxysulfuron, tritosulfuron, imazamethabenz, imazamethabenz-methyl, imazamox, imazamox ammonium, imazapic, imazapic ammonium, imazapyr, imazapyr isopropylammonium, imazaquin, imazethapyr, imazethapyr ammonium, pyrithiobac, pyrithiobac-sodium, amicarbazone, atrazine, prometryn, diuron, fluometuron, thiadiazuron, carfentrazone, carfentrazone-ethyl, flumiclorac, flumiclorac-pentyl, flumioxazin, fluthiacet, fluthiacet-methyl, fomesafen, pyraflufen, pyraflufen-ethyl, oxyfluorfen, saflufenacil, sulfentrazone, tiafenacil, trifludimoxazin, norflurazon, picolinafen, clomazone, topramezone, fenquinotrione, mesotrione, bicyclopyrone, isoxaflutole, tembotrione, tolpyralate, glyphosate, glyphosate dimethylammonium, glyphosate-isopropylammonium, glyphosate-potassium, glyphosate-trimesium (sulfosate), pendimethalin, trifluralin, acetochlor, alachlor, butachlor, dimethenamid, dimethenamid-P, metazachlor, metolachlor, S-metolachlor, pyroxasulfone, 2,4-D and its salts and esters, dicamba and its salts and esters, fluroxypyr, fluroxypyr-butometyl, fluroxypyr-meptyl, quinclorac, quinclorac dimethylammonium, quinmerac, cinmethylin, endothal, cycloxydim, sethoxydim, diflufenzopyr, diflufenzopyr-sodium, bentazone and bentazone-sodium and other compounds.