Herbicidal composition of fluroxypyr and fluroxypyr

Abstract

Herbicidal compositions containing (a) fluroxypyr or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof and (b) flumetsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof provide synergistic herbicidal control of undesirable vegetation, for example : Wheat, barley, oats, rye, sugar cane, rice, sorghum, corn / corn, soybean, rice, sunflower, low erucic acid rape / rape, sugar cane, sorghum, cotton, pasture, pasture, pasture, fallow land, Turf, shrub or vine fruit trees, industrial vegetation management or around roads; or crops containing the aad‑12 gene. The present application also provides methods of using herbicidal compositions containing (a) fluroxypyr or an agricultural salt or ester thereof and (b) flumetsulam or an agricultural salt thereof.

Description

[0001] Cross-references to related applications

[0002] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application 61 / 740,248, filed on December 20, 2012, the disclosure of which is fully incorporated by reference into this application. Technical field

[0003] The present application provides a synergistic herbicidal composition comprising (a) fluroxypyr or a salt or ester thereof and (b) flumetsulam or a salt thereof. The present application also provides a method of controlling undesirable vegetation, comprising applying (a) fluroxypyr or a salt or ester thereof and (b) flumetsulam or a salt thereof. Background technique

[0004] Protecting crops from weeds and other vegetation that inhibits crop growth is an ongoing problem in agriculture. To help combat this problem, researchers in the field of synthetic chemistry have developed a variety of chemicals and chemical agents that are effective in combating this undesirable growth. Many types of chemical ...

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