Herbicidal compositions containing indaziflam and safener

Abstract

The invention relates to herbicidal compositions that contain indaziflam, safener and optionally tembotrions. Said herbicidal compositions are particularly suitable for use against harmful plants in crops of useful plants.

Description

[0001] Herbicidal compositions containing indaziflam and safener

[0002] Description

[0003] The present invention relates to agrochemically active herbicidal compositions and their use for controlling weeds.

[0004] Specifically, it relates to agrochemically active herbicidal compositions containing indaziflam, a safener, and optionally tembotrione. These herbicidal compositions are particularly suitable for controlling unwanted weeds in sugarcane and maize crops.

[0005] From the prior art, e.g., WO 2004 / 069814 A1 and Plant Physiology, Volume 166, Issue 3, November 2014, Pages 1132-1148, https: / / doi.org / 10.1104 / pp.114.241992, indaziflam is known to be a non-selective herbicide, meaning it causes severe damage to crops. Agrochemically active herbicidal compositions containing indaziflam and other herbicides are known from WO 2006 / 007947 A1. However, the tolerance of the known herbicidal compositions containing indaziflam to the crops maize and, in particular, sugarcane is not sufficient at all growth stages of the crop.

[0006] The object of the present invention was to provide herbicidal compositions which, while having sufficient herbicidal activity, also have good compatibility with the crop plants maize and sugar cane.

[0007] It has now been found that herbicidal compositions containing indaziflam, a safener selected from the group consisting of isoxadifen-ethyl and furilazole, and optionally tembotrione, mesotrione or isoxaflutole, have a sufficient herbicidal effect and are also well tolerated by the crops maize and sugar cane.

[0008] The present invention thus relates to herbicidal compositions containing

[0009] A) Indaziflam

[0010] (Component A),

[0011] B) a compound selected from the group consisting of (B1) isoxadifen-ethyl and (B2) furilazole,

[0012] (Component B).

[0013] The present invention also relates to herbicidal compositions containing

[0014] A) Indaziflam

[0015] (Component A),

[0016] B) a compound from the group consisting of

[0017] (Bl) Isoxadifen-ethyl and

[0018] (B2) Furilazole,

[0019] (component B) and

[0020] C) a compound from the group consisting of

[0021] (CI) Tembotrione,

[0022] (C2) Mesotrione and

[0023] (C3) Isoxaflutole

[0024] (Component C).

[0025] Of particular interest are herbicidal compositions containing the components:

[0026] (A) + (Bl), (A) + (B2), (A) + (Bl) + (CI) and (A) + (B2) + (CI).

[0027] The herbicidal compositions according to the invention may additionally contain or be used together with other components, for example, other types of crop protection active ingredients and / or additives and / or formulation aids commonly used in crop protection. The active ingredients metribuzin, atrazine, terbuthylazine, amicarbazone, tebuthirone, clomazone, and hexazinones are particularly suitable for this purpose.

[0028] The present invention also relates to herbicidal compositions containing

[0029] A) Indaziflam

[0030] (Component A),

[0031] B) a compound from the group consisting of

[0032] (Bl) Isoxadifen-ethyl and

[0033] (B2) Furilazole,

[0034] (Component B),

[0035] C) a compound from the group consisting of

[0036] (CI) Tembotrione,

[0037] (C2) Mesotrione and (C3) Isoxaflutole

[0038] (component C), and

[0039] D) a compound from the group consisting of

[0040] (Dl) Metribuzin,

[0041] (D2) Atrazine,

[0042] (D3) Terbuthylazine,

[0043] (D4) Amicarbazone,

[0044] (D5) Tebuthirone,

[0045] (D6) Clomazone and

[0046] (D7) Hexazinones

[0047] (Component D).

[0048] The compounds mentioned above are known, for example, from "The Pesticide Manual", 16th edition, The British Crop Protection Council and the Royal Soc. of Chemistry, 2012.

[0049] Selected subjects of the disclosure include in particular:

[0050] 1. Herbicidal compositions containing

[0051] A) Indaziflam and

[0052] B) a compound from the group consisting of

[0053] (Bl) Isoxadifen-ethyl and

[0054] (B2) Furilazole.

[0055] 2. Herbicidal compositions containing

[0056] A) Indaziflam,

[0057] B) a compound from the group consisting of

[0058] (Bl) Isoxadifen-ethyl,

[0059] (B2) Furilazole, and

[0060] C) a compound from the group consisting of

[0061] (CI) Tembotrione,

[0062] (C2) Mesotrione and

[0063] (C3) Isoxaflutole

[0064] (Component C).

[0065] 3. Herbicidal compositions according to item 1 containing

[0066] A) Indaziflam and

[0067] B) Isoxadifen-ethyl. 4. Herbicidal compositions according to item 1 containing

[0068] A) Indaziflam,

[0069] B) Isoxadifen-ethyl and

[0070] C) Tembotrione.

[0071] 5. Herbicidal compositions according to item 1 containing

[0072] A) Indaziflam,

[0073] B) Furilazole and

[0074] C) Tembotrione.

[0075] 6. Herbicidal compositions containing

[0076] A) Indaziflam (component A),

[0077] B) a compound from the group consisting of

[0078] (Bl) Isoxadifen-ethyl and

[0079] (B2) Furilazole,

[0080] (Component B),

[0081] C) a compound from the group consisting of

[0082] (CI) Tembotrione,

[0083] (C2) Mesotrione and

[0084] (C3) Isoxaflutole

[0085] (component C), and

[0086] D) a compound from the group consisting of

[0087] (Dl) Metribuzin,

[0088] (D2) Atrazine,

[0089] (D3) Terbuthylazine,

[0090] (D4) Amicarbazone,

[0091] (D5) Tebuthirone,

[0092] (D6) Clomazone and

[0093] (D7) Hexazinones

[0094] (Component D).

[0095] 7. Herbicidal compositions according to any one of items 1 to 6 in a mixture with formulation auxiliaries. 8. Herbicidal compositions according to any one of items 1 to 7 containing at least one further pesticidally active substance from the group consisting of insecticides, acaricides, herbicides, fungicides, safeners, and growth regulators.

[0096] 9. Herbicidal compositions according to any one of items 1 to 5 comprising components A and B in a ratio of 1:5 to 1:1, components (A+B) and C in a ratio of 1:2 to 2:1, and components (A+B+C) to D in a ratio of 1:50 to 3.5:1.

[0097] 10. Herbicidal compositions according to any one of items 1 to 5 comprising components A and B in a ratio of 1:1.5 to 1.5:1, components (A+B) and C in a ratio of 1:1.5 to 1.5:1, and components (A+B+C) to D in a ratio of 1:30 to 1.5:1.

[0098] 11. A method for controlling undesirable plants, characterized in that a herbicidal composition according to one of items 1 to 10 is applied to the plants or to the site of undesirable plant growth.

[0099] 12. Method according to item 11, characterized in that the control of undesirable plants takes place in crops of maize or sugar cane.

[0100] The herbicidal compositions according to the invention not only show a sufficient herbicidal effect against a large number of weeds typically occurring in maize or sugar cane plantations, but surprisingly also either no or a lower phytotoxicity towards the crop plants maize and sugar cane.

[0101] The herbicidal compositions according to the invention can be applied in a manner known to those skilled in the art, for example together (for example as a co-formulation or as a tank mix) or also in quick succession (splitting), e.g. to the plants, plant parts, plant seeds or the area on which the plants are growing. It is possible, for example, to apply the individual active ingredients or the herbicidal compositions in several portions (sequential application), e.g. after pre-emergence applications, followed by post-emergence applications or after early post-emergence applications, followed by mid- or late post-emergence applications. Preference is given to the joint or timely application of components A, B, C and D. Equally preferred is the use of component B in the seed dressing method and the joint or timely application of components A, C and D.In the herbicidal compositions according to the invention, the application rate of component A is usually 5 to 100 g of active substance (ai) per hectare, preferably 10 to 75 g ai / ha, particularly preferably 15 to 50 g ai / ha.

[0102] The application rate of component B is usually 5 to 150 g of active substance per hectare, preferably 10 to 100 g ai / ha, particularly preferably 20 to 60 g ai / ha.

[0103] The application rate of component C is usually 10 to 200 g of active substance per hectare, preferably 20 to 150 g ai / ha, particularly preferably 30 to 120 g ai / ha.

[0104] The application rate of component D is usually 50 to 3000 g of active substance per hectare, preferably 100 to 2000 g ai / ha, particularly preferably 300 to 1600 g ai / ha.

[0105] The weight ratios of components A to B on the one hand and (A+B) to C on the other hand can be varied within wide limits. Typically, the ratio of components A to B is in the range from 1:5 to 1:1, preferably in the range from 1:1.5 to 1.5:1. Typically, the ratio of components (A+B) to C is in the range from 1:2 to 2:1, preferably in the range from 1:1.5 to 1.5:1. Typically, the ratio of components (A+B+C) to D is in the range from 1:50 to 3.5:1, preferably in the range from 1:30 to 1.5:1.

[0106] Optimal weight ratios may depend on the respective application area, weed spectrum and the active ingredient combination used and may be determined in preliminary tests.

[0107] When the herbicidal compositions according to the invention are applied pre- and post-emergence, a very broad spectrum of weeds is controlled, e.g., annual and perennial monocotyledonous or dicotyledonous weeds, as well as undesirable crops. The herbicidal compositions according to the invention are particularly suitable for use in crops such as maize and sugarcane. They are also very suitable for use in transgenic maize crops. In one embodiment, the application can be carried out pre- and post-emergence with respect to the weed, i.e., either before or after germination or sprouting of the weed.

[0108] In a further embodiment, the application can be carried out in the pre- and post-emergence method with respect to the crop, i.e. either before or after germination or sprouting of the crop, preferably maize or sugar cane.

[0109] The present invention thus further provides a method for controlling undesirable plants in crops of maize and sugar cane, which is characterized in that components A, B, C and D of the herbicidal compositions according to the invention are applied to the plants (e.g. harmful plants such as mono- or dicotyledonous weeds or undesirable crop plants) or the area on which the plants grow, e.g. together or separately. Undesirable plants are understood to mean all plants that grow in places where they are undesirable. These can be, for example, harmful plants (e.g. mono- or dicotyledonous weeds or undesirable crop plants).

[0110] Monocot weeds originate from the genera Echinochloa, Setaria, Panicum, Digitaria, Phleum, Poa, Festuca, Eleusine, Brachiaria, Lolium, Bromus, Avena, Cyperus, Sorghum, Agropyron, Cynodon, Monochoria, Fimbristylis, Sagittaria, Eleocharis, Scirpus, Paspalum, Ischaemum, Sphenoclea, Dactyloctenium, Agrostis, Alopecurus, Apera. Dicot weeds originate from the genera Sinapis, Lepidium, Galium, Stellaria, Matricaria, Anthemis, Galinsoga, Chenopodium, Urtica, Senecio, Amaranthus, Portulaca, Xanthium, Convolvulus, Ipomoea, Polygonum, Sesbania, Ambrosia, Cirsium, Carduus, Sonchus, Solanum, Rorippa, Rotala, Lindemia, Lamium, Veronica, Abutilon, Emex, Datura, Viola, Galeopsis, Papaver, Centaurea, Trifolium, Ranunculus, Taraxacum, Euphorbia.

[0111] The invention also relates to the use of the herbicidal compositions according to the invention for controlling unwanted vegetation, preferably in crops of useful plants, in particular maize and sugar cane. Use in sugar cane is very particularly preferred.

[0112] The herbicidal compositions according to the invention can be prepared by known processes, e.g. as mixed formulations of the individual components, also with other active ingredients, additives and / or customary formulation auxiliaries, which are then applied diluted with water in the usual way, or as so-called tank mixes by diluting the separately formulated individual components together with water. Likewise possible is the staggered application (split application) of the separately formulated or partially separately formulated individual components. It is also possible to apply the individual components or the herbicidal compositions in several portions (sequential application), e.g. after pre-emergence applications, followed by post-emergence applications or after early post-emergence applications, followed by mid- or late post-emergence applications.The preferred method is to use the active ingredients of the respective combination together or at the same time.

[0113] The herbicidal compositions according to the invention can also be used to control harmful plants in crops of known genetically modified plants.

[0114] Transgenic plants are generally characterized by particularly advantageous traits, such as resistance to certain pesticides, especially certain herbicides; resistance to plant diseases or pathogens that cause plant diseases, such as certain insects or microorganisms such as fungi, bacteria, or viruses. Other special traits affect the harvested crop in terms of quantity, quality, storability, composition, and specific ingredients. Transgenic plants with increased starch content or altered starch quality, or those with a different fatty acid composition of the harvested crop, are known. Other special traits may include tolerance or resistance to abiotic stressors, such as heat, cold, drought, salt, and ultraviolet radiation.

[0115] Conventional methods for producing new plants with modified properties compared to existing plants include, for example, classical breeding methods and the generation of mutants. Alternatively, new plants with modified properties can be produced using genetic engineering techniques (see, for example, EP-A-0221044, EP-A-0131624). For example, several cases have been described of genetic modifications of crop plants for the purpose of modifying the starch synthesized in the plants (e.g., WO 92 / 11376, WO 92 / 14827, WO 91 / 19806), transgenic crop plants that are resistant to certain herbicides of the glufosinate type (see, for example,EP-A-0242236, EP-A-242246) or glyphosate (WO 92 / 00377) or sulfonylureas (EP-A-0257993, US-A-5013659), transgenic crops, for example cotton, with the ability to produce Bacillus thuringiensis toxins (Bt toxins), which make the plants resistant to certain pests (EP-A-0142924, EP-A-0193259). transgenic crops with a modified fatty acid composition (WO 91 / 13972). genetically modified crops with new ingredients or secondary substances, e.g. B. new phytoalexins that cause increased disease resistance (EPA 309862, EPA0464461) genetically modified plants with reduced photorespiration that have higher yields and greater stress tolerance (EPA 0305398).

[0116] Transgenic crops that produce pharmaceutically or diagnostically important proteins (“molecular pharming”); transgenic crops that are characterized by higher yields or better quality; transgenic crops that are characterized by a combination of, for example, the above-mentioned new traits (“gene stacking”)

[0117] Numerous molecular biological techniques with which new transgenic plants with altered traits can be produced are known in principle; see, for example, B. I. Potrykus and G. Spangenberg (eds.) Gene Transfer to Plants, Springer Lab Manual (1995), Springer Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg, or Christen, "Trends in Plant Science" 1 (1996) 423-431. For such genetic manipulations, nucleic acid molecules can be introduced into plasmids that allow mutagenesis or sequence modification through recombination of DNA sequences. Using standard procedures, base exchanges can be performed, partial sequences can be removed, or natural or synthetic sequences can be added. To connect the DNA fragments to one another, adapters or linkers can be attached to the fragments; see, for example, Sambrook et al., 1989, Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, 2nd ed.Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY; or Winnacker "Genes and Clones," VCH Weinheim, 2nd edition, 1996.

[0118] The production of plant cells with a reduced activity of a gene product can be achieved, for example, by the expression of at least one corresponding antisense RNA, a sense RNA to achieve a cosuppression effect or the expression of at least one appropriately constructed ribozyme that specifically cleaves transcripts of the above-mentioned gene product.

[0119] For this purpose, DNA molecules can be used that contain the entire coding sequence of a gene product, including any flanking sequences present, or DNA molecules that contain only parts of the coding sequence. These parts must be long enough to produce an antisense effect in the cells. It is also possible to use DNA sequences that exhibit a high degree of homology to the coding sequences of a gene product, but are not completely identical.

[0120] When nucleic acid molecules are expressed in plants, the synthesized protein can be localized in any compartment of the plant cell. However, to achieve localization in a specific compartment, the coding region can, for example, be linked to DNA sequences that ensure localization in a specific compartment. Such sequences are known to the person skilled in the art (see, for example, Braun et al., EMBO J. 11 (1992), 3219-3227; Wolter et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 85 (1988), 846-850; Sonnewald et al., Plant J. 1 (1991), 95-106). Expression of nucleic acid molecules can also take place in the organelles of plant cells.

[0121] The transgenic plant cells can be regenerated into whole plants using known techniques. In principle, the transgenic plants can be plants of any plant species, i.e., both monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous. Thus, transgenic plants are available that exhibit altered traits through the overexpression, suppression, or inhibition of homologous (= natural) genes or gene sequences, or the expression of heterologous (= foreign) genes or gene sequences.

[0122] The compositions according to the invention can preferably be used in transgenic crops which are resistant to growth promoters, such as dicamba, or to herbicides which inhibit essential plant enzymes, e.g. acetolactate synthases (ALS), EPSP synthases, glutamine synthases (GS) or hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenases (HPPD), or to herbicides from the group of sulfonylureas, glyphosates, glufosinates or benzoyl isoxazoles and analogous active ingredients.

[0123] When the compositions according to the invention are used in transgenic crops, in addition to the effects against weeds observed in other crops, effects often occur that are specific to the application in the respective transgenic crop, for example, a modified or specifically expanded weed spectrum that can be controlled, modified application rates that can be used for application, preferably good combinability with the herbicides to which the transgenic crop is resistant, and an influence on the growth and yield of the transgenic crops. The invention therefore also relates to the use of the compositions according to the invention for controlling weeds in transgenic crops.

[0124] The use of the compositions according to the invention is preferred in economically important transgenic crops of maize and sugarcane. The invention therefore also relates to the use of the compositions according to the invention for controlling weeds in transgenic crops or crops that exhibit tolerance through selective breeding.

[0125] Components A, B, and C can be converted together or separately into conventional formulations, e.g., for spraying, pouring, and spraying applications, such as solutions, emulsions, suspensions, powders, foams, pastes, granules, aerosols, active ingredient-impregnated natural and synthetic materials, and microencapsulations in polymeric materials. The formulations may contain the usual excipients and additives.

[0126] These formulations are prepared in a known manner, e.g., by mixing components A, B, and C with extenders, i.e., liquid solvents, pressurized liquefied gases, and / or solid carriers, optionally using surface-active agents, i.e., emulsifiers, dispersants, and / or foam-forming agents. If water is used as an extender, organic solvents can also be used as co-solvents. The following are essentially suitable liquid solvents: aromatics, such as xylene, toluene, alkylnaphthalenes, chlorinated aromatics, or chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as chlorobenzenes, chloroethylenes, or methylene chloride, aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as cyclohexane, or paraffins, e.g.,Petroleum fractions, mineral and vegetable oils, alcohols such as butanol or glycol and their ethers and esters, ketones such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone or cyclohexanone, strongly polar solvents such as dimethylformamide or dimethyl sulfoxide, and water.

[0127] The following can be used as solid carriers: e.g. ammonium salts and natural mineral flours such as kaolins, clays, talc, chalk, quartz, attapulgite, montmorillonite or diatomaceous earth and synthetic mineral flours such as highly dispersed silica, aluminum oxide and silicates; the following can be used as solid carriers for granules: e.g. crushed and fractionated natural rocks such as calcite, marble, pumice, sepiolite, dolomite and synthetic granules made from inorganic and organic flours and granules made from organic material such as sawdust, coconut shells, corn cobs and tobacco stalks; the following can be used as emulsifying and / or foam-forming agents: e.g. non-ionic and anionic emulsifiers such as polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene fatty alcohol ethers, e.g. alkylaryl polyglycol ethers, alkylsulfonates, alkyl sulfates, arylsulfonates and protein hydrolysates; Possible dispersants include: e.g. lignin sulphate waste liquors and methylcellulose.

[0128] Adhesives such as carboxymethylcellulose, natural and synthetic, powdered, granular, or latex-like polymers such as gum arabic, polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinyl acetate, as well as natural phospholipids such as cephalins and lecithins and synthetic phospholipids, can be used in the formulations. Other additives may include mineral and vegetable oils.

[0129] Dyes such as inorganic pigments, e.g. iron oxide, titanium oxide, ferrocyanine blue and organic dyes such as alizarin, azo and metal phthalocyanine dyes and trace nutrients such as salts of iron, manganese, boron, copper, cobalt, molybdenum and zinc can be used.

[0130] The formulations generally contain between 0.1 and 95 percent by weight of components A, B, and C, preferably between 0.5 and 90 percent by weight. Components A, B, and C can be used as such or in their formulations, also in admixture with other agrochemical active ingredients, for controlling unwanted plant growth, e.g., for weed control or for controlling unwanted crops. Ready-to-use formulations or tank mixes are also possible. Mixtures with other known active ingredients such as fungicides, insecticides, acaricides, nematicides, bird repellents, plant nutrients, and soil improvers are also possible, as are additives and formulation aids commonly used in crop protection.

[0131] Components A, B, and C can be used as such, in the form of their formulations, or in the application forms prepared from them by further dilution, such as ready-to-use solutions, suspensions, emulsions, powders, pastes, and granules. Application is typically by pouring, spraying, or scattering.

[0132] Components A, B, and C can be applied to the plants, plant parts, or the cultivated area (arable soil), preferably to the green plants and plant parts and the arable soil. One possible application is the joint application of the active ingredients in the form of tank mixes, whereby the formulated concentrated formulations of the individual active ingredients are mixed together with water in the tank, and the resulting spray mixture is applied.

[0133] For application, the commercially available formulations are diluted in the usual way, e.g., with water for wettable powders, emulsifiable concentrates, dispersions, and water-dispersible granules. Dust-like preparations, soil or broadcast granules, and sprayable solutions are not usually diluted with other inert substances prior to use.

[0134] Biological examples:

[0135] The trials were conducted in a sugarcane crop approximately 4 years old, corresponding to a medium-aged sugarcane crop in Brazil. The herbicide was applied using spray nozzles and compressed air as an overhead foliar application in approximately 1.7 m tall sugarcane. Alion SC500 (indaziflam, 500 g ai / l) was used for the spraying alone or in a mixture with isoxadifen (formulated as WG50) or furilazole (formulated as EC 100) and applied according to the table below, together with 2 kg / ha of ammonium sulfate and 2 l / ha of methylated soybean oil for a total application rate of 200 l / ha.

[0136] For evaluation 42 days after application, all sugarcane stalks over 2 m high and all stalks with corresponding damage symptoms were counted per plot.

[0137] The abbreviations mean:

[0138] IAF Indaziflam IDF Isoxadifen-ethyl FUA Furilazole

[0139] Another trial was conducted in a sugarcane crop approximately 1 year old, similar to a young sugarcane crop in Brazil. The herbicide was applied using spray nozzles and compressed air as an overhead foliar application to approximately 1.7 m tall sugarcane. Alion SC500 (indaziflam, 500 g ai / l) was used for the spraying alone or in a mixture with isoxadifen (formulated as WG50) and applied according to the table below, along with 2 kg / ha of ammonium sulfate and 2 l / ha of methylated soybean oil for a total application rate of 200 l / ha.

[0140] For evaluation 62 days after application, all sugarcane stalks over 2 m high and all stalks with corresponding damage symptoms were counted per plot.

[0141] The abbreviations mean:

[0142] 1AF Indaziflam 1DF fsoxadifen-ethyl

[0143] A third trial was conducted in an approximately 3-year-old sugarcane crop, equivalent to a medium-aged sugarcane crop in Brazil. The herbicide application was carried out using spray nozzles and compressed air as an overhead foliar application in approximately 1.7 m tall sugarcane. Alion SC500 (indaziflam, 500 g ai / l) was used alone or in a mixture with isoxadifen (formulated as WG50) and applied according to the table below, along with 2 kg / ha of ammonium sulfate and 2 l / ha of methylated soybean oil for a total application rate of 200 l / ha.

[0144] For evaluation, a visual assessment was conducted 28 days after application. Undamaged sugarcane plants were rated as 0% damage, while completely inspected and dead sugarcane plants were rated as 100% damage.

[0145] The abbreviations mean:

[0146] IAF Indaziflam IDF Isoxadifen-ethyl

[0147] The results of these experiments show that the herbicidal compositions according to the invention cause significantly less damage in sugar cane compared to the use of indaziflam alone.

Claims

Patent claims 1. Herbicidal compositions containing A) component A Indaziflam and B) a component B selected from the group consisting of (Bl) isoxadifen-ethyl and (B2) Furilazole.

2. Herbicidal compositions according to claim 1 containing a further component C from the group consisting of (C1) Tembotrione, (C2) Mesotrione and (C3) Isoxaflutole.

3. Herbicidal compositions according to claim 1 or 2 containing A) Indaziflam, B) Isoxadifen-ethyl and C) Tembotrione.

4. Herbicidal compositions according to claim 1 or 2 containing A) Indaziflam, B) Furilazole and C) Tembotrione.

5. Herbicidal compositions according to any one of claims 2 to 4, containing a further compound D from the group consisting of (Dl) Metribuzin, (D2) Atrazine, (D3) Terbuthylazine, (D4) Amicarbazone, (D5) Tebuthirone, (D6) Clomazone and (D7) Hexazinone.

6. Herbicidal compositions according to any one of claims 1 to 5 in admixture with formulation auxiliaries.

7. Herbicidal compositions according to one of claims 1 to 6 comprising at least one further pesticidally active substance from the group consisting of insecticides, acaricides, herbicides, fungicides, safeners and growth regulators.

8. Herbicidal compositions according to any one of claims 1 to 7 comprising components A and B in a ratio of 1:5 to 1:1, components (A+B) and C in a ratio of 1:2 to 2:1, and components (A+B+C) to D in a ratio of 1:50 to 3.5:

1.

9. Herbicidal compositions according to any one of claims 1 to 7 comprising components A and B in a ratio of 1:1.5 to 1.5:1, components (A+B) and C in a ratio of 1:1.5 to 1.5:1, and components (A+B+C) to D in a ratio of 1:30 to 1.5:

1.

10. A method for controlling undesirable plants, characterized in that a herbicidal composition according to any one of claims 1 to 9 is applied to the plants or to the site of undesirable plant growth.

11. A method according to claim 10, characterized in that the control of undesirable plants takes place in crops of maize or sugar cane.

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