Chevron Research Company

Chevron Chemical Company LLC

Tomen Corporation

Ahmad Omid

Pawan K Bassi

Pradip K Mookerjee

Jeffrey A Hagenah

Methods and compositions are provided for enhancing uptake of a plant active agent, particularly herbicides, which have structures capable of equilibrating to acidic and basic species in the presence of water. The bioactive agent is mixed with an uptake and transport-enhancing adjuvant comprising an anionic surfactant and a mixture of water-immiscible, low-vapor pressure, vegetable-derived oils.

Method and composition for enhancing uptake and transport of bioactive

A method for providing preemergent weed control in large seeded crops and certain medium and small seeded crops. The method comprises the preemergent application of certain 5-alkylamino-3-oxo-2-optionally substituted phenyl-4-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)-4,5-dihydrofurans to control weeds in such crops.

Preemergence weed control in selected crops

Compounds of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms lower alkenyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms or benzyl; R.sup.2 is lower alkoxy of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, benzyloxy or the group ##STR2## where R.sup.4 is lower alkoxy of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and R.sup.3 is hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms substituted with 1 to 3 trihalomethyl groups, lower haloalkyl of 1 to 6 carbon atoms substituted with 1 to 6 halogen atoms, lower alkenyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, arylalkyl of 7 to 12 carbon atoms, lower alkoxyalkyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, lower alkylthioalkyl of 2 to 6 carbon atoms, or lower cycloalkyl of 3 to 8 carbon atoms are active as plant growth regulators. Certain of these compounds also show activity as selective herbicides.

1-carboalkoxyalkyl-3-alkoxy-4-(2'-carboxyphenyl)-azet-2-ones as plant

Methods and compositions for controlling tobacco suckers, which comprise administering an effective amount of certain 2-[-1-(3-chloroallyloxyamino)ethylidene]-5-(2-substituted thioalkylidene)-cyclohexane-1,3-dione derivatives to said tobacco plants or their growth medium.

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Walnut Creek, CA, United States of America

Ahmad Omid